Boys basketball wins convincingly over Lake Zurich, extending winning streak to five

Dylan Trott, Staff Member|February 18, 2018

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Senior Chase Eyre shoots a fadeaway against Lake Zurich’s guard Brett Hensley.

The Libertyville boys basketball team won over Lake Zurich on Friday, Feb. 16, 64-45, behind Senior Drew Peterson’s 31 points. Lake Zurich had trouble finding any gaps in the Libertyville defense. Libertyville gave up their fourth-lowest amount of points in a game this season, while Lake Zurich scored their third-fewest offensively.

Libertyville is beginning to find its stride before the state playoffs.This brings Libertyville to 17-6 on the season, and 10-3 in conference. They play their final regular season game on Monday, Feb. 19, vs. Stevenson. With a win on Monday, Libertyville will clinch the North Suburban Conference championship.

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Junior middle hitter Jordan Coughlin (40) springs into the air to crush the ball over the net into Carmel territory. Coughlin was one of multiple players who earned kills, or unreturnable attacks, over the course of the night.

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Junior middle blocker Jordan Coughlin (40) goes up for a hit. Coughlin had 3 kills in the game against the Titans.

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Sophomores Roohee Patil and Nicole Mathews fight for their win against Glenbrook North’s Sydney Jon and Kayla Yoon, as Mathews lunges forward during their second game to secure the win. “They were close matches,” Patil said. “[We] have really good chemistry.”

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Cradling the ball, senior Sophia Weick (13) speeds past Lockports junior defender Sabina Bukowski (1) to get a shot on the goal. Weick has been on varsity all four years of high school and is one of the team captains.

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Senior Kate Rule (24) takes the ball down the court, trailed by Loyola senior Paige Engels (33) and sophomore Clare Weasler (10). Despite playing the final game of her high school career, Rule still hopes to see the team continue to display “great team spirit and energy. I think that’s something that’s so vital and so important to this program.”

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At the end of the sixth round, senior Charlie Watson (right) receives first place and senior Jake Gimbert (left of Watson) receives second place for JV. Both athletes are also varsity lacrosse players, while Gimbert does football as well.

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Senior Maddy Kopala (42) looks for an open teammate to pass to as two Mundelein players guard her. Kopala has also recently committed to play soccer at the collegiate level.

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Senior Sam Rasin tears through the water during the 200 yard medley relay.
Rasin, who is the senior team captain and has been swimming since he was eight years old, shared that his strategy for the meet was to “get everybody hyped and everybody encouraging one another.”

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