Sydney Johnson’s six threes shoot St. Charles North past Fenwick and into Komaromy Classic semifinals

CARPENTERSVILLE – It was raining 3-pointers at Dundee-Crown’s 41st annual Komaromy Classic on Friday courtesy of St. Charles North junior guard Sydney Johnson.

Johnson drilled 6-of-11 from beyond the arc to lead the North Stars to a 56-35 quarterfinal win over Fenwick. The North Stars will play Maine South in the semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

The sharpshooter connected on four 3-pointers in the first quarter. The North Stars held a 22-10 advantage after eight minutes of play.

“Sydney is our primary scorer and impact player,” North coach Mike Tomczak said. “She played a little bit last year. When she hits shots like that it opens up things for our bigs.”

Johnson, who connected on two treys in the third quarter, added four assists and three steals for the North Stars (13-2).

“I wasn’t hitting my 3-pointers in warmups,” Johnson said. “Once I hit my first 3 I felt comfortable for the night. My teammates did a great job of getting me the ball in a good position to score. We work well together as a team. It is a very unselfish team.”

Leading 35-17 at halftime, the North Stars scored the first nine points of the second half to take a 44-17 lead with 3:55 left in the third quarter. Hannah Ganser, who scored 10 points, drilled a trey as the Stars led 50-22 after three quarters.

St. Charles North sophomore Bronwyn How muscled her way to nine points and snared nine rebounds. Lelanie Posada added seven points.

“We have a very unselfish and young team,” Tomczak said. “Hannah is the only senior on the team. Our ball press on defense and our traps gives us high energy and makes the other team uncomfortable.”

The Friars (8-8) made only 14-of-37 shots for 38% and committed 29 turnovers. They were led by Grace Masterson with nine points.

“We lost our defensive identity to start the game,” Fenwick coach Lenae Fergerson said. “We didn’t identify their best shooter. We got off to a slow start because we lacked focus. I like we kept fighting.”

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