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High School Sports Roundup: Basketball Teams Look Ahead to Conference Play
Jewell Loyd and Niles West remain undefeated in non-conference basketball play
NILES WEST
Girls Basketball: Niles West moved to 7-0 on the season with a 49-35 victory over Highland Park on Nov. 29. Jewell Loyd scored 36 points in the victory and the Wolves rallied from an early 9-6 deficit after the first quarter. Led by Dashae Shumate’s defensive effort, Niles West held Highland Park’s Lena Munzer to only four points after she had averaged more than 30 points per game over the Giants’ first five contests.
Boys Basketball: Niles West finished its Thanksgiving tournament with a record of 1-3. The Wolves played without returning starters Alek Biser (leg) and Nathan Sagett (ankle). Senior D.J. Harris scored nine points against Glenbrook North and was named to the all-tournament team.
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The Wolves fell to Glenbrook North, Hales Franciscan and Lake Forest in the tournament. Niles West got its lone victory against Kelly with a 67-47 win in its season opener.
Niles West will host Niles North on Dec. 3 for its first Central Suburban League contest. The Wolves beat Niles North on the road in a thriller last season.
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NILES NORTH
Girls Basketball: Senior Mariyah Henley passed the 1,000-point mark for her career with a 25-point performance in Niles North’s 66-51 over Resurrection.
Alissa Hirsh was named to the all-tournament team in the Niles North Somebody’s Hero Thanksgiving Tournament. The senior guard had 22 points and dished out 11 assists in the win.
The Vikings (2-4) fell to New Trier 57-47 in a CSL crossover matchup on Nov. 29
Boys Basketball: Niles North lost its first game of the season in a 56-40 defeat to Waubonsie Valley in the Ed Molitor Thanksgiving Classic. Junior point guard Malachi Nix sprained his ankle during the game.
The Vikings defeated York, Wheaton North and Rolling Meadows to start the season at 3-0.
Niles North will rely heavily on Nix and Mychael Henley this season as the only players with big varsity experience returning from last year’s sectional championship team.
Girls Gymnastics: Niles North fell to New Trier 135.80 to 117 in the first dual meet of the year. The Vikings are putting out a relatively inexperienced lineup after seniors like Citlali Cuevas graduated from last year’s regional championship team.
Senior Brittany Ebeling (31.85) and junior Elana Rusnak (30.20) finished fourth and fifth in the all-around competition for Niles North.
