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Marbles: No. 2 North vs. No. 3 Central - The Heat Index

Marbles: No. 2 North vs. No. 3 Central

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on April 12, 2008 12:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

Naperville North boys coach Kurt Johns told The Heat Index that the Huskies won their pool on Friday night in the 11th annual Best of the West water polo tournament.

Ranked second in the current media poll at illpolo.com, North swept its pool with a 10-1 win over Glenbrook North and a 12-4 win over Lake Forest. No. 3 Central won its pool with a 12-3 win over Hinsdale Central and a 8-7 win over No. 12 Glenbrook South.

Ninth-ranked Mundelein -- the champion at the Lake County tournament -- won the other pool on Friday and will face Central (12-2) at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday. The Huskies (16-4) play Mundelein at 12:40 p.m. and the cross-town rivals play for the third time this season at 2:40 p.m. in the final match of the championship pool.

Central won the first match 10-9 with a comeback that secured the title at the Naperville Quad on March 8. The Huskies won the second match, beating the Redhawks 8-7 in pool play at Fenwick's Dan Lynch Tournament on March 14.

At the Sandburg tournament, No. 10 Neuqua Valley beat Lane 14-8 on Friday night.

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By Brad Nolan, Sun Sports Editor on April 12, 2008 11:17 AM

This is one of the most serious, evenly-contested rivalries over the last several years or so. Both teams have enjoyed sectional success and both have made runs at the state tourney.

Other great area rivalries?

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