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

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To Evyn Carrier, Sycamore’s ongoing undefeated season – and the reward that has come along with it – goes beyond basketball itself.“I wouldn’t even say it’s about the title or the winning or the undefeated [season], it’s more about the bond that we have on this team,” Carrier said Monday following Sycamore’s convincing 56-24 victory over Hampshire on as part of the Batavia MLK tournament.

For two-and-a-half quarters, not much was clicking for Hampshire on Friday night against Crystal Lake South.The defense was a little bit passive on the inside while the offense was stagnant, a combination that might derail a team playing on the road and struggling to find its rhythm in a strange season.Then, almost all at once, the light bulb went on and the Whip-Purs understood what it would take to break through and produce a 41-32 Fox Valley Conference victory.

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.

Emily Lukowski scored 23 points, 18 of which came in the second half, as she led Cary-Grove over Hampshire, 53-37.

Senior center Taylor Charles scored 15 points, 10 in the first quarter including three 3-pointers, as Burlington Central knocked off pesky Hampshire 47-38 in the Fox Valley Conference girls basketball opener for both teams in Hampshire Wednesday night.

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