No. 15 Mother McAuley was given a double dose of bad news Tuesday.
First the Mighty Macs learned that they will be without senior forward Lauren Levine for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury.
As if that wasn’t enough, Resurrection defeated Mother McAuley 48-42 as Denise Bronski scored 16 points to lead the Bandits in the GCAC Red contest, handing the Mighty Macs their fourth straight loss. Resurrection (15-7, 3-2) shot 11-of-17 on free throws in the fourth quarter, going 4-for-4 from the line in the final minute to ice the game.
“We knew it would come down to free throws if it was a close game,” Resurrection coach Kerry Durham said.
Amy Harmening led the Mighty Macs (13-5, 3-2) with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Lake Zurich 49, Cary-Grove 43: The No. 7 Bears (19-0, 12-0) were led by Johanna Solverson’s 19 points, 13 rebounds and six steals in their Fox Valley win.
Marshall 74, Simeon 25: Jacquay Holmes and Lekisha Smith had 16 points each to lead the No. 8 Commandos (14-1, 6-0) to the Public Superconference win.
Hillcrest 69, T.F. South 31: The No. 9 Hawks (13-2, 7-0) got 21 points from Janelle Hughes and 18 points from LaTasha Friday to win in the SICA Central.
Gage Park 44, Lindblom 41: The Owls (9-6, 3-3) held on in the Public Blue Central behind 16 points from Stephanie Roberts. Lindblom’s Deanna Love led all scorers with 24 points.
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Payton 45, Foreman 27: Katie Nadel and Ashley Richards had 10 points apiece as Payton (14-2, 9-0) stayed undefeated in the Public Green North.
Phillips 60, Kelly 56: Ebonee Jackson had 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Elayne Rucker added 13 points as the Wildcats (6-7, 4-4) held on in the Public Blue Central.
St. Gregory 38, Holy Trinity 33: Marlene Cuevas collected 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Greyhounds (4-14, 1-5) picked up their first GCAC Blue victory.
Warren 47, Mundelein 44: Warren went on a 10-2 run to open the fourth quarter in their North Suburban Lake win. The Blue Devils (16-6, 5-2) were led by Amy Peters’ 14 points.
Boys basketball
Joliet 78, Kankakee 54: Ja’bari Saunders had 19 points and Brandon Dillard added 16 points and five assists as the No. 1 Steelmen (18-1) rolled. Mike Terrell led Kankakee (11-5) with 15 points.
Crane 80, Harlan 71: Florentino Valencia and Jamale Tidwell each poured in 16 points for the second-ranked Cougars. Crane (14-2) shot 6-of-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch to put the game away. Maurice Brown had a 25-point, 18-rebound effort for Harlan (8-8) in the loss.
Young 75, Orr 43: The No. 3 Dolphins were paced by Marcus White’s 18 points, including four dunks, in the Public Red West rout. Young (14-3, 2-1) jumped to a 10-0 lead and led 30-15 at the end of the half. Orr (8-9, 0-4), which committed 17 turnovers in the first half, was missing three starters for disciplinary reasons.
Curie 75, Marshall 64: Rome Sanders racked up 24 points and 10 rebounds as No. 12 Curie prevailed in the Public Red West. Omni Smith added 22 points for the Condors (12-3, 2-1), who put together a 12-2 run late in the first quarter to take a 10-point lead. Andre Goodwin had 28 points for Marshall (8-8, 1-3).
Manley 93, Wells 37: David Harper had a game-high 32 points to lead the No. 13 Wildcats (15-3, 3-0) in the Public Blue West.
Shepard 44, Crete-Monee 42: John Cleveland’s game-winning basket with 32 seconds left and Mike Smith’s 11 points were the difference for the No. 16 Astros (13-3).
Rich South 54, Richards 53: Eric Epps sank a free throw with two seconds remaining as the No. 17 Stars survived. Brandon Cole led Rich South (14-2) with 14 points and Larry Pikes chipped in 10.
Brother Rice 70, Sandburg 65: Ray Jendra’s 28 points gave the Crusaders (14-3) the edge. Ray Vicario scored 14 points for Sandburg (8-8).
Carver 80, Simeon 76 (2OT): The Challengers had the edge in the Public Red South as Marcus Adams and Cornelius Bardney each scored 20 points. William Harris added 13 points for Carver (6-8, 3-1), including a layup to force the game’s first extra session and a free throw that led to the second.
Julian 85, Washington 73: Sean Dockery had 30 points and seven assists and Karl Brown added 16 points as Julian (9-6, 3-1) broke open a tie game late in the third quarter with an 11-0 run to win in the Red South.
Courtney Horton led Washington (8-9, 0-4) with 28 points.
The Jaguars learned Tuesday that the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors upheld an earlier ruling that 6-foot-10-inch Senegal native Ousname Barro is ineligible at Julian for a violation of the organization’s bylaws regarding recruiting. Barro has been living at the home of Julian coach Loren Jackson, which the IHSA saw as a violation of the bylaw that states in part that an athlete cannot receive room and board that is not available to all other students.
Morgan Park 64, Chicago Vocational 56: Marcus Arnold’s 31 points lifted the Mustangs (9-8, 3-0) in the Public Red South.
Thornridge 76, Rich East 65: Jeremy Bledsoe fired in 20 points to lift the Falcons. Thornridge (11-6) trailed 51-49 in the fourth before tearing off a 9-2 run, in which Deanta Collins scored five of his 11 fourth-quarter points. The Falcons converted on their last 12 free throws in the fourth to seal the win. Karlin House scored 18 points for Rich East (9-8).
Wheaton North 59, St. Charles North 43: Dan Walser and Dareon Spencer scored 18 points and 15 points, respectively, for the Falcons (14-2).