Benet junior point guard Lenee Beaumont casually scored basket early in the second quarter in Monday’s game against Waukesha West.Nothing fancy, just a typical Beaumont two-pointer which caught the eye of one of her teammates.By that point, Beaumont, one of the elite players in the state, had impacted the game in so many ways, prompting one of her teammates on the bench to blurt out “that’s all day” in reference to Beaumont’s scoring prowess.

Benet sophomore guard Maggie Sularski’s first career varsity start turned out to be memorable in many ways.Sularski buried 3 3-pointers to score all 13 of her points in the second half to spark the Redwings to a 66-55 win over Marist in the third-place game of the Morton College Girls Basketball Christmas Tournament in Cicero.

Benet and Geneva will always be linked together in Illinois girls basketball history.Over the past decade, in Class 4A, the Redwings and Vikings are considered royalty in the sport.Both teams recently won their first state title in program history, and doubled their pleasure with back-to-back championships.Again this season, the Redwings and Vikings are among the top teams in contention for a 4A state title.

Basketball tournaments can often lead to a mixed bag of results for most teams.Playing multiple games in matter of a few days against diverse opponents tests the strength and ability of teams to adapt to difficult situations.Benet discovered that on Tuesday night.

Emilia Sularski set the tone for Benet’s hot-shooting night, drilling 5 of her 6 3-pointers in the first half to power Benet to a 71-61 victory over Naperville North in Lisle.Sularski, who was starting due to five Benet players missing the game, shot 6-for-10 from beyond the arc for a career-high 24 points. Time after time, the Huskies (12-1) left Sularski wide open to launch a 3-pointer.

Ranked No. 2 in the most recent Daily Herald girls basketball Top 20, visiting Benet Academy wanted to keep its momentum going strong Saturday at St. Viator before the holiday tournaments begin next week. And the Redwings did just that as an 8-point run to end the first half staked Benet to a 29-15 lead over the Lions in East Suburban Catholic Conference action. Benet (10-1, 2-0) built its biggest lead at 40-21 late in the third quarter before posting a 53-40 victory

Downers Grove North, Naperville North and Benet are among the DuPage County girls basketball teams playing well to start the season.

Benet’s Emma Webb provided a little of everything, but mostly energy that lit a fire under the Redwings, who overcame an early 9-3 deficit to rout Lake Zurich 51-21 on Saturday and capture the Naperville Central Tip-Off Tournament title.

Here’s a look at the girls basketball season in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.