![]() “Every time we got a bigger lead, they just kept coming back. ![]() “Personally for me, a tie doesn’t feel like a win so it felt good to go 12-0,” Cesarini said. The Lions’ 28-4 Class 4A sectional finalists last season also went 12-0 in the Silver. 2 seeds in their respective Class 4A sectionals (Proviso East and New Trier). Senior Ally Cesarini (11 points with 3 threes) and junior Kennedy Wanless (13 rebounds) added double-digit contributions and senior Ella Ormsby had five assists.York (21-6, 10-2) was led by senior Mariann Blass’ 18 points with four rebounds and three steals, followed by Allison Sheehan (11 points), Stella Kohl (8 points, 6 rebounds) and Hannah Meyers (9 points, all in second half). “It got a little close at times but it was good to keep staying strong and getting the points back to keep the lead.”LT junior Elin O’Brien had 13 points behind furious 4-for-5 three-point shooting in the first quarter. “I’m really excited that we won and didn’t have to share the title,” Ezike said. That included Ezike’s 10 points and six rebounds in the fourth quarter, when the Lions (25-4, 12-0 in Silver) extended a 42-37 lead after three quarters to 56-44 with 1:19 left. Ezike’s varsity single-game bests of 22 points and 17 rebounds helped LT beat second-place York 57-50 in La Grange. I worked hard and was able to get it.”On Friday, the rapidly rising star helped the Lions get a second straight undefeated West Suburban Conference Silver championship. ![]() ![]() “I worked a lot on the offseason getting better because I wanted to get a starting spot. Sophomore Nora Ezike very nearly was part of last season’s memorable run by the Lyons Township girls basketball team.After some early varsity action, the 6-foot-2 Ezike was kept on the sophomore level by LT coach Meghan Hutchens for more game experience.“It really helped that I got a little time on varsity because I was getting used to it for this year,” Ezike said. ![]()
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