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FRIDAY GIRLS HOOPS REPORT

20 wins for No. 3 Maine South; Plainfield South wins Plainfield Civil War over North

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH

Maine South 74 Glenbrook North 44

20 wins for the season. Nine consecutive victories,

For the Maine South Hawks (20-5, 6-2), Friday night was a special night at home in Park Ridge.

Junior Niamh Gardiner buried the Spartans (11-10, 2-6) with seven long-range, three-point bombs among her game-high 23 points. Sister Nicole Gardiner had eight points but joined Niahm with the long-range shooting display with two from beyond the arc.

Sophomore Emily Pape hit double-figures with 10 points

SUBURBAN PRAIRIE CROSSOVERS

Plainfield South 56 Plainfield North 54

TheCougars (12-9,7-4 East) slipped past the Tigers (12-11, 5-6 West) to win the 'Plainfield Civil War'. The Cougars controlled the first half going to their halftime locker room with a 28-18 lead.

After South scored the first basket of the third quarter for a 30-18 lead, the Tigers went to work.

Katie Jasko (two points) pulled the Tigers within 30-20. A Plainfield North artillery barrage followed. Consecutive three-pointers from Erin Henri, Lexi Hernandez (11 points) and two consecutive from Tiger Beatrice Atienza gave the Tigers the lead 31-30 .

In the fourth quarter the two teams went back and forth. Sadie Guy put North up 44-43 before South scored the last three points of the game for the victory.

Joliet Central 56 Oswego East 50

The Steelwomen (21-4, 9-2 East) pulled within one game of idle Joliet West (20-3, 10-1 East) in the SPC East standings.

Minooka 38 Plainfield Central 33

When a girls' hoops team has fallen in all 10 of their conference match-ups, it is a must for someone to step it up.

For Minooka (5-21,1-10 West) that person was senior Brooke McNally. On Friday, in the closing minutes of the Indians' SPC crossover battle with Plainfield Central (11-14, 5-6 East), McNally drained a pair of baseline jumpers to lead the Indians to their first SPC win.

Senior Abby Pettigrew and sophomore Brianna Simmons shared scoring honors for the victorious Indians.

 

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