Stella Sakalas had 33 points to lead Nazareth past Glenbard West at the Dave Yates Chicagoland Showcase, Hunter Stepanich's 20 points paced York to a big win and Benet boys basketball won its second game in Philadelphia in Saturday's roundup.

Kankakee scored a big win at the Chicago Elite Classic, Bishop McNamara won the Toyota of Danville Classic and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

In a battle of two of the area's younger teams, the visiting Boilermakers pulled ahead early and never looked back at Manteno on Saturday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais scored a 57-31 win at Manteno in boys basketball Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.

The Kankakee boys basketball team doubled up Thornridge 80-40 on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Nathan Ottaway scored a game-high 19 points, Adam Anwar had 10 of his 15 points in the second half, and host McHenry rallied past Burlington Central 53-47 Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game.

Matt Welch's 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime proved the difference in Glenbard North's 49-47 win over Batavia in the DuKane Conference opener Friday.

Benet boys basketball picked up a win over Philadelphia powerhouse Roman Catholic in Philadelphia, Nazareth beat Marian Catholic on Drew Hyland's buzzer-beater and York, Lyons, Downers Grove South, Riverside-Brookfield and Wheaton North boys basketball were all winners Friday.

Cooper Langreder grabbed a loose ball, dribbled the length of the court and laid the ball in to give Glenbard South a lead with seven seconds left in overtime as the Raiders rallied to win a wild one 56-54 over visiting South Elgin in the Upstate Eight Conference opener.

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.

Sterling used big runs to close the first half and start the second half to break open a close game and pull away from Geneseo for a 77-47 win in their Western Big 6 opener Friday at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team moved to 6-0, Bradley-Bourbonnais was on the wrong side of a one-point final and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Wheaton Warrenville South junior guard David Showman opened up Friday’s DuKane Conference game St. Charles East with a 3-pointer. Sophomore AJ Rogers followed with a 3-pointer of his own to set the tone for the Tigers, who went on to a 57-39 rout in the conference opener.

Marquette Academy pulled away with a shutout second quarter and cruised to a strong finish in its 53-32 conference opener victory at Seneca on Friday night.

Streator presented a strong defensive front and that allowed it to claim a 46-37 win over Peotone on Friday.

Burlington Central faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at PMcHenry High School.

Jameson Hill made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 32 seconds Friday to help LaSalle-Peru top Morris 29-23

Kankakee senior Lincoln Williams erupted for 44 points on Friday, setting the program's single-game scoring record and leading the Kays to an 80-40 win over Thornridge to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Joliet West has been one of the best teams in the area for years and Plainfield South is coming off a winning season. In a year where both teams are reloading, Joliet West got the better of the Cougars Friday night.

Oswego East junior Dshaun Bolden is off to a huge start in his first full varsity season, and he continued to impress Friday. Bolden had 17 points and seven rebounds and DePaul recruit Mason Lockett 16 points and seven rebounds in a 62-28 win over visiting Plainfield North.

Newman snapped a 10-game losing streak to Princeton with a 75-47 TRAC East win on Friday night. George Jungerman scored 25 points and the Comets hit 11 3-pointers thanks in part to rebounding and second-chance points.

The Oregon Hawks downed the Polo Marcos 69-22 in a nonconference game at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

The Henry-Senachwine boys basketball team defeated Putnam County 61-56 in their Tri-County Conference opener Friday in Granville.

Marquette defeated Seneca 53-32 on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by Katy Arnold.

Henry-Senachwine defeated Putnam County 61-56 on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 at Putnam County High School.

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

Sterling the Geneseo duke it out on the court Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Sterling won 77-47.

Kankakee's girls pulled away for another mammoth conference win and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

AJ Berndt posted career bests of 26 points and seven 3-pointers, and Cary-Grove's boys basketball stayed hot by beating Crystal Lake South 59-52 in a Fox Valley Conference opener Wednesday night in Cary.

Crystal Lake South faces Gary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School in Cary.

La Salle-Peru pulled away in the second half to beat Hall 57-34 in a nonconference game Tuesday.

After the Bulldogs pulled ahead with an early 16-0 run, Kankakee settled in for a season-opening double-digit win over Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday that gave head coach Chris Pickett his 400th career win.

Kewanee overcame an aggressive Dixon defense to pull out a 66-62 road win in Tuesday night's nonconference game at Lancaster Gym.

The Ottawa boys basketball team used a key 14-2 run midway through the third quarter in a 58-46 victory over Sandwich on Tuesday night at Kingman Gymnasium.

Bishop McNamara's girls basketball team improved to 4-2 on the season with a 55-52 win over Pontiac, led by 19 points from Trinitee Thompson, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Mark Jablonski scored a game-high 16 points, and Marian Central's boys basketball team started fast en route to a 56-24 win over Christian Life in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Woodstock.

Four of the five Glenbard East starters put up double-digit points to secure a high-scoring 78-63 victory over St. Charles North.

Ottawa defeated Sandwich 58-46 on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 at Kingman Gymnasium.

Every member of Bolingbrook's roster scored Tuesday night as the Raiders took down Romeoville 96-33.

L-P defeated Hall 57-43 on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Hayden Schroeder scored 24 points as Wheaton Academy beat West Chicago 64-31 on Tuesday.

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

Kankakee defeated Mahomet-Seymour 74-60 victory in the Kays' season opener on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at Kankakee High School.

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

EP defeated Rock Falls 57-53 Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in the final game of the Turkey Shoot Out in Prophetstown. Photos by Jessie Ottens

The loss of back-to-back impactful senior classes the last two seasons means the Dixon Dukes are looking for a lot of new players to step up this season.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 22 prep boys basketball teams.

A trio of double-digit scorers and stat-stuffing effort from Dajuan Brown led Bradley-Bourbonnais to boys hoops victory in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Ottawa boys basketball team turned the ball over 12 times in the second half and misfired on a pair of potential lead-taking 3-pointers late in a 49-45 loss in Friday's action at the Dean Riley "Shootin' the Rock" Thanksgiving Tournament.

Bishop McNamara head coach Adrian Provost picked up his 200th career win with the Fightin' Irish's 67-39 victory over Reed-Custer, moving the Irish to 3-0 on the year, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.