In a world where self-promotion on social media platforms is rife, the Wheaton Warrenville South boys basketball team is a little different. In the words of coach Mike Healy, his squad is “pre-Twitter days.”

Brady Kunka’s primal scream fell on deaf ears late in the third quarter of Friday’s emotional East Suburban Catholic Conference boys basketball game against Nazareth.

PONTIAC — Benet picked the wrong moment for Noah Shannon to break out of his two-day slump.A New Trier forward, Shannon scored all 15 of his points after the intermission to lead the Trevians to a 53-42 victory over Benet in the third-place game Thursday night at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament.The Redwings (8-3) were knocked into the major-consolation final after falling to Curie by the identical score in the second semifinal.

PONTIAC — There would be no second slipper for Joliet West Wednesday night.One day after stunning fourth-seeded Bloom at the iconic Pontiac Holiday Tournament, Benet had no interest in allowing the upstart Tigers’ boys basketball team a second consecutive upset.The Redwings were uncharitable on defense and ran their half-court sets on offense with precision to cruise into the semifinals with a 66-37 victory.

Getting off to a slow start was a bad omen for host Carmel Catholic when the Corsairs faced Benet Academy Friday night in East Suburban Catholic Conference boys basketball action. The visiting Redwings stormed ahead to a 13-0 lead right out of the gates as Benet’s Brady Kunka scored the first 7 points of the contest. Carmel did make a third-quarter surge to pull to within 7 points,.But that would be as close as the Corsairs would get as Benet (6-1, 2-0) pulled away the rest of the way for a convincing 52-34 victory.

Playing a game for the first time in over a week, Benet got pushed to the limit by a resilient Montini team at the CCL/ESCC Conference Challenge Saturday. But a strong third quarter provided just enough cushion for the Redwings to escape with a 55-50 win at Marist High School.

Here’s a look at the boys basketball season in the East Suburban Catholic