Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hinsdale South 51, Downers Grove South 34: Center's 13 points, 11 rebounds key great defensive effort as the Hornets win on an emotional Senior Night.
Hinsdale South center Uzo Okoro was held to just four points when the Hornets lost 42-40 at Downers Grove South back on Jan. 10. It was a much different story Thursday night. The 6-foot Okoro dominated at both ends of the floor, leading all players with 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks as host Hinsdale South exacted revenge with a 51-34 drubbing of the Mustangs on Senior Night in Darien. The win solidified the Hornets’ grip on second place in the West Suburban Conference Gold Division. Hinsdale South (12-9, 7-2) has a two-game lead in the loss column over the Mustangs (13-9, 6-4), who have lost five straight games. “I think we prepared a lot better this time,” Okoro said. “We knew what to expect and I think we had a lot more intensity…
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Hinsdale South High School
7401 Clarendon Hills Rd, Darien, IL
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Pirates run away from Mustangs, take two-game lead in West Suburban Gold race.
When a team has more turnovers than points and can count the number of baskets it scores on one hand, chances are the result was not a happy one. That was the case for the Downers Grove South girls basketball team Wednesday night. The Mustangs committed 33 turnovers and made only five baskets, including one in the second half, in losing to Proviso East 51-27 in a West Suburban Conference Gold Division game in Downers Grove. Proviso East (19-2, 8-0), which has won the last six conference championships, now is firmly in the driver’s seat in the league race. The Pirates have a two-game lead over the Mustangs (13-6, 6-2), who they swept this year, and Hinsdale South (10-9, 5-2) with four games remaining. “We still have four more to go,” …
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Downers Grove South High School
1436 Norfolk St, Downers Grove, IL
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Carly Saraceno leads the Mustangs with 14 points and six steals in a 53-29 victory over Leyden.
The Downers Grove South girls basketball team did not disappoint in its home opener, which also happened to be teacher appreciation night. It did take the Mustangs a while to get it going, though. The final effort, however, certainly pleased the teachers as well as the rest of the crowd as South routed Leyden 53-29 on Tuesday thanks to a defense that forced 21 steals. The Mustangs (5-3, 2-1) got off to a slow start, missing several early opportunities from the field and the free throw line. Senior Carly Saraceno led the way with seven first-half points and three steals. She turned two of her steals into four points on fast-break opportunities. The Eagles (1-6, 0-4) kept pace with three 3-point field goals and six first-half points from …
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Downers Grove South High School
1436 Norfolk St, Downers Grove, IL
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