Boys Basketball: December 2008 Archives

Nasty weather led to some sparse crowds during the first two days at the Elgin Holiday Tournament, but a few notable faces formerly tied to Elgin's hoops program were seen in the crowd the past few nights at Chesbrough Field House.

The Hampshire boys basketball team will be without junior starting point guard Justin Bieber for an undetermined amount of time. People close to the program said he's out with a foot injury, though it's not considered to be serious. Bieber was on the bench and in street clothes during Hampshire's 59-49 win over Genoa-Kingston on Thursday night.

Burlington Central coach Chris Payne said before the start of the boys basketball season that he hoped his young team would be rounding into form near Christmas.

With Christmas almost here, it appears the Rockets are close to their coach's schedule.

Bartlett's boys basketball team might be in the midst of a four-game win streak, but it hasn't been all good news lately for the Hawks.

Last night, South Elgin survived a late scare to beat Larkin 65-62 in an Upstate Eight boys basketball game. Watch the highlights here.

South Elgin travels to take on Elgin in Upstate Eight Conference action tonight. The Storm will be trying for its first win against the Maroons in three tries.

Here is a look at South Elgin's boys basketball history against each of the four other U46 schools.

Last night, Larkin downed Elgin 66-60 in a non-conference boys basketball game. Watch the highlights here or for the best quality here.

Sectional basketball action will be coming to two gyms near you at the end of the boys basketball season.

When the high school basketball season ends in March, last week's Thanksgiving tournaments will be little more than an afterthought.

However, it never hurts to get off to a good start, and three area teams are hoping to use their early-season success as a springboard to bigger and better things down the road.

South Elgin, Dundee-Crown and Westminster Christian all claimed Thanksgiving Tournament titles, and all three can be deemed surprises, although to varying degrees.