Saturday’s 8 p.m. championship game is set at the 61st Plano Christmas Classic, as defending champion Kaneland pulled away from scrappy Streator late Friday after sixth-seeded Yorkville Christian survived overtime with Northridge Prep.

DeKalb had what its coach called the Barbs' best defensive half, Marquise Bolden had a tomahawk dunk and Davon Grant slammed home two of his in a win over Lincoln-Way West on Friday to reach the Dayton championship game.

DeKalb advanced to the semifinals of the Chuck Dayton Classic via a running-clock win over Belvidere North.

Four of the five DeKalb starters played five minutes or less as the Barbs scored the first 32 points against Bulls Prep on Thursday in a 74-27 win.

Top-seeded Kaneland cruised into the Plano Christmas Classic semifinals with a win over La Salle-Peru on Thursday.

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Yorkville Christian boys basketball faced Hinckley-Big Rock on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in the Plano Christmas Classic.

Behind a career-high 39 points from Jayden Riley and 11 rebounds and 7 points from 6-foot-6 Noah Aguado, Yorkville Christian overwhelmed Hinckley-Big Rock, 90-61, during Monday’s opening round game of the 61st annual Plano Christmas Classic.

Scoring in bunches, Kaneland delivered an early knockout punch at Plano on Friday night, overwhelming the Reapers, 75-39.

Hinckley-Big Rock coach Seth Sanderson described Martin Ledbetter’s playing style as a freshman as get ball, go to bucket. On Tuesday in a win against Rochelle Zell, the 6-6 senior center and program’s career scoring leader showed how far his game has evolved.