Hot-shooting Crystal Lake Central left Huntley with a 54-37 victory Friday night in a battle of Fox Valley Conference Division champs. The Tigers made 23-of-34 shots through the first three quarters.
Montini continued its march towards its sixth consecutive state title by routing Crystal Lake Central 59-7 Tuesday in an Antioch Sectional semi. The two clubs also met for the state title in 2010 and 2011.
01/11/2013, 11:40pm CST, By Michael O’Brien mobrien@suntimes.com
Senior Jordan Turner hit the game-winning jumper with four seconds to play to give Woodstock a 54-53 win over No. 24 Crystal Lake Central Friday in Crystal Lake.
Crystal Lake Central connected on 16-of-25 first-half shots to build an 18-point halftime lead en route to a dominant 65-43 win over arch-rival Crystal Lake South in Saturday’s championship game of the Jacobs Holiday Classic.
Ryan Mahoney scored on an eight-yard run late in the first half, and Cary-Grove overcame three fourth-quarter fumbles to hang on for a 7-0 victory Saturday against visiting Crystal Lake Central in a Class 6A quarterfinal.
Crystal Lake complied 203 rushing yards on 48 attempts while their defense allowed Grant 181 total yards en route to a 30-13 victory in the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs.
In three leagues — North Suburban Lake, North Suburban Prairie and Fox Valley Fox — elite teams in the loop will go head-to-head Friday, with the winner of each game improving to 6-1 and clinching a playoff berth.