High school sports roundup for Saturday, Jan. 8: Glenbard West beats Benet at Pappas Shootout

BOYS BASKETBALL

Glenbard West 60, Benet 45

Caden Pierce scored 17 points and Bobby Durkin added 15 for the Hilltoppers (16-0) at the Pappas Shootout at DePaul Prep. Braden Huff added 11 and Paxton Warden 10. Kyle Thomas scored 16 points and Brennan White 13 for Benet (11-4).

York 65, Sandburg 44

Drew Kircher scored 31 points and Tieran Casey and Braden Richardson each added nine for the Dukes.

Riverside-Brookfield 64, Nazareth 51

Brady Vaia and Joevonn McCottry each scored 17 points and JP Hanley added 14 for the Bulldogs (10-2).

Willowbrook 56, Lake Zurich 46

Marquel Saleek had 14 points and eight rebounds and Noah Campbell 13 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Warriors.

Illiana Christian 55, Timothy Christian 53

Ben VanderWal poured in 35 points for the Trojans in the loss.

Hinsdale Central 69, South Elgin 54

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Downers Grove North 43, York 42 (OT)

Kate Gross scored 27 points and Ryann Wendt added 12 for the Trojans.

Nazareth 53, St. Viator 36

Grace Carstensen had 16 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Roadrunners (14-1, 2-0 ESCC). Danielle Scully added 13 points and Amalia Dray 10.

Lyons Township 64, Hinsdale Central 49

Olivia Mezan scored 18 points and hit four of the Lions’ six 3-pointers, Izzy Lee added 17 points and Hailey Markworth 16 for Lyons.

Eleanor Monyek scored 21 for the Red Devils.

Glenbard West 33, Oak Park-River Forest 30

Sophia Brown scored 19 points for the Hilltoppers.

Lake Park 48, Wheaton Warrenville South 40

Lily Huntzinger scored 18 points to pace the Tigers.

Wheaton Academy 38, Chicago Christian 30

Joshua  Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.