Alex Gregorio-Perez was second for the DeKalb girls while Lamar Bradley, Eduardo Castro and Jacob Luce each took second for the Barb boys. Plus Cooper Bode picked up a second-place finish for Sycamore and more in the roundup.
Waubonsive Valley held DeKalb to five points in the fourth quarter while Blissett scored eight points on the offensive end in the final 8 minutes of a 49-45 win, securing their ninth straight win to start the season.
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Just the mention of Sycamore vs. Morris brings to mind a hard-nosed, tooth-and-nail type of contest, no matter what the sport. Friday night was no exception as the Spartans visited Morris and came away with a 57-48 victory.
Freddy Hassan scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, his huge second half helping Kaneland turn away visiting Plano 79-68.
Ottawa’s Andrew Ristau and Hector Valdez picked up pins after sizable second-period deficits. Sycamore's Connor Kness did the same later in the match, clinching the win for the Spartans.
The DeKalb boys basketball team met an undefeated opponent for the third time in as many games Friday night when they hosted Waubonsie Valley.
St. Francis built a 19-point, third-quarter lead. Kaneland shaved it to four late in the fourth quarter, but the Spartans held on for their eighth win of the season on Thursday.
The Hiawatha girls basketball team earned a win, the Kaneland wrestling team swept a triangular and more in Thursday's Daily Chronicle roundup.