A free throw with one second left by Madison Hoffmann proved to be the difference for Grayslake Central as it topped Cary-Grove 33-31 in the Class 3A North Chicago Sectional championship on Thursday.

Huntley defeats Libertyville in the IHSA Class 4A Huntley Sectional Championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Cary-Grove beat Burlington Central and Crystal Lake South topped Prairie Ridge to reach the Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional championship game. Plus more boys basketball postseason results in Wednesday’s Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Cary-Grove defeated Wauconda 46-41 in a Class 3A North Chicago Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

Huntley's defense got one final stop against Lake Zurich, and the undefeated Red Raiders celebrated a 39-37 win in their Class 4A Huntley Sectional semifinal Tuesday. The Red Raiders advance to play Libertyville at 6 p.m. Thursday in the championship.

Huntley faces Lake Zurich in an IHSA Class 4A Huntley Sectional girls basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Sterling outscored Crystal Lake Central by 22 points in the first quarter en route to a 62-30 victory in a Class 3A Boylan Catholic Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

The Crystal Lake Central and Sterling girls basketball teams met Tuesday in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford.

Kaneland sophomore guard Amani Meeks scored a career-high 20 points, and the Knights held off a hot-shooting Laken LePage and Crystal Lake South for a 60-47 win and their second straight regional championship Friday night.

Crystal Lake South faces Kaneland in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional Championship girls basketball game on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Ruby Macke had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Crystal Lake Central's girls basketball team beat host Burlington Central 54-38 Thursday night to capture a Class 3A regional championship.

Huntley‘s already historic season turned a little more special Thursday night following a convincing 56-25 victory against Rockford Auburn in the Class 4A Rockford Jefferson Regional final. "We still have another whole level we can reach.”

Crystal Lake Central faces Burlington Central in the IHSA Class 3A Burlington Central Regional Championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Burlington Central High School.

Kennedy Manning and Ellie Mjaanes each scored 17 points, and Cary-Grove used a stifling defense and consistent offense to beat Lake Forest 49-34 for the Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional title.

Cary-Grove faces Lake Forest in the IHSA Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional Championship girls basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School in Cary.