Glenbard South, Downers North advance to Falcon Classic semis: Thursday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

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Girls Basketball

Glenbard South 53, West Aurora 45

At the Bill Neibch Falcon Classic, Brooklynn Moore had 19 points and nine rebounds and Callie Hardtke 10 points and four assists for the Raiders to advance to the tournament semifinals.

Downers Grove North 33, Palatine 21

At the Bill Neibch Falcon Classic, the Trojans outscored the Pirates 10-0 in the fourth quarter to pull away and advance to the tournament semifinals. Campbell Thulin had 17 points and six rebounds for Downers Grove North.

Benet 62, St. Charles East 44

At the Montini Christmas Tournament, Lindsay Harzich scored 17 points as the Redwings advanced to the tournament semifinals and a rematch with Lyons.

Glenbard West 59, Mundelein 24

Makenna Yeager scored 27 points to pace the Hilltoppers.

Nazareth 58, Yorkville 37

At Sandburg, Sophia Towne scored 17 points, Allia von Schlegell 14 and Stella Sakalas 12 for the Roadrunners (10-2).

Boys Basketball

Lyons 48, St. Laurence 44

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Ian Polonowski scored 13 points and Owen Carroll added 12 for the Lions.

Fenwick 64, Andrew 43

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Dominick Ducree scored 19 points and Ty Macariola 11 for the Friars.

Metamora 69, Wheaton North 66 (2OT)

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Henry Schlickman scored 26 points and William Channing 20 as the Falcons nearly pulled off the upset of the defending tournament champions.

Christ the King 63, Riverside-Brookfield 54

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Danny Loftus had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs in the first-round loss. Vince Dockendorf added 16 points.

Lake Zurich 62, Lemont 52

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Gabe Sularski scored 20 points and Matas Gaidukevicius 14 for Lemont.

St. Patrick 73, Glenbard East 60

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Sam Walton scored 12 points for the Rams.

Minooka 70, York 59

At the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Connor Fitzgerald scored 18 points for the Dukes.

Hinsdale Central 64, Plainfield East 35

At the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic, Dillon Orozco scored 16 points and Eric Kozys 11 for the Red Devils.

Niles North 77, Morton 46

At the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic, Donovan Johnson scored 16 points for Morton.

Joshua  Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.