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Burlington Central, under the guidance of head coach Brett Porto, won a program-record 28 games this season and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

Rick West | Staff

Fox Valley basketball season in 2017-18 was indescribable

Updated Mar 20, 2018 8:15 PM

Picking the right words to describe the high school basketball season for the Fox Valley area isn’t easy.

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Fox Valley All-Area Girls Basketball Team

Updated Mar 1, 2018 9:58 PM

Meet the Fox Valley All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

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Marengo upsets Burlington Central in 3A regional final

Updated Feb 15, 2018 10:39 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team fell to host Marengo, 46-44 in overtime, in a Class 3A regional final Thursday.

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Burlington Central comes back to down Belvidere

Updated Feb 13, 2018 9:52 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team defeated Belvidere 49-35 Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 3A Marengo regional.

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Harvest Christian wins 4th straight regional title

Updated Feb 8, 2018 9:25 PM

Alyssa Iverson scored 21 points Thursday night as the Harvest Christian girls basketball team won its fourth straight regional championship, defeating host Port Byron Riverdale 54-25 in a Class 2A final.

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Madison Knott, left, pictured at last year’s Class 2A girls state tournament, and her St. Edward teammates will compete this year in Class 3A.

Steve Lundy | Staff

Scouting Fox Valley area 3A/4A girls basketball postseason

Updated Feb 7, 2018 8:44 PM

Geneva, Dundee-Crown and Burlington Central are among the Fox Valley area teams to watch when the Class 3A and 4A girls basketball postseason begins next week.

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Aurora Christian rolls in regional opener

Updated Feb 6, 2018 10:55 PM

Alexandra Fry drilled six 3-pointers and scored 20 points leading Aurora Christian to a 54-23 win over Hinckley-Big Rock on Tuesday in the Class 1A Aurora Christian regional semifinals.

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Burlington Central handles St. Charles North

Updated Feb 3, 2018 11:00 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team is always ready for a challenge.

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Bartlett clinches share of UEC Valley

Updated Feb 2, 2018 11:50 PM

Bartlett’s girls basketball team clinched a share of the Upstate Eight Valley championship Friday night.

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Defense sparks Burlington Central’s win over Rosary

Updated Jan 31, 2018 9:53 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team defeated Rosary 51-34 Wednesday night.

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Burlington Central pulls away from East Aurora in 2nd half

Updated Jan 27, 2018 6:34 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team defeated East Aurora 42-29 Saturday in a nonconference game.

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Burlington Central avenges Johnsburg loss, takes KRC lead

Updated Jan 25, 2018 10:27 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team defeated Johnsburg 55-40 on Thursday to take the lead in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

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Warren’s Dickson earns MVP honor

Updated Jan 24, 2018 4:05 PM

Warren senior guard Kaylen Dickson has earned Daily Herald MVP honors for her recent high school girls basketball performances.

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Ava Sergio and her Batavia teammates can tie Geneva for the Upstate Eight River lead with a win Friday night.

Joe Lewnard | Staff

Several conference races heat up

Updated Jan 24, 2018 10:43 AM

The Northern Illinois Big XII, Kishwaukee River, Metro Suburban Red and Upstate Eight conferences all have key games this week that could decide their champion.

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Burlington Central tops South Elgin for 5th straight win

Updated Jan 20, 2018 9:12 PM

Burlington Central downed South Elgin 54-34 Saturday in a nonconference girls basketball game.

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Geneva rolls past St. Charles East

Updated Jan 19, 2018 11:23 PM

Geneva’s girls basketball team downed St. Charles East 58-39 Friday night.

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Bartlett’s Lexie Sinclair is leading the area freshmen in scoring averaging 13.7 points a game.

Steve Lundy | Staff

Freshman class in Fox Valley something special

Updated Jan 17, 2018 6:15 PM

Huntley, Dundee-Crown and Bartlett are among the girls basketball teams in the Fox Valley area who have received major contributions from freshmen this season.

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Bartlett takes 6th at DeKalb MLK tourney

Updated Jan 15, 2018 8:00 PM

Bartlett’s girls basketball team finished sixth and Burlington Central won the consolation championship Monday at DeKalb’s 5th annual MLK Tournament.

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Burlington Central, Huntley split at DeKalb

Updated Jan 13, 2018 10:01 PM

The girls basketball teams from Burlington Central and Huntley split their games at the DeKalb MLK Tournament on Saturday and will meet each other in a consolation semifinal on Monday.

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Bartlett pushes Lincoln-Way East to the limit

Updated Jan 13, 2018 8:49 PM

Bartlett’s girls basketball team fell to Lincoln-Way East 65-58 in the quarterfinals of DeKalb’s MLK Tournament Saturday.

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Burlington Central rolls over Richmond

Updated Jan 4, 2018 9:09 PM

Kathryn Schmidt scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds to lead the Burlington Central girls basketball team to a 49-27 Kishwaukee River Conference win at Richmond-Burton Thursday night.

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Harvest Christian advances to Lisle title game

Updated Dec 29, 2017 10:32 PM

Elena Porreta scored a game-high 24 points Friday night to lead the Harvest Christian girls basketball team to a 61-33 win over Rosary in the semifinals of the Lisle Holiday Cage Classic.

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Kaneland wins twice at Decatur

Updated Dec 27, 2017 10:26 PM

Kaneland’s girls basketball team won two games Wednesday at the Decatur Eisenhower Tournament.

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Burlington Central rolls over Woodstock North

Updated Dec 21, 2017 10:20 PM

Burlington Central defeated Woodstock North 55-33 Thursday night in a Kishwaukee River Conference game.

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St. Edward moves to 5-0 in MSC Red

Updated Dec 14, 2017 10:02 PM

Mariel Franco led a balanced St. Edward scoring attack Thursday night with 10 points as the Green Wave’s girls basketball team defeated Elmwood Park 51-27 in a Metro Suburban Red game.

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Johnsburg hands Burlington Central first loss

Updated Dec 12, 2017 10:34 PM

The Burlington Central girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday night, falling to Johnsburg 52-23 in a Kishwaukee River Conference game.

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Wells hits for 26 as Burlington Central downs Marengo

Updated Dec 8, 2017 9:51 PM

Burlington Central defeated Marengo 50-39 Friday night in a Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball game.

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Burlington Central, St. Edward post wins

Updated Dec 6, 2017 9:39 PM

Burlington Central and St. Edward won their respective girls basketball games Wednesday night.

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After Bartlett’s Kayla Hare and Katie Sowa from Cary-Grove reached 1,000 career points last month, Geneva’s Stephanie Hart is one of the local players who has a shot at the milestone later this season.

Brian Hill | Staff

Batavia’s Golden, Rosary’s McCue coming up big

Updated Dec 6, 2017 6:33 PM

Batavia’s Erin Golden and Rosary’s Riley McCue are two examples of size not being all that matters when it comes to grabbing a rebound.

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Burlington Central rolls over Richmond-Burton

Updated Nov 28, 2017 10:31 PM

Burlington Central downed Richmond-Burton 64-34 in a Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night.

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Burliington Central storms back to beat McHenry, win tourney

Updated Nov 21, 2017 10:35 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team defeated McHenry 58-54 Tuesday night to win its own Thanksgiving tournament.

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Burlington Central (4-0) will play for tourney title again

Updated Nov 18, 2017 7:39 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team moved to 4-0 for the season with Saturday’s 50-33 win over Belvidere North at the BC Thanksgiving tournament.

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Burlington Central’s Kathryn Schmidt drives by Larkin’s Gloria Stoltz Thursday in Burlington.

John Starks | Staff

Burlington Central rolls behind Schmidt’s career-high 31

Updated Nov 16, 2017 10:29 PM

Despite missing two starters, Burlington Central’s girls basketball team defeated Larkin 64-30 Thursday night.

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Bartlett’s Kayla Hare, left, moves past Lake Park’s Camryn James during a game last season.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff

Scouting the Fox Valley

Updated Nov 16, 2017 1:44 PM

Previewing the 2017-18 girls basketball season in the Fox Valley

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Burlington Central overcomes sluggish start for second win

Updated Nov 15, 2017 10:28 PM

Burlington Central’s girls basketball team moved to 2-0 for the season with a 42-21 win over Rockford Guilford Wednesday night.

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Girls basketball: Burlington Central blows out Prairie Ridge in opener

Updated Nov 13, 2017 10:25 PM

Burlington Central’s first-game jitters lasted about one quarter in a 69-39 win over Prairie Ridge on Monday.

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No.	Name	Class	Height
3	Wells, Elana	Freshman	5'6"
10	Kollhoff, Zoey	Sophomore	5'9"
14	Andersen, Avery	Freshman	5'8"
20	Moretti, Lily	Sophomore	5'7"
21	West, Mackenzie	Junior	5'11"
22	Menke, Maddie	Sophomore	5'6"
23	Ahlers, Emily	Freshman	5'7"
25	Gardner, Reili	Sophomore	5'8"
30	Schmidt, Kathryn	Sophomore	6'0"
35	Lichner, Alexandra	Sophomore	6'0"