It didn’t take long for Drew Scharnowski to make his presence felt on the basketball court this season.

Can you still hear Mark Einwich’s voice?

Marmion’s plan against Burlington Central was to strike first, be the aggressor and do to the Rockets what they had done so frequently to their opponents.

Burlington Central boys basketball coach Brett Porto may be incapable of experiencing good feelings during a game.

Behind a Herculean effort from 6-foot-9 senior center Drew Scharnowski, who nearly recorded a triple double with a game-high 35 points, 17 rebounds and 8 blocked shots, Burlington Central (28-5) captured its second consecutive Class 3A regional championship with Friday night’s 68-54 victory over Wauconda in Wheaton.

Burlington Central’s basketball team celebrated its Senior Night in style Friday night.

Memorable moments have been a part of Drew Scharnowski’s high school basketball career at Burlington Central.

Jacobs had not scored for 5 minutes, had struggled with turnovers and was scrambling, trying to stay in contact with Burlington Central.

Harvest Christian Academy might be one of the smallest high schools in the area with an enrollment of 165 (according to the IHSA).

As it got ready for their Fox Valley Conference rematch with Dundee-Crown, Burlington Central knew it could ill afford a repeat of their previous match last month in Carpentersville when it ran into a hot-shooting Charger unit that sent them back home with a defeat.

Andrew Scharnowski wasn’t going to let his last trip to Hampshire end in a loss.

Burlington Central found itself in a position which seemed unlikely several minutes earlier.

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

Burlington Central defenders prefer to play aggressive and not worry about if their opponents get by and have an open path to the basket.

Drew Scharnowski’s first dunk, a two-handed job on a fast break at the 5:50 mark of the third quarter, apparently was just the warmup.

Burlington Central coach Brett Porto cut the final strings of the net before draping it over the Plano Christmas Classic championship trophy.

The defending Plano Christmas Classic champions and 2022 top seed looked every bit as good as advertised in Wednesday night’s curtain-dropper in Reaper Gymnasium.

Please excuse Crystal Lake South boys basketball coach Matt LePage if he forgets what day it is over the next week or so.

Glenbard West may not look like the same team it did a year ago.

No Andrew Scharnowski. No problem for the Burlington Central Rockets.

Once Dundee-Crown guard Zach Randl got hot and put his team in the lead, the Chargers were determined to never let go.

If opposing teams haven’t been already wary of him, Drew Scharnowski has effectively put them all on notice.

Yorkville took a big step toward achieving one of its 2022-2023 season goals Saturday night by defeating Burlington Central 62-47 in the championship game of Sycamore’s Leland G. Strombom Holiday Tournament.

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

Drew Scharnowski had a productive junior season with one of the top Class 3A teams in the state, followed by an outstanding spring and summer in which he landed close to two dozen Division I offers.

Late in a recent summer league game against Naperville North, Burlington Central’s Drew Scharnowski made a statement play with a statement yell.