High School Highlights: NT hoops stacks wins, boys swimming underway

A summary of preps sports competition from area schools over the past week. Send scores and highlights to joe@therecordns.org.

BOYS BASKETBALL
New Trier 61, Zion-Benton 35

Danny Houlihan had 22 points by halftime in the Trevians (8-1) road win on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Loyola 73, Aurora Central Catholic 10

Sam Golden dropped 14 points and Brody Munsey-Johnson 11 with 8 rebounds for the victorious Ramblers on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Aurora.

Highland Park 47, Mundelein 35

Evan Mintzer and Gray Kanter scored 15 points apiece for the host Giants on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Highland Park.

Loyola 79, Taft 46

Luke Alvarez scored 18 points and Trey Williams 11 for the Ramblers on Saturday, Dec. 6.

York 65, Highland Park 33

Gray Kanter had a game-high 20 points for the Giants in the Crohn’s Shootout on Saturday, Dec. 6.

New Trier 52, Lane Tech 27

Danny Houlihan had 14 points and Chris Kirkpatrick and Elton Jaegerskog 11 apiece on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Chicago Elite Classic at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

DePaul Prep 55, Loyola 45

Luke Alvarez had 15 points and Danny Lee 7 rebounds to lead visiting Loyola in the league loss on Friday, Dec. 5.

Maine East 58, Highland Park 52

Evan Mintzer scored 20 points and Gray Kanter 16 in the Giants’ loss on Friday, Dec. 5.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lane Tech 45, New Trier 42

Emerson Buck racked up 27 points — the highest total for Trevians girls basketball in a decade — in the tough loss on Thursday, Dec. 11, in Winnetka.

Washington 54, Loyola 43

The visiting Ramblers (8-1) were handed their first loss of the season by central Illinois power Washington (9-0).

New Trier 49, Glenbrook North 47 (OT)

Emerson Buck scored 13 points and Catherine Shean added 12 as the Trevians earned their first league win of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Grace Bowie chipped in 6 points and 11 rebounds for New Trier.

Loyola 62, Kenwood 46

Maddie Locke earned player-of-the-game honors for the Ramblers in the Exam Jamm matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Lake Zurich.

Highland Park 52, Maine East 39

The Giants moved to 5-2 with the league win on Monday, Dec. 8.

New Trier 63, Niles West 26

The Trevians picked up the CSL crossover victory as 12 different Trevs scored on Saturday, Dec. 6.

GIRLS GYMNASTICS
Wheeling Invitational

Maddyn Cohen won the all-around competition, totaling 34.25 for Highland Park, which placed second in team scoring on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Cohen won the vault (9.0) and placed second on the uneven bars (8.3).

BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Patriot Relays

New Trier won several relays, including the 400-, 200- and 100-yard freestyles and 400 medley, to claim first place in their host invite on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Knox Nobel won the diving competition for the Trevians.

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