Hampshire junior Nick Louis came up with a steal with less than five seconds left in the first half, stepped behind the 3-point line and connected to give the Whip-Purs’ a much-needed bucket going into the break against Rockford Auburn.

Down late in regulation then down late in overtime, Hampshire kept fighting back against DeKalb on Friday in the Class 4A St. Charles North Regional championship game.

Andrew Scharnowski wasn’t going to let his last trip to Hampshire end in a loss.

Few teams are having more fun than Jacobs right now.

Jimmy Rasmussen basically ensured Geneva would win a 10th straight game.

To borrow from the title of the biggest selling album of all-time by the late Michael Jackson that marked the 40th anniversary of its release last month, both Libertyville and Hampshire gave those in attendance Wednesday at Wheeling a thriller of a game.

Will Buchert can find the holes for Libertyville.

If opposing teams haven’t been already wary of him, Drew Scharnowski has effectively put them all on notice.

Here’s a look at what to expect this winter for the Fox Valley Conference boys basketball teams.