Edwards' buzzer-beater in OT lifts Lakes
Mia Edwards scored on a putback at the buzzer, lifting Lakes' girls basketball team to a 41-40 win over host Warren in overtime in nonconference action Saturday night.
Brittany Washington added 9 points and 5 steals for the Eagles (3-5), who trailed 11-7 after one quarter, 22-14 at halftime and 29-24 after three. The score was tied 34-34 at the end of regulation. Sara Smith had a team-high 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for Lakes. Edwards finished with 5 points and 8 rebounds.
"I thought we battled hard tonight coming off an overtime loss last night at (Grayslake) Central," Lakes coach Brian Phelan said. "We battled all game and took the lead just at the right time. ... We played really well on the defensive end of the floor tonight. Sara Smith got to the line a lot tonight. Loved her aggressive mindset. Offensively, we just need to keep grinding and hit those free throws moving forward."
Warren fell to 2-6.
Lake Zurich 48, Naperville Central 27: Freshman point guard Alayna Soukup scored 14 points, Ella Gilbertson chipped in 13, and the Bears won Saturday morning's opening game of the Chicagoland Invitational College Showcase at Fremd.
It was Lake Zurich's second win in less than 24 hours. Margueret Spear added 9 points for the Bears (6-2).
Montini 48, Lake Forest 41: At Fremd, as part of the Chicagoland Invitational College Showcase, Grace Tirzmalis and Halle Douglass led the Scouts with 14 points apiece.
Lilly Trkla added 8 points for Lake Forest (6-2).
Lincoln-Way West 46, Grayslake Central 36: At Fremd, as part of the Chicagoland Invitational College Showcase, the Rams lost, despite Kate Bullman's 15 points.
Grayslake Central fell to 5-4.
Hampshire 57, Carmel 51: At Fremd, as part of the Chicagoland Invitational College Showcase, freshman center Grace Sullivan scored 19 points for the Corsairs in a losing effort.
Carmel (4-2) also got 10 points from Brigit Barr.
Vernon Hills 48, Barrington 39: The Cougars won for the second night in a row on their home court, receiving 20 points and 5 rebounds from Piper Bedell in the nonconference game.
Kayla Caudle had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks for Vernon Hills (5-3).
"We had some real good positives in the game," Cougars coach Paul Brettner said. "We had three kids with foul trouble in the first half and two of them with foul trouble in the fourth quarter and managed to keep them all in the game and productive. The girls really came out and had a strong third quarter which propelled us to victory. (Barrington) Coach (Babbi) Barreiro has a young team and they will be difficult to contend with as the season goes on."