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Cougars Tame Warriors

Deerfield stays close most of the game in Wheeling Hardwood Classic.

Dec. 28 

The Final Score:  Vernon Hills 60,  

Warriors Star Performer:    scored 18 points including four three pointers.

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Other Notable Warrior Performances:       chipped in 10 points and contributed eight.

Who’s Next:   The Warriors play Streamwood at 9 a.m. Thursday in the next round of the Hardwood Classic in Wheeling. 

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The Bottom Line:      The two teams traded the lead three times as Deerfield kept close for the first 30 minutes. Porter nipped the Cougar lead to a point, 49-48, with four minutes remaining and Alexander Glantz made a pair of free throws with two minutes left to reduce the Vernon Hills advantage to a single score again, 51-50, before the Cougars tallied the contest’s final eight points.

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