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Stevenson downs Lake Forest for ninth straight win
Lincolnshire-02/08/13, Fri./Stevenson High School #35 Connor Cashaw, of Stevenson with the inside move for the bucket vs. Lake Forest. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
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Updated: February 8, 2013 10:56PM
LINCOLNSHIRE — Stevenson’s boys basketball team can’t say it’s the North Suburban Conference Lake Division champion yet, but it took an important step toward that goal Friday night.
Behind a quiet 23 points from star sophomore guard Jalen Brunson, the Patriots won their ninth game in a row by beating Lake Forest 59-50. With the victory, Stevenson (19-4, 8-2) remains in the driver’s seat for the NSC Lake title, with Zion-Benton one loss behind.
“We want to play hard every game and go into the playoffs with a chip on our shoulder,” said Patriots sophomore guard Connor Cashaw, who finished with 13 points and five rebounds.
Early on, the game looked as though it would be a shootout. But a 16-14 score at the end of the first quarter did not foreshadow what was to come. It was in the second quarter where Stevenson took control, outscoring Lake Forest 15-8 to lead 31-22 at the break.
Brunson, who played in front of numerous college scouts watching from the stands, waited until the fourth quarter to put on a show. After Lake Forest senior center Sam Downey (team-leading 16 points) scored to make it 44-39 Stevenson early in the fourth, the Patriots went on a decisive 9-2 run. It was capped by a play fans had been waiting for all night. After a mid-court steal, senior Matt Morrissey fed Brunson, who was all alone leading the break. Brunson went up with his left hand, hesitating slightly before finishing with a Scouts defender trailing.
Dunk or no dunk?
“I thought he (the defender) was going to jump with me. I gathered it at the last second,” Brunson said. “I’ll count it as a dunk.”
Lake Forest sophomore forward Evan Boudreaux had 18 points and eight rebounds. The Scouts (15-7, 4-6), have now lost four conference games in a row.
Pick up your local Pioneer Press newspaper on Thursday to read more about the Lake Forest and Stevenson boys basketball teams.
Stevenson 59, Lake Forest 50
Stevenson (19-4)
Jalen Brunson 23, Matt Morrissey 10, Connor Cashew 13, Andrew Stempel 8, John Duffy 0, Parker Nichols 4, Justin Berkson 0.
Lake Forest (15-7)
George Quall 3, Ben Simpson 7, Evan Boudreaux 18, Sam Downey 16, Carter Bass 9, Jack Traynor 1, Cal Miller 2, Nick Kester 0, Ryan Bender 0.
Stevenson 16-15-8-20 — 59
Lake Forest 14-8-12-16 — 50
3-point goals: Stevenson (Morrissey 2, Stempel 2) Lake Forest (Bass 3, Simpson, Quall, Boudreaux). Fouled out: Stevenson (none), Lake Forest (none). Team fouls: Stevenson 12, Lake Forest 14.
