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WEST AURORA BASKETBALL NEWSback to top
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Burlington Central, under the guidance of head coach Brett Porto, won a program-record 28 games this season and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
Rick West | Staff
Fox Valley basketball season in 2017-18 was indescribable
Updated Mar 20, 2018 8:15 PM
Picking the right words to describe the high school basketball season for the Fox Valley area isn’t easy.
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West Aurora’s Cam Donatlan, right, drives to the basket against Belleville West Tuesday during the Class 4A ISU supersectional in Normal.
Photo courtesy Erich Murphy
Belleville West ends West Aurora’s run
Updated Mar 13, 2018 10:23 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team couldn’t overcome a big first half deficit Tuesday night and fell to Belleville West xx-xx in the Class 4A ISU supersectional at Redbird Arena.
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West Aurora’s Traevon Brown takes a jumper against St. Charles earlier this season. The Blackhawks battle Belleville West Tuesday in the Illinois State supersectional at Redbird Arena in Normal.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting the Class 4A ISU supersectional: West Aurora vs. Belleville West
Updated Mar 12, 2018 8:22 PM
Here’s what to expect from the Class 4A boys basketball supersectional at Illinois State University Tuesday between West Aurora and Belleville West.
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West Aurora handles Bolingbrook in sectional final
Updated Mar 9, 2018 11:22 PM
West Aurora defeated Bolingbrook 82-67 Friday night to win the Class 4A Romeoville boys basketball sectional title.
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Larkin’s Kindrel Morris goes to the basket against St. Charles North in last week’s regional championship game. Larkin takes on Rockford Jefferson Friday night for the Class 4A Jacobs sectional title.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting Fox Valley area sectional finals
Updated Mar 8, 2018 8:25 PM
Here’s a look at the Class 4A sectional final matchups for Larkin and West Aurora and for Burlington Central in Class 3A.
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West Aurora dumps Lincoln-Way East to reach sectional final
Updated Mar 7, 2018 10:34 PM
West Aurora defeated Lincoln-Way East 70-58 Wednesday night to advance to the Class 4A Romeoville boys basketball sectional final Friday against Bolingbrook.
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West Aurora claims regional hardware
Updated Mar 2, 2018 11:29 PM
West Aurora defeated Andrew 69-54 Friday night to win the Class 4A Plainfield South boys basketball regional.
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Gabe Bergeron
Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:43 PM
Meet the Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
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West Aurora’s Jared Crutcher, right, is the honorary captain of the Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Daniel White | Staff
West Aurora’s Crutcher soars to new heights
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:43 PM
West Aurora senior Jared Crutcher is the honorary captain of the Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
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Jordyn Hughes and Kaylen Dickson of Warren Township and Drew Peterson of Libertyville are the Daily Herald Lake County All-Area Basketball Honorary Team Captains for 2018.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Images: Daily Herald All-Area Honorary Team Captains in Basketball
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:38 PM
See the Daily Herald All-Area honorary team captains in basketball for 2018.
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West Aurora makes easy work of Waubonsie Valley
Updated Feb 27, 2018 10:27 PM
West Aurora defeated Waubonsie Valley 60-35 Tuesday in a semifinal of the Class 4A Plainfield South boys basketball regional.
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Larkin and Anthony Lynch open the postseason Tuesday at the Class 4A St. Charles North regional.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting the Class 3A and 4A postseason in the Fox Valley
Updated Feb 25, 2018 12:35 AM
Here’s what to expect from the Class 3A and 4A postseason in the Fox Valley
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West Aurora completes perfect Upstate Eight Valley run
Updated Feb 23, 2018 10:43 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team completed a perfect Upstate Eight Valley season Friday night with a 60-41 win over East Aurora.
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Jacobs’ Ryan Phillips, center, had the stitches removed from his right hand earlier this week but the status of the Golden Eagles’ standout, who broke a bone on Feb. 8, is still week-to-week according to coach Jimmy Roberts.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
St. Charles East getting healthy at the right time
Updated Feb 22, 2018 9:18 PM
The St. Charles East boys basketball team is trending upward at the right time.
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West Aurora rolls past Bartlett
Updated Feb 21, 2018 10:41 PM
West Aurora closed out its undefeated Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball championship Wednesday with a 69-40 win over Bartlett.
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West Aurora’s win over South Elgin clinches UEC Valley
Updated Feb 17, 2018 12:35 AM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team clinched the Upstate Eight Valley title Friday with a 65-47 win over South Elgin.
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Submitted photo Thad Tousana (left), a former Batavia High School basketball player who passed away Jan. 25, poses with former Bulldogs coach Jim Roberts and close friend Karl Maves. Tousana and Maves were co-captains of the 1985-86 Batavia boys basketball team. A celebration of Tousana’s life will be held Saturday at Logan Street Baptist Church in Batavia.
When Batavia grad Tousana came around, things just got better
Updated Feb 8, 2018 8:19 PM
Thad Tousana’s second-to-none smile is the first thing people remember about the third-generation Batavia native, who passed away Jan. 25.
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Crutcher, Donatlan lead West Aurora to victory
Updated Feb 2, 2018 11:51 PM
Jared Crutcher stayed hot for West Aurora’s boys basketball team with 23 points Friday in a 78-64 win over West Chicago.
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Larkin closing in on Upstate Eight River crown
Updated Feb 1, 2018 4:34 PM
The Larkin boys basketball team can take a big step toward its first Upstate Eight River title in four years with a win at Batavia on Saturday.
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Jared Crutcher
West Aurora’s Crutcher earns MVP distinction
Updated Jan 31, 2018 9:48 PM
West Aurora senior forward Jared Crutcher has earned Daily Herald MVP honors for his recent high school boys basketball performances.
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West Aurora’s Traevon Brown (1) is double teamed by Willowbrook’s Sikander Zafar (5) and Matas Masys (21) during the 25th annual Jim & Sylvia Roberts Night of Hoops boys basketball game at Batavia High School.
Daniel White | Staff
West Aurora tops Willowbrook for 8th straight win
Updated Jan 27, 2018 11:16 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team defeated Willowbrook 78-66 Saturday night at Batavia’s Night of Hoops.
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West Aurora blows past Glenbard East for 7th straight win
Updated Jan 26, 2018 10:55 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team rolled to a 72-36 Upstate Eight Valley win over Glenbard East Friday night.
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Romeoville no match for West Aurora
Updated Jan 20, 2018 11:22 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team defeated Romeoville 75-52 Saturday night.
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Donatlan’s 36 carry West Aurora past Bartlett
Updated Jan 19, 2018 11:28 PM
Camron Donatlan scored a career-high 36 points Friday night to lead the West Aurora boys basketball team to a 67-59 Upstate Eight Valley win over Bartlett.
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Jacobs guard Nikolas Balkcom puts some pressure on West Aurora guard Camron Donatlan (2) Saturday during basketball at West Aurora High School.
Brian Hill | Staff
Fast start sends West Aurora past Jacobs
Updated Jan 13, 2018 10:13 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team jumped to an 11-0 lead on its way to a 59-47 win over Jacobs on Saturday night in Aurora.
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West Aurora eases past South Elgin
Updated Jan 13, 2018 12:38 AM
West Aurora downed South Elgin 73-55 in Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball action Friday night.
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Batavia, West Aurora earn victories
Updated Jan 6, 2018 10:11 PM
Batavia and West Aurora earned nonconference boys basketball wins Saturday.
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West Aurora pulls away from West Chicago
Updated Jan 5, 2018 10:45 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team defeated West Chicago 66-52 Friday night in an Upstate Eight Valley game in Aurora.
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Bloomington denies St. Charles North 5th at Pontiac
Updated Dec 30, 2017 9:07 PM
The St. Charles North boys basketball team lost to Bloomington 59-40 in the fifth place game at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament Saturday.
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Foul trouble hurts West Aurora in loss to Curie
Updated Dec 29, 2017 6:59 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team fell to Chicago Curie 63-54 at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament Friday.
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Brown, West Aurora stymie Warren at Pontiac
Updated Dec 28, 2017 3:00 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team opened the Pontiac Holiday Tournament Thursday with a 72-50 win over Warren.
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St. Charles East’s Nate Ortiz gets a look at the net against West Aurora during varsity boys basketball at St. Charles Friday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
St. Charles East nips West Aurora
Updated Dec 22, 2017 11:06 PM
St. Charles East’s boys basketball team picked up a 52-51 Upstate Eight crossover win against West Aurora Friday night.
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Jacobs’ Kameron Mack blocks a running jump shot by Warren’s Jacob Rich earlier this season. Mack and the Golden Eagles open play in the Hinkle Holiday Classic at Jacobs against Marian Central on Friday night.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Fox Valley area holiday tournaments
Updated Dec 21, 2017 4:57 PM
The Jacobs boys basketball team would prefer not to wait another eight years. The host Golden Eagles ended an eight-year drought in 2016 by winning the 16-team Hinkle Holiday Classic for the first time since 2008.
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Camron Donatlan
West Aurora’s Donatlan merits MVP selection
Updated Dec 20, 2017 6:23 PM
West Aurora senior Camron Donatlan has earned Daily Herald MVP acclaim for his recent boys basketball performances.
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Defense keys West Aurora’s win over St. Charles North, its sixth straight
Updated Dec 17, 2017 12:12 AM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team limited St. Charles North to 8 fourth-quarter points in a 65-53 victory Saturday.
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West Aurora defeats Glenbard East in overtime
Updated Dec 16, 2017 7:30 PM
Vastly improved Glenbard East forces overtime but West Aurora gets the ‘W’
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Sophomore Uchenna Egekeze (32) made his first start for Huntley Wednesday night at the same time his brother Amanze was scoring a career-high 32 points for Belmont University.
Brian Hill | Staff
West Aurora hits the road for tough challenges
Updated Dec 14, 2017 9:19 PM
It’s a weekend of road tests for the West Aurora boys basketball team.
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Westminster Christian posts win
Updated Dec 9, 2017 9:48 PM
Ben Versluys scored 17 points to lead Westminster Christian to a 62-52 nonconference boys basketball win at Orangeville Saturday.
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West Aurora rolls past East Aurora
Updated Dec 8, 2017 11:25 PM
West Aurora defeated East Aurora 70-48 Friday night in an Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball game.
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Burlington Central to face South Elgin for Strombom title
Updated Nov 24, 2017 10:56 PM
Zach Schutta scored 21 points and Patrick Mayfield added 14 as the Burlington Central boys basketball team defeated Rochelle 65-41 Friday night to advance to the championship game of the Strombom Thanksgiving Tournament at Sycamore.
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Virgen, Donatlan power West Aurora past Hinsdale Central
Updated Nov 22, 2017 6:57 PM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team defeated Hinsdale Central 60-43 Wednesday at the Hoops for Healing tournament at Oswego.
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Westminster Christian earns win
Updated Nov 21, 2017 10:24 PM
Ben Versluys and Jordan Warrener scored 15 points each Tuesday night to lead the Westminster Christian boys basketball team to a 56-44 win over Chicago Sullivan at the Warriors’ own Thanksgiving tournament.
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Cary-Grove dumps Woodstock
Updated Nov 20, 2017 10:31 PM
Sophomore Frank Jakubicek scored a game-high 19 points Monday night to lead the Cary-Grove boys basketball team to an 83-56 win over Woodstock at the Hoops for Healing tournament in Woodstock.
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Jacobs’ Kameron Mack pushes past Larkin’s Kashmir Ivy during sectional title game action at Chesbrough Field House in Elgin last season.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Boys basketball: Previewing the Fox Valley area for 2017-18
Updated Nov 16, 2017 1:44 PM
Previewing the 2017-18 boys basketball season in the Fox Valley
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West Aurora’s DaVion Cross is the Fox Valley Male Athlete of the Year.
John Starks | Staff
West Aurora’s Cross claims Fox Valley Male Athlete of the Year
Updated Jun 10, 2017 10:45 PM
West Aurora’s DaVion Cross is the Fox Valley Male Athlete of the Year.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
1 Brown, Traevon Junior 6'0 G
2 Donatlan, Camron Senior 6'3 G
3 Kirkwood Jr, Latrone Junior 5'8 G
4 Rogers, Moshe Junior 6'3 F
5 Sawyer, DaQuan Junior 5'8 G
10 Crutcher, Jared Senior 6'5 F
11 Cheeks, Davaris Junior 6'2 F
12 Virgen, Damian Senior 6'0 G/F
14 Slater, Latrell Senior 6'0 F
15 Davis, Tamarius Junior 5'10 G
20 Hurston, Daivion Junior 6'0 G/F
21 Cameron, Adonis Junior 6'4 C
22 Hernandez, Teddy Senior 5'5 G
23 Battle, Jordan Senior 5'9 G
24 Salter, Hezekiah Junior 6'1 F
33 Young, Benjamin Senior 6'4 F
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Play Video Larkin takes 4th in Class 4A
PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Evanston’s run leaves Larkin with fourth place
Updated Mar 17, 2018 10:45 PM
Larkin’s boys basketball team fell behind in the second quarter and couldn’t recover Saturday night, falling to Evanston 61-49 in the third place game of the Class 4A state tournament in Peoria.
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Larkin’s basketball family sticks together through tough finish
Updated Mar 17, 2018 10:52 PM
The 2017-18 Larkin boys basketball players will take pride in their accomplishments in the coming weeks, but there was only sadness Saturday in the immediate aftermath of their final game together.
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Burlington Central, under the guidance of head coach Brett Porto, won a program-record 28 games this season and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
Rick West | Staff
Fox Valley basketball season in 2017-18 was indescribable
Updated Mar 20, 2018 8:15 PM
Picking the right words to describe the high school basketball season for the Fox Valley area isn’t easy.
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Paul Kowalyszyn
Kowalyszyn steps down at Streamwood
Updated Mar 19, 2018 9:27 PM
Paul Kowalyszyn has stepped down as Streamwood boys basketball coach.
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Larkin boys basketball coach Deryn Carter and his dad, Deryl, display the class 4A fourth-place trophy Saturday night at Carver Arena in Peoria. Deryl Carter served the Royals as a volunteer assistant coach.
PHOTO COURTESY MARLENE CARTER
Final reflections of the weekend in Peoria
Updated Mar 19, 2018 6:09 PM
Reflecting on the weekend in Peoria and the Class 4A state boys basketball tournament.
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Play Video Larkin head coach Deryn Carter yells instructions to his players on the floor.
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Larkin falls behind big early but doesn't give up
Updated Mar 17, 2018 1:29 PM
Larkin's boys basketball team fell behind 9-0 and trailed by 18 with 1:30 left in the first half, but the Royals climbed back into it against mighty Belleville West at the Class 4A state semifinals.
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Play Video Belleville West 64, Larkin 53
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Larkin battles but comes up short against Belleville West
Updated Mar 17, 2018 1:28 PM
Larkin's boys basketball team came up short against Belleville West 64-53 in the Class 4A state semifinals Friday evening at Carver Arena in Peoria.
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Larkin and senior Anthony Lynch will battle Belleville West Friday at 5:30 p.m. in a Class 4A state semifinal at Carver Arena in Peoria.
Mark Black | Staff
Mission impossible? Larkin accepting the challenge
Updated Mar 15, 2018 9:02 PM
Here’s what to expect from Friday’s Class 4A state semifinal boys basketball game between Larkin and Belleville West.
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Larkin’s Kindrel Morris dives for a loose ball as Benet’s Jake Ronneberg gets there first during Class 4A supersectional action at Northern Illinois University on Tuesday.
John Starks | Staff
The big-school basketball show goes on in Peoria
Updated Mar 15, 2018 12:54 PM
The boys basketball teams from Larkin, Evanston, Whitney Young, North Chicago, Marian Catholic and Morgan Park help lend a northerly flavor to this weekend’s 3A and 4A state finals in Peoria. But Belleville West and Springfield Southeast intend to make a powerful downstate case at Carver Arena.
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Larkin head coach Deryn Carter pumps his fist as the Royals celebrate their win against Benet in the Class 4A supersectional boys basketball game at Northern Illinois University Tuesday. Larkin takes on Belleville West in the state semifinals Friday in Peoria.
John Starks | Staff
School, community pride as important to Larkin as winning
Updated Mar 14, 2018 5:47 PM
Wednesday was not your normal day at Larkin High School. The entire school took on a little different air, courtesy of the Royals’ boys basketball team.
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