PREP NOTES

Unbeaten Zion-Benton will be tested tonight vs. Mundelein

Every member of Zion-Benton High's boys basketball game saw action and 10 of them scored as the Zee-Bees rolled to their ninth straight win, 73-46 over visiting Wauconda on Friday in a non-conference game.

The bar goes way up for Z-B tonight when they host area power Mundelein in what will likely be the Bees' toughest game of the season to date.

Friday's game was over early, as Zion grabbed a 42-16 halftime lead.

Ronald Steward (15 points), big Markus Yarbrough (15 points), sophomore Lenzelle Smith (14 points) and junior Quintrell Love (10 points) led the winners on offense. Smith had a one-handed thunder dunk in the first period that ignited a crowd that will be much larger tonight.

Eric Grozavescu had eight points to lead Wauconda.

BOYS BASKETBALL

NORTH CHICAGO 94, GRANT 60: North Suburban Prairie powerhouse North Chicago outscored Grant 27-8 in the third quarter and broke open a 38-31 game en route to an impressive victory over the Bulldogs. The Hawks are 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the league. Pat Terrell (23 points), Kentrall Wilson (20 points), DeShawn Chambliss (14 points), Keith Ford (10 points) and D.J. Henning (19 points off the bench) led the winners. Mike Shields had 21 points for Grant and Curtis Oler added 14.

HIGHLAND PARK 60, GLENBROOK NORTH 59: Nick Wieczorek took an inbounds pass, drove the length of the court, and hit a layup at the buzzer in overtime, giving the visiting Giants a dramatic road win and a 7-0 record. Chris Wroblewski had 38 points and bombed home seven 3-pointers for the Giants. Wroblewski hit back-to-back-to-back treys to keep his team in the game in the fourth quarter. "To win a game like this on the road is fantastic," said Paul Harris, arguably this area's best cage coach. "The challenge for us now is to see how we handle success." Wroblewski went over the 1,000-point mark in career scoring.

VERNON HILLS 59, ANTIOCH 44: Kenny Rideout scored 17 points, Chris Weaver 11 and freshman DaVaris Daniels 11 as the Cougars beat Antioch on the road in North Suburban Prairie play. Mike Powell had 12 for the Sequoits. The game was tied 39-39 late the third quarter, but Vernon Hills held Antioch to just five points in the final nine minutes.

LAKE FOREST 74, MUNDELEIN 64: Lake Forest closed the third quarter on an 18-6 run and knocked off Mundelein, which should now really be fired up for tonight's game at Zion-Benton. Matt Vogrich had 20 points, Kevin Berardini 17 and Andy Timson 10 for the winners. Ben Brust had 19 and Navjot Singh 18 for Mundelein. Lake Forest led 34-30 at halftime and was up by 21 points in the fourth quarter.

LAKES 75, ROUND LAKE 56: "K.G." Kevin Guirand scored 23 points and Kevin Rice followed up a scoreless first half by bombing home five 3-pointers in the third quarter and Lakes rolled past visiting Round Lake in North Suburban Prairie play. Jerome Brown had 25 points for the Panthers. Trey Williams added 11 points for Lakes.

LIBERTYVILLE 52, LAKE ZURICH 51: The Wildcats raced out to a 31-23 halftime lead and edged the Bears in North Suburban Lake action. Josh Trees had 13 points, Jeremy Letchford 18 and Joey Aiello 12 for the winners. Lake Zurich got 14 points from Connor Mooney and 10 from Andy Garlisch. WRESTLING

LIBERTYVILLE 57, LAKE ZURICH 10: Libertyville got wins on the mat from Tom Nield (heavyweight), Pat Kenny (189), Eric Klein (145), Trey Ayala (140), and Everett Indart (135) in a North Suburban Lake win over the Bears. Lake Zurich winners on the mat were Joe Carfagnini (112), Cameron Shaffer (125) and Sam Wrobel (171). The Bears forfeited six weight classes.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

DEERFIELD 50, MAINE EAST 42: The host Warriors (3-1 in the Central Suburban North and 6-6 overall) got 19 points from Dani Ripkey and eight from Bert Hansen in a win over Maine East.

NEW TRIER 47, WAUKEGAN 46: The host Trevians converted two free throws with 1.2 seconds left to steal a Central Suburban South decision from the Bulldogs. The game turned when Waukegan (11-3) was up seven and had the ball and Bianca Jarrett was called for a foul on a clean block, and then picked up a technical foul in the process. The ensuing six-point swing got New Trier back in the game. Jarrett had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals for Waukegan, and Danasha Jenkins had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 5 assists. Sophomore center Sarah Angelos added 7 points and 6 boards.

BOYS SWIMMING

STEVENSON 123, WARREN 62: Warren dropped a North Suburban Conference meet to Stevenson. Winners for the Blue Devils were Kirk Gagliardo in the 100-yard butterfly and Jeno Leafblad in the 100 breaststroke.

LIBERTYVILLE 96, LAKE FOREST 90: Libertyville won the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, to edge Lake Forest in North Suburban Conference action. The Wildcats were timed in 3:16.08 and Lake Forest in 3:18.66. Earlier, Daniel Lejeukne of Libertyville had a huge win in the 100 breaststroke and Ben Glick won in the 100 backstroke to keep the Wildcats within range of victory.