Grace Sullivan and Mia Gillis formed an unbeatable combination on Monday night. Sullivan scored 16 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and blocked 4 shots, while Gillis contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds to carry Carmel to a 49-37 victory over Sycamore in the Class 3A Dundee-Crown Supersectional.

With 15 points in the fourth quarter alone, Shannon Blacher was leading Montini’s charge from 15 down in the final frame against Sycamore in the Class 3A Kaneland Sectional final.But her layup attempt at the buzzer in traffic didn’t fall and the Spartans held on for a 57-56 win for the first sectional title in school history.

Geneva’s 13-point lead with 5:33 left against Sycamore evaporated to two in the closing seconds as the Spartans seemed poised for a second comeback win against the Vikings this year.But Caroline Madden came up with a steal to keep the Spartans from tying or winning the game, then Rilee Hasegawa sunk a pair of free throws to seal a 62-58 win on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Sycamore senior guard Faith Feuerbach scored 13 points, Carlsen tossed in 12, Ella Shipley added 11 points and Evyn Carrier had 10 points in a thrilling 49-47 nonconference girls basketball win over Fremd in Sycamore Saturday.

Playing for the first time since its first loss of the season, the Sycamore girls basketball team went off against Interstate 8 foe Kaneland on Tuesday, scoring 24 of the first 29 points and knocking off the Knights, 42-32.

Sycamore held Huntley to only two points in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 53-38 nonconference win, keeping its perfect season intact with its 21st win to start the season.

To Evyn Carrier, Sycamore’s ongoing undefeated season – and the reward that has come along with it – goes beyond basketball itself.“I wouldn’t even say it’s about the title or the winning or the undefeated [season], it’s more about the bond that we have on this team,” Carrier said Monday following Sycamore’s convincing 56-24 victory over Hampshire on as part of the Batavia MLK tournament.

Sycamore’s Faith Feuerbach delivered the final blow in Geneva’s 48-47 loss in the Burlington Central Thanksgiving Tournament title game Saturday. The senior’s long 3-point basket put Sycamore ahead for the first time with 6.5 seconds left on the clock. The trey, launched from the volleyball attack line, ended up being the winning bucket. However, it was a one-sided third quarter, and a back-and-forth final period, that set up the dramatic finish.

Here’s a look at the girls basketball season in the Interstate Eight