Around the State: Tuesday Stat Monsters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a><em>***Use Code “ScottyB30” for 30% off your annual subscription***</em></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's go around the state on a busy Tuesday night to see who some of the top performers were in big games!&nbsp; We dive into 50+ Tuesday night games and players in Around the State: Tuesday Stat Monsters!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rochester topped Lincoln in a central Illinois clash 45-42.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2478574' first='Kai' last='Bruce'] led the way with 8 points while Nate Swaney and Khordell Gregory each had 8.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Patrick got a nice win over Deerfield 50-41.&nbsp; Maurice Neeley had 17 points with Joseph Costaznzo along with [player_tooltip player_id='2437111' first='Steven' last='Quach'] each getting in double figures at 10 points.&nbsp; Deerfield's star [player_tooltip player_id='1552404' first='Jake' last='Pollack'] had 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christ the King knocked off Timothy Christian 45-35.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2859809' first='Malachi' last='Johnson'] went for 14 points while Lavontae Windfield had 12 points.&nbsp; Charlie Crichton 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mendon Unity got a narrow win over Illini West 52-50.&nbsp; Adler Gray dropped 16 points while Blake Arnsman had 13.&nbsp; For Illini West it was 6'1” Wesley Robertson dropping 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minooka got the win over Plainfield Central 55-49.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2454180' first='Brady' last='Hairald'] had 11 points and 8 rebounds.&nbsp; Nathan Gonzalez had 8 points and 6 rebounds.&nbsp; Kyle Rodak had 9 points and 4 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Laurence blew out Providence St. Mel 79-45.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2323617' first='Markese' last='Peoples'] had 21 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2125677' first='Reggie' last='Stevens'] went for 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Anne got the win against Momence 61-46.&nbsp; St. Anne's Brandon Schoth had 17 points with D'Angelo Hundley for Momence dropping 21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barrington topped Schaumburg 52-45.&nbsp; DJ Young had 21 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1845354' first='Oliver' last='Gray'] went for 14.&nbsp; Cam Anderson had 12 leading Schaumburg while Tony Horton Jr scored 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Riverside Brookfield got a 60-48 win against Ridgewood.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2105396' first='Cameron' last='Mercer'] is their senior star who had 24 points.&nbsp; Colin Ciminio went for 11 points and 5 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yorkville got the win over Plainfield South 56-38 as [player_tooltip player_id='2532003' first='Joey' last='Jakstys'] lived up to top 10 ranking with 21 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Thomas More beat Oakwood 64-47.&nbsp; Nate Kaufmann had 25 points.&nbsp; Owen Yeager went for 24 points.&nbsp; Raphael Dongo Kengue stuffed stat sheet with 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Ignatius beat Marmion Academy 66-46 as [player_tooltip player_id='2839874' first='Chris' last='Chittaro'] led the way with 19 points.&nbsp; Marmion Academy was paced by Joey Kramer with 12 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2833970' first='Ali' last='Tharwani'] and Max Ulbrich each had 8 points and 7 points respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Woodstock got a victory over Harvard.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2469073' first='Max' last='Beard'] had 24 points including topping 1,000 for his career and he is only a junior!&nbsp; Rian Hahn-Clifton had 18 points while Liam Laidig had 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Streator beat Listle 52-36.&nbsp; Riley Stevens led the way with 19 points.&nbsp; Senior post Joe Hoekstra had 12 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reed Custer got the win vs Herscher 69-64.&nbsp; Sophomore Matt Kuban paced them with 23 points.&nbsp; Kaiden Klein and Jesse Tresouthick had 18 points and 15 points a piece.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maroa-Forsyth won over St. Teresa being led by Caebrin Lee with 23 points and getting 18 from Coby Lane.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin got a 63-45 win over Cissna.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1845359' first='Keison' last='Peoples'] had 25 points while Darrin Farr chipped in 19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whitney Young got a CPS win against Lane Tech 66-52.&nbsp; Tennesee commit [player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.&nbsp; Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2886496' first='Travis' last='Jamison'] had 14 points.&nbsp; Illinois State commit [player_tooltip player_id='2297870' first='Matthew' last='Szafoni'] had 16 points and 8 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rock Island continues to roll as they recorded a 80-45 win against Galesburg.&nbsp; Guards [player_tooltip player_id='2455389' first='Arthur' last='Abbey'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2712818' first='Deven' last='Marshall'] both scored 24.&nbsp; Stone Thiel had 14 points for Galesburg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joliet West beat Oswego 54-46.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2323265' first='Aamir' last='Shannon'] had 15 points.&nbsp; Sophomore star [player_tooltip player_id='2125627' first='Ethan' last='Vahl'] had 16 for Oswego.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Way Central beat Lockport 57-53.&nbsp; Alex Panos had a monster game with 29 points.&nbsp; Nick Brzezniak had 18 as well.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2125671' first='Nojus' last='Venckus'] had 19 while Trace Schaaf notched 11 points and 6 boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kennedy got the W over Kelly 71-28.&nbsp; Javeon Sargent Williams had a massive showing with 26 points.&nbsp; Alexander Hernandez went for 18.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schurz got the 85-44 win against Sullivan.&nbsp; Robert Leal paced them with 20 points.&nbsp; Cameron Trent scored 15 points and Terrence Brighton finished with 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Payton dropped Taft by a final 63-61.&nbsp; Sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2531979' first='CJ' last='Pittman'] had 26 points while freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2947403' first='Orlando' last='Bohlen'] had 11 points.&nbsp; Nate Serrano dropped 20 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2765530' first='Isaiah' last='Nelson'] 17 points for Taft.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bowen won 67-43 against Harlan.&nbsp; Kevion Taylor had 18 points while Jaiden Robinson dropped 15.&nbsp; Clenstein Marseille had 16 points as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Way East ton over Bloom 50-46.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2125656' first='KJ' last='Brown'] popped for LWE with 17 points.&nbsp; Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2918205' first='Keiwon' last='Gulley'] had 14 for Bloom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Newman beat Eastland 57-50.&nbsp; Senior George Jugerman had 20 points for Newman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lemont scored a 83-51 win against Eisenhower.&nbsp; Ryan Crane had 23 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2617407' first='Julian' last='Overton'] continues to impress with 21 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maine East recorded a great win over Glenbrook North 69-57 as sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2369922' first='Jayden' last='Dozie'] had 25 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kankakee continues to roll into their battle for #1 on Sunday with a 87-57 W against Urbana.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'] had 36 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1874852' first='Myair' last='Thompson'] dropped 18 points, 7 dimes, and 5 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hillcrest beat Oak Lawn 65-51 as [player_tooltip player_id='2540107' first='Jamir' last='Ratliff'] scored 16 for Hillcrest.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2734444' first='Marc' last='Harvey'] had 18 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2433457' first='Jack' last='Dempsey'] scored 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abingdon-Avon won 58-40 over Sherrard.&nbsp; Alex Fouth had 20 points while Ryker Darst contributed 14.&nbsp; Brylan Bender led Sherrard with 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Columbia topped Triad in a nice southern Illinois matchup.&nbsp; One of the better unsigned seniors in state [player_tooltip player_id='1790001' first='Eddie' last='Smajic'] had 26 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew topped Lincoln Way West led by 31 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2125664' first='Malik' last='Mahmoud'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rolling Meadows won 56-42 against Conant.&nbsp; Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1552466' first='Andrew' last='Krestel'] led the way with 12 points and 6 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waukegan has been impressive early as they beat Lake Zurich 61-51 getting 32 points from senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1845351' first='Simereon' last='Carter'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuscola won over ALAH 72-25.&nbsp; Logan Kurtz topped them with 22 points. &nbsp;&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1731235' first='Kaedan' last='Chenoweth'] had 11 points and 5 boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Park bounced back with a 68-49 win behind 15 points a piece from [player_tooltip player_id='2831535' first='Larry' last='Harris'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2439327' first='Jalil' last='Amous'] while freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2385677' first='Noah' last='Young'] went for 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nashville won 66-57 on the road at Salem.&nbsp; Star Maddox Ritzell dropped a double double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2384238' first='Palmer' last='Renken'] had 13 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2393747' first='Kassidy' last='Linkey'] had 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnsburg got a 71-46&nbsp; W against Richmond Burton.&nbsp; Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1552463' first='Jayce' last='Schmitt'] had 19 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1552426' first='Jarrel' last='Albea'] contributed 17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brother Rice topped Montini 47-44 as the Crusaders got 14 points from Joe Niego and 11 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2398368' first='Charlie' last='Wizgird'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plainfield East won narrowly over rival Plainfield North 40-36 as [player_tooltip player_id='1552473' first='Alijah' last='Little'] had 13 points.&nbsp; Danny Sepulveda had 10 points and rising 2027 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='2406554' first='KJ' last='Miller'] went for 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top ranked DePaul Prep won over Providence led by Toledo commit [player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] with 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bolingbrook blew out Joliet Central winning 72-27.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2531973' first='Brady' last='Pettigrew'] had 22 points while also getting a nice game from emerging 2027 wing [player_tooltip player_id='2881313' first='Isaiah' last='Rogers'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richards won over Tinley Park 64-33 as [player_tooltip player_id='2508088' first='Travon' last='Gourdine'] had 27 points in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Curie beat Westinghouse 78-52.&nbsp; Horton had 19 for Curie while Westinghouse got 15 from [player_tooltip player_id='2402634' first='Xavier' last='Johnson'] and 12 each from [player_tooltip player_id='2371301' first='Jemari' last='Jackson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2899400' first='Jamarion' last='Allen'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michelle Clark won over Manley 57-54.&nbsp; Dereon Carter had a double double of 17 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp; Same for [player_tooltip player_id='2402900' first='Jeremie' last='George'] with 16 points and 10 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Rita won 58-57 against Fenwick of course led by their top player [player_tooltip player_id='2531995' first='Eze' last='Nwagwu'] with 20 points while Mikey Hampton chipped in 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metamora rolls over Champaign Central 77-48 getting 20 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2916010' first='Sam' last='Koch'] and fellow 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2751060' first='Brady' last='Jones'] had 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moline won 54-39 against Sterling.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2455383' first='Brady' last='Welch'] had 14 points while sophomore Alante Anderson had 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->