Logan Schrader had 16 points as Indian Creek built out a 15-point lead in the first half against Marquette and didn’t take the foot off the gas in the second half, hitting the running clock in a 62-33 win.

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The Indian Creek boys basketball team took on Marquette Tuesday night in Shabbona.

The Sycamore boys basketball team completed a frantic comeback against Rochelle on Friday night for an 84-76 in the Interstate 8 opener for both teams. That made it a program sweep as the girls opened with a 58-39 win over the Hubs.

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The Rochelle boys basketball team hosted Sycamore Friday night in an Interstate 8 conference matchup.

Myles Newman scored 22, Aaron Ziga scored 24 and the DeKalb boys basketball team knocked off Rock Falls 72-43 on Tuesday.

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The Rock Falls boys basketball team traveled to DeKalb Tuesday night to take on the Barbs in a nonconference contest.

Despite 27 points from Burlington Central's Patrick Magan, Sycamore recorded 15 assists and four players, including Josiah Mitchell and Marcus Johnson, reached double figures as the Spartans beat the Rockets 62-56 at the Strombom Tournament on Friday evening.

Kaneland and Sycamore bring back loaded rosters and should make for an interesting battle in the Interstate 8 while DeKalb looks to replace all its starters from a 20-win regional champ. We look at each area team and their expectations.

Five seniors highlight a group of players to keep an eye on this year as the boys basketball season is set to start next week.