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February 21, 2025

Huntley girls basketball players and coaches celebrate winning the Rockford Jefferson regional championship.
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Huntley girls basketball players and coaches celebrate winning the Rockford Jefferson regional championship.

Sports • February 21, 2025

Girls hoops moves on to own sectional

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HUNTLEY — A triumphant return home to the postseason’s second round has been the Huntley girls basketball team’s goal.

The Red Raiders are back in the IHSA Class 4A Sectional round after beating Rockford Auburn, 56-25, in the regional final at Rockford Jefferson Feb. 20.

Huntley stayed perfect at 33-0 and advanced to face Lake Zurich, winners of its own regional, at 6 p.m. Feb. 25. Libertyville and Hononegah clash in the second semifinal round game at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Winners play for the sectional title Feb. 27.

Six different players combined for 11 3-pointers in the Red Raiders’ win over Auburn (22-9). Anna Campanelli and Paula Strzelecki led the way with 12 points each, with Campanelli hitting two 3-pointers.

Aubrina Adamik led the attack from beyond the arc with three 3-pointers as she had 10 points. Also making 3s were: Ava McFadden, two, for six points; Lana Hobday, two, for six points; Luca Garlin swished one as did Avery Suess, who had five points. Evie Freundt added the final two points.

The celebration of the regional title, Huntley’s 11th in head coach Steve Raethz’s 26 seasons, was especially memorable as it is the first trip back to sectional since 2021-22.

Also, the Red Raiders achieved the school’s best girls basketball record to date at 31-0 regular season with a 65-14 win over Dundee-Crown for an unbeaten Fox Valley Conference season. It was their fourth straight league title.

 

First round win

 

The Red Raiders cruised past Rockford Jefferson 83-26 in the first round, gaining a new season scoring best. Campanelli led with 21 points, followed by Strzelecki’s 18 points and Adamik pitched in 10 for three in double digits. Isabella Boskey contributed eight, Luca Garlin seven and Alissa Borzych five points.