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Boys Basketball: Andre Norris' Double Double Powers Plainfield Central Past Oswego East
Plainfield Central 65 Oswego East 61: Marks adds 16 points; Wildcats improve to 16-6.
The Hot Read: Andre Norris’ double double (15 points, 12 rebounds) and 16 points from Derrick Marks helped Plainfield Central hold off Oswego East 65-61 Tuesday in a Southwest Prairie Conference game in Oswego.
Oswego East leaders: Wesley Brooks led the Wolves with 12 points, Kalmon Stokes and Sean Gant chipped in 10 points each and C.J. Vaughan tallied nine points on three three-pointers.
Getting it done: Since returning from an injury, 6-foot-5-inch junior Norris is averaging 15.5 points and 14 rebounds in two road wins.
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Missed again: Plainfield Central made only 3 of 7 from the free-throw line over the final 27 seconds. However, Oswego East scored just once over the final 1:09.
On the road again: The game was the second of six straight road contests for Plainfield Central. The Wildcats beat Oswego 66-65 Friday in Oswego to start the trip.
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Too close for comfort: Oswego East had won four straight Southwest Prairie Conference games, all of them by five points or less. Of its five league losses, four of them have been by six points or less.
Arms’ length: Plainfield Central’s biggest lead of the game was nine. Oswego East was as close as two points with 1:09 to play.
Quotable I: “We told these guys two weeks ago, we’re going game by game,” Plainfield Central coach Steve Lamberti said. “There’s no pressure now. We’re not saying we have to win the conference title. We want to stack wins together, get in a good position for the sectional seeding, play our best basketball every time out and, hopefully, we’re as good as we can be when March rolls around.”
Quotable II: “The lack of atmosphere in the gym is no excuse for not bringing our best game,” Oswego East coach Jason Buckley said. “The silver lining is we weren’t very good tonight, but we had a chance at the end. We’ll get better. It’s a frustrating loss.”
Records: Plainfield Central is 16-6 overall, 6-4 in the SPC. Oswego East dropped to 13-7, 6-5.
A look ahead: Plainfield Central’s third straight road game is Wednesday at Plainfield East. Oswego East hits the road to face SPC leader Plainfield South (14-6, 7-2) Friday in Plainfield.
