JHS Sophs vs. Huntley - Marian Christmas Tournament - Wednesday, December 27, 2006

JHS 35
Huntley 34

The Skyhawks battled the much larger Red Raiders for 4 quarters in the second game of the Marian Christmas tournament. The Hawks were down 12 - 8 after the first quarter and down 20 - 17 at half. The Hawks stayed in the game shooting a remarkable 83% from the free throw line. Outscoring the Raiders by 1 in the 3rd got the Hawks to within 2 at 28 - 26. In the 4th quarter the sophs shut down Huntley, holding them to 6 points, while freshman Danielle Slivka scored 5 points in the last 1:30 to give the Hawks a 1 point lead. With 5 seconds to go, Huntley called time to set up a full court inbounds play. Coach D and Tara Stefka both noticed that the Hawks had only committed 3 fouls in the half. After each inbounds pass the Hawks fouled Huntley until the clock ran out. The victory puts the Hawks in the championship game tomorrow in the Marian Christmas Tournament.

Alexis Wisniewski led the Hawks with 8 points including 6 for 6 from the foul line. Chandler Sommerfeldt and Danielle Slivka had 7 points each.