Jalen Brown tallied a double-double of 15 points and 20 rebounds as Glenbard South downed Glenbard East 57-31 in Upstate Eight Conference boys basketball play on Thursday night.

For a team having a rough season, Glenbard East sure showed a lot of heart in playing one of its best stretches of the season late in Friday’s Upstate Eight Conference game with visiting Fenton.

Jalen Brown can simplify his role to three key areas: “rebounding, defense (and) putback points.” Brown, a Glenbard South junior, certainly showcased all of that in the Raiders’ 55-41 victory over Glenbard East on Friday.

Only fans who watched both the sophomore and varsity games Friday night between Larkin and Glenbard East saw end of the game drama. The Rams’ sophomore team rallied in the fourth quarter to tie the Royals at the end of regulation and then win it in overtime, 44-39.The only question in the final period of the varsity contest in Elgin was: would the Royals hit triple digits? Larkin did not hit the century mark but did overwhelm its Upstate Eight Conference rival, 93-18.

Glenbard East senior Tyrese Buffkin was well aware that a sluggish second quarter might just give visiting West Chicago enough of a spark to enable the Wildcats to pull off an upset Tuesday night, so he and his fellow Rams wanted to change things up at the start of the second half.

The athletic repercussions for the still-ongoing pandemic were certainly not limited to on-field issues for local high school athletes.Getting noticed has also been particularly difficult in the last two years for those seeking to compete at the next level.But new doors are certainly opening for Bartlett post Conrad Luczynski.

Here’s a look at the boys basketball season in the Upstate Eight