Around The Horn With The Rams

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL:

The Lady Rams are 21-4 overall and having an outstanding season despite graduating most of their senior leaders and players. Grayslake Central is 10-0 in conference games with a solid grip on first place in the Fox Valley Fox Division.

1/25/12

Grayslake Central 51, Woodstock 13

Claire Brennan led the Rams with 13 points and Beth Arnold chipped in 5 rebounds.

1/26

GCHS 42 Hampshire 27

1/26/12

Grayslake Central 42, Hampshire 27

Morgan Dahlstrom led the Rams with 14 points and 10 rebounds

1/28/12

Grayslake Central 46, Crystal Lake Central 33

Dahlstrom led the Rams with 14 points and 11 rebounds

1/30/12

Grayslake Central 46, Deerfield 31

Skyler Jessop led the Rams with 18 points and Dahlstrom had 10 rebounds. With her 18 points, Jessop eclipsed the 1,000 point plateau for her career. Arnold also chipped in with a career-high 11 points.

"We are in the middle of a tough stretch as Wednesday’s game against Johnsburg will be our 5th game in the last week," said Head Coach Steve Ikenn. "We are focusing on finishing the conference season strong and then we will turn our attention to the playoffs."

2/01/12

Grayslake Central 47, Johnsburg 34

Dahlstrom, a 6’1" sophomore center, led the Rams with 18 points. Brennan added 10 points, as did Jessop.

NEXT UP:

• Saturday, Feb. 4 home vs. Woodstock North 
• Tuesday, Feb. 7 home vs. Grayslake North in a big rematch. (Get there early because this will be an SRO crowd!) 
• The Lady Knights have the #1 seed in the Wauconda Regional and the #1 seed in the Arlington Heights Sectional. They will play in the Semi-Finals of the Wauconda Regional against the winner of Chicago (Senn) and Chicago (Lakeview) on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Wauconda at 6 p.m. If they win, they will play at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 at Wauconda against the winner of the Johnsburg/Wauconda game. If they win that game they will move to the Sectional in Arlington Heights and play the winner of the Chicago (Northside Prep) Regional on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. at St. Viator High School.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL:

The Rams are currently 15-5 overall and 7-0 in conference play. They have a solid handle on first place in the Fox Valley Fox Division with five more conference games left on the schedule. Grayslake Central ha a seven-game winning streak going and will look to make it eight games against Johnsburg on Thursday.

1/21/12

Grayslake Central 63, Johnsburg 59

The Rams defeated Johnsburg in overtime 63-59. This was a very exciting game that went back and forth and wasn’t over until the Rams made some key defensive stops to seal the win. Jordan Taylor led the team with 18 points and Casey Boyle had a dozen big rebounds.

1/24/12

Grayslake Central 50, Woodstock North 38

The Rams handed Thunder a 50-38 loss at Woodstock North. Taylor was the top scorer with 15 points and Boyle again led the Rams with 9 rebounds.

1/27/12

Grayslake Central 64, Grayslake North 55

The visiting Knights were in this game until the final buzzer, but the Rams prevailed with tight defense and clutch free throw shooting. Tyler Smith was too quick for the Knights to handle and led the Rams with 18 huge points, most in the second half. Boyle had a dozen rebounds. Sayvonte McWilliams had 11 points in the first half with a dashing speed that made quicksilver look slow!

Smith had great game against GNHS, leading the team in scoring with 18. McWilliams has continued his steady play at the point guard and added an extra dimension to his game by averaging 11 points over the last three games. Taylor has been consistent with his scoring averaging just over 15 points a game.

"We will continue to work on consistency in our game in all areas (especially offense, defense and rebounding)," said Head Coach Brian Moe. "We are also looking to add more depth to our team with some players needing to step up and provide some consistent play off of the bench."

NEXT UP:

• Thursday, Feb. 2 - home vs. Johnsburg
• Wednesday, Feb. 8 - @Woodstock
• Tuesday, Feb. 14 - @Crystal Lake Central
• Wednesday, February 15 - @Zion Benton.

WRESTLING:

No information on the wrestling team was submitted.

NEXT UP:

• The IHSA Regional Tournament takes place on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Antioch High School.