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West Aurora tops South Elgin for UEC title

It was quite the anomaly Wednesday night in Aurora.

West Aurora welcomed its first students two years after the American Civil War ended.

South Elgin had to wait quite a bit longer.

But the schools went toe-to-toe for the Upstate Eight Conference boys basketball championship on Wednesday.

Dimtrious Bezos, perhaps the seventh or eighth man for the Blackhawks, was the star of the night in the 57-52 West Aurora victory.

"It was just scoring, getting the ball in the basket," said Bezos, who scored a team-high 14 points. "Hopefully we (as juniors) are going to have a long run next year. We don't want to share (the conference championship) with anyone."

Bezos, on more than one occasion in the fourth quarter with the Storm drawing ever closer, had three critical baskets to aid the Blackhawks' cause.

West Aurora established a new regular-season record with its 26th victory Wednesday against the Storm.

"Being able to coach at West is a dream come true,'West Aurora coach Brian Johnson said.

The Blackhawks never trailed in building a 21-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

"He just makes the little plays,"Johnson said of Bezos.

"When you don't convert open shots in a high school basketball game, you're not going to win," South Elgin coach Brett Johnson said.

In addition to Bazos, Traevon Brown and Kelvin Balfour were in double figures for the Blackhawks.

Star West Aurora guard Marquise Walker missed the game with a knee issue.

  South Elgin's Vincent Miszkiewicz and West Aurora's Hezekiah Salter tip off to begin play during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Trace Ashby works around West Aurora's Logan Mont during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  West Aurora's Hezekiah Salter during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  West Aurora's Kelvin Balfour during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Alex Errington during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Trace Ashby passes West Aurora's Traevon Brown during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Vincent Miszkiewicz and West Aurora's Moshe Rogers reach for the ball during the Blackhawks' win in Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Lane McVicar shoots past West Aurora's Dimitrios Bazos during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Lane McVicar moves past West Aurora's Dimitrios Bazos during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Vincent Miszkiewicz during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  South Elgin's Vincent Miszkiewicz during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
  West Aurora's Traevon Brown makes a move to the hoop. Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
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