Kaiden Ross’ teammates piled on him in celebration after his 3-point basket with 0.4 seconds left on the clock gave the Lincoln-Way East Griffins a 50-48 victory over Neuqua Valley to win the Class 4A East Aurora regional on Friday night.

The fans and players were loving the fast-paced action in Tuesday night’s DuPage Valley Conference finale at Neuqua Valley, but the coaches on both sides may not sleep so well as they try to get their defenses geared up for a postseason run.

As one of the stranger DuPage Valley Conference seasons winds down, Friday’s Neuqua Valley game at Waubonsie Valley only added to the unpredictable wackiness.

With a second chance at knocking off their rivals this season, Neuqua Valley focused on defense and on limiting Metea Valley’s second chances on Friday night.

A lot has changed for Naperville North and junior Grant Montanari since the last time the Huskies played Neuqua Valley.

The defensive intensity and offensive execution Nolan Milas exhibited wasn’t overlooked by Burlington Central coach Brett Porto.

Jackson Langendorf called it a missed opportunity.

With the holiday tournament season in the rearview mirror, the Neuqua Valley boys basketball heads into the second half of the season armed with momentum.

A year ago, Libertyville coach Bryan Zyrkowski was home with COVID watching his team play on TV at the Hardwood Classic tournament in Wheeling as they finished third.

It is the season of giving and Libertyville did just that.

Will Buchert can find the holes for Libertyville.

Sometimes the tempo of the game decides who wins a basketball contest.

We’re months away from the survive-and-advance portion of the high school basketball schedule, but you wouldn’t have known that Friday night at Naperville Central.

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