Sunday, February 13, 2011
Deerfield overcomes early 13 point deficit to win nail-biter and extend win streak to five games
Final Score: Deerfield 36 Highland Park 35 Records: Deerfield (14-9, 6-3) Highland Park (9-13, 3-6) Key Players: Junior Alex Sacks came off the bench to lead Deerfield with 10 points. He was the only Warrior in double figures. Jack Carney scored seven, Sam Sternberg had six and Scott Fenton and Mack Watts each added five points. For Highland Park, Ben Levine went 5-5 from three and finished with 15 points. Jonny Stempel and Jake Norcia each scored seven for the Giants. Key Stats: Highland Park started the game on a 13-0 run and Deerfield did not score until there was one minute left in the first quarter. However, the Warriors went on a 13-1 run and went into hafltime trailing 14-13. With Highland Park leading 31-27 with 3:05 left in …
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Highland Park High School's basketball, boys swim teams show potential for memorable seasons.
As someone who has witnessed many a girls basketball game from the stands of Highland Park High School, I will bring it up one last time. There were plenty of teams in the past that did not win very often. And that's putting it mildly. That's why it is refreshing to see the emergence of the Lady Giants as a formidable opponent. I remember hearing whispers that some young girl was headed to Highland Park to help turn the fortunes around. Well, she's arrived, and her name is Lena Munzer. When she burst upon the scene a year ago as a freshman, she soon found a solid foundation in place. As 2011 begins, it's not too late to put down some New Year's resolutions for the girls and boys basketball teams and the school's swim team. When we last…
Sunday, December 26, 2010
After 0-2 start, Highland Park boys win two straight at the Elgin Tournament.
When a basketball game ends, it's natural to look at a key basket down the stretch that changed the lead and say that it was the biggest bucket of the game. Sometimes, it's a basket that happens early in the game or in the flow with a lead already established that tells the tale better. That was the case in Highland Park's 44-34 win over Dundee-Crown to wrap up play at the Elgin Tournament Thursday morning. A three-pointer from Layne Gierke that beat the first quarter buzzer and a Gierke jumper at the end of the first half kept the Giants in control. They never trailed in the game. "What we did at the end of the first quarter, and at the end of the second quarter, hitting shots, executing, running some offense, getting the last shot and …
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Down two starters, Highland Park beaten on the boards in 43-34 loss at Elgin Holiday Tournament.
Highland Park's boys basketball team knew Batavia had a big team, but even the Giants were surprised at what awaited them on the second day of the Elgin Holiday Tournament on Tuesday. The Giants were outrebounded by an astounding 41-16 as they fell to Batavia, 43-34. "I thought the first half, that caught us off guard a little bit," Highland Park coach Paul Harris said. "We knew they were big, but when you play against them, you see how physical they are. They definitely exposed some things with us on the glass." Despite Batavia's size advantage, the Giants (4-7) started the second half strong and cut the lead to one, 26-25, early in the third quarter. "I was feeling good," Harris said. "I really liked how we came out to start the third …
Bryce Robertson
5:13 pm on Friday, December 31, 2010
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