Conant dominated the rest of the field in the Conant Sectional, outscoring runner-up Lake Park by nearly 20 points to qualify for next Friday’s state finals in Frankort.
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Conant's Angela Anzalone overcame a 17-pin deficit to Hoffman Estates' Sarah Wille to propel Conant to the team title at the Fremd Sectional on Saturday.
Tournament MVP David Cohn buried two free throws with 23 seconds to play to give host York a 30-29 win and its first Jack Tosh Holiday Classic tournament title since 1980.
Streamwood junior Hannah McGlone scored five points in the second overtime while dishing out two critical assists to lead Streamwood to a 65-56 victory over Conant in the Mundelein Holiday Tournament.
Joey Ranallo scored seven of his 12 points in the fourth quarter --including some clutch free throws -- to lead Conant to a 46-41 win over Schaumburg on Friday.
Rolling Meadows junior Jenny Vliet made four three-pointers on her way to a team-high 18 points as the No. 13 Mustangs (7-0) defeated visiting Conant 59-28 on Tuesday.
Matt Alviti accounted for three touchdowns and Nathan Gruber recorded his first two interceptions of the season to help Maine South to a 27-13 win over Conant in the second round of the Class 8A playoffs.
Conant’s defense force two interceptions, including one that Tim Manczko picked off for a 70-yard touchdown to help the Cougars to a 14-0 first-round playoff win in Class 8A.