High School Sports

Schaumburg leads Joliet 30-26 at the half

By Michael O’Brien

Joliet’s D. J. Dantzler terrific in the first half, scores 17 points…

Dantzler was 6 of 9 from the field. Brandon Allen added four points and five rebounds for the Steelmen.

Jon Cawley scored 15 for Schaumburg, including a three-pointer with three seconds to play in the half.

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