HINSDALE CENTRAL HOLIDAY
CLASSIC
HC SQUARED: It's The Best Game In Town
Replay Review 2022
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HINSDALE CENTRAL HOLIDAY
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TOURNAMENT HISTORY |
REPLAY REVIEW | HC SQUARED ALUMNI | MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS | ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS |
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HCHC RECORD BOOK |
TOURNAMENT PROGRAMS | HISTORICAL PHOTOS | TOP TEN MOMENTS | TEAM HISTORY |
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| Monday, December 26, 2022: | All-Tournament Team | |||||
| Stevenson 82, Glenbard East 36 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive |
Ben Oosterbaan, Hinsdale Central (MVP) |
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| Oswego East 58, Lincoln-Way Central 51 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Mekhi Lowery, Oswego East | ||
| Morgan Park 49, Richards 48 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Quentin Jones, Marian Catholic | ||
| DePaul Prep 59, Morton 37 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Maurice Thomas, DePaul Prep | ||
| Marian Catholic 51, Maine South 39 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Carson Brownfield, Homewood-Flossmoor | ||
| Rockford Auburn 60, Willowbrook 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Chase Collignon, Hinsdale Central | ||
| Hinsdale Central 71, Oak Forest 52 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Emerson Eck, Hinsdale Central | ||
| Homewood-Flossmoor 83, Saint Charles East 58 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Bryce Shoto, Oswego East | ||
| Christian Uremovich, Stevenson | ||||||
| Tuesday, December 27, 2022: | Orlando James, Morgan Park | |||||
| Lincoln-Way Central 77, Glenbard East 52 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Richards 65, Morton 58 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Maine South 52, Willowbrook 40 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Click Here for 2022 Tournament Statistics | ||
| Saint Charles East 59, Oak Forest 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Oswego East 56, Stevenson 39 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| DePaul Prep 64, Morgan Park 42 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Marian Catholic 54, Rockford Auburn 49 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Hinsdale Central 69, Homewood-Flossmoor 59 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Wednesday, December 28, 2022: | ||||||
| Morton 73, Glenbard East 70 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Willowbrook 79, Oak Forest 73 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Lincoln-Way Central 58, Richards 49 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Maine South 58, Saint Charles East 46 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Stevenson 70, Morgan Park 55 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Homewood-Flossmoor 74, Rockford Auburn 61 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Oswego East 63, DePaul Prep 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Hinsdale Central 44, Marian Catholic 27 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Thursday, December 29, 2022: | ||||||
| Oak Forest 87, Glenbard East 82 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Willowbrook 65, Morton 61 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Saint Charles East 71, Richards 52 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Morgan Park 63, Rockford Auburn 58 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Maine South 30, Lincoln-Way Central 27 ● Consolation | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Stevenson 56, Homewood-Flossmoor 55 ● Fifth Place | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Marian Catholic 43, DePaul Prep 30 ● Third Place | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
| Hinsdale Central 54, Oswego East 41 ● First Place | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | |||
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weather conditions postponed the originally planned tip-off of the Hinsdale
Central Holiday Classic, as all games were cancelled on December 23.
The tournament was moved back, so that all games would be played after the
holidays and away from the winter storm. Stevenson was red hot in the
tourney's first game, as they shot 68% in the first quarter and cruised to a
running-clock victory. Oswego East, looking to return to the the title
game, methodically chipped away against Lincoln-Way Central to capture a
58-51 victory. Morgan Park's Randy Walls scored a putback lay-up
at the buzzer to advance the Mustangs to the second round, with a one-point
victory over Richards. DePaul Prep outscored Morton 35-12 in the
second half to cruise to their seventh straight opening round HC Classic
victory. Marian Catholic led wire-to-wire in their 51-39 win versus
Maine South. Rockford Auburn never trailed in their 60-47 win with
Willowbrook. Hinsdale Central shook off a three-point first half
deficit to defeat Oak Forest 71-52. Homewood-Flossmoor shot a
blistering 59.6% from the field to outscore Saint Charles east 83-58
to complete first-round action. Lincoln-Way Central, Richards, Maine South and Saint Charles East all won their second day consolation round contests. Oswego East outscored Stevenson 32-19 in the second half to advance to the semi-finals. DePaul Prep outscored Morgan Park 31-14 in the second half to secure their fifth HCHC Final Four berth. Marian Catholic shot 46% from the three-point arc to help defeat Rockford Auburn 54-49. Hinsdale Central jumped out to an 11-point first half lead and limited Homewood-Flossmoor to 34% shooting from the field in a 69-59 win. Willowbrook's Noah Campbell scored 30 points against Oak Forest as the Warriors won 79-73. Lincoln-Way Central and Maine South both advanced to the Consolation Championship with third round victories. Stevenson upended Morgan Park 70-55 and Homewood-Flossmoor outpointed Rockford Auburn 74-61 in the fifth place bracket. Oswego East returned to the championship game for the second straight year by defeating DePaul Prep 62-47. The Wolfpack never trailed, shot 56% from the field and were led by Mekhi Lowery who tallied 17 points and 12 rebounds. Ben Oosterbaan poured in 21 points as the host Red Devils advanced to the championship game in their own tournament for the first time in their 44-27 win over Marian Catholic. In final day morning action, Isaac Sobieszczyk of Willowbrook recorded his fourth double-double, becoming the first player in tournament history to ever do so. Maine South outlasted Lincoln-Way Central 30-27 to capture the consolation title. Trailing by eight points with two minutes left to play, Stevenson finished on an 11-2 run to secure the fifth place trophy. Christian Uremovich scored 16 for the Patriots. Quentin Jones and Donovan Juzang combined for 32 points as Marian Catholic defeated DePaul Prep 43-30 to win the third place game. Hinsdale Central built a ten-point halftime lead en route to a 54-41 victory over Oswego East in the title game. Emerson Eck led the Red Devils with 16 points. Hinsdale Central became the first team in tournament history to win all four of their tournament games by double digits. Oosterbaan led the tournament in scoring and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, which was now named after the late Justin Hardy, the tournament's all-time career scoring leader. Hardy's parents presented the award after the final game. Also on the first team All-Tournament Team were Mekhi Lowery of Oswego East, Quention Jones of Marian Catholic, Maurice Thomas of DePaul Prep and Carson Brownfield of Homewood-Flossmoor. Chase Collignon and Emerson Eck of Hinsdale Central, Oswego East's Bryce Shoto, Stevenson's Christian Uremovich and Morgan Park's Orlando James were on the remainder of the All-Tournament Team. |
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The Red Devils won their first ever Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic in 2022 |
Hinsdale's Ben Oosterbaan was presented
the Justin Hardy MVP Award by Hardy's parents |
Oswego East's Mekhi Lowery was named to
his second straight HCHC All-Tournament Team |
Hinsdale Central won all four of
their HC Squared games by double-digits, the only team in tournament history to accomplish that feat |