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Tournament MVP Jaylen Zachery scored 14 points to lead Romeoville to the Oak Lawn Holiday Tournament championship with a 46-35 win over Lockport.
Zion Gross, a junior guard who transferred to Joliet West from Crete-Monee this season, scored eight points and eight rebounds in his second start, helping lift the Tigers past Plainfield North 47-39.
Sophomore Aiden Brown had a pin in the final match of the dual to seal a 39-30 win for Joliet West over Romeoville. Carson Weber and Jakob Crandall also had huge wins for the Tigers.
Bolingbrook went 2-0 in Ohio and has trips to Michigan and Florida coming up. Plus, a record-breaking performance and more in the Herald-News girls basketball notebook.
Freshman guard Davion Thompson scored a career-high 32 points and Bolingbrook held off a late charge from Lincoln-Way East for a 66-58 win.
Gracen Gehrke scored all 13 of Lincoln-Way Central's points in the first half. She finished with 18 and her teammates picked it up in the second half for a 41-34 win over Stagg.
Romeoville girls basketball player Jadea Johnson was voted the Herald-News Athlete of the Week. The senior guard had 23 points, 13 rebounds and seven steals in a win over Plainfield South.
Maddie Cyranek does not get much playing time for Plainfield East's girls basketball team, but she plays a big role as a leader. She is also a leader off the court, earning a Girl Scouts Gold Award for starting the Women's Empowerment and Equity Club at Plainfield East.
Junior guard Seth Cheney is more than just a 3-point shooter for Providence. Cheney showed off his improved all-around game, pouring in 23 points to lead the Celtics to a 58-54 win over Joliet Catholic.
Lemont senior Eddie Scott finished eighth in Class 2A and led his team to a runner-up trophy. He is the 2023 Herald-News Boys Golfer of the Year.
Here is the 2023 Herald-News Boys Golf All-Area Honor Roll, recognizing the accomplishments of our area’s state qualifiers this past season.
Sophomore Luke Grevengoed scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half as Joliet West rallied for a 68-63 win over Plainfield East.
Lincoln-Way West senior Kaylee Dwyer, the Class 2A state champion, is the 2023 Herald-News Girls Golfer of the Year.
Sabina Charlebois, who is extra motivated after falling one win short of making the state tournament last season, had two pins as Minooka beat the host Porters 66-15 and Plainfield Central 60-12 in a triangular at Lockport.
Senior guard TJ Lee's leadership is vital for Romeoville. Lee scored 13 points, while Mickeis Johnson scored 14 as the Spartans topped Joliet West 61-54.