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Last March, Lake Forest found itself matched up with Palatine Fremd in the finals of a Class 4A regional tournament. This coming Friday, the teams will rematch, this time at Palatine, with a berth in the Barrington Sectional at stake. Fremd prevailed in last year’s meeting 44-38. That result came after Lake Forest pulled off an upset (over Zion-Benton) in the semis. … ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:18:52 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/10973191-393/boys-basketball-lake-forest-holds-off-grant.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/10973191-393/boys-basketball-lake-forest-holds-off-grant.html Down 23-15 midway through the second quarter, visiting North Chicago outscored Grant 44-14 over the next 11 minutes, 39 seconds and went on to beat the Bulldogs 81-70 in a key North Suburban Conference Prairie Division game. The Warhawks (14-3, 8-0) played without 31-point per game scorer Aaron Simpson, who was suspended for the contest. He’s expected to play on Tuesday at … ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:04:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/10281758-393/boys-basketball-north-chicago-still-leads-conference-after-downing-grant.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/10281758-393/boys-basketball-north-chicago-still-leads-conference-after-downing-grant.html
Host Grant outscored Lakes 32-7 in the final nine minutes to erase a 55-33 deficit and stun the Eagles 65-62 on Friday in the championship game of the Bulldogs’ holiday tournament. Grant (9-4) scored the game’s last 14 points after trailing 62-51 with 3:47 left. “I’ve never seen a game like this one,” said Wayne Bosworth, speaking for everyone in the big … ]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:04:51 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9735281-393/boys-basketball-grant-erases-22-point-deficit-to-beat-lakes.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9735281-393/boys-basketball-grant-erases-22-point-deficit-to-beat-lakes.html
Grant and Lakes both won Thursday to finish 3-0 in pool play and will meet at 7 on Friday night for the tourney title. The Bulldogs won the title the first year it was held, in 2006. Lakes won it in 2007. Lakes 54, Northridge 42 Justin Schneider scored 17 points to lead the Eagles to first place in their pool. Direll … ]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:20:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9717144-393/story.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9717144-393/story.html
Jared Helmich was 11 of 11 from the field in the first half, and scored 29 points in the game, and Ilya Kadushin added 21 as the home team held off Johnsburg 80-68 Wednesday at the Grant tournament. Grant (7-4) used a 11-0 run around the halftime break to take a 45-32 lead, and the margin stayed between 7-14 the rest of … ]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:05:58 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9697983-393/boys-basketball-grant-gets-by-johnsburg.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9697983-393/boys-basketball-grant-gets-by-johnsburg.html Alan Lewis and Jared Helmich each scored 14 points and host Grant dominated from the get-go as the Bulldogs rolled past longtime rival Antioch 59-35 on Friday in a North Suburban Conference Prairie Division game. Grant (5-4 overall, 2-1 in the division) led 17-6 after one quarter and 30-17 at halftime. Antioch is 1-7 overall and 0-3 in the division. Ilya Kadushin … ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:20:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9493984-393/boys-basketball-grant-impressive-in-win-over-rival-antioch.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9493984-393/boys-basketball-grant-impressive-in-win-over-rival-antioch.html NORTH SUB. LAKE Outlook: Warren figures to be the team to beat again after taking second in the Class 4A state tournament last season. The top challenger appears to be Zion-Benton. Top five players: Nathan Boothe, Warren, C, Sr.; Mirko Grcic, Lake Zurich, F, Sr.; Robert Knar, Mundelein, G, Jr.; Darius Paul, Warren, F, Sr.; Milik Yarbrough, Zion-Benton, F, So. Keep an … ]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:38:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9290255-393/boys-basketball-north-suburban-lake-preview-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9290255-393/boys-basketball-north-suburban-lake-preview-capsules.html Jake Norcia scored 27 points and Highland Park knocked down 10 three-pointers en route to a 58-38 thumping of host Grant on Saturday in a nonconference game. The Giants (4-2) took command of the game in the second period, advancing the score from 9-7 to 25-13 at intermission. “Our strengths are shooting the ‘three’ and defense,” said Norcia, a senior guard who … ]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:02:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9234386-393/boys-basketball-highland-parks-long-shots-doom-grant.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9234386-393/boys-basketball-highland-parks-long-shots-doom-grant.html
Aaron Simpson scored 44 points as North Chicago opened North Suburban Conference Prairie Division play Friday with a 100-80 victory over visiting Grant. Simpson was 15-of-33 from the field, 3 of 9 from three-point range, and 13 of 16 from the foul line. Kevonte Curry had 14 points, Kelly Brown 11, and Marzhon 11 for the winners. Javairius Amos-Amos had nine points … ]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:08:26 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9214346-393/boys-basketball-north-chicagos-aaron-simpson-gets-44-in-victory-over-grant.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9214346-393/boys-basketball-north-chicagos-aaron-simpson-gets-44-in-victory-over-grant.html
After finishing a game above .500 last season at 14-13, Grant has some lofty goals headed into the 2011-12 campaign. “We want to win our division (North Suburban Conference Prairie Division) and face Warren in the conference’s Championship Game,” Ilya Kadushin, a 6-foot-4 forward, said without hesitation. While such a statement may seem like putting the cart before the horse, so to … ]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:48:16 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9165205-393/boys-basketball-grant-looking-to-make-a-couple-of-big-statements.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/9165205-393/boys-basketball-grant-looking-to-make-a-couple-of-big-statements.html Jerry Gaylor's driving layup with 32 seconds left proved to be the game-winner as Grant held off visiting Round Lake 57-55 in a North Suburban Conference Prairie Division clash on Friday. Gaylor's hoop gave the Bulldogs (4-3 overall, 1-2) the lead for good at 56-54. Vic Muntu (11 points) added a free throw in the final moments to seal the win for … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:42:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/4451307-393/gaylors-layup-gives-grant-win.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/grant/boys_basketball/4451307-393/gaylors-layup-gives-grant-win.html