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player ready...Composure can be displayed in various ways, and St. Rita showed many of them Friday night with a 65-63 overtime victory over St. Ignatius, the Tribune’s 13th-ranked team.
Marcus Buford’s steal and subsequent free throws with 4 seconds to play gave St. Rita the Catholic League road victory.
Rita (17-6, 8-3) led 20-12 after one quarter but watched Ignatius (16-6, 7-3) climb back to within four at halftime and take the lead after three quarters at 46-44.
“We’ve been in a lot of tight games, and we’ve stressed keeping our composure,” St. Rita coach Jim Prunty said. “Buford really came through for us in the second half after making some mistakes early. He never got down.”
Buford scored 11 of his 16 points after halftime, including the game-winning points. Charles Smith led the winners with 18 and Tom Browne and Pierre Shuttlesworth added 15 apiece.
Marcus Gaiter’s 18 paced Ignatius.
Joliet 80, Bloom Trail 51: Rory O’Connell hit two three-pointers during a 15-4 run which closed the first half and Gary Bell scored 18 of his 22 points in the third quarter as No. 2 Joliet (22-0) led throughout this non-conference contest. Ty Calderwood and Bill Hosey added 12 points apiece.
Mt. Carmel 85, De La Salle 48: No. 4 Mt. Carmel (20-3, 10-1) forced 14 first-half turnovers and Antoine Walker and Jay Driscoll led a balanced attack with 18 points apiece in a home Catholic League victory. Donovan McNabb added 16.
St. Martin de Porres 53, Fenwick 31: Leading 13-11, No. 6 St. Martin (21-3, 9-2) held Fenwick (5-17, 1-9) scoreless the final 5:48 of the second quarter to post the Catholic League victory at home. Jerry Gee led the way with 20 points and five blocks and Tyron Triplett added 15 points and four steals.
Conant 83, Hoffman Estates 60: No. 8 Conant (19-2, 8-1) clinched its third straight Mid-Suburban South title behind Corey Brown’s 24 points.
Brother Rice 71, St. Laurence 45: Rico Hill did it all for visiting Brother Rice, hitting 9 of 14 shots en route to 18 points and holding Keith Webster to four points on 2-of-13 shooting. The 10th-ranked Crusaders (19-4, 8-3), winners of seven straight, hit 13 of 14 fourth-quarter free throws in the Catholic League triumph.
Britt Booker and Mike Meyer added 11 points apiece, while Matt Daley’s 16 paced St. Laurence (7-14, 1-9).
Lyons 62, Oak Park 33: No. 11 Lyons (19-3, 9-0) jumped all over host Oak Park to clinch at least a tie for the West Suburban Silver title. Steve Liedtke led the blowout with 22 points, while Dennis Carroll contributed 16 points and Steve Davis 10. Oak Park (14-7, 5-4) trailed 32-23 early in the third before an 18-2 run put the game away. Idris Osei-Agyeman tallied 18 in a losing cause.
Naperville Central 62, Wheaton-Warrenville South 38: No. 14 Naperville Central (20-2, 12-0) clinched its second straight Du Page Valley title by forcing 22 turnovers, 15 by halftime. Gerald Norey led the offense with 12 points.
Lake Park 49, De Kalb 47: Matt Hoder’s three-pointer with 2:50 to play gave No. 15 and Upstate Eight leader Lake Park (18-2, 11-1) the lead for good. Ty Sander led the winners with 11 points, including 9 for 11 from the free-throw line.
“We did it again in the fourth quarter,” Lake Park coach Gary Burke said. “We played excellent defense then.”
Aleksandar Kosoric’s 14 points paced visiting De Kalb (13-8, 8-4).
Hillcrest 70, Thornton Fractional South 57: Rodney Dean and Jason Ware hit three-pointers during a 9-0 fourth-quarter run to help No. 19 Hillcrest (18-4, 7-1) take control of the SICA Central contest. T.F. South (9-12, 4-3) led early after a 12-0 first-quarter run, sparked by Kevin Kunka (24 points, six rebounds).
Ware hit five three-pointers to lead the hosts with 17 points and Dean added 15 points and six boards.
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Naperville North 72, West Chicago 49: Larry Christian scored 23 points, Sean Jones had 21 and Max Hansen added 11 as No. 20 Naperville North (18-3, 10-2), playing at home, posted the Du Page Valley victory. The Huskies’ Jason Buckley missed the game when he injured his knee during pregame warmups.