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HIGH SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL
STATE SEMIFINALS
CLASS 8A
No. 4 Fremd (11-1) at No. 1 Mount Carmel (12-0)
No. 23 Lockport (9-3) at No. 11 Oswego (10-2)
CLASS 7A
No. 13 Batavia (10-2) at No. 25 St. Rita (8-4)
No. 15 Downers Grove North (10-2) at No. 6 Brother Rice (11-1)
CLASS 6A
No. 11 Fenwick (9-3) at No. 1 Nazareth (11-1)
No. 8 East St. Louis (9-3) at No. 10 St. Laurence (8-4)
CLASS 5A
No. 9 Wheaton St. Francis (9-3) at No. 2 Belvidere North (12-0)
No. 2 Oak Forest (11-1) at No. 5 Providence (9-3)
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL
STATE QUARTERFINALS
CLASS 8A
No. 1 Mount Carmel 48, No. 9 Lincoln-Way East 7
No. 23 Lockport 35, No. 2 Barrington 0
Lockport (9-3): Brendan Mecher 3 TD runs (24, 5, 18 yards). Chris Miller 1-yard TD run. Darrell McCullough 54-yard blocked punt return TD.
No. 11 Oswego 24, No. 3 Maine South 21
Oswego (10-2): Mariano Velasco 2 TD receptions, INT return TD. Kaleb Stumpenhorst FG.
CLASS 7A
No. 25 St. Rita 56, No. 16 Hersey 42
St. Rita (8-4): Steven Armbruster 2 TD passes, 2 TD runs. Walter Jones 2 TD receptions (62, 79). Langston Smith 9-yard TD run, 50-yard TD reception. Brandon Johnson Jr. 5-yard TD run. Damon Sutton 26-yard TD run.
No. 13 Batavia 42, No. 21 Glenbard North 27
No. 15 Downers Grove North 28, No. 7 Lincoln-Way West 10
Lincoln-Way West (10-2): Grant Tustin TD run. Zach Hermanson FG.
No. 6 Brother Rice 42, No. 3 St. Charles North 18
Brother Rice (11-1): Jaylin Green TD run, TD reception, punt return TD. C.J. Gray TD pass, TD run. Jameson Davis 2 TD runs.
CLASS 6A
No. 1 Nazareth 24, No. 4 Lake Zurich 21
Lake Zurich (9-3): Kaden Abrantes 69-yard TD run. Christopher Chang 45-yard TD run. Brock Rubicz 3-yard TD run.
No. 11 Fenwick 49, No. 2 Burlington Central 21
No. 10 St. Laurence 28, No. 6 Dunlap 14
St. Laurence (8-4): Jimmy McDermott TD pass to Kameron McHugh. Cory Les 91-yard TD run. Matt Williams INT return TD. Sean Rice TD.
CLASS 5A
No. 5 Providence 39, No. 1 Washington (Illinois) 6
No. 2 Oak Forest 34, No. 3 Peoria 20
Oak Forest (11-1): Daniel Chopp 2 TD runs. Andrew Dawson 49-yard TD reception. William McMaster 29-yard TD run.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE SEMIFINAL
Morgan Park 16, Whitney Young 14
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
STATE FINALS
Top local teams: 1. Stevenson 236, 2. St. Charles North 227, 3. Rosary 211, 13. Neuqua Valley 65, 15. Waubonsie Valley 54, 19. (tie) Oswego co-op 35.
Top local individuals
200 medley relay: 1. Stevenson (Vanessa Miecznikowski, Nelli Sandor, Linnea Florin, Claire Wang), 1:42.89.
200 freestyle: 1. Paige Kowal, Rosary, 1:47.68.
200 individual medley: 1. Kate Farrell, St. Charles North, 1:59.84; 2. Ariyana Nieckula, Rosary, 2:00.25.
50 free: 1. Aria Grossenbach, Stevenson, 22.85.
Diving: 1. Katie Malm, Oswego co-op, 515.75; 3. Gabriela Ursu, Neuqua, 472.
100 butterfly: 1. Nieckula, Rosary, 53.53.
100 free: 1. Grossenbach, Stevenson, 49.19.
500 free: 1. Farrell, St. Charles North, 4:50.90; 2. Kowal, Rosary, 4:54.50.
200 free relay: 1. Rosary (Nieckula, Annabelle Nawrocki, Abby Moore, Kowal), 1:32.72; 2. Stevenson (Grossenbach, Florin, Wang, Sandor), 1:33.15.
100 backstroke: 1. Thea Bike, St. Charles North, 53.66; 3. Rachel Johnson, Dundee-Crown co-op, 54.61.
100 breaststroke: 1. Sandor, Stevenson, 1:02.16; 2. Moore, Rosary, 1:03.01; 3. Heidi Swerkun, Stevenson, 1:03.40.
400 free relay: 1. St. Charles North (Lucia Negro, Farrell, Hannah Maksimuk, Tessatina Stavropoulos), 3:24.79; 3. Stevenson (Florin, Anika Donovan, Miecznikowski, Grossenbach), 3:26.67.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
STATE FINALS
At CEFCU Arena, Normal
CLASS 4A
Marist d. Benet 25-18, 25-17, championship
Lockport d. Fremd 21-25, 25-23, 25-16, third
CLASS 3A
Normal U-High d. Nazareth 25-20, 25-20, championship
Providence d. Prairie Ridge 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, third
LOCAL COLLEGES
FOOTBALL
CCIW
North Central College 24, Illinois Wesleyan 7
NCC (11-0, 10-0): Garret Wilson 15-for-22, 139 yards, 2 TD passes to Thomas Skokna. Donovan McNeal 21 carries, 202 yards. Sean Allen 15-yard TD run. Record 51st consecutive conference win.
MIDWEST CONFERENCE
Lake Forest College 34, University of Chicago 28
Lake Forest College (7-3, 7-2): Ethan Springer 17-for-24, 197 yards, 55-yard TD pass to Dom Esposito (5 receptions, 104 yards). Brayden Long 14 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs (3, 92 yards).
MSFA MIDWEST
Marian (Indiana) 45, St. Xavier 0
Olivet Nazarene 38, St. Francis 20
St. Francis (3-7, 1-4): Carl Bew 14-for-24, 196 yards, 10-yard TD pass to Ryan Little; 24 carries, 99 yards, 8-yard TD run.
St. Francis (Indiana) 63, Judson 20
Judson (0-11, 0-5): Marcus Freeman 27-for-43, 270 yards, TD. Zach McGee 7 receptions, 194 yards 2 TDs (59, 75).
NACC
Aurora University 59, Concordia 26
AU (7-3, 6-2): Liam Mickle 14-for-24, 228 yards, 3 TDs. T.J. Ramsey 28 carries, 159 yards, 5 TDs (1, 29, 12, 36, 16). Connor Bright 39-yard TD reception. Ethan Svoboda 37-yard TD reception.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Benedictine 87, Aurora University 76
AU (2-2): Mekhi Doby 15 points, 3 steals, 3 blocks. Juan Madrigal 14 points, 4 rebounds.
Bethel (Indiana) 113, St. Xavier 92
St. Xavier (1-5): Davion Lawrence 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. D.J. Wilson 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
Elgin Community College 93, Illinois Valley 84
Grace Christian (Michigan) 80, Judson 66
Milwaukee Engineering 93, Lake Forest College 86
Lake Forest College (0-3): Alex Forowycz 25 points, 4 assists. Luke Arington 18 points.
Moraine Valley 89, Blackhawk Tech 79
Prairie State 77, Kennedy-King 69
Rochester Christian (Michigan) 87, Trinity Christian 65
South Suburban College 75, Spoon River 59
South Suburban (2-1): A.J. Abrams 21 points, 4 assists.
GLVC/GMAC CHALLENGE
Tiffin (Ohio) 77, Lewis 59
Lewis (0-2): Arius Alijosius 25 points. Collin Albert 23 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
College of Lake County 71, Danville Area 62
Elgin Community College 89, Lewis & Clark 59
Kennedy-King 72, Prairie State 62
Northern Michigan 66, Lewis 54
Lewis (0-3): Jasmine Jones 20 points, 7 rebounds. Ally Cesarini 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.
St. Francis 57, Governors State 46
St. Francis (6-0, 1-0 CCAC): Tykara Harrison 22 points, 8 rebounds. Le’lani Harris 16 points, 4 rebounds. Symone Harrell 9 points, 10 rebounds.
Governors State (4-1, 1-1): Davina Smith 13 points, 4 rebounds. Cencere McDaniel 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
St. Xavier 67, Holy Cross (Indiana) 52
St. Xavier (4-2, 2-0 CCAC): Brooklynn Johnson 17 points, 5 rebounds. Alaina Peetz 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals.
South Suburban 60, Spoon River 53
Taylor (Indiana) 92, Trinity Christian 50
WHEATON COLLEGE BETH BAKER CLASSIC
Alma (Michigan) 90, Lake Forest College70
Compiled by Josh Krockey.
