Adam McCloud’s scouting report for Cary-Grove’s Friday night showdown with Fox Valley Conference rival Dundee-Crown was spot-on.

Fox Valley boys basketball statistics

Records can be deceiving. Take the St. Charles East boys basketball team, for example.

Frank Jakubicek was the offensive catalyst the Cary-Grove boys basketball team needed in Friday’s 47-46 home win over Huntley.

The drought is finally over. After losing 13 straight games to Jacobs, Cary-Grove broke the 6-year dry spell with a hard fought 56-47 Fox Valley Conference win over the Golden Eagles in Cary Wednesday night.

Cover high school sports for a living and you get the same question from the barber, from the dental hygienist, from the kid bagging groceries.

Maybe, Hampshire boys basketball coach Ben Whitehouse should consider bringing junior standout Collin Woods off the bench.

With the game in the balance, Cary-Grove certainly had the right player at the free-throw line.

The Cary-Grove boys basketball team took the first step toward forging a new Jacobs Tournament identity in a 70-62 victory over South Elgin Saturday.

The boys basketball holiday tournament season starts with a flurry this weekend and hits with the full force of a winter storm the day after Christmas.

Coming soon to a gym near you: Larkin vs. Elgin alumni, Part Two.

After giving up 23 points to Cary-Grove in the first quarter, Dundee-Crown coach Lance Huber realized his team had to play much better on the defensive end to have any chance of registering a Fox Valley Conference road victory.

Senior guard Ryan Rice and the Cary-Grove boys basketball team did not falter after big man Frank Jakubicek picked up two early fouls in a 58-47 win at Crystal Lake South on Saturday.