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Benet defeated Fremd in the Montini Girls Basketball Christmas Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 in Lombard.

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Nazareth faced Glenbard West on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament in Elmhurst.

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St. Francis faced Yorkville on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament in Elmhurst.

Aria Mazza and Bridget Rifenburg led four players in double figures with 18 points apiece as Benet captured the prestigious Montini Christmas Tournament title with a thrilling 67-64 victory over Fremd.

Vincas Buzelis scored 40 points with the game-winning free throws with seven seconds left in overtime to move Hinsdale Central into the championship game of its tournament, Fenwick advanced to the Jack Tosh semis and Stellas Sakalas' 31 points led Nazareth to the Sandburg title.

The two-game schedule required for winning the Pontiac Holiday Tournament is a grind, but after winning an overtime matchup over powerful Simeon in the semifinals there wasn't enough fuel left for Benet to rebound to top DePaul Prep in the final.

Waubonsie Valley held off a furious Glenbard South fourth-quarter rally to win the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship for the second year in a row Saturday, 52-48 at Wheaton North.

Dillon Orozco scored a game-high 22 points, and Hinsdale Central cooled off hot-shooting Burlington Central to rally from seven points down in the third quarter for a 70-65 win in the quarterfinals of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic.

Deerfield junior Jake Pollack had 26 points and 10 rebounds, powering Deerfield's 44-33 upset of top seed Downers Grove North in the Wheeling Hardwood Classic semifinals.