Presenting the 2021-2022 Fox All-Area Girls Basketball Team

Here’s a look at where Fox area schools are headed for girls basketball holiday tournaments, including St. Charles East, Huntley and Burlington Central playing at Montini, and Dundee-Crown hosting its annual Komaromy Classic.

With Hampshire and Dundee-Crown both in the double bonus about halfway through the fourth quarter on Tuesday, Whip-Purs girls basketball coach Eric Samuelson made it known exactly where he wanted the ball to go.“Ashley Herzing came up huge,” Samuelson said. “I think I called three timeouts to tell them to try and get her the ball.”The Whips sophomore guard was almost perfect at the free-throw line, hitting 9-of-10 free throws in the fourth quarter and 11-of-12 overall. Herzing’s clutch shooting helped the Whip-Purs past the Chargers, 52-44, in their Fox Valley Conference game.

Here’s a look at some of the highlights of the first few weeks of the girls basketball season in the Fox area, including a 6-0 start for South Elgin and updates at Geneva, Batavia, Huntley and more.

Trailing Boylan Catholic 15-4 after 8 minutes, the Chargers played the Titans on even terms the final 3 quarters. It wasn’t enough. With both teams scoring 32 points during the final 24 minutes, Boylan’s first quarter onslaught was enough to produce a 47-36 victory over the pesky Chargers in third round action of the Dundee-Crown girls basketball Thanksgiving tournament in Carpentersville Saturday afternoon.

Here’s a look at the girls basketball season in the Fox Valley