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Neuqua Valley overtakes South Elgin in second half
Updated Feb 16, 2019 10:54 PM
The Neuqua Valley boys basketball team left nothing unchallenged in the second half of a 58-48 victory over South Elgin at the Upstate Eight-DuPage Valley Shootout at East Aurora Saturday.
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Geneva coach Scott Hennig was part of a couple of the best — and strangest — games Craig Brueske saw this past basketball season.
John Starks | Staff
Looking back at a memorable basketball season
Updated Mar 19, 2019 9:03 AM
Another Illinois high school basketball season is in the books but the ink remains wet and the memories still fresh in my mind.
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Fox Valley boys basketball area leaders
Updated Mar 11, 2019 9:04 PM
Here’s the boys basketball leaders for the 2018-19 season in the Fox Valley area.
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Rockford East ends South Elgin’s best season
Updated Mar 9, 2019 12:45 AM
A 15-second sequence changed the complexion of the Rock Valley College sectional title game and helped propel top seed Rockford East to a 64-54 victory over South Elgin Friday.
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South Elgin’s starters including Drake Montgomery (3) celebrate a three-point basket in the closing moments of Wednesday’s Class 4A boys basketball sectional semifinal at Rock Valley College in Rockford.
Paul Valade | Staff
South Elgin stymies Harlem
Updated Mar 6, 2019 10:53 PM
South Elgin used zone defense to smother Harlem 57-35 in a Class 4A Rock Valley College sectional semifinal Wednesday.
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Scouting Fox Valley boys basketball sectionals
Updated Mar 4, 2019 11:40 PM
Geneva, St. Charles North, South Elgin, West Aurora and Burlington Central are still alive heading into this week’s Class 4A and 3A boys basketball sectionals.
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Clutch shooting lifts South Elgin over Cary-Grove
Updated Mar 2, 2019 12:20 AM
The South Elgin boys basketball team answered Cary-Grove big shot for big shot down the stretch to claim the program’s first Class 4A regional title since 2014 with a 66-60 victory in South Elgin Friday.
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South Elgin’s Vincent Miszkiewicz (33) goes up for the dunk during Wednesday’s Class 4A regional semifinal boys basketball game against Hampshire in South Elgin.
Paul Valade | Staff
South Elgin breaks free from Hampshire
Updated Feb 28, 2019 10:08 AM
Vincent Miszkeiwicz and host South Elgin answered Hampshire’s third-quarter run with a push of their own to win 53-41 in a regional semifinal Wednesday.
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Mitch Mascari and his Geneva teammates earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A Bartlett sectional.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Fox Valley boys basketball postseason
Updated Feb 23, 2019 8:35 PM
Summer league, AAU, fall league, countless practices and three months of high school games served merely as prelude.
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West Aurora’s Kelvin Balfour during varsity boys basketball action at Aurora Wednesday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
West Aurora tops South Elgin for UEC title
Updated Feb 20, 2019 11:08 PM
Dimtrious Bezos, perhaps the seventh or eighth man for the Blackhawks, was the star of the night in the 57-52 West Aurora victory over South Elgin.
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South Elgin gives itself a shot at UEC title
Updated Feb 18, 2019 10:27 PM
South Elgin defeated Glenbard South in an Upstate Eight Conference boys basketball game.
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South Elgin slows down Glenbard East on Senior Night
Updated Feb 9, 2019 8:01 PM
South Elgin’s seniors put on a defensive clinic on Senior Night.
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South Elgin tops Bartlett for 6th straight win
Updated Feb 1, 2019 11:06 PM
Being a part of a South Elgin starting lineup that has 4 seniors it would be easy for freshman Lane Mcvicar to feel a little out of place.
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Fox Valley boys basketball statistics
Updated Jan 31, 2019 9:19 PM
Fox Valley boys basketball statistics
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Tough schedule paying off for St. Charles East
Updated Jan 31, 2019 9:00 PM
Records can be deceiving. Take the St. Charles East boys basketball team, for example.
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South Elgin shoots past Maroons
Updated Jan 25, 2019 11:24 PM
While the temperatures outside may have been frigid things heated up in a hurry inside the South Elgin gymnasium on Friday night.
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South Elgin’s Drake Montgomery gets around Streamwood’s Zach Marquez in a boys basketball game in South Elgin Thursday.
John Starks | Staff
Montgomery leads South Elgin over Streamwood
Updated Jan 17, 2019 10:07 PM
Playing against each other for the third time in 41 days, the basketball teams from South Elgin and Streamwood have fast become familiar foes.
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Strong first half sends South Elgin past Larkin
Updated Jan 11, 2019 11:17 PM
South Elgin may have had a letdown in the second half on Friday night, but they could more than afford it after a tremendous first half.
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Hampshire heads to Dundee-Crown in key FVC battle
Updated Jan 10, 2019 10:58 PM
The upward trajectories of two Fox Valley Conference teams intersect when Hampshire visits Dundee-Crown Friday at 7 p.m.
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Glenbard South hustles past South Elgin
Updated Jan 8, 2019 10:42 PM
Looks like the new kids fit in pretty well.
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Plenty of good to be found in 1st half of boys basketball season
Updated Jan 7, 2019 7:44 PM
Cover high school sports for a living and you get the same question from the barber, from the dental hygienist, from the kid bagging groceries.
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Miszkiewicz’s triple double leads South Elgin past Glenbard East
Updated Jan 3, 2019 7:56 PM
Less than a minute remained in the first half Thursday when South Elgin center Vince Miszkiewicz blocked a shot by Glenbard East guard Mashar Lewis. It was Miszkiewicz’s first block of the game and an sign of things to come.
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South Elgin’s most complete game takes down Jefferson
Updated Dec 27, 2018 9:21 PM
South Elgin seniors Vince Miskiewicz and Drake Montgomery have certainly proved to be the leaders for the Storm this season. That dynamic was on display at Thursday’s Hinkle Holiday Classic hosted by Jacobs High School.
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Frericks scores 33 in Cary-Grove’s win over South Elgin
Updated Dec 22, 2018 9:42 PM
The Cary-Grove boys basketball team took the first step toward forging a new Jacobs Tournament identity in a 70-62 victory over South Elgin Saturday.
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Hot shooting lifts South Elgin over Bartlett
Updated Dec 21, 2018 11:17 PM
It took over 7 minutes for the South Elgin boys basketball team to make its first basket on Friday night. However, it wasn’t long after that it was raining 3s for the Storm.
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Jacobs, Marengo kick off holiday tournament season
Updated Dec 20, 2018 11:09 PM
The boys basketball holiday tournament season starts with a flurry this weekend and hits with the full force of a winter storm the day after Christmas.
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Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Nothing but fun for former Maroons, Royals
Updated Dec 20, 2018 12:59 AM
There is an intrinsic beauty in watching a 36-year-old father of three throw a behind-the-back outlet pass to a 32-year-old consultant who then lobs an alley-oop pass to a 39-year old teacher for a layup.
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West Aurora’s press rattles South Elgin
Updated Dec 18, 2018 10:43 PM
The West Aurora boys basketball team sprung a late trap on host South Elgin in a 65-61 Upstate Eight Conference win on Tuesday.Several of them, actually.
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South Elgin’s Drew Cwik (12) drives to the hoop Saturday in a win over St. Charles North at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
Brian Hill | Staff
South Elgin overcomes 16-point deficit to deny St. Charles North
Updated Dec 15, 2018 9:29 PM
South Elgin claimed a 57-51 victory over St. Charles North on Saturday at the Sears Centre.
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South Elgin shakes off slow start, tops Elgin
Updated Dec 14, 2018 10:23 PM
South Elgin defeated Elgin 51-37 at Chesbrough Field House Friday night in a basketball game pairing Upstate Eight Conference rivals that didn’t start out the way either team had hoped it would.
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Warrick sparks South Elgin to comeback win over Streamwood
Updated Dec 8, 2018 9:34 PM
Playing without injured senior starting guard Drake Montgomery and trailing Streamwood by double digits late in the first half, South Elgin’s basketball team needed some sort of spark.
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Larkin’s Marcus Green, left, defends as South Elgin’s Vincent Miszkiewicz hauls in a rebound during varsity boys basketball in Elgin on Thursday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Balanced South Elgin shoots past Larkin
Updated Nov 29, 2018 10:23 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team defeated Larkin on Thursday.
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South Elgin continues torrid pace, runs by Hampshire
Updated Nov 23, 2018 7:16 PM
Through its first 3 games of the season, South Elgin’s basketball team has shown a propensity for fast-paced, end-to-end action.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
3 Montgomery, Drake Senior 6-3 3
4 Ashby, Trace Senior 6-0 G
5 Rivera, Nicholas Junior 6-0 G
10 Warrick, Jace Senior 6-3 G/F
11 Wafford, John Aaron Sophomore 5-10 G
12 Cwik, Drew Freshman 6-1 G
14 Barnes Jr., Derryl Junior 6-0 G
15 Gallagher, Cody Senior 5-10 G
20 Luckettt-Ware, Oreale Senior 6-2 C
21 Lee, Elijah Senior 5-8 G
22 Vergara, Lorenzo Senior 6-1 G
23 McVicar, Lane Freshman 6-1 G/F
24 Zdybel, Joseph Junior 6-4 C
25 Petras, Mark Senior 6-0 F
30 Errington, Alex Senior 6-6 F/C
32 Wiley, Kendis Freshman 6-2 C
33 Miszkiewicz, Vincent Senior 6-7 F/C
35 Montgomery, Moses Junior 6-2 F/C
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald podcast. Basketball season is the topic at hand.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)
Updated Feb 26, 2019 4:43 PM
PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz rank DuPage County’s Class 3A and 4A boys basketball regionals and preview the girls state tournament on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).
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Bonds, Yaber lead Elgin over West Chicago
Updated Feb 20, 2019 10:33 PM
Elgin ended its regular season on high note Wednesday night with a 58-53 Senior Night win over West Chicago at Chesbrough Field House.
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Josh Steinhaus.
Libertyville’s Steinhaus final MVP for 2018-19 season
Updated Feb 13, 2019 4:17 PM
Josh Steinhaus of Libertyville is this week’s Daily Herald boys basketball MVP. Below are the final MVP selections for the 2018-19 season.
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald podcast. Basketball season is the topic at hand.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)
Updated Feb 4, 2019 4:52 PM
PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz talk about the mystery of the Bartlett boys basketball sectional and break down DuPage County’s girls regional matchups on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).
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Neuqua Valley overtakes South Elgin in second half
Updated Feb 16, 2019 10:54 PM
The Neuqua Valley boys basketball team left nothing unchallenged in the second half of a 58-48 victory over South Elgin at the Upstate Eight-DuPage Valley Shootout at East Aurora Saturday.
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Jack McDonald, left, and his Geneva teammates have been practicing on their own this week because of the teachers strike.
Brian Hill | Staff
Geneva players staying in shape despite strike
Updated Dec 6, 2018 10:21 PM
The Geneva boys basketball team’s home opener scheduled for Friday against St. Charles North was postponed on Thursday due to the ongoing teachers strike in Geneva District 304.
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Geneva coach Scott Hennig was part of a couple of the best — and strangest — games Craig Brueske saw this past basketball season.
John Starks | Staff
Looking back at a memorable basketball season
Updated Mar 19, 2019 9:03 AM
Another Illinois high school basketball season is in the books but the ink remains wet and the memories still fresh in my mind.
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald podcast. Basketball season is the topic at hand.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)
Updated Mar 18, 2019 6:06 PM
PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz bring you the “best of” lists from DuPage County’s boys and girls basketball seasons on this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald podcast. Basketball season is the topic at hand.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)
Updated Mar 13, 2019 5:24 PM
PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz hand out kudos and talk about the disappointments of DuPage County’s boys and girls basketball seasons on this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).
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Glenbard South’s Cole Hardtke walks off the court after the loss to Peoria Manual in the Class 3A boys basketball supersectional game at Northern Illinois University Tuesday.
John Starks | Staff
Glenbard South’s ride comes to a stop in supersectional
Updated Mar 12, 2019 10:46 PM
Raiders reach the end of their Class 3A road
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Address: 760 E. Main St.
South Elgin, Il 60177
Phone:847-289-3760
County:Kane
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