Evan Blankenship's dunk put the dagger on a 15-0 run to end the game, leading Batavia to a 62-43 victory over Geneva to snap a four-game losing streak in the rivalry series.

Senior Cooper Mellican scored nine of his game-high 26 points in the third quarter, then tallied the first six points of the fourth quarter as St. Charles North defeated St. Charles East 56-45 to give coach Tom Poulin his 300th career win Friday night.

Kaneland boys basketball senior Marshawn Cocroft, who surpassed 2,000 points in his career and helped the team stay undefeated on the season, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Evan Frieders helped Kaneland when things were close at Rochelle early on Tuesday. Marshawn Cocroft heated up and helped turned things into a rout in the 81-52 road win.

Crystal Lake South controlled the boards and Carson Trivellini emerged in the second half, finishing with 26 points as the Gators rallied to beat Burlington Central 63-60 during Fox Valley Conference action Tuesday night.

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The Kaneland boys basketball team traveled to Rochelle Tuesday to take on the Hubs of Rochelle High School.

Marmion junior guard Ben Piekarz scored 16 points in one of his best varsity shooting games, his 3-pointer igniting a game-turning 22-0 run to spark the Cadets to a 67-45 win over IC Catholic Prep for their fourth straight victory.

Sparked by a career-high 27 points from sophomore AJ Rogers, Wheaton Warrenville South shot the lights out in Thursday's home win over Geneva.

Ben Gillmar went off for a career-high 28 points, while a switch to a full-court defense helped Wheaton North put some distance between St. Charles North in a 58-49 victory in DuKane Conference play.