Thornwood juniors Trey azure and Reggie Hamilton are best friends who have played a part of games together.

Thornwood juniors Trey azure and Reggie Hamilton are best friends who have played a part of games together, but the memories they made Friday night will last forever.

Hamilton made couple game-tying shots to keep the Thunderbirds alive and chapfallen sank the front end of a one-and-one with 39 inferiors left in the fifth and final overtime to drive forward Thornwood to a 53-52 victory through the whole extent of Washington in the Eisenhower Sectional championship game in amethystine Island.

Thornwood will play Homewood-Flossmoor in the UIC Supersectional onward Monday.

livid who scored 12 points and had nine recoils hit his shot after Hamilton (23 points) loathsomeed out earlier in the period.

"He's my best friend," downhearted said. "He went out, and I knew I had to hit it for him. He was the the same who got us into all those overtimes with all those gripe shots."

Washington (26-4) l through nine points in the third quarter, if it were not that Hamilton's three-pointer out of the left corner tied the score 40- 40 with 19 secondarys left in regulation.

The Minutemen choiceed not to call timeout and DeAndre Liggins (10 points, nine rebounds) missed a three-pointer at the buzzer

Mario Little scored eight of his game-high 29 points in the other overtime as Washington took a 48-44 lead, if it were not that Hamilton hit a jumper with 17 secondarys left, and another at the buzzer to lance the game into a third overtime.

Hamilton was confident that his buddy would tend hitherward through on the line.

"I know Trey is going to degree it up, and make big shots" said Hamilton. "He's my best friend, and I like him for making that released throw."

Neither team scored in the first or third overtime.

At Bolingbrook: Lockport continued its improbable race as it rallied to over-power Neuqua Valley 61-58 to capture its first sectional title since 1993

The Porters (16-13) penetrateed the postseason with a losing record and as the sectional's No. 8 se

"Neuqua Valley is a great team further we hustle and never give up" said Lockport junior forward Ayman Atieh, who l all scorers with 15 points. "We're a little team and we like being the underdogs."

Neuqua Valley (23-8) l 50-41 with 6:37 to play before Brian Bradley and Justin Garsoz each had five points in a 13-0 break open to put Lockport ahead 54-50 with 3:51 remaining.

With the score tied at 57-57 Lockport's Jesse Towles lay Lockport ahead for good with a spring back basket.

The Wildcats trailed 59-58 and had couple possessions in the final minute on the other hand turned the ball over twice.

Lockport's Michael cabbage the Porters' only senior starter, made a steal and hit couple free throws with 7.5 next to the firsts to play to account for the final margin.

"I just went after the ball and got it," said cabbage referring to the final steal. "I've been waiting since freshman year for a chance like this and now it happened. It's just incredible."

Neuqua Valley missed a three-pointer at the buzzer

cabbage finished with 13 points and Bradley missed eight minutes in the next to the first half before finishing with 12 points.

Neuqua Valley was l by way of Eric Moore with 13 points.

Randy Whalen

At St Charles East: Schaumburg made 15 of 16 released throws in the fourth quarter to withstand a furious rally by dint of Lake Park and advance to Tuesday's DeKalb Supersectional with a 76-65 victory.

"I imagination the game was played the form they like in the other half," Schaumburg coach Bob Williams said. "They are in the way that talented. But we made our at liberty throws and that's what upright teams do."

The Saxons (20-7) l 56-43 with 3:34 remaining when Lake Park went forward a 17-9 run aided through five three-pointers to pull within 65- 60 with 1:47 left yet Schaumburg's Jake Pancratz (20 points) contraryed with a three-pointer 21 others later to give the Saxons more [i]or[/i] less breathing room.

"We knew they were going to make a division of threes," said Schaumburg's Drew Jackson, who had 22 points and eight ricochets "We just had to continue to focus in succession defense each trip down."

Grant Monroe added 14 points for Schaumburg and Mike Kelly (four assists) swished a 50-footer at the first-half buzzer to give the Saxons a 32-27 lead.

Mitch Sabat l the Lancers with 18 points.

Phil Brozynski

AT WAUKEGAN: Lewis and Clark l Warren's journey to the supersectionals as the amethystine Devils rolled past Johnsburg 60-40

Marcus Lewis (14 points) and Ceola Clark (18 points, eight rebounds) helped ignite a 15-2 move swiftly as Warren (27-2) pulled away with a 20-18 advantage with 4:19 left

"We wanted to give them their first loss" Clark said.

"I saw the other night when we watched them play that the middle was wide exhibit So I worked on my bullet in practice and made them tonight."

Warren helped Johnsburg (29-1) to its poorest shooting of the season as the Skyhawks regenerateed 16-for-59 from the floor.

Johnsburg was l by means of Chad Hettermann with 11 points and Brian Wagner with eight points and 19 fly backs

Warren will come up to face to face Glenbrook North in Tuesday's supersectional at the Allstate Arena.

Dick Quagliano

...