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Samirah Ali 5-2, Sr., G, Hillcrest: The Southern Mississippi recruit was a two-time all-tournament selection at the Rich South Galaxy and Hillcrest Holiday tournaments, and a two-time South Suburban all-conference choice. She broke the 1,000-point plateau for her career.  Meredith Boardman 6-1, Sr., F, Fenwick: Boardman averaged 9 rebounds per game to go along with 19 points and 3 blocks. A 50 percent shooter … ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:17:57 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10839780-401/girls-basketball-2012-all-area-team.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10839780-401/girls-basketball-2012-all-area-team.html Junior Meaghan McMahon gave Lincoln-Way East momentum Tuesday, banking in a buzzer-beating 35-footer to give the Griffins a five point lead over Homewood-Flossmoor at halftime. Then East’s seniors finished the job. Taylor Johnson and Caitlin McMahon combined for 22 second-half points as the No. 4 Griffins pulled away late for a 54-41 win in a Sandburg Sectional semifinal. “Being a captain and … ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:40:20 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10796040-393/girls-basketball-lincoln-way-east-topples-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10796040-393/girls-basketball-lincoln-way-east-topples-homewood-flossmoor.html
A fast start in games is a goal of every team. In many instances that can break the opposition’s spirit. It’s been the mantra for Lincoln-Way East this season. The Griffins are hoping for a fast start and a good finish in their third meeting this season with Homewood-Flossmoor (23-7), at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a Class 4A Sandburg Sectional semifinal. Lincoln-Way … ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:33:08 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10769476-393/girls-basketball-lincoln-way-east-has-one-more-go-around-vs-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10769476-393/girls-basketball-lincoln-way-east-has-one-more-go-around-vs-homewood-flossmoor.html
The previous time the two teams met, Lincoln-Way East beat Homewood-Flossmoor in the battle of the big girls as 6-foot Caitlin McMahon had a double-double and the Griffins won by seven. Thursday night, McMahon had another double-double, but this time she had company. When it counted, superior company. H-F center Amena Brent bounced back from a first subpar outing to dominate underneath … ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:49:50 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10259707-393/girls-basketball-amena-brent-sparks-homewood-flossmoors-win-over-lincoln-way-east.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/10259707-393/girls-basketball-amena-brent-sparks-homewood-flossmoors-win-over-lincoln-way-east.html Morgan Tuck had 41 points and 14 rebounds, guards Keiera Ray and Allie Hill combined for 30 points and Bolingbrook was a respectable 9-for-22 from three-point range Thursday in a SouthWest Suburban Blue clash with visiting Homewood-Flossmoor. So why were there some sad faces on the Bolingbrook bench after the No. 2 Raiders crushed the No. 20 Vikings 90-61? “It’s good to … ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:19:48 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9842378-393/girls-basketball-morgan-tuck-powers-bolingbrook-past-h-f.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9842378-393/girls-basketball-morgan-tuck-powers-bolingbrook-past-h-f.html Homewood-Flossmoor had just come off of two losses at the Hillcrest Holiday Classic. It was an important SouthWest Suburban Blue game. Vikings senior Amena Brent provided a couple of reasons why H-F looked like a team on a mission in Tuesday’s 49-35 victory over visiting Sandburg. “We wanted to make a point tonight,” she said. For her part Brent scored a season-high … ]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:34:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9799927-393/girls-basketball-amena-brent-h-f-topple-sandburg.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9799927-393/girls-basketball-amena-brent-h-f-topple-sandburg.html
As closing acts go, it wasn’t exactly a four-star performance No. 1 Marist turned in down the stretch in Wednesday’s 51-44 semifinal victory over No. 4 Homewood-Flossmoor in the Hillcrest Holiday Classic. “Yeah, well, we did better than last time I think,” RedHawks junior Claire Ryan said. True, that. In their previous meeting, at the Marist Thanksgiving Tournament, the RedHawks saw a … ]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:11:20 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9698106-393/girls-basketball-top-ranked-marist-knocks-off-h-f-again.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9698106-393/girls-basketball-top-ranked-marist-knocks-off-h-f-again.html Held down most of the game and with her team struggling in the fourth quarter, Lincoln-Way East senior point guard Taylor Johnson came through from the line with the game on the line. Johnson hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute, including the last four, to finish the scoring in the game as the Griffins toppled Homewood-Flossmoor 47-40 in … ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:38:14 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9471673-393/girls-basketball-taylor-johnson-clutch-down-stretch-as-lincoln-way-east-tops-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9471673-393/girls-basketball-taylor-johnson-clutch-down-stretch-as-lincoln-way-east-tops-homewood-flossmoor.html Homewood-Flossmoor its two-game sweep over neighboring rival No. 17 Rich Central on Monday night. After beating the Olympians 57-46 at the Marist Thanksgiving classic, No. 23 H-F took care of business at home, handing Rich Central a 56-40 loss. “(Central) is one of our top rivals,” H-F guard Danielle Woolfolk said. “There was a lot of talking out there, but we know … ]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:16:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9271351-393/girls-basketball-homewood-flossmoor-completes-sweep-of-rich-central.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9271351-393/girls-basketball-homewood-flossmoor-completes-sweep-of-rich-central.html Hillcrest coach John Maniatis never has shied away from a challenge. Bull’s eyes don’t bother him much, either. So when the votes came in and his Hawks were deemed the No. 1 seed in this year’s Hillcrest Holiday Classic ... “We’ll embrace the challenge,” Maniatis said. “We have a solid team. It will be a matter of executing on both ends of … ]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:50:18 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9268291-393/girls-basketball-hillcrest-holiday-classic-seeds-planted.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9268291-393/girls-basketball-hillcrest-holiday-classic-seeds-planted.html
The Marist girls basketball team survived a second-half surge from Homewood-Flossmoor in a sloppy finish to the RedHawk Thanksgiving Classic on Friday night. Marist remained unbeaten in six games this season, beating H-F 55-51 on its way to the tournament title. Marist forward Leah Bolton finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Bolton showed composure, scoring on an array of baskets around … ]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:08:58 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9072552-393/girls-basketball-marist-remains-unbeaten-after-topping-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/9072552-393/girls-basketball-marist-remains-unbeaten-after-topping-homewood-flossmoor.html Samirah Ali has had a lot of reasons to smile playing for Hillcrest the past couple of seasons. Opening night, though, hasn’t exactly been a blast. “The last two years we haven’t started with a win,” she said. “So I wanted to come back this time and get one.” With a wild 70-62 girls basketball victory Thursday over host No. 24 Homewood-Flossmoor, … ]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:13:44 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/8912107-393/girls-basketball-hillcrest-edges-out-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/8912107-393/girls-basketball-hillcrest-edges-out-homewood-flossmoor.html Facing two-time defending state champion Bolingbrook, Homewood-Flossmoor coach Dana Noble knew that half the battle Tuesday would be his team not being scared hosting the Raiders. So even after Bolingbrook pulled away in the second quarter, Noble was pleased to see the Vikings' effort never falter in a 61-40 SouthWest Suburban Blue home loss. "(Not being intimidated), that's the majority of it," … ]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:54:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/4436490-393/h-f-gives-bolingbrook-a-battle.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/4436490-393/h-f-gives-bolingbrook-a-battle.html There was nothing subtle about the fourth-quarter rally that turned a nine-point Homewood-Flossmoor advantage into a one-point Hillcrest lead. It took less than two minutes and involved turnovers and layups and running bank-ins. The gym in Country Club Hills was going crazy. H-F junior Charnelle Reed? She was thinking quiet thoughts. "Just keeping our heads, keeping our composure," she said. "That's the … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:02:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/4452391-393/composed-reed-lifts-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/4452391-393/composed-reed-lifts-homewood-flossmoor.html With so many games played during a season, even good teams deserve a mulligan. No. 11 Homewood-Flossmoor took one Tuesday night in a 29-point loss to No. 6 Marist at the second annual Marist RedHawk Thanksgiving Classic. It was a mulligan not likely to be repeated soon. The Vikings bounced back on Wednesday by winning a nailbiter over St. Ignatius on a … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:56:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/4452061-393/marist-blows-by-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/homewoodflossmoor/girls_basketball/4452061-393/marist-blows-by-homewood-flossmoor.html