Kenwood Rallies to Beat New Trier 69-66

I went up to New Trier to see Kenwood take on the Trevians on Martin Luther King Day.

The Trevians were shooting lights out. The Irish pair, Christopher Kilpatrick (26 points) and Danny Houlihan (25 points), were a revelation. I had seen New Trier a couple times this year but always in passing like in Pontiac and somewhere else I don’t even remember. I never got a chance to stop and watch. I wish I had. The Trevians can shoot the ball.

In the second half, Kenwood went to a zone defense to stop the Trevians. It largely worked. New Trier was getting one shot. On misses, the Broncos got the ball out running and get some layup. They pulled even midway through the fourth quarter. After that it was anybody’s game, back and forth.

With ten seconds on the clock and the Broncos down 66-64, Kenwood’s Chris Watkins hit a three from the corner on a pass from Aleks Alston. The play was not designed for Watkins but Alston trusted his senior captain the put the ball up. Watkins drained the three giving the Broncos a 67-66. They would close it out with a 69-66 win.

Lane Handles New Trier 57-47

The Lane Tech Indians pulled off an impressive victory over the New Trier Trevians 57-47 in their inaugural game at the Chicago Elite Classic.

It was my first game seeing Lane this year. The Elite Classic did not have rosters for the press so I don’t know the players. But it didn’t much matter. The Indians picked up right were they left off victory over a historic programs.

The pictures will have to do for this game. I was concentrating on the photos and not so much on the story.

I hope you like the photos.

New Trier Girls Beat Evanston 46-45 on Late Free Throws

The second Evanston v. New Trier matchup of the last night (Jan. 11, 2019) at Evanston was even better than the first as the Trevian girls topped the Wildkits 46-45. With time running out, New Trier point guard Tinah Hong drove the baseline drawing a foul. Just a cool as can be, with the game on the line, she stepped up to the line and drained the tying bucket—nothing but net. Then, after an Evanston time out, Tinah again stepped up to the line and drained the game winner—nothing but net. Evanston had a few seconds but couldn’t get up a shot to win.

I got some good shots of this game. Some of the photos are a little too grainy but they are pretty well lit. I hope you like them.

Evanston Tops New Trier 54-46 in Conference Showdown

Great game. Wildkits held off a late charge by the Trevians and came away with a convincing 54-46 victory. My third time seeing Evanston this year. Each time they have come out victorious in tight games over quality opponents—St. Viator, Uplift and now New Trier. I love the Evanston gym. It has such a stadium quality—and video scoreboards. My favorite gym in the area, well at least today.

As for the photos, it was not my finest work. I got to the game a little late so I was a little rushed. I hope you like the photos.