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Johnsburg faces Boylan in Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Jacobs junior guard Elijah Bell scored his 1,000th career point, but Grayslake Central used a big second half to beat the Golden Eagles 60-45 on Day 3 of Jacobs' Hinkle Holiday Classic on Tuesday in Algonquin.

Brother Rice sophomore defensive lineman Kameron McGee, a five-star prospect who recorded 21 TFLs and 10.5 sacks while guiding the Crusaders to an IHSA 7A state championship this season, is the 2025 Friday Night Drive Defensive Player of the Year.

Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams, who threw for over 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns and led the Broncos to a 14-0 record and the Class 4A state championship, is the 2025 Friday Night Drive Offensive Player of the Year.

Building on the skills she's learned in freestyle wrestling, Hampshire's Amelia Nidelea-Polanin has become one of the top high school wrestlers in the state. Nidelea-Polanin, who went 37-3 as a sophomore, is pushing for an IHSA state title this season.

Here is the 2025 Friday Night Drive Team of the Year.

Jayden Wright scored 16 points, including 4 of his team's 13 3-pointers, and Benet beat Crystal Lake South 66-30 in the Day 2 finale of Jacobs' Hinkle Holiday Classic on Monday night in Algonquin.

Jacobs topped Grant behind 18 points and four 3-pointers from Elijah Bell, Johnsburg's Jayce Schmitt poured in 28 points in a win against Mundelein, Woodstock knocked off Plainfield Central behind a double-double from Max Beard, and more holiday basketball scores in the roundup.

Naperville North made 13 of 17 shots from 3-point range to beat Cary-Grove 65-48 on Day 2 of Jacobs' Hinkle Holiday Classic on Tuesday, snapping the Trojans' eight-game winning streak.