Benet jumped all over Glenbard North at the opening of Friday’s Class 4A Batavia regional final as well as at the start of the second half.

It wasn’t the best start Friday night for Lake Park guard Vito Lagioia, and he and his Lancers also would like to have been a little better at the end of regulation. But there were no complaints about the final result.

Glenbard North’s duo of J.J. Hernandez and Donald Davis was a little bit to much to handle in the second half against Buffalo Grove at the Wheeling Hardwood Classic Monday afternoon. Hernandez, a 6-foot 6 sophomore, recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds in the Panthers’ 55-54 win over the Bison.

The assignment was no easy task, but Glenbard North senior Josh Applewhite was well-prepared and came through with a grade A performance.The Panthers defender was challenged by chasing and guarding Addison Trail’s Jacob Daniels all night long Monday, and was tasked with stopping the Blazer shooter in the waning seconds with his team ahead 57-55. Applewhite contested the shot perfectly, didn’t foul Daniels, and when the shot bounded off the rim his team left the floor with an impressive win over an Addison Trail team that had won five of its first six games.

It didn’t take long for Glenbard North to show host West Chicago that the second half of Saturday afternoon’s boys basketball game might not be quite as enjoyable as the first two quarters. The Panthers, who led just 25-24 at the half, picked up the pace on both sides of the floor in the second half and used a barrage of inside buckets and forced turnovers to win going away 56-38. Glenbard North opened the third quarter with a fastbreak reverse layup from sophomore JJ Hernandez and followed that up with a pair of quick driving baskets by Josh Applewhite for a quick 6-0 run.

Here’s a look at the boys basketball season in the DuKane