Trailing by five heading into the final eight minutes of regulation, Rockford Lutheran just didn’t need to panic. And it didn’t. A 13-4 run – driven primarily by a pair of layups from Vontez Dent and 2 3-pointers from Blake Broege – sprung the Crusaders forward to a 74-64 victory over Montini in the Class 2A Marengo sectional semifinal on Wednesday.

St. Francis staved off a fourth-quarter rally by host Marmion to win its Class 3A Regional championship Friday night, 46-40.

Emory Marshall just wanted to get some shots up.One night before Montini’s game at Marmion, the Broncos junior guard took over 200 3-pointers in preparation for a game he had circled on his calendar for a while.

Raef Goodbred knows when his number is called, it’s often for one reason — a 3-pointer.

Montini’s Ned Kalata made a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to give Montini a 39-36 win over Providence at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament at York High School on Wednesday.

Scouting Fox area boys basketball holiday tournaments

Things have been trending upward and then some for the Huntley boys basketball team this season. Coach Will Benson’s squad was 8-1 overall to start the week and 4-0 in Fox Valley Conference play. That lone loss was a 1-point setback to Batavia on a last-second drained 3-pointer.

Playing a game for the first time in over a week, Benet got pushed to the limit by a resilient Montini team at the CCL/ESCC Conference Challenge Saturday. But a strong third quarter provided just enough cushion for the Redwings to escape with a 55-50 win at Marist High School.

Trent Tousana scored 33 points and Ethan Ivan had 27 in Batavia’s 89-61 win over Marmion.

Cameron Christie and Orlando Thomas showed that Rolling Meadows is ready to keep the Mustangs running. Christie scored 33 points, including going 20-for-20 from the free-throw line, while Thomas scored 15 including 6-for-6 from the line. The duo, who are only starters back from Rolling Meadows’ unbeaten team from last season, helped power the Mustangs past Montini 77-63 Monday in the opening game of the Chuck Mitchell Fenton tournament in Bensenville.