Mustangs seniors Matt Hroma, Anthony Hopkins and John Lithio make the most of their starts in Friday's rout of Willowbrook in West Suburban Gold boys basketball game.
The schedule-maker could not have been more kind to Downers Grove South when it came to the school’s senior celebration. The night’s opponent, Willowbrook, entered the West Suburban Gold boys basketball game with only one win on the season, and the Mustangs made quick work of the visitors for their 12th straight win, a 69-26 victory Friday night in Downers Grove. For senior reserves Matt Hroma, Anthony Hopkins and John Lithio, the game was an opportunity to get more minutes than usual.
The triumvirate made the most of their rare starts. “We just wanted to come out and play hard,” said Hroma, one of 13 players to tally in the scoring column for the Mustangs, with four points.
“I just like to help my team in any way I can. It was a really …
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Downers Grove South 69, Willowbrook 26. Mustangs hold Willowbrook to single-digit production in all four quarters en route to one-sided win.
The Hot Read: Jerron Wilbut deferred to his senior teammates, but when the Downers Grove South junior entered the game early in the first quarter, any hope Willowbrook had for its first West Suburban Gold win went by the wayside.
With the Mustangs clinging to an early 9-7 lead, the squad bolted to cruise control behind an unanswered 20-point blitz bridging the opening two quarters.
Wilbon had 10 consecutive points during the stretch, scoring from both the perimeter and off the dribble to jump-start the Mustangs’ offense.
Downers South harassed the Warriors into 11 first-quarter turnovers, and the defensive intensity never wavered.
Willowbrook took much better control of the ball in the second quarter, only to misfire on 12 of its 15 field…
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