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SATURDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL
STATE QUARTERFINALS
CLASS 7A
No. 4 Batavia 17, No. 5 Downers Grove North 7
No. 10 St. Rita 49, No. 2 Quincy 14
No. 19 Mount Carmel 49, No. 6 Normal Community 42
CLASS 6A
No. 3 Geneva 49, No. 7 Lake Forest 14
No. 2 Richards 21, No. 3 Kankakee 20
Richards (11-1): Noah Escobedo 73-yard TD pass to Jaiden Henry with 5:18 remaining in 4th quarter; Anthony Sanchez GW PAT. Myles Mitchell 3-yard TD run. Emmanuel Mahonie 50-yard fumble return TD.
CLASS 5A
No. 13 Morris 21, No. 1 Morgan Park 7
Morgan Park (10-2): Terrance Gurley 1-yard TD run.
No. 6 Joliet Catholic 43, No. 2 Peoria 8
CLASS 4A
No. 9 DePaul Prep 26, No. 2 St. Laurence 14
CLASS 2A
No. 6 Chicago Christian 34, No. 2 Bismarck-Henning 13
Chicago Christian (11-1): Christian Flutman 3 TD passes, 69-yard TD run. Eddie Van Dellen 2 TD receptions (26, 27 yards). Jared Hall 5-yard TD reception. Kenny Jager 72-yard TD run.
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
STATE FINALS
Top local teams: 1. Rosary 290, 3. St. Charles North 251, 4. Stevenson 176, 8. Neuqua Valley 80, 15. Benet 46.
Top local individuals: 200-yard medley relay: 2. Rosary (Abby Moore, Elizabeth Nawrocki, Ariyana Nieckula, Bella Wojtowicz), 1:40.78. 200 freestyle: 1. Becky Rentz, Rosary, 1:45.73; 2. Avery Luedke, St. Charles North, 1:47.83. 200 individual medley: 1. Isabelle Beu, St. Charles North, 1:58.24; 2. Kate Farrell, St. Charles North, 2:01.55; 3. Paige Kowal, Rosary, 2:01.96. 50 free: 3. Aria Grossenbach, Stevenson, 23.10. Diving: 1. Katie Malm, Oswego co-op, 492.00; 2. Lada Volkov, Stevenson, 486.50; 3. Morgan McCloskey, South Elgin, 459.30. 100 butterfly: 1. Beu, St. Charles North, 53.22; 3. Nieckula, Rosary, 54.58. 100 free: 1. Rentz, Rosary, 48.69. 500 free: 1. Luedke, St. Charles North, 4:48.42; 3. Farrell, St. Charles North, 4:52.02. 200 free relay: 1. Rosary (Rentz, Nieckula, Kowal, Olivia Moore), 1:31.69; 3. St. Charles North (Tessalina Stavropoulos, Beu, Hayden Kruse, Luedke), 1:32.60. 100 backstroke: 3. Annabelle Nawrocki, Rosary, 55.12. 100 breaststroke: 1. Elizabeth Nawrocki, Rosary, 1:01.04; 3. Erika Ilkiu, Deerfield, 1:02.17. 400 free relay: 1. St. Charles North (Stavropoulos, Luedke, Farrell, Beu), 3:19.20; 2. Rosary (Nieckula, Rentz, Kowal, Annabelle Nawrocki), 3:20.36.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
CLASS 4A STATE FINALS
Marist d. Benet 19-25, 25-16, 25-19, championship
Marist (33-9): Bella Bullington 16 kills, Savanah Weathers 10 kills, Maddie Berry 33 assists, Elayna Davidson 14 digs.
Benet (40-2): Brooklynne Brass 12 kills, Lynney Tannow 10 kills, Audrey Asleson 23 assists, Aniya Warren 18 digs.
Lockport 25-25, Huntley 12-21, third place
Lockport (36-6): Emily McGraw 8 kills, Jenna Kolosta 8 kills, Sadie Denk 10 digs.
CLASS 3A
Mahomet-Seymour d. Limestone 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, championship.
Prairie Ridge d. DePaul Prep 25-22, 25-23, third
CLASS 2A
Breese Mater d. Bloomington Central Catholic 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, championship
Timothy Christian d. El Paso-Gridley 25-20, 25-15, third
CLASS 1A
Hardin-Calhoun d. Stockton 25-17, 25-16, championship
Cissna Park d. Hartsburg-Emden 16-25, 25-16, 25-21, third
LOCAL COLLEGES
FOOTBALL
CCIW
North Central College 42, Illinois Wesleyan 20
North Central College (10-0, 9-0): Luke Lehnen 10-for-16, 199 yards, 2 TDs; 6 carries, 127 yards, 95-yard TD run. Became career leader in total offense in NCAA Division III (14,686 yards) and the CCIW (10,160). Charles Coleman 14 carries, 98 yards, 2 TDs. Thomas Skokna 51-yard TD reception. Jake Lynch 30-yard TD reception.
MIDWEST CONFERENCE
Lake Forest College 28, Chicago 9
Lake Forest College (10-0, 9-0): Joshua Gasca 10-for-16, 183 yards, 15-yard TD pass to Tee Land (4 receptions, 106 yards). Taylen Goodwin 2 TD runs (6, 14 yards).
MSFA MIDWEST
Marian (Ind.) 37, St. Francis 28
St. Francis (7-3, 3-2): Sam Tumilty 16-for-28, 132 yards, TD; 22 carries, 112 yards, 3 TDs (1, 17, 10). Jason Hartsfield 6-yard TD reception.
St. Xavier 38, Judson 6
St. Xavier (5-6, 1-4): Stuart Ross 18-for-30, 152 yards, 2 TDs. Jessi Plunkett 21 carries, 74 yards, 3-yard TD run. Joe Polselli 11-yard TD reception. Brandt Hixson 13-yard TD reception. Julian Smith 70-yard punt return TD.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Aurora University 86, Milwaukee Engineering (Wis.) 82
Aurora University (1-2, 1-0 NACC): Noah Butler 18 points. Mekhi Doby 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists. Isaiah Davis 15 points. Dwayne Jervier Jr. 11 points, 13 rebounds.
Governors State 79, Aquinas (Mich.) 62
Governors State (4-4): Tyrell Isom 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists. Isaiah Tolbert 15 points, 4 steals.
Harper 67, Lake County 57
Prairie State 69, Kennedy-King 66 (OT)
South Suburban 85, Spoon River 66
South Suburban (3-1): Kuba Senczyszyn 11 points, 10 rebounds. Samar Bures 16 points. Tyler Wooten 14 points.
Wabash 78, Moraine Valley 59
VITERBO (Wis.) CLASSIC
St. Francis 89, Valley City State (N.D.) 67
St. Francis (2-1): Merrick Small 18 points. Delshawn Simms 12 points. Aitor Anabitarte 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Governors State 74, Siena Heights (Mich.) 57
Governors State (3-0): Cencere McDaniel 18 points, 6 rebounds. Kalvina Eubanks 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
Iowa Lakes 70, Elgin 52
Lake County 73, Danville Area 67
Prairie State 68, Kennedy-King 36
St. Francis 77, Indiana Kokomo 63
St. Francis (4-1): Le’lani Harris 24 points, 11 rebounds. Tykara Harrison 18 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds.
St. Xavier 87, Cleary (Mich.) 83
St. Xavier (2-3): Jaidn Green 22 points. Ryann Ogarek 20 points, 6 rebounds. Hayley Macdonald 17 points, 6 rebounds.
South Suburban 69, Spoon River 49
Waubonsee 55, DuPage 48
COLORADO COLLEGE TIP-OFF CLASSIC
Colorado College 82, North Central College 78
North Central College (2-1): Grace Kieffer 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals. Jocelyn Trotter 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals.
TRINE (Ind.) CLASSIC
Lake Forest College 58, Albion (Mich.) 56
Lake Forest College (1-3): Rebecca Christodoulou 19 points, 10 rebounds. Ariana Ferreira-Torralba 14 points. Emmy Punches 13 points, 8 rebounds.
Compiled by Josh Krockey.
