Lockport kicked off 2022 on the right foot Tuesday with a 59-49 victory over Waubonsie Valley in Lockport.
Alex Vassilakis led the Porters (8-5) with 21 points and four steals, while the team defense forced 19 turnovers.
Lemont 84, Evergreen Park 57: At Lemont, Nojus Indrusaitis put together another stellar performance with 29 points and 13 rebounds.
Rokas Castillo added 19 points, and Matas Castillo had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Pontiac 73, Dwight 43: At Ridgeview, the Trojans were unable to keep up on either end of the floor in a loss.
Jeremy Kapper had 15 points in the loss.
Reed-Custer 53, Wilmington 40: At Wilmington, the Comets picked up an Illinois Central Eight Conference win on the road.
Lucas Foote led R-C with 23 points, Wes Shats added 13 points and 15 rebounds and Eddie Gad hauled in 13 rebounds.
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Reed-Custer 45, Flanagan 29: At Flanagan, the Comets secured a nonconference win.
Brooklyn Harding led the way for R-C (7-12) with 16 points, and Caelan Cole had 10 points and five rebounds.
Lincoln-Way Central 57, Rich Township 30: At New Lenox, the Knights got past off Rich Township at home.
Keira Hunt scored 11 points, and Nicole Connolly added nine points and six rebounds.
Prairie Central 56, Dwight 41: At Dwight, the Trojans were handed a loss in spite of a huge game from Brooke Vigna, who had 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Grace Christian 36, Gardner-South Wilmington 28: At Kankakee, the Panthers took a loss to the Crusaders on the road.
Addi Fair led G-SW with 18 points and Hannah Balcom scored eight.