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November 27, 2023

Huntley junior Anna Campanelli brings the ball up-court against Boylan Catholic. Huntley finished 2-2 at the Dundee-Crown Thanksgiving Tournament.
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Huntley junior Anna Campanelli brings the ball up-court against Boylan Catholic. Huntley finished 2-2 at the Dundee-Crown Thanksgiving Tournament.

Sports • November 27, 2023

Girls hoops make early progress

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HUNTLEY — A Huntley lineup including players new to varsity competition gained confidence in its season opening girls basketball tournament.

The Red Raiders completed a 2-2 Dundee-Crown Thanksgiving tournament with a 60-22 thumping of South Elgin Nov. 21 following a 43-29 victory over St. Viator. They open the Fox Valley Conference slate at Cary-Grove (4-1 record) Nov. 28 to start defense of their FVC championship. HHS faces rival Hampshire (1-3) away Dec. 1.

Losses were to Boylan Catholic, 46-42 and Hononegah, 44-37. HHS head coach Steve Raethz commented on the first four games.

“Despite going 2-2 in the Dundee-Crown Thanksgiving Tournament, I thought our team competed really well in all four games,” Raethz said. “We had two really solid tests to begin our season in games against Boylan Catholic and Hononegah. Although we lost both of those games, we had leads deep into the second half and I think our team will definitely learn and grow from those experiences despite the losses. With having 10 new players on our varsity, we are working hard to build cohesiveness and I think this group has it in them to improve and grow as the season progresses. I am pleased with getting two wins to finish the tournament and I thought we had a lot of solid contributions from different players in our wins against St. Viator and South Elgin.”

The Red Raiders were undefeated in FVC games last season but know this year will be new challenges, starting with the Trojans and Whip-Purs.

“This is a really coachable group and we are excited for conference play to begin this week,” Raethz said. “We have two tough opponents in games against Cary-Grove and Hampshire and we are looking forward to the challenge of competing and contending for a FVC title.”

A look at the Red Raiders’ two wins:

South Elgin

The Red Raiders scored 12 or more points in each quarter against the Storm. Anna Campanelli led with 13 points, while junior Isabella Boskey reached 10 points on two three-pointers and senior Cassidy Serpe chipped in eight.

St. Viator

Huntley made 8 of 9 fourth quarter free throws to ice the victory, after the Lions cut an 11-point halftime deficit to five. It was an 18-4 finish by the Red Raiders to win going away. Campanelli added nine and sophomore Paula Strzelecki tallied seven points.