Rian Hahn-Clifton scored 12 points to lead a balanced attack, and Woodstock's boys basketball team won its first conference title in 42 years by beating Woodstock North 47-28 in the teams' Kishwaukee River Conference finale Wednesday night.

Woodstock North faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Woodstock High School

Dylan Dumele scored a season-high 24 points, and Cary-Grove's boys basketball team clinched the Fox Valley Conference championship outright Tuesday night by beating host McHenry 75-53.

Cary-Grove faces McHenry in Fox Valley Conference boys basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at McHenry High School.

Basketball, unlike the rest of his school day, brings out the excitement in Johnsburg senior guard Jayce Schmitt, whose all-around game has the Skyhawks in position for their first 20-win season since 2019.

Ryan Murray came off the bench to hit two clutch 3-pointers, including the go-ahead shot with 44 seconds left, and Woodstock's boys basketball team beat host Johnsburg 50-47 to forge a first-place tie in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

Behind a career-high 36 points from AJ Berndt, who surpassed 1,000 points for his career, Cary-Grove took down Crystal Lake Central 75-57 and clinched at least a share of the Fox Valley Conference boys basketball title.

Woodstock faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball game on Friday, February. 13, 2026, at Johnsburg High School.

Bud Shanahan made his presence known at both ends of the court, and Crystal Lake Central beat visiting McHenry 55-38 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game Tuesday night.