There are a few hundred high school basketball games around the area over the busy Martin Luther King weekend, and no team emerged from all the action with more of a buzz around it than Lakes. The Eagles entered the weekend barely over.500 and knocked off Deerfield on Saturday and No. 13 Fremd on Monday.<\/p>\n
Grayslake Central was watching. \u201cThere is an account on X that ranks all the teams in Lake County, and we were No. 6,\u201d Rams senior Alex Granville said. \u201c[Lakes] was ahead of us. They are a pretty good team, but we thought we were better. We wanted to come out and show everyone how much better we think we are.\u201d Grayslake Central held Lakes without a field goal for an eight-minute stretch of the first half and went on to win 54-31 on Friday in Lake Villa.<\/p>\n
\u201cCentral just defends at such a high level,\u201d Lakes coach Chris Snyder said. \u201cThey took us out of it early and it just compounded from there.\u201d The Rams are deep and experienced. Granville led with 14 points and five rebounds. Senior guard Carson Woods scored 13 and senior forward Cole Halverson added 12 points.
\nLakes\u2019 Aidan Hopkins (12) moves the ball against Grayslake Central\u2019s Verton Freeman (40).
\nKirsten Stickney\/For the Sun-Times
\nLakes (11-8, 5-2) shot 3 for 24 from three-point range and nothing really went right for the team. But the Eagles\u2019 upside, which emerged against Fremd, was still plain to see.<\/p>\n
Juniors Dorian Pullen, Carter Martin and Ben Newcomb and senior Aidan Hopkins are crafty, stylish players. Newcomb, who scored 98 points in four games at the Hinkle Holiday Classic last month, finished with eight points. Martin also scored eight. Hopkins added five points and seven rebounds. \u201cWe have some guys that can score,\u201d Snyder said. \u201cWe missed a lot of shots that were falling the last five games. That\u2019s how it goes sometimes. And they are hard to come back on because they defend so well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grayslake Central (15-6, 6-1 Northern Lake County) has been one of the area\u2019s most underrated programs since Centella took over. The Eagles have won at least 20 games the past four seasons and advanced to a supersectional in 2023. The playoff path in Class 3A is promising this season, but Centella isn\u2019t looking ahead. He\u2019s focused on a big matchup against Deerfield on Saturday. \u201cCertainly, when you take DePaul Prep out it looks different,\u201d Centella said.<\/p>\n
Q: What was the final score of the game between Grayslake Central and Lakes?
\nA: Grayslake Central won 54-31.
\nQ: Who led Grayslake Central in points and rebounds?
\nA: Alex Granville led with 14 points and five rebounds.
\nQ: What is Grayslake Central’s record this season?
\nA: Grayslake Central is 15-6, 6-1 Northern Lake County.
\nQ: Who are some of the key players for Lakes?
\nA: Juniors Dorian Pullen, Carter Martin and Ben Newcomb and senior Aidan Hopkins are some of the key players for Lakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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