Presenting the 2019-20 Daily Herald Lake County All-Area Boys Basketball Team

St. Viator defeated Grayslake North in a Class 3A regional boys basketball game Tuesday night.

Grayslake North defeated Steinmetz in a Class 3A regional boys basketball game Monday night.

Daniel Rogers scored 10 points, and Grayslake Central’s boys basketball team defeated host Grant 45-33 in Northern Lake County Conference action on Tuesday night to wrap up regular-season play.

Tony Hines scored 25 points, Dominic Jankowski added 22, and Grayslake North’s boys basketball team rallied in the second half to beat host Woodstock 75-62 in a nonconference matinee on Saturday.

Matthew Ambrose had 17 points and 5 rebounds, and Stevenson’s boys basketball defeated host Warren 52-33 on Friday night to clinch a share of the North Suburban Conference championship.

Nick Bulgarelli scored a season-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers, and Wauconda’s boys basketball team defeated visiting North Chicago 67-58 on Tuesday night to remain in sole possession of first place in the Northern Lake County Conference.

Hakim Williams scored 24 points, Deveauntay McNeal added 22, and Round Lake’s boys basketball team defeated host Lakes 71-58 in Northern Lake County Conference action on Friday night.

Wauconda defeated Grayslake North in a boys basketball game Friday night.

Freshman guard Dominic Jankowski poured in a season-high 30 points, and Grayslake North’s boys basketball team upset visiting Grayslake Central 47-39 on Tuesday night.

Conor Enright had 14 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, and Mundelein’s boys basketball team defeated host Waukegan 51-39 on Saturday night to maintain its share of first place in the North Suburban Conference.

Tylor Gunther scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, and Lakes’ boys basketball team defeated visiting Grayslake North 74-54 in Northern Lake County Conference action on Friday night.

It’s been a rough six months for Grayslake North star guard Ryan Connolly, who tore his ACL in a summer league game prior to the season. The three-year varsity starter, who is Grayslake North’s all-time leading scorer (1,525 points) and averaged 24 points per game last season, has been out of basketball since then. But he’s still playing a vital role on the team.

Grant Hardy scored a game-high 12 points, and Grayslake Central’s boys basketball team defeated host Antioch 49-32 on Tuesday night to take over sole possession of first place in trhe Northern Lake County Conference.

Donovan Carter became the all-time leading scorer in Wauconda boys basketball history on Friday night. The senior guard entered the Bulldogs’ Northern Lake County Conference game at North Chicago needing 4 points to break the school scoring mark of 1,272 points held by Mike Freund (Class of 1964). Carter scored 24 points, and Wauconda won 67-59.

A monster game from Deveauntay McNeal couldn’t prevent Round Lake’s boys basketball team from losing to Willowbrook 72-60 in the seventh-place game of Lake Zurich’s MLK tournament on Monday morning.

Freshman guard Chad Kiesgen scored 18 points, including 11 of 12 free throws, and Grant’s boys basketball team defeated visiting North Chicago 74-68 in Northern Lake County Conference action on Saturday.

Jack Malloy scored 17 points, and Lake Forest defeated visiting Lakes 46-37 in a nonconference boys basketball game on Tuesday night.

Dillan Dumanlang scored 23 points, including all 4 of his team’s points in overtime, and Grayslake Central’s boys basketball team edged visiting North Chicago 51-49 in a Northern Lake County Conference matinee on Saturday.

Grayslake North’s boys basketball team hadn’t won a game in a month and hadn’t played 18 days. The Knights showed no rust against visiting Prairie Ridge on Saturday, winning 67-39 behind Tony Hines’ 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Grayslake North fell to Wilmot Union (Wis.) in a boys basketball game Tuesday night.

Donovan Carter scored a season-high 34 points, and Wauconda’s boys basketball team defeated host Grayslake North 85-64 in Northern Lake County Conference action on Saturday night.

Trey Baker scored 18 points to match his season high and lead four players in double figures, and Mundelein’s boys basketball team opened North Suburban Conference action by beating visiting Lake Forest 58-24 on Tuesday night.

Amarion Coleman had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Grayslake Central’s boys basketball team pulled out a 51-49 win over visiting Grayslake North on Saturday night for Brian Centella’s first win as head coach of his alma mater.

Jack Bikus scored 18 points to pace four players in double figures, and Mundelein’s boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 66-33 win over visiting North Chicago in nonconference action Wednesday night.

Scottie Ebube scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and host Mundelein beat North Lawndale 68-63 to win the championship of the Mundelein/Grant Thanksgiving boys basketball tournament on Saturday.

Donovan Carter scored 25 points, including six 3-pointers, and Wauconda’s boys basketball team defeated host Johnsburg 67-31 in the Johnsburg/Richmond-Burton Thanksgiving tournament on Friday.

Freshman guard Dominic Jankowski scored 23 points to lead Grayslake North’s boys basketball team to its first win of the season, 80-48 over host Johnsburg in the Johnsburg/Richmond-Burton Thanksgiving tournament on Tuesday night.

Brothers Donovan and Garrison Carter combined for 31 points and 20 rebounds, and Wauconda’s boys basketball team opened the season by beating Grayslake North 71-61 at Johnsburg on Monday night. Donovan Carter had 27 points and 12 rebounds.

Few local basketball followers would be surprised to learn that Ryan Connolly, a springy, 6-foot-2 Grayslake North forward, won an opening tip against a 6-11 Deerfield big man in a Summer League game in June. Amazingly, he did it on a torn ACL, which threatens to keep him off the court his entire senior season.

Scouting boys basketball in Lake County for the 2019-20 season