Joliet West, Romeoville lose nail-biters at MLK - The Dream Continues: The Herald-News Monday Roundup

Boys basketball

Homewood-Flossmoor 59, Joliet West 58: At the 2025 Homewood-Flossmoor MLK - The Dream Continues on Monday, the Tigers lost a thriller to the hosts on a three-point play in the closing seconds. Zion Gross (24 points, 11 rebounds) and Ethan Hillsman (12 points, nine rebounds) led Joliet West.

Kankakee 58, Romeoville 56: At the 2025 Homewood-Flossmoor MLK - The Dream Continues, Romeoville fell in a close game.

Bolingbrook 64, Benet 53: At the MLK Deep Dish Classic, Davion Thompson poured in 25 points, and JT Pettigrew (18) and Kendall Cutler (12) also scored in double digits for the victorious Raiders, now 20-2.

St. Ignatius 75, Providence 58: The Celtics suffered the defeat despite 21 points from freshman Kelechi Enyia as well as 14 from Seth Cheney, 11 courtesy of Ryan Lipke and 10 off the hands of Gavin Kenny.

Neuqua Valley 67, Joliet Catholic 62: At the Sterling MLK Tournament, the Hilltoppers were defeated.

Girls basketball

St. Bede 59, Seneca 57: At Roanoke in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament, the top-seeded Fighting Irish were upset by the Bedans to fall to Thursday’s 6 p.m. third-place game against Roanoke-Benson.

Downers Grove North 39, Lincoln-Way Central 37: At the Coach Kipp Hoopfest at Benet, L-W Central suffered the narrow defeat.

Richards 32, Lincoln-Way East 28: The Griffins were handed the home loss.

Trinity 65, Plainfield South 48: At the Trinity MLK Showcase, the Cougars climbed as close as two points in the fourth quarter before falling to the hosts.