The Lake County Senior Shootout is set for its ninth edition. The annual high school boys and girls all-star game will be played on Friday, April 13, at Waukgean High School.

Ryan Kutsor and JR Cison, once fans in the stand during sectional play at Lake Zurich, had leading roles this time as the Bears advanced to Friday’s sectional championship by topping Libertyville 54-50 on Tuesday.

A 3-pointer by Drew Peterson to end the game yielded a wild and crazy 59-56 overtime comeback victory for Libertyville over Conant in Class 4A regional play Friday.

Introducing the Daily Herald’s Lake County boys basketball team, featuring players from the North Suburban and Northern Lake County Conferences plus Carmel Catholic and Vernon Hills.

Libertyville senior Drew Peterson has made a name for himself through terrific play for several seasons now. He captains the Daily Herald’s Lake County boys basketball all-area team.

Libertyville’s boys basketball team needed more than just star guard Drew Peterson to avoid a first-round upset in the state tournament. Another senior, Chase Eyre, stepped up three times in the final two-plus minutes. His efforts helped the fourth-seeded Wildcats hold off No. 14 Deerfield 53-52 in a Class 4A regional semifinal at Deerfield on Tuesday night.

Jack Gillespie scored 19 points, Dan Filippone added 18, and Antioch defeated visiting Lakes 45-42 in Northern Lake County Conference boys basketball action on Thursday night.

Stevenson’s boys basketball team clinched a share of the North Suburban Conference championship by edging Libertyville 50-46 on Monday.

Josh Steinhaus and Libertyville pulled against Mundelein in the second half for a 75-52 victory that left the Wildcats tied for the North Suburban Conference boys basketball lead.

Lake Forest’s boys basketball team got a little redemption at home on Tuesday evening as the Scouts pulled out a thrilling 61-59 triple-overtime victory against Libertyville.

Drew Peterson was his usual productive self with 19 points and 5 rebounds against visiting Warren on Saturday, but his playmaking flair was the key as Libertyville’s boys basketball team shot 67 percent from the field in a 62-43 victory in North Suburban Conference play.

Drew Peterson led all scorers with 35 points as Libertyville’s boys basketball team pulled away from Waukegan 74-60 on Friday.

Drew Peterson scored 26 points, Josh Steinhaus added 22, and Libertyville’s boys basketball team edged visiting Zion-Benton 66-63 in North Suburban Conference action Wednesday night.

Ryan Kutsor scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the third quarter as host Lake Zurich earned a 57-55 victory over Libertyville on Saturday in North Suburban Conference play.

Jeff Bikus scored a game-high 26 points, and Mundelein’s boys basketball team defeated Grayslake North 76-71 to complete a 2-0 showing Saturday in Lake Zurich’s sixth annual Martin Luther King Classic.

Libertyville’s boys basketball team topped Mundelein 80-54 on Friday to take over possession of first place in the North Suburban Conference, a half-game ahead of Warren and Waukegan.

Libertyville’s boys basketball team earned a 67-55 victory over rival Carmel Catholic on Tuesday.

Niles North won the Hardwood Classic for the first time, but not before a valiant effort from Libertyville in a 72-65 overtime decision late Saturday at Wheeling High School.

The long and short of is, Libertyville’s boys basketball team showed Friday that it’s quite comfortable with long distances. The Wildcats nailed 12 three-point baskets and rallied late to knock of Waukegan 61-55 in the semifinals of the 40th annual Wheeling Hardwood Classic.

Libertyville senior standout Drew Peterson scored 16 points against Fremd on Thursday, as the Wildcats came up with a team effort in a 48-43 win over the Vikings in Wheeling’s Hardwood Classic.

Brendan Cook and Drew Peterson were among the keys for Libertyville’s boys basketball team in a 70-42 victory to cap the first day of play at Wheeling’s Hardwood Classic on Wednesday.

It definitely took a total team effort on Friday for Stevenson’s boys basketball team to pull out a 60-54 victory on the road host Libertyville.

Wheeling has released the brackets for its upcoming boys basketball tournament — and it looks like a truly special one.The 40th edition of the Hardwood Classic features defending champion Fremd (7-1) along with the co-leaders from the Mid-Suburban East (Prospect and Buffalo Grove). A strong St. Viator squad has rejoined the field, and first-terrific programs from Geneva and Grayslake Central will take part at Wheeling for the first time.

Josh Steinhaus scored 8 of his season-high 22 points in overtime, and Libertyville’s boys basketball team stayed hot with a 65-60 win over visiting Lake Forest in a North Suburban Conference thriller Tuesday night.

Drew Peterson poured in 37 points, and Libertyville’s boys basketball team knocked off host Waukegan 63-54 in North Suburban Conference action Friday night.

Libertyville’s boys basketball team held off host Warren 59-54 in the two teams’ North Suburban Conference opener without the help of 6-foot-8 senior guard Drew Peterson in the last half of the fourth quarter.

Drew Peterson carried Libertyville’s offense again, and Brandon Simberg’s clutch free throws against his old school helped the Wildcats’ boys basketball team hang on for a 55-48 nonconference win at Lake Forest Academy on Thursday night.

Naperville North senior forward Chris Johnson has earned the first Daily Herald MVP honor of the boys basketball season for his recent performances.

Libertyville’s boys basketball team wrapped up tournament play at St. Viator with an 85-75 loss to Evanston on Saturday. Wildcats senior forward Drew Peterson eclipsed the career 1,000-point mark in the decision with another big performance.

David Swedura led a charged-up Prospect boys basketball team past Libertyville 61-56 on Friday in the Joe Majkowski Thanksgiving tournament at St. Viator in Arlington Heights.

Libertyville’s boys basketball team earned a 59-56 victory over Conant on Wednesday in a game that featured two of the state’s top big men at St. Viator.

Although the calendar flipped to boys basketball season on Monday, St. Viator was still in football mode. The Lions came up with the basketball version of a goal-line stand in the second quarter. That enabled St. Viator to pull away and the hold off Libertyville 60-52 in the opening game of the Joe Majkowski Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament at St. Viator in Arlington Heights.

Here’s what to expect from the high school boys basketball teams of the North Suburban Conference this season.