Led by the defense of Jalen Carter and Jeffrey Hassan, Kaneland forced Yorkville Christian to miss its first 13 shots and scored the game's first 14 points, and rode that devastating start to a 78-47 win in the 62nd Plano Classic final for the Knights' third straight title.

Bryan Miller finished with 13 points and five assists while Aaron Ziga had a game-high 20 points as DeKalb held off United Township to take third at the Chuck Dayton Classic on Tuesday.

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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Monday's game between Kaneland and La Salle-Peru at the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

Despite keeping Hononegah in check most of the game and never trailing in regulation, DeKalb allowed Jameson Gilbertson to bank home a 3 to force overtime and the Indians won in overtime, 56-52, in the semifinals of the 98th annual Chuck Dayton Classic.

The top-seeded Kaneland boys basketball team used a game-changing 14-0 run spanning the end of the third and start of the fourth quarters in a 67-50 victory over No. 4-seeded La Salle-Peru in Monday's semifinals of the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

The DeKalb defense helped the Barbs stay in the game despite a cold-shooting first-half against Galesburg. The Barbs picked up the win and reached the semifinals of the Chuck Dayton Classic as they seek their third straight title.

DeKalb's boys basketball team fended off pesky Springfield Southeast for a 58-49 win in the last opening-round game of the 98th Chuck Dayton Classic on Saturday night.

Marshawn Cocroft had 22 points, five assists and five steals, Jalen Carter hit four three-pointers and Kaneland's defensive pressure overwhelmed Timothy Christian as the two-time Plano Christmas Classic defending champs rolled into the semifinals with a 65-33 win.

The Indian Creek boys basketball team use a scoring run that spanned the final two minutes of the first half and beginning two minutes of the second half in a 55-42 win over Hall in the semifinals of the Shipyard Showdown Tournament at Seneca High School on Friday night.