Liedtke's 30 Help Lyons Roar

Steve Liedtke could feel it coming.

"Before the game I said to a teammate, `Keep your eyes open. I'mgoing to put on a show,' " Liedtke, a Lyons Township senior, said.

At least while the lights were on at Lyons, all eyes were on the6-2 Liedtke, who scored a career-high 30 points and handed out fourassists to lead No. 14 Lyons (6-1, 2-0) past No. 16 Proviso West59-49 in the West Suburban Silver.

A first-quarter power outage didn't bother Liedtke or guard MikeWarkentien (10 points), whose basket in the lane gave Lyons a 7-1lead before the lights went out. Seconds after they went back on,Warkentien hit a jumper from the side.

Warkentien buried three-point shots on both ends of a 12-1 runthat closed the first half, putting Lyons in control 34-15. Theother six points in the run were supplied by Liedtke, who had 15first-half points.

When Proviso West (5-1, 0-1) got within 13 and 10 in second-halfcomeback bids, Liedtke both times converted three-point plays.

"They're a team capable of generating spurts with theirquickness and explosiveness," Lyons coach Ron Nikcevich said ofProviso. "(Liedtke) delivered when they made the runs."

Chris Kurinsky added 10 points and Steve Davis five blocks forthe Lions. Proviso West's Dave Vaughan scored 14. ST. JOSEPH 66, MARIST 53: In the East Suburban Catholic, theChargers prevailed behind Rodney Horton (24 points, nine rebounds)and Elton Buster (12 points, eight in the fourth quarter). TheChargers (5-1, 2-0) led 43-41 after three quarters but held theRedskins (3-2, 0-2) to three-of-15 from the field and clinched thegame by making 15-of-20 free throws in the fourth quarter.

"Our lack of patience on offense did us in in the first half,but it was key for us in the fourth quarter," St. Joseph coach GenePingatore said. "Buster is a senior and he has to show greatleadership and he stepped up in the fourth quarter. And we got greatplay from two sophomores (Marcus Betts, Cory Little) and freshman(Aaron McIntosh)."

Marist was led by Jim Franco (15) and Dave Cahill (12).

Craig Lynch KING 120, ORR 57: First-year Orr coach Elmer McCaskill has fondmemories of the two years he spent as King's frosh-soph coach and oneof Landon Cox's assistants. But Friday's game will not be rememberedso fondly.

Top-ranked King (6-0) jumped out to a 55-27 halftime lead andwas never in trouble. Michael Hermon led six Jaguars in doublefigures, scoring 26 points. Alexander Morris (21), Toporis Nash (18,12 rebounds), Eddie Washington (15, 10) and Scherone Clark (12, 15)followed. Larry Allaway finished with 15 assists, one short of aschool record, to go with 13 points.

William Thomas led Orr (0-6) with 19 points.

"The only way we can get better is by playing teams of thiscaliber," McCaskill said.

Clyde Travis NAPERVILLE NORTH 63, WHEATON NORTH 45: Naperville North's Sean Jonesgot into a zone that most players dream of in leading his team tovictory over Wheaton North in the DuPage Valley. From midway in thesecond quarter until 1:07 left in the game, the 6-5 senior hit 11consecutive shots and ended the night shooting 13-of-17 from thefloor.

"Tonight I was just making my shots," said Jones, who finishedwith 26 points, seven rebounds. "I couldn't really go inside becauseof their defense, so I just hit from the outside."

"Sean was nailing them tonight," said Naperville North CoachMark Lindo. "He was in a real rhythm. He'susually a slashing,driving player who the scouts say can shoot from the outside."

Larry Christian contributed with 17 points, seven rebounds andJason Buckley threw in 12 points as the Huskies ran their record to5-1, 1-1. Wheaton North (4-2, 1-1) was lead by Melake Belai with 13points.

Frank Budzisz MOUNT CARMEL 86, FENWICK 55: Mount Carmel recovered nicely fromThursday night's non-conference defeat in St. Louis. The No. 2Caravan (5-1, 2-0), rolled to a 50-29 halftime advantage with goodpressure defense and transition conversions.

Antoine Walker, Mount Carmel's 6-8 senior, scored 27 points andcollected 14 rebounds. Other double figure scorers for Mount Carmelwere Jay Driscoll with 20, Willie Jones 10 and Donovan McNabb 10.

Fenwick (1-5, 0-2) was led by Brian Zubor with 15 and JohnAmbrosino with 14.

"We got back at 9:30 last night, so I'm pleased with ourperformance," Mount Carmel coach Mike Curta said. "Our intensity wasgood. It has to be in the Catholic League."

Carter Crane CONANT 77, SCHAUMBURG 57: Conant's speed and three-point shootingwere too much for Schaumburg. Conant (6-0, 1-0) forced 30 turnoversand nailed 10 three-pointers en route to a victory in theMid-Suburban South opener for both teams.

The Cougars jumped to a 23-7 lead with 7:20 remaining in thefirst half by hitting 9-of-14 shots, five of which werethree-pointers. They also forced 12 turnovers during that stretch.

"We wanted to keep it off a half-court game," said Conant CoachTom McCormack. "And, we were able to do exactly that. We createdsome turnovers early."

Corey Brown led Conant with 24 points. Rick Kaye had 14 for theCougars while Jeff Bergmann had 11 and Ryan Johnson 10.

Dick Quagliano PROVISO EAST 75, MORTON 51: In three of the four quarters inFriday's game, Morton was outscored by No. 11 Proviso East (5-1, 2-0)by a total of five points. Unfortunately, the Mustangs dugthemselves an 18-point deficit and trailed after the first quarter23-5.

Leon Tubbs, who scored seven in the first quarter, led thePirates with 24 points and Corris Ashford had six in the first and 13for the game. Despite the win, first-year coach Andrew Johnson wasnot happy.

"I am not at all pleased with the effort," Johnson said. "Wehad a lack of concentration in our defensive intensity. It was a lotless than we wanted it to be."

Morton (5-2, 1-1) was led by Jose Carriedo (16 points).

Phil Pilger ZION-BENTON 84, LIBERTYVILLE 83: No. 18 Zion-Benton went up 48-32 atthe break and held on. Zion-Benton's Greg Adams (38 points, three,three-pointers) and Libertyville's Matt Heldman (41 points, fourthree-pointers) put on a shooting clinic in this North Suburbanclassic. Theandre Kimbrough of Zion-Benton chipped in 13 pointswhile Lonnie Graves and Akili Curry each had 10. RICH SOUTH 81, OAK FOREST 60: Despite 35 points from Wayne Johnson,Oak Forest fell to No. 10 Rich South (6-0). Jon Cooper (20 points),Ed Hampton (19) and Tai Streets (16) balanced Rich South's attack. MUNDELEIN 99, NORTH CHICAGO 75: No. 17 Mundelein (6-1, 3-0) woneasily in the North Suburban as all five starters reached doublefigures: Kyle Kessel (25 points), Gerald Coleman (23), SeanStackhouse (18), Thad Miller (17) and Brian McMahon (14). It was thefirst time Stackhouse played against his former teammates. Hetransferred this year. MONTINI 72, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 37: After leading 34-24 athalftime, No. 25 Montini blew open the game in the second half. JoeBolduc (25 points) and Joe Hyland (16) led Montini (6-0, 2-0 in theSuburban Catholic). The Knights were led by Mike Pardo with 13. THORNTON 58, RICHARDS 57: Kevin Jones (13) hit two free throws withno time left as Thornton (2-4) upset Richards (4-2) in a SICAcrossover. Sean Hawkins led the Wildcats with 17 points. LevantWilliams scored a game-high 21 points for Richards. NOTRE DAME 36, ST. VIATOR 33: Sean Anderson led Notre Dame (5-1,2-0) with 15 points in the East Suburban Catholic. Mike Ansani pacedSt. Viator (2-3, 0-2) with 14 points. BENET 59, MARIAN CATHOLIC 57: Andy Garrett (nine points) hit thegame-winner with 40 seconds left for Benet in overtime. Dave Stewardled Benet (5-1, 2-0 in the East Suburban Catholic) with 16, followedby Pat Fagan and Ryan Bartmeyer with 11 each. Jeremy Guler (12) ledMarian Catholic (1-5, 0-2). DeKALB 58, STREAMWOOD 57: Greg Sulaver (16) hit a five-foot jumpshot with no time remaining to lead DeKalb (5-0, 2-0) to victory inthe the Upstate Eight. Dan Morrell added 13 and Brandon Finley 12. LEO 65, ST. FRANCIS de SALES 61: Leo (5-2, 2-0 in the CatholicLeague) was led by Cantrell Shepard with 22 points. Prentice Bakeradded 14 and Anthony Graham had 12. De Sales (3-3, 0-2) was led byDejuan Thurman with 20, followed by Corey Redmond with 14. WEBER 72, ST. LAURENCE 55: Kevin Woodruff scored a game-high 21points as Weber (5-1) won the Catholic League crossover. DakaraiThompson scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Red Horde. LATIN 64, MORGAN PARK ACADEMY 62: Alexi Giannoulias (31 points, 13rebounds) hit two free throws with 30 seconds left to play to liftLatin (5-3, 4-0) over Morgan Park Academy (4-1, 3-1) in anIndependant School League showdown. STEVENSON 69, FENTON 49: Eli Howeack scored a team-high 21 pointsand Kenyon Catchings added 20 points to lead Stevenson (4-2, 1-1)over Fenton (3-3, 2-1) in the North Suburban. NEW TRIER 58, MAINE EAST 48: Dan Carpenter scored 18 points and BartLeahy added 16 for New Trier. Chad Barnes led Maine East with 14points. FRANCIS PARKER 72, ELGIN ACADEMY 66, OT: David Lieber scored four ofhis nine points in overtime as Francis Parker (4-4, 3-2) held Elginto two points in overtime. SANDBURG 52, OAK LAWN 48: Sandburg (2-4, 0-1) down by six at thebreak, smoked in the second half of this SICA North matchup. MikeMraz led Sandburg with 13 points. Oak Lawn drops to 2-5, 0-2. ELMWOOD PARK 51, LEMONT 50: Elmwood Park (2-5, 1-1) earned its firstwin in the Southwest Suburban behind Jake Weber's 15-pointperformance. HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 50, THORNWOOD 49: Kevin Durham's free throw withtwo seconds left in the contest put Homewood-Flossmoor (5-1) over thetop. Levoi Brown added 12 and Michael Bowens had 16. ROMEOVILLE 73, ANDREW 64: Romeoville (2-3, 1-0) picked up a victoryin its SICA West opener behind Mike Kirsky's 23 points. EVANSTON 57, WAUKEGAN 55: Waukegan's Shannon King (17 points) trieda three-pointer at the buzzer, but came up short.

Contributing: Dale Bowman, P.J. Brown, Debbie Keaton, P.J.Brown, Orrin Schwarz.