Porter Leads Warriors Past Maine East

Eric Porter did not miss many shots in Deerfield High School’s 73-59 home victory over Maine West Friday and the result was a career night for the Warrior guard.

On his way to scoring a career high 32 points, Porter made two thirds of his shots from the field, including from three-point range, and was a perfect six for six from the free throw line. He connected on 10 of the 15 shots he tried from the floor.

Not content to be only an offensive star, Porter stole the ball twice, deflected it three times and grabbed four rebounds, all on defense.

Deerfield jumped on Maine West early taking a 20-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and built it to 32-20 by halftime. The teams were nearly even in the third period before the Warriors pulled ahead again in the final stanza.

Porter was not the only Warrior who made significant contributions. Jordan Baum dished out eight assists, hauled down six rebounds, scored four points, stole the ball once and blocked a shot.

Patrick Burns chipped in with 11 points as well as three assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block while Jack Lieb added 10 tallies, five boards, an assist and a blocked shot. Michael Alfieri had seven points and seven rebounds as well as a pair of assists and a blocked shot. Stefanos Fasianos contributed nine scores and four rebounds.

Deerfield improved to 7-3 for the season and 2-1 in the Central Suburban League North Division. The Warriors open play in the Hardwood Classic at 12:15 p.m. Monday against Lake Park in Wheeling.

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