Drew Crawford has created a new standard at Naperville Central.
The Northwestern-bound swingman broke Tim Szatko's all-time school scoring record during Wednesday night's 59-49 win over Wheaton North in Naperville.
Crawford came into the team's senior night needing 15 points to set the mark, and he passed it with a twisting layup along the baseline at the 7:43 mark of the third quarter. Crawford finished with 28 to lead the 24-2 Redhawks, who completed a perfect 14-0 run through the DuPage Valley Conference.
Crawford now has 1,480 career points heading into next week's Oswego East Sectional.
Naperville Central 59, Wheaton North 49
WN 10 7 20 12 -- 49
NC 14 18 10 17 -- 59
Wheaton North (7-18, 2-12)
Small 0 2-2 2, Bradley 4 0-0 10, Fitzpatrick 3 0-0 7, Dungee 1 0-0 2, Schalk 6 1-2 14, Martin 1 3-4 5, Matosian 0 2-2 2, Finley 2 0-0 5, Graham 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 8-10 49.
Naperville Central (24-2, 14-0)
Crawford 12 3-3 28, Mallett 1 0-3 3, Ondik 0 2-3 2, Cephus 1 1-1 3, Rickert 1 0-0 2, Neufeld 4 0-0 8, Linne 2 0-0 4, Pomeroy 1 1-2 4, Czarnowski 1 0-0 3, Nowak 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 7-12 59.
3-pointers: Wheaton North 5 -- Bradley 2, Fitzpatrick, Schalk, Finley. Naperville Central 4 -- Crawford, Mallett, Pomeroy, Czarnowski.
Rebounds: Wheaton North 19 (Schalk 5), Naperville Central 38 (Crawford 11).
Turnovers: Wheaton North 14, Naperville Central 16.
Fouls: Wheaton North 15, Naperville Central 10.

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