The Elmhurst Independent - Thursday, January 26, 2017 • 25
The Elmhurst Independent
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January 26, 2017 • 25
IC Catholic Prep boys basketball team defeats Timothy Christian Trojans to play in Fulton Shootout this weekend
By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT
The IC Catholic Prep boys basketball team recorded a recent 61-46 Metro Suburban Conference crossover win against town neighbor Timothy Christian. The win moved the Knights to 12-6 overall. In earlier action, IC Catholic Prep dropped a 61-52 MSC crossover game to Elgin St. Edward. IC Catholic Prep returns to action this weekend against Riverside-Brookfield in Metro Suburban Conference Blue Division action. Timothy Christian boys basketball In addition to dropping the recent 61-46 contest to IC Catholic Prep, the Timothy Christian boys basketball team also lost 56-53 to Glenbard South in Metro Suburban Conference Red Division action. Glenbard South led 17-14 after the first quarter and 31-24 at halftime. The Trojans outscored Glenbard South 16-15 in the third quarter and 13-10 in the fourth quarter. Joey Davidson led the Trojans with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Jonny Strube and Brandon Orange each had 12 points. Orange also shot 6-for-11 from the field. Strube shot
5-for-8. Strube and Davidson each had two 3-pointers. Strube led the team with six rebounds, while Orange had five and Jimmy Allen pulled in four rebounds. Ty Merrick finished with five assists. Strube and Orange each had two blocked shots. Through 15 games, Timothy was averaging 59.2 points per game. Orange was tops on the team in scoring at 14.0 points per game. Davidson was averaging 12.1 points and Strube was at 10.7 points. Allen was averaging 5.7 points, while Michael Thomas was at 5.1 point per game. Orange was the team’s leading rebounder at 7.3 per game, while Strube was averaging 6.6 rebounds per contest and Davidson was at 4.6. Merrick was tops in assists at 3.7 per game, while Strube and Davidson each were averaging 2.1 assists per game. Trayvon Williams was averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Strube and Orange each were averaging 1.5 blocks per game. Strube was tops on the team with 32 three-pointers made. Merrick was the team leader in total assists with 55. Williams had a team-high 22 steals, while Orange had 23 blocked shots and Strube had 22. Timothy was 12-6 overall after the loss to IC Catholic Prep. The Trojans returned to Metro Suburban Conference Red Division action earlier this week against Elgin St. Edward and will play in the Fulton Shootout this weekend.
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Three cheers for conference champs
The Timothy Christian competitive cheerleading team recently won the Metro Suburban Conference Red Division title. It was the Trojans’ fourth competition win of the season. Team members Alyse Schnurr, Samantha Leide, Heather Kocol and Emily Kiefer earned all-conference awards.
York boys basketball team splits pair of games at WWS tournament Martucci scores 17 points in win against Glenbard East
By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT
The York boys basketball team was busy over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, playing four games at the Wheaton-Warrenville South MLK tournament. York opened play with a 55-39 loss to Rockford Auburn. The Dukes trailed 13-9 after the first quarter and 26-13 at halftime. Rockford Auburn outscored York 29-26 in the second half. York shot 44.1 percent from the field and only attempted five free throws. Nick Trapani led the Dukes with 14 points. He made 4 of 7 three-point
attempts and both his free throws. He also had four assists. Henry Judge added eight points, including a 2-for-2 effort from the 3-point line. Sam Walsh chipped in seven points and Nick Kosich had six points. Walsh also had a teamhigh six rebounds. Kosich had four rebounds. Trapani had four assists, while Kosich and Angelo Martucci each had two steals. York then rebounded to score a 52-50 win over Glenbard East. York jumped out to an 18-9 lead after the first quarter and led 27-23 at halftime. York outscored Glenbard East 14-7 in the third quarter and then withstood a Rams’ charge in the fourth. Glenbard East outscored York 20-11 in the fourth quarter. Martucci led the Dukes with 17 points on 5-for-6 shooting. He also sank 7 of 8 free throws and added
four rebounds. Trapani added 14 points and seven rebounds along with two steals. Jordan Gray also had 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting. He had a team-high nine rebounds. York shot 42 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free-throw line (12-for-17). Trapani sank a pair of 3-pointers. On the final day of competition, the Dukes dropped a 56-53 game to Hinsdale South in overtime. York led 15-7 after the first quarter and 27-15 at halftime. Hinsdale South went on a 16-3 run in the third quarter. York outscored Hinsdale South 15-14 in the fourth quarter to necessitate the extra frame. Hinsdale had an 11-8 edge in overtime. Trapani led the Dukes with 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the 3-point line. Martucci had 12 points, while Gray added 10 points. Kosich
had six points. Gray led York with six rebounds. Kosich and Martucci each pulled in five rebounds. Kosich finished with eight assists and 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. Erik Cohn had two steals. York shot 43 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free-throw line (10-for-14). York connected on 7 of 15 three-point attempts. York closed the tournament with a 65-43 win over Downers Grove South. York led 16-9 after the first quarter and 31-13 at halftime. The Dukes were red-hot from the floor, shooting 64.9 percent (24-for37). York also canned 12 of 14 freethrow attempts (85.7 percent) and shot 5-for-9 from the 3-point line (55.6 percent). Gray led the Dukes with 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting. He also had seven rebounds. Cohn added 18
points on 6-for-9 shooting. Martucci and Trapani each had eight points. Cohn had five rebounds, while Martucci had five assists and Kosich added four assists. Martucci had three steals. Kosich had two steals. Cohn made three 3-pointers, while Trapani had a pair of three-pointers. “The tournament is one of the best in the state,” said York coach Vince Doran. “They have teams come from all over the place. It’s really good there and it’s a fun opportunity to play two games on Saturday and two more on Sunday. We take the kids out to eat and that’s a good bonding time as a team. We have fun and we play good basketball games.” Doran liked the way his squad finished things up at Wheaton-Warrenville South. “It was good to end on
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