Gray scores 20 in Dukes boys basketball game against West Aurora.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The York girls basketball team stood at 6-3 overall after splitting a pair of games with Glenbard West and Glenbard East.
In a 55-40 non-conference win against Glenbard East, York led 14-2 after the first quarter and 25-13 at halftime. York outscored Glenbard East 14-7 in the third quarter.
Danielle Dennis led the Dukes with 10 points. Caylin Rufus added nine points, while Madison Park had eight points. Jaclyn Saco and Lauren Kjome each had six points. Twelve York players scored in the contest.
Park made two 3-pointers. Dennis pulled in nine rebounds, while Rufus and Kathleen Levins each had four rebounds. Dennis had five steals, while Saco and Rufus each had three steals. York had 18 steals in the game.
Earlier, York dropped a 44-42 West Suburban Conference Silver Division game to Glenbard West. York led 9-6 after the first quarter, but trailed 33-26 heading into the fourth quarter. York outscored Glenbard West 16-11 in the fourth quarter but could not complete the comeback.
Dennis led the Dukes with 16 points. Rufus added 14 points and Jenna Dvorak had six points. Dennis also connected on 6 of 7 foul-shot attempts. Rufus led the team with 13 rebounds. Dennis and Park each had five rebounds. Saco had seven steals. York had 14 steals as a team. Rufus blocked three shots.
York will play in the Riverside-Brookfield tournament after Christmas. York opens up against Beecher.
York boys basketball
The York boys basketball team lost a pair of recent contests to Oak Park-River Forest and West Aurora.
In a 61-59 West Suburban Conference Silver Division loss to Oak Park-River Forest, York led 17-13 after the first quarter and 33-29 at halftime. Oak Park-River Forest outscored York 18-14 in the third quarter and 14-12 in the fourth quarter.
The Dukes shot a strong 54.1 percent from the field and were 10-for-14 from the free-throw line in the game.
Nick Trapani led York with 15 points on a 5-for-9 shooting effort from the 3-point line. Erik Cohn and Jordan Gray each had 11 points. Gray shot 5-for-8 from the field. Angelo Martucci added 10 points that included a strong 8-for-10 effort from the free-throw line. Nick Kosich and Sam Walsh each had six points.
York shot 9-for-16 from the 3-point line. Cohn made three 3-pointers. Cohn had four rebounds, while Martucci had four assists. Trapani had four steals. York turned the ball over 17 times.
The Dukes also dropped a 70-66 non-conference game to West Aurora. York trailed 16-11 after the first quarter and 37-28 at halftime. York outscored West Aurora 16-14 in the third quarter and 22-19 in the fourth.
Gray had 20 points to lead the Dukes. He shot 7-for-12 from the field. Kosich and Martucci each had 11 points, while Trapani had 10 points. Walsh had eight points and Cohn added six points.
York again shot well from the field (52.4 percent), but West Aurora shot 60.5 percent from the field and turned York over 15 times.
Trapani made two 3-pointers and Kosich shot 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Gray pulled in seven rebounds, while Walsh had four rebounds. Kosich had five assists and three steals. Cohn had two steals.
