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Sunday’s high school basketball scores

All the scores from around the area.

By Michael O’Brien

Glenbrook South’s Spencer Brown (0) controls the ball past Curie’s Taevion Collier (21).

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Sunday, February 6, 2022

CHICAGO PREP

Rochelle Zell 74, Cristo Rey 37

ESCC TOURNAMENT

Notre Dame 49, Carmel 45

EVERGREEN PARK

Evergreen Park 80, Marist 73 (OT)

Homewood-Flossmoor 51, Brother Rice 46 (OT)

Lemont 58, St. Laurence 54

Leo 69, Oak Forest 65

Mount Carmel 67, Oak Lawn 56

Richards 48, Lake Forest Academy 39

UNITED CENTER

East Dubuque 49, Beecher 44

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