HINSDALE CENTRAL HOLIDAY
CLASSIC
HC SQUARED: It's The Best Game In Town
Replay Review
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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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| Thursday, December 26, 2024: | All-Tournament Team | |||||
| Maine South 52, Oswego East 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery |
Vince Buzelis, Hinsdale Central (MVP) |
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| Brother Rice 67, St. Charles East 44 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Marcos Gonzales , Brother Rice | |
| Lane Tech 67, St. Rita 34 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Amir Danforth, Rockford Auburn | |
| Rockford Auburn 69, Wheaton Academy 65 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Reid Olson, Niles North | |
| Burlington Central 56, Marian Catholic 54 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Dalton Scantlebury, Lane Tech | |
| Hinsdale Central 64, Plainfield East 35 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Mason Lockett, Oswego East | |
| Niles North 77, Morton 46 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Dillon Orozco, Hinsdale Central | |
| Schaumburg 70, Morgan Park 54 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | Jack Weigus, Brother Rice | |
| Yaris Irby, Niles North | ||||||
| Friday, December 27, 2024: | Rico D'Allesandro, Maine South | |||||
| Oswego East 49, St. Charles East 37 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Wheaton Academy 69, St. Rita 36 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Marian Catholic 66, Plainfield East 37 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | 2024 Tournament Statistics | |
| Morgan Park 45, Morton 44 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Brother Rice 75, Maine South 59 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Lane Tech 67, Rockford Auburn 60 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Hinsdale Central 70, Burlington Central 65 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Niles North 64, Schaumburg 48 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Saturday, December 28, 2024: | ||||||
| St. Charles East 56, St. Rita 36 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Plainfield East 52, Morton 48 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Oswego East 64, Wheaton Academy 53 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Marian Catholic 67, Morgan Park 39 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Maine South 69, Rockford Auburn 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Burlington Central 49, Schaumburg 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Brother Rice 49, Lane Tech 46 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Hinsdale Central 78, Niles North 77 (OT) | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Monday, December 29, 2024: | ||||||
| St. Rita 59, Morton 46 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| St. Charles East 67, Plainfield East 42 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Wheaton Academy 57, Morgan Park 48 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Schaumburg 52, Rockford Auburn 47 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Oswego East 67, Marian Catholic 53 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Maine South 43, Burlington Central 41 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Niles North 64, Lane Tech 58 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Hinsdale Central 52, Brother Rice 51 | Box Score | Game Recap | Video Archive | Photo Gallery | ||
| Two teams
entered the 2024 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic for the first time in
Burlington Central and Wheaton Academy. After a two-year hiatus, Saint
Rita returned to HC Squared. Maine South outscored Oswego East in the fourth quarter of the tournament's opening game and advanced to the winners bracket with a 52-47 victory. Brother Rice improved their record to 11-0 with a 67-44 win over St. Charles East. After a tight first quarter, Lane Tech outscored St. Rita by 30 points en route to a 67-34 victory. Rockford Auburn's Amir Danforth set a single-game tournament scoring record with a 42-point performance, as the Knights defeated Wheaton Academy 69-65 in first round action. In the evening session of opening round competition Burlington Central trailed for over 29 minutes and outscored Marian Catholic 9-2 down the stretch to lay claim to a 56-54 victory. Nine different players scored in Hinsdale Central's 64-35 victory over Plainfield East, as the Red Devils led 41-17 at half. Niles North's starting lineup tallied 70 points on the evening in their 77-46 win over Morton. Schaumburg shot 51% from the floor, as Zion Young recorded a double-double in the Saxons 70-54 victory over Morgan Park. In Day Two Consolation Round action Oswego East, Wheaton Academy, Marian Catholic and Morgan Park all recorded victories. Wheaton's Hayden Schroeder became the second player in as many days to surpass the 40-point total, as the Warriors leading scorer shot 19-of-22 from the floor and finished with 41 points. Brother Rice shot 57% in disposing Maine South from the winners bracket, as the Crusaders received 69 points from the starters, in the 75-59 win. Lane Tech outscored Rockford Auburn 20-8 in the fourth quarter, as the champions advanced to the first ever HC Squared Final Four, with a 67-60 victory. Host Hinsdale Central took advantage of their home court, and shot 10-of-22 from three-point range as the Red Devils upended Burlington Central 70-65. The final quarter final of the evening saw Niles North outscore Schaumburg 34-22 in the second half, as the Vikings won 64-48. Hunter Gawron had a double-double for Niles North. St. Charles East, Plainfield East, Oswego East and Marian Catholic all won games in the Day Three consolation bracket. Maine South's Panayiotis Sotos and Rico D'Alessandro combined for 42 points in the Hawks 69-47 victory over Rockford Auburn. Burlington Central's Jacob Johnson scored to go-ahead basket with 21 seconds remaining as the Rockets defeated Schaumburg 49-47 in the other Fifth Place semifinal. Brother Rice led for nearly 30 minutes of the game in their 49-46 semi-final victory of Lane Tech. KJ Morris, Jack Weigus and Caden Workman alls cored in double figures for the Crusaders. Hinsdale Central's Vince Buzelis scored 40 points, including the game winning free throw in the final seconds, as the Red Devils defeated Niles North 78-77 in overtime. The contest featured 14 ties and 13 lead changes. The Vikings' Redi Olson and Yaris Irby combined for 45 points. In three successive days a different player scored 40 or more points in a HC Holiday game, prior to that no player in the nine-year history of the event ever topped 37 points in a single game. Rockford Auburn's Amir Danforth set the single tournament scoring record with 107 points over four games. Oswego East captured their sixth straight trophy at HC Squared, with their 67-53 victory over Marian Catholic in the Consolation Championship game. Maine South defeated Burlington Central 43-41 to win the fifth place trophy. Central missed a three-point shot and the ensuing tip as time expired. Niles North feasted Lane Tech 64-58 to win the third place game, as the Vikings received 56 points from Yaris Irby, Reid Olson and Hunter Gawron. Hinsdale Central rallied from a ten-point second half deficit to edge Brother Rice 52-51 in the title tilt. The Red Devils won the event for the second time in the past three seasons. Central shot 20-of-39 from the floor and held the Crusaders to 41% from the floor. Vince Buzelis scored 18 points, had nine rebounds and added five assists in the finale. Buzelis was named as the tournament Most Valuable Player. Joining him on the All-Tournament Team were Marcos Gonzales and Jack Weigus of Brother Rice; Amir Danforth from Rockford Auburn; Reid Olson and Yaris Irby of Niles North; Dalton Scantlebury from Lane Tech; Mason Lockett of Oswego East; Dillon Orozco from Hinsdale Central; and Rico D'Allesandro of Maine South. |
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Hinsdale Central's Vince Buzelis set the HCHC Final Four scoring mark with 40-points in the semifinal.
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Rockford Auburn's Amir Danforth
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Hinsdale Central became only the
second school to win multiple HC Squared titles. The Red Devils won
the championship in two of the last three years. |
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