Sunday, January 23, 2011
Balanced scoring and clutch free-throw shooting lift the Hornets to a 57-52 victory over the Blue Devils.
Hinsdale South’s Hornets have attained success stringing together wins as they hunt for the West Suburban Gold Conference lead. On Saturday night, the host Hornets got past Quincy’s Blue Devils 57-52 to keep pace with conference leader Downers Grove South. The Hornets (13-6, 4-2) had four players score in double figures: seniors Andy Nkansah and Joe Petrak with 12 points each, and juniors Phil George and Brock Benson with 11 apiece. “This a big momentum boost,” George said. “Coach said coming into this game that we control our destiny. If we keep playing confident like we did tonight, we can win conference.” The Blue Devils (8-10) didn’t go down without a struggle. The Hornets led 36-29 at halftime, with Nkansah scoring 10 points in the …
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Hinsdale South hits 17-of-18 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away in a 66-57 victory on Friday night.
In the days leading up to Friday's game against Morton, the Hinsdale South's boys basketball team emphasized free throw shooting. “This whole week we worked on free throws and it paid off,” said center Brock Benson, who finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds and sparked the Hornets to a 66-57 victory. Hinsdale South sank 17-of-18 free throws in the fourth quarter after the Mustangs were saddled with foul trouble. Overall, the Hornets hit 23-of-26 from the line. The game went back-and-forth until the fourth quarter. After a terrible first quarter where the two sides combined for nine total points, both sides took the initiative on offense from the on. Forward Andy Nkansah scored eight second-quarter points—including two three-pointers—to…
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Junior Phil George paces Hornets with 19 points in come-from-behind win over Wheaton Warrenville South
Hinsdale South stumbled out of the gate but eventually crashed through and brought home a 44-38 boys basketball victory over Wheaton Warrenville South at the Downers Grove North hoops fest on Saturday afternoon. Junior guard Phil George paced the Hornets with 19 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. "Coach always told us never to hang our head because the game's not over in the first quarter," George said of what coach Jim Thomas told his team. George was the only member of Hinsdale South to score in double figures, though, it seemed as if for a while that no Hornet would reach double digits in the scoring column. That's because Hinsdale South struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the game's opening quarter. Senior Ryan Johnson …
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