Down as much as 13 in the first half and struggling defensively against Metea Valley, Lance McVicar and the DeKalb boys basketball team turned things around in the second half.

The DeKalb boys basketball team battled down the stretch to take down Wheaton North 50-40 in the third-place game of the Burlington Central MLK Tournament.The Barbs twice looked like they were going to blow the game open in the second half, but the Falcons kept scraping back into the game.

Huntley starters Ben Ahmer and Adam Guazz were sitting on the bench together in foul trouble during Wednesday’s semifinal game against DeKalb in the 92nd Annual Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic at DeKalb.While that could’ve spelled doom for the Red Raiders, it proved once again that this team’s talent runs deep, as the Red Raiders didn’t seem to miss a beat rolling past DeKalb, 65-45.

Freshman Sean Reynolds sank a pair of free throws with 5.8 seconds left and DeKalb survived a defensive battle with Waubonsie Valley on Friday night, winning the DuPage Valley Conference game in DeKalb 45-41.