The latest examples came with two 50-point plus margins of victory, 74-17 over Burlington Central Jan. 10 and a follow-up 59-8 cruise control win at McHenry Jan. 14. HHS, ranked sixth by the Associated Press, was 18-0, 7-0 Fox Valley Conference after the win over the Warriors.

“Our depth has been the biggest reason for our success,” Huntley coach Steve Raethz said after the McHenry game. 

Erica DeBello, daughter of head coach Eric DeBello and Trish DeBello, recently committed to attend Wichita State University, (WSU) a D-1 school in Wichita, Kansas.

"I visited the school for my official visit Dec. 15," Erica DeBello said. "I had seen it before, but it was 10 times better this time. I was also considering Belmont, North Carolina. I know going into next season, I'll have a lot of work to do to work on in the post-season."

Red Raiders coach Jacob Wagner was pleased with the team's efforts at Kingston Lanes in Woodstock Jan. 10. HHS was led by tournament champion Matt Fishman's 1,355 final score. Huntley and several area teams are preparing for the IHSA boys bowling regional at Glo-Bowl in Marengo Jan. 18.

For Fishman, the league meet title came after a recent decision to bowl at Judson University, a community college in Elgin, next season. 

The team's senior day was held Jan. 7 at Bowl-Hi Lanes when they faced Harvard. The Class of 2025 Red Raiders bowlers – Matthew Fishman, Austin Tenglin, Joe Humphrey, Nicholas Gaspari, Landen Conforti, Ryan Morahan and Mason Quarrie, were honored.

Huntley took a season lead into the Kishwaukee River Conference-Fox Valley Conference tournament, Jan.

Leading the way is a 16-0 record to start the season.

Also among the achievements: HHS has won their first Dundee-Crown Koromary Classic tournament with a thrilling 49-48 win over Maine South Dec. 30; edged state-ranked Prospect, 55-51 Jan. 4 and routed Crystal Lake South, 69-25 Jan. 7 to gain sole possession of first place in the Fox Valley Conference.

The squad gained a Class 4A 10th ranking recently.

The Red Raiders made it a four-game win streak with a 51-40 non-conference triumph over Rockton Hononegah Jan. 4. This win followed three victories at the DeKalb Chuck Dayton tournament. With the latest wins, the Red Raiders reached .500 at 7-7 overall.

Huntley hosts FVC rivals Crystal Lake South Jan. 8 and Burlington Central on Jan. 10. CLS and Huntley are tied for second place behind McHenry (4-0 FVC) with 3-1 records.

Huntley's dual match record stood at 14-2, 4-0 Fox Valley Conference. It added four more wins at its own mega duals Dec. 28. HHS beat Bolingbrook 57-17,  Morris 53-20, Mundelein Carmel 60-8 and Wheaton North 46-23.

Returning IHSA State Qualifier Radic Dvorak, 157 pounds, is 24-3 and ranked third by Illinois Best Weekly.

They attended the monthly Chi-Town Sports Trivia Group, organized by Bill and Sue McMahon of Sun City. The Jan. 3 event at a library program room marked the group's one-year anniversary. Professional sports teams the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks were topics of questions that the teams answer, and a general Chicago sports category, with 30 questions in total. 

Members of the All Fox Valley Conference teams, as selected by the league's head coaches:

First team, senior Mason Leslie, who led the squad with seven goals, five assists for 19 points and senior Aidan Herrara, who scored three goals.

A second team selection was senior goalkeeper Jeremiah Reynolds, who made 79 total saves.

Selected to the honorable mention squad was junior Noah Gomez.

In addition, Red Raiders earned Illinois High School Coaches Association (IHSCA) accolades.

Coaches reflected on their team's accomplishments in previously reported coverage for My Huntley News.

Girls track earns runner-up

On May 25, Huntley girls track and field team led the charge to IHSA state trophy winning seasons with a second-place Class 3A finish in 2023-24.

“Last season, our girls track and field team finished runner up at the state meet, bringing home a state trophy for the second year in a row, building off of our 2023 state championship,” Red Raiders head coach Jason Monson said.

The onslaught of offense slowed down somewhat the next day against Hersey, but the Red Raiders took a 10-0 record into Christmas break with a 48-19 victory.

Win over CLC

Three players tallied in double figures as Anna Campanelli led with 18 points, while April Strzelecki was close behind at 16 points and Ava McFadden swished 10 points.

Darragh scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds in a double-double game in the Red Raiders' 59-48 win at Crystal Lake Central Dec. 13. This followed a 12 points outing against Jacobs.

“Darragh has been super important for us,” HHS coach Collin Kalamatas said. “He has great vision, is unselfish and difficult to guard.”

A scout from an Arkansas college was on hand to watch Darragh, who is 6-foot, 7-inches, play against the Tigers.

Waters' achievement took place Dec. 17 at Bowl-Hi Lanes and was the second perfect game for the Red Raiders in as many seasons. Nick Gaspari recorded a perfect game in a dual match last season.

Waters followed with 199 and 193 games for a 692 total. The total was good for third on the squad as seniors Matt Fishman contributed a 788 and Austin Tenglin had a 710.

Four Red Raiders bowlers topped the 500 pins total as Huntley beat Jacobs, 1,548 pins to 1,335 at Bowl-Hi Lanes Dec. 10.

Katie Scaletta led the way with a 573 series while Prianca Waters and Ashlyn Tenglin were close behind contributing a 569 and 566, respectively. Tenglin's match included a 224 team best game. Erica DeBello contributed a 563 series and Jana Boudreau added a 384 series.

There is the close-in attack, led by Paula Strzelecki's nine points per game average with a stellar effort in a non-conference clash against Mother McAuley.

Also, teams have to contend with the outside shooting of Anna Campanelli and her 20 points per game average with a 32-point career best contest. Fellow senior Ava McFadden is also a steady sharp-shooter.

Huntley senior Sheldon Aniagyei Bonsu made the adage true with a slam dunk as Huntley pulled away from Hampshire for a 60-53 win in Fox Valley Conference play Dec. 6. HHS was 2-4 overall, 2-0 FVC after the victory.

“It's one of our staple plays, but we originally were going to run it for Christian Wilson," Huntley coach Collin Kalamatas said.

The varsity team members took their Sharpies, signed their name and posed for photos. It was a good ending to a successful night after the Red Raiders dominated Cary-Grove, 50-38 to begin Fox Valley Conference play. HHS is off to a 5-0 start, 1-0 FVC.

The younger Huntley girls would do well to take a pointer on pressure defense and long range shooting from their elders.

The eight Red Raiders selections were: senior quarterback Braylon Bower; junior wide receiver Wyatt Fleck; senior offensive and defensive lineman Carter Pope; junior defensive lineman Mason Maldonado; senior offensive lineman Kelley Gassner; senior linebacker Charles Condon III; junior offensive and defensive lineman Ryan Wabel and senior wide receiver Jordan Oruche.

The Red Raiders finished 5-4 FVC, 5-5 overall. Head coach Mike Naymola's team made the Class 8A playoffs for the third straight season.

Erica DeBello, daughter of head coach Eric DeBello, edged Fremd's Lana Verseegh, with a 941-937 series score for top honors at the Schaumburg Invitational Nov. 30. The Red Raiders' 3,956 team pins total was third in the 18-team meet.

In addition to DeBello, senior Pria Waters rolled an 862 series for 12th place and senior Katie Scaletta had an 804 series for 20th.

Slaughter last season at 105 pounds, had a 29-3 final record, and advanced to the IHSA state championship final before a close loss. Slaughter, who was third at state as a freshman, expects to wrestle at 110 pounds this year.

Rohrbacher had a daunting task of five matches at state and was 4-1 at 130 pounds and brought home a third place medal.

“Experience will be our strength,” Huntley head wrestling coach BJ Bertelsman said. “We have lots of returning starters and will be good up and down the lineup. With two months of work, the kids did a good job coming in while also working with their wrestling clubs.”

Sophomore Radic Dvorak, who was an IHSA Class 3A State Qualifier last season at 157 pounds, 36-10 final record, returns.