Homewood-Flossmoor’s Trelan Morrow hoped to ignite a spark big enough to turn around Saturday’s game against Orr.
Morrow, a junior guard, scored five points in the first 90 seconds of the fourth quarter, leading an 8-0 run that brought the Vikings within one.
Orr took over from there, however, pulling away for a 59-45 win at the Bob Hambric Shootout at T.F. North.
“I just tried to get us going,” Morrow said. “I knew what kind of game it was and I tried to get everybody involved and get into the game, but we got a bit tired and Orr took it to another level and closed us out. They’re a great team.”
Ultimately, H-F (9-4) could not overcome the inside-outside duo of Orr’s Raekwon Drake and Brian Hernandez.
Hernandez buried four 3-pointers and led the Spartans (10-2) with 16 points. Drake added 15 points and seven rebounds.
Kendric Pryor (18 points, 6 rebounds),Tyler DeMartra (11 points) and Morrow (9 points) led the Vikings.
“We wanted to make sure we had somebody attached to (Drake) at all times,” H-F coach Marc Condotti said. “I thought we did a good job, but he hurt us with his offensive rebounding. The game was lost on the glass for us.”
Ten of Orr’s 24 first-half points came on second-chance opportunities.
“Those offensive rebounds really hurt us,” Pryor said. “We’d get right back in the game and we’d get a big stop, but then we’d give up a rebound and they’d score.”
Pryor attempted to carry H-F on his back with 11 first-half points, but none of his teammates could get anything going offensively early on. H-F shot just 4-for-17 in the first half and trailed 24-15 at the break.
“You could tell we were a little bit out of sync and our shots weren’t falling,” Pryor said. “I just tried to attack the basket as much as I could.”
All six of H-F’s second-quarter points came on Pryor’s free throws as the Vikings went 0-for-7 from the field.
“In our past two games, Jeffrey Boyd has come out and hit some early shots for us,” Condotti said. “We didn’t have anyone do that (Saturday). We’ve got to be able to play through missing some shots.”
DeMartra scored nine points in the third, including a three-point play that got H-F within 32-26 midway through the quarter. But Drake answered with a tip dunk and a basket inside.
“Those rebounds were big for us,” Drake said. “This was a big win. We wanted to go 3-0 this week and we did it.”
H-F, meanwhile, finished a tough week 2-1 after wins over Bolingbrook and Joliet West.
“This was a big week for us because once the postseason rolls around, we’ll be playing a lot of games in a short time and all the teams we play will be good,” Pryor said. “This week helped us prepare for that. Even though we won two games, though, we should have played better (Saturday).”
Rich Central 57, Ag. Science 45: Jeremiah James (24 points) led Rich Central (8-7).
Girls Basketball
Lincoln-Way East 69, Stagg 33: Claire McMahon (18 points) reached 1,000 career points for Lincoln-Way East (12-2, 4-1 SWSC Blue).
Marist 84, Marian Central 42: Tehya Fortune netted 14 points for Marist (13-6, 1-0 ESCC).
Simeon 56, Seton 55: Danielle Bailey (20 points) led Seton (12-6).
De La Salle 44, Richards 30: Chardanae Hamilton’s 16 points lifted De La Salle.
Wrestling
Leyden Invitational: Brandon Muselman (113 pounds) and Nick Graziano (220) won titles for fourth-place Oak Forest (144). De La Salle’s Solomon Smith (285) was the other area champion.
Boys Bowling
South Suburban Blue Tournament: Individual champion Keith Pedersen (1,463 series) guided Oak Forest (6,453) to the crown at Oak Forest Bowl.
South Suburban Red Tournament: Shepard’s Eric Walters (1,441) paced the field at El-Mar Bowl. Runner-up Dylan Catalano-Wild (1,346) led Oak Lawn (6,131) to the title.
SouthWest Suburban Blue Tournament: Lockport (6,251) edged Sandburg (6,213) for the championship at Brunswick Zone in Woodridge. Sandburg’s Cameron Crowe (1,378) captured top individual honors by 37 pins over Lockport’s Mike Pruchnik.
Men’s Basketball
Lewis 84, Missouri S&T 80: Delaney Blaylock (27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists) sparked Lewis (10-4, 2-2 GLVC East).
South Suburban 81, Carl Sandburg 58: Jovan Mooring contributed 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists for South Suburban (16-2).
Joliet 78, Wright 71: Johnny Campbell (20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals) propelled Joliet (12-5, 1-1 N4C).
Trinity International 73, Trinity Christian 64: Nari Garrett had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Trinity Christian (5-11, 0-9 CCAC South).
Women’s Basketball
St. Francis 73, St. Xavier 61: Charnelle Reed (10 rebounds) scored 26 points and Kamari Jordan added 16 in leading No. 7 St. Francis (16-1, 8-0 CCAC South) past the top-ranked team in NAIA Division II. Mikayla Leyden provided 19 points and seven rebounds for St. Xavier (18-1, 8-1 CCAC North).
Lewis 70, Missouri S&T 58: Mariah Brawner-Henley (13 points, 20 rebounds) powered Lewis (14-1, 5-0 GLVC East).
Trinity International 64, Trinity Christian 56: Kelsie Foster (13 points, 7 rebounds) led Trinity Christian.
Friday’s GamesBoys Basketball
Mount Carmel 58, Hales 40: Nick Chambers scored 21 points for Mount Carmel (12-3, 4-0 Catholic South).
Oak Forest 67, Oak Lawn 63 (OT): Marshaud Watkins (20 points) spurred Oak Forest (9-5, 3-2 SSC Blue).
Marist 47, Harlan 45: Chamar Hawkins poured in 15 points for Marist (13-3).
St. Rita 76, St. Laurence 75 (2 OT): Chris Williams finished with 30 points for St. Rita (6-8, 2-2 Catholic South).
Thornwood 70, Thornridge 62: Marcus Hussey (23 points) and Drew Evans (20) guided Thornwood (7-7, 3-1 SWSC Red).
Bloom 59, Rich South 26: Jamal Parks netted 17 points for Bloom (7-7, 1-2 Southland).
Hillcrest 61, Shepard 36: Marcus Garrett (13 points) was the top scorer for Hillcrest (10-4, 5-0 SSC Blue).
Beecher 68, Donovan 38: Jack Ranger (22 points) sparked Beecher (7-6, 3-1 RVC).
Reavis 64, T.F. South 49: Brantrell Seymore (25 points) and Isiah Alpuche (21) lifted Reavis (6-9, 3-1 SSC Red).
Lincoln-Way West 46, Andrew 37: Marco Pettinato put in 21 points for Lincoln-Way West (8-4, 3-1 SWSC Red).
Argo 50, Bremen 27: Marcus Fry netted 19 points for Argo (8-7, 3-2 SSC Red).
De La Salle 38, Loyola 26: Stone Parker and Christian Hayes provided nine points each for De La Salle (11-4, 2-2 Catholic North).
T.F. North 76, Richards 53: Michael Williams recorded 22 points to lead T.F. North (9-1, 5-0 SSC Blue).
Joliet Catholic 49, Longwood 33: Jalen Jackson tossed in 16 points for Joliet Catholic (10-2).
Eisenhower 62, Tinley Park 49: Demarie Collins (17 points) steered Eisenhower (7-8, 2-3 SSC Red).
Bolingbrook 58, Lockport 45: Brandon Credit had 18 points for Lockport (6-7, 1-3 SWSC Blue).
St. Anne 50, Illinois Lutheran 39: Trevor Henschel (14 points) starred for Illinois Lutheran (7-4, 1-2 RVC).
Steve Millar is a freelance writer for the Daily Southtown. Freelance writer Josh Krockey contributed to this story.
