By Drake Skleba
For the Bugle
In their Lincoln-Way Central Girls Tournament finale on Monday night Joliet Central coach Laura Brumfeld’s Steelwomen trailed Stagg 44-36 midway through the fourth quarter. Allasha Alexander (11 points) hit a pair of free throws and when Jalysa Stokes buried a long-range three-pointer, Central had pulled to within 44-43.
Stagg’s Sydney Downs hit a pair of free throws to put the Chargers back up 46-43, but the Chargers would not score again.
Shawton Brown’s (eight points) bucket made it 46-45 and when Stokes (10 points) followed with the bucket that would give the Steelwomen (2-2) a 47-46 lead they would not relinquish and go on to the 51-46 victory.
Joliet Central closed out the victory with an 8-0 run.
The Steelwomen were led by 5-foot-1 senior guard Amoni Strickland, who had a game-high 15 points.
Niles North 44 Joliet Catholic Academy 36
The Angels battled the undefeated Vikings (2-0) in the first half, only trailing at the break 22-17. The Vikings extended their lead to ten, 33-23 after three quarters and went on to the eight-point victory at the IC Thanksgiving tournament.
Willowbrook 53 Plainfield Central 46
The Wildcats gave the undefeated Wilowbrook Thanksgiving Tournament host Warriors (4-0) a battle before falling on Monday night.
AREA GIRLS HOOPS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20
HINSDALE SOUTH
Plainfield South vs. Neuqua Valley 6
Plainfield South vs. Neuqua Valley 6
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Joliet Catholic Academy vs. Evergreen Park 5:30
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL
Joliet Central vs. TBA
Joliet West vs. TBA
MARIST
Plainfield East at Marist 4:45
SCHAUMBURG
Downers Grove North vs. Wheaton Warrenville South 5
WILLOWBROOK
Plainfield Central vs. Lockport 4:30
TERRIFIC TEN AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
through games of November 18
1. Benet Academy 3-0 Top-Ranked Redwings outscore three foes 194-126
2. Niles West 3-1 Wolves take home York crown back to Skokie
3. DG South 3-1 Fall by one in York finale to Niles West
4. Bolingbrook 0-1 Chicago-power Simeon stuns Lady Raiders, 70-64
5. Minooka 1-0 40-5 at the half over Cicero-Berwyn Morton in opener
6. Maine South 2-1 Scales leads Hawks past Grayslake Central and Barrington
7 Joliet West 2-1 Reavis and Andrew fall to Tigers, at LW Central
8 Plainfield South 1-1 Cougars beat Hinsdale Central; fall 51-48 to Hinsdale South
9 Plainfield East 1-1 Crush Proviso East; fall to Crete-Monee at Marist
10 Lockport 1-1 Split; beat “The Ville” fall to Stevenson
JCA 1-1 Fall to Rich South and bounce back over Regina
ON THE BUBBLE Joliet Central 1-1, Plainfield North 1-2; Plainfield Central 1-1, Lisle 3-1
AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
through games of November 18
CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH
through games of November 18
CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH
Maine West 4-0
Maine East 1-2
Highland Park 1-2
Glenbrook North 1-2
Deerfield 1-3
Vernon Hills 0-3
Vernon Hills 0-3
CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH
New Trier 3-0
Evanston 3-0
Glenbrook South 2-0
Niles North 1-0
Niles North 1-0
Niles West 3-1
Maine South 2-1
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC
Nazareth Academy 4-0
Benet Academy 3-0
St. Viator 3-0
Marist 2-0
Carmel 3-1
Carmel 3-1
MCC 2-1
JCA 1-1
Marian Catholic 0-0
INTERSTATE 8
Sandwich 4-0
Reed-Custer 3-0
Lisle 3-1
Coal City 3-1
Plano 3-1
Peotone 2-1
Wilmington 2-2
Manteno 2-2
Streator 1-1
Manteno 2-2
Streator 1-1
Westmont 1-1
Herscher 0-0
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE
Minooka 1-0
Oswego 1-0
Plainfield East 1-1
Plainfield South 1-1
Plainfield South 1-1
Plainfield Central 1-1
Plainfield North 1-2
Oswego East 1-3
Joliet Central 0-2
Romeoville 0-2
SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE
LW East 2-1
LW East 2-1
Sandburg 2-1
HF 2-1
Stagg 1-1
Lockport 1-1
Lockport 1-1
Bolingbrook 0-1
WEST SUBURBAN GOLD
Willowbrook 3-0
Willowbrook 3-0
Leyden 2-0
Hinsdale South 1-0
Hinsdale South 1-0
DG South 3-1
Addison Trail 1-2
Morton 0-1
WEST SUBURBAN SILVER
Oak Park 2-0
York 3-1
Glenbard West 2-1
Lyons Township 1-1
Hinsdale Central 1-1
DG North 1-2
Proviso West 0-3