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Huntley guard/forward Uchenna Egekeze (32) secures a rebound in the second quarter of the game at Harry D. Jacobs High School on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Algonquin, Ill. Huntley won, 54-42.
Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois
Huntley bounces back at Jacobs
Updated Feb 7, 2020 11:16 PM
Mental toughness, unselfishness, a hot shooting hand — Huntley had all of that working in the fourth quarter.
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Kelvin Balfour, West Aurora basketball
The Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Updated Mar 20, 2020 1:34 PM
Presenting the 2019-20 Daily Herald Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
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Cary-Grove’s Beau Frericks celebrates after a 3-point shot in the third quarter of the Trojans’ 49-46 win in double overtime over Huntley Tuesday in the Class 4A McHenry sectional semifinal.
Daryl Quitalig / for Shaw Media Illinois
Cary-Grove wins double OT classic over Huntley
Updated Mar 10, 2020 10:45 PM
Cary-Grove’s Frank Jakubicek ended Huntley’s final possession in regulation and the first overtime by swatting Huntley’s last-second shot attempts away.
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Huntley guard Ryan Crosby (23) is consoled by teammates after losing a double overtime game in the Class 4A McHenry sectional semifinals Tuesday to Cary-Grove.
Daryl Quitalig / for Shaw Media Illinois
Huntley’s special season ends in heartbreaking fashion
Updated Mar 10, 2020 10:37 PM
Uchenna Egekeze’s half-court shot at the buzzer bounced off the backboard and the Huntley senior’s chin hit his chest.
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Connor Linke blocks a shot for St. Charles North in last Friday’s regional championship win over St. Charles East. The North Stars are going for the Class 4A McHenry sectional title this week.
Sandy Bressner / Shaw Media Illinois
Scouting Fox boys basketball games
Updated Mar 9, 2020 9:53 PM
Boys basketball: Scouting Fox Class 4A and 3A sectional semifinals, and the Class 1A Northern Illinois University supersectional.
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Huntley wins 1st regional in 6 years
Updated Mar 6, 2020 10:21 PM
Huntley senior Ryan Sroka couldn’t stop thinking about last year’s regional championship game.
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Huntley shoots past Harlem to reach regional final
Updated Mar 4, 2020 10:23 PM
Huntley defeated Harlem in Class 4A regional action Wednesday.
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Christian Czerniak and his St. Charles North teammates take a 21-9 record into next week’s Class 4A Elgin regional. A third meeting against St. Charles East will be in store if both teams win their regional openers.
Sean King / for Shaw Media Illinois
Scouting Fox area postseason
Updated Feb 29, 2020 7:21 PM
Here’s a preview of what to expect for Fox teams in the Class 4A and 3A postseason that begins Monday.
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Huntley pulls away from Burlington Central for 25th win
Updated Feb 28, 2020 11:09 PM
Huntley’s seniors finished their regular season with a win over Burlington Central on Friday.
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Larkin grad Negron playing well at new school
Updated Feb 26, 2020 7:37 PM
Updating Fox area graduates playing in college
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Huntley’s hot 3-point shooting sinks Hampshire
Updated Feb 21, 2020 10:30 PM
Led by Uchenna Egekeze’s 21 points and his teammates’ 3-point shooting, Huntley rallied from a 17-6 first quarter deficit to beat Hampshire 62-45 in Fox Valley Conference action Friday night.
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Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com Glenbard East’s Joe Hamilton, left, closes in on Larkin’s Fernando Perez Jr. in varsity boys basketball Tuesday night in Elgin.
Larkin heads into Elgin rematch playing better basketball
Updated Feb 6, 2020 11:05 PM
No area boys basketball team owns a more deceiving record than Larkin.
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Huntley’s Ryan Vrugt, left, and Hunter French, right, surround Cary-Grove’s Beau Frericks during the Red Raiders’ 54-46 victory Tuesday in Huntley.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Huntley, St. Charles East coming on strong
Updated Jan 30, 2020 10:47 PM
Huntley caught Cary-Grove in the loss column this week.
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Cary-Grove’s Frank Jakubicek guards Huntley’s Uchenna Egekeze on an outside shot in varsity boys basketball Tuesday at Huntley.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Huntley finally clears Cary-Grove hurdle
Updated Jan 28, 2020 10:44 PM
The Huntley boys basketball team exorcised a demon and thrust itself into Fox Valley Conference title contention Tuesday.
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Huntley’s hot shooting in 3rd quarter sinks D-C
Updated Jan 24, 2020 10:37 PM
Huntley wasn’t going to let Dundee-Crown have all the fun in Friday’s 61-46 win in Carpentersville.
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Fox boys basketball area leaders
Updated Jan 23, 2020 9:38 PM
Fox boys basketball area leaders
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Batavia wins twice in Rockford
Updated Jan 18, 2020 9:38 PM
Fox Valley boys basketball roundup
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Erik Hill is averaging 15.8 points a game for St. Edward since returning from a knee injury that sidelined him the first five weeks of the season.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Several Fox teams headed to or hosting MLK tournaments this weekend
Updated Jan 16, 2020 9:51 PM
It is going to be a busy holiday weekend for some Fox Valley area boys basketball teams.
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Play Video Egekeze reaches 1,000 points
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Egekeze scores 1,000th point in Huntley’s win at Hampshire
Updated Jan 15, 2020 11:01 PM
Physical defense, savvy offense, even a milestone.
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Hampshire’s Keynan Davis, right driving against Burlington Central’s Jake Lenschow Wednesday night, helped the Whips to an 11-game win streak.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Unselfish play helps Hampshire move into FVC contention
Updated Jan 9, 2020 8:25 PM
The title-contending Hampshire boys basketball team has its pronouns in proper order.
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Craig Brueske predicts a long postseason run for senior guard Luke Scheffers and the St. Charles North basketball team.
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20-20 vision predicts success for Geneva hoops, STC swimming and many more
Updated Jan 8, 2020 9:39 AM
Another year — another year’s worth of predictions (some would say sure to go wrong).
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Jacobs grad Cam Krutwig is enjoying another big year at Loyola.
Photo courtesy of Loyola University
Krutwig's triple-double highlights strong junior season at Loyola
Updated Jan 7, 2020 5:49 AM
Cameron Krutwig, now a junior 6-9 center on the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team, recently was named the Missouri Valley Conference player of the week for his efforts in a pair of Rambler games.
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Huntley’s Uchenna Egekeze looks to the hoop in varsity boys basketball at Burlington Friday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Dynamic duo putting Huntley in thick of FVC race
Updated Jan 6, 2020 4:18 PM
Ever since middle school, when it came to basketball drills for their team, Ryan Sroka looked for Uchenna Egekeze.
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Huntley’s Luke DiFrancesca, left, and Uchenna Egekeze, upper right, battle Burlington Central’s Zac Schmidt under the hoop in varsity boys basketball at Burlington Friday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Egekeze leads Huntley over Burlington Central
Updated Jan 3, 2020 9:58 PM
Huntley’s Uchenna Egekeze was drawn to iron like some sort of human magnet.
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Aurora Christian takes title at State Farm Holiday Classic
Updated Dec 30, 2019 9:52 PM
Fox boys basketball roundup
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Dundee-Crown’s Ryan Hodor, left, tries to take the ball from Huntley’s Hunter French during Saturday’s game in DeKalb.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Huntley tops FVC foe Dundee-Crown
Updated Dec 28, 2019 10:02 PM
Uchenna Egekeze and Ryan Sroka are Huntley’s known commodities, but it was the contributions of their lesser-known teammates that helped the Red Raiders beat Fox Valley Conference foe Dundee-Crown during Saturday’s consolation game in the 92nd Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic.
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Naperville Central puts away Huntley
Updated Dec 27, 2019 9:34 PM
Naperville Central defeated Huntley Friday at DeKalb’s Chuck Dayton Classic.
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Huntley handles Schurz at Dayton Classic
Updated Dec 26, 2019 5:04 PM
Huntley handles Schurz at Dayton Classic
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Huntley’s Ryan Sroka scored 18 points in a 50-38 win over Jacobs Friday at Huntley.
Daryl Quitalig /for Shaw Media
Huntley finishes strong vs. Jacobs
Updated Dec 20, 2019 10:35 PM
Jacobs put together a solid stretch in the second half and cut Huntley’s 10-point lead to three on guard Robert Pennel’s fourth 3-pointer of the game to start the fourth quarter.
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Nicholas Erickson will try to help Hampshire improve on last year’s runner-up finish at the Marengo tournament next week.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Fox area boys basketball holiday tournaments
Updated Dec 19, 2019 10:25 PM
Scouting Fox area boys basketball holiday tournaments
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Huntley forward Uchenna Egekeze (32) feels some pressure from Schaumburg guard Jared Schoo (15) Saturday during the Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Shootout at Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton.
Brian Hill | Staff
Minus Hodges, Schaumburg rallies past Huntley
Updated Dec 7, 2019 6:12 PM
Missing a top player did not slow Schaumburg’s momentum in a 48-40 victory over Huntley in Wheaton Saturday.
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Cary-Grove forward/center Frank Jakubicek (33) throws down a commanding dunk in the fourth quarter of the game at Cary-Grove High School on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove won, 63-53.
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Cary-Grove wins FVC showdown over Huntley
Updated Dec 6, 2019 10:40 PM
Huntley was fired up after 5-foot-9 Ryan Crosby tipped in a buzzer-beater to end the third quarter and pull the Red Raiders within four points of Cary-Grove.
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Burlington Central wins Strombom title
Updated Nov 30, 2019 10:40 PM
Burlington Central defeated Sterling Saturday night to win the Leland G. Strombom tournament at Sycamore.
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Cary-Grove, Huntley improve to 2-0
Updated Nov 26, 2019 10:42 PM
Fox Valley boys basketball roundup
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Dundee-Crown’s Justin Prusko, left, and Huntley’s Uchenna Egekeze both return this season.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting Fox area boys basketball
Updated Nov 21, 2019 5:58 PM
Scouting Fox area boys basketball
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
1 De La Paz, Rafael Senior 5-11 G
2 Mendoza, Nikolas Senior 6-0 G/F
3 Vrugt, Ryan Senior 6-0 G
4 Ahmer, Ben Sophomore 6-0 G
5 Guyer, Josh Senior 5-11 PG
10 Link, Zachary Junior 5-11 G
14 Sroka, Ryan Senior 6-5 G/F
15 Dunzinski, Nathan Junior 5-1 G/F
20 Reckamp, Samuel Junior 5-11 G
21 Fitzgerald, Zachery Senior 6-2 G/F
22 French, Hunter Senior 6-2 G
23 Crosby, Ryan Senior 5-9 PG
24 Kerber, Paul Junior 6-3 F
25 Cruz, Daniel Junior 6-2 G/F
32 Egekeze, Uchenna Senior 6-3 G/F
33 DiFrancesca, Luke Senior 6-6 F
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Huntley guard/forward Uchenna Egekeze (32) secures a rebound in the second quarter of the game at Harry D. Jacobs High School on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Algonquin, Ill. Huntley won, 54-42.
Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois
Huntley bounces back at Jacobs
Updated Feb 7, 2020 11:16 PM
Mental toughness, unselfishness, a hot shooting hand — Huntley had all of that working in the fourth quarter.
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Beau Frericks of Cary-Grove is this year’s Captain of the Daily Herald’s Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Illustration by Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Countless hours of practice pays off for Cary-Grove’s Frericks
Updated Mar 20, 2020 10:11 AM
Cary-Grove senior Beau Frericks is the captain of the 2019-20 Daily Herald Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
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Kelvin Balfour, West Aurora basketball
The Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Updated Mar 20, 2020 1:34 PM
Presenting the 2019-20 Daily Herald Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
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Hampshire’s Keynan Davis brings the ball down the court during the second quarter of the Class 3A Boylan Sectional semifinal game in Rockford on Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020. Randy Stukenberg for The Daily Herald
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Hampshire downs Boylan to reach sectional final
Updated Mar 11, 2020 10:51 PM
Hampshire defeated Boylan on Wednesday in Class 3A sectional action.
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St. Charles North’s Thomas Kellen (33) takes a shot during the Class 4A sectional semifinal game against Hononegah Wednesday in McHenry.
Paul Valade | Staff
St. Charles North clears semifinal hurdle
Updated Mar 11, 2020 10:40 PM
St. Charles North defeated Hononegah Wednesday in Class 4A sectional action.
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Cary-Grove’s Beau Frericks celebrates after a 3-point shot in the third quarter of the Trojans’ 49-46 win in double overtime over Huntley Tuesday in the Class 4A McHenry sectional semifinal.
Daryl Quitalig / for Shaw Media Illinois
Cary-Grove wins double OT classic over Huntley
Updated Mar 10, 2020 10:45 PM
Cary-Grove’s Frank Jakubicek ended Huntley’s final possession in regulation and the first overtime by swatting Huntley’s last-second shot attempts away.
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Huntley guard Ryan Crosby (23) is consoled by teammates after losing a double overtime game in the Class 4A McHenry sectional semifinals Tuesday to Cary-Grove.
Daryl Quitalig / for Shaw Media Illinois
Huntley’s special season ends in heartbreaking fashion
Updated Mar 10, 2020 10:37 PM
Uchenna Egekeze’s half-court shot at the buzzer bounced off the backboard and the Huntley senior’s chin hit his chest.
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Connor Linke blocks a shot for St. Charles North in last Friday’s regional championship win over St. Charles East. The North Stars are going for the Class 4A McHenry sectional title this week.
Sandy Bressner / Shaw Media Illinois
Scouting Fox boys basketball games
Updated Mar 9, 2020 9:53 PM
Boys basketball: Scouting Fox Class 4A and 3A sectional semifinals, and the Class 1A Northern Illinois University supersectional.
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The Hampshire Whip-Purs celebrate their 67-49 win over Plano Friday in the Class 3A Plano regional championship game.
Mary Beth Nolan / for Shaw Media Illinois
Big 2nd half lifts Hampshire to regional championship
Updated Mar 7, 2020 9:38 AM
Keynan Davis was overcome with emotions not necessarily associated with the winning side of playoff games.
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Cary-Grove guard Beau Frericks (2) celebrates as time expires in the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A Cary-Grove Regional championship game at Cary-Grove High School on Friday, March 6, 2020, in Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove won, 45-39.
Daryl Quitalig / for Shaw Media Illinois
Cary-Grove handles Jacobs again for regional title
Updated Mar 6, 2020 10:57 PM
Cary-Grove defeated Jacobs to win the Class 4A Cary-Grove regional Friday.
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Address: 13719 Harmony Rd.
Huntley, Il 60142
Phone:847-659-6600
County:McHenry
Website:www.district158.org
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