The York boys basketball team logged a couple historical benchmarks recently.
The Dukes broke the school records for wins in a season with a 63-36 West Suburban Conference Silver Division victory against Hinsdale Central.
York moved to 26-4 overall and finished 10-2 in WSC Silver play. The 1961-1962 and 1966-1967 teams went 25-4, while current coach Vince Doran’s 2013-2014 team finished 25-6.
York senior Nick Kosich also went over the 1,000-career-point mark in a recent game, becoming only the fifth boys player in program history to do so.
In the win against Hinsdale Central to close out conference play, York led 22-7 after the first quarter and 40-18 at halftime.
Erik Cohn led the way with 21 points thanks to an 8-for-11 effort from the field and a 5-for-7 output from the 3-point line. Nate Shockey added 14 points and four steals, while Nick Kosich finished with 10 points, five assists and three steals. Sam Walsh had eight points.
York drained 11 of 22 3-point attempts in the game and had 23 field goals, of which 18 had an assist attached to them.
York also won 69-44 against Proviso West in WSC Silver play. York trailed 14-13 after the first quarter, but used a 27-9 second-quarter explosion to take a 40-23 lead. York outscored Proviso 17-10 in the third quarter.
Walsh had 24 points and 10 rebounds. He shot 10 of 12 from the field. Cohn had 18 points and five assists, while Kosich had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. York had 27 field goals in the game and 19 assists.
In a 54-52 loss to WSC Silver champion Oak Park-River Forest, York trailed 20-12 after the first quarter and 32-26 at halftime. York outscored Oak Park-River Forest 16-8 in the third quarter, but the Huskies outscored York 14-10 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.
Kosich led the way with 15 points and three assists. Walsh had 13 points, while Shockey and Cohn each had eight points. Shockey had three steals.
York shot 18-for-43 from the field and 10 of 18 from the free-throw line.
The Dukes were 70-54 WSC Silver winners against Downers Grove North. York charged out to a 21-5 lead after the first quarter and led 34-17 at halftime. York scored 36 points in the second half.
Shockey exploded for 27 points on the strength of 4-for-7 shooting from the field, 5-for-9 from the 3-point line and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. He also had five rebounds. Cohn added 18 points and six rebounds, while John Milling had nine points. Kosich had eight points, eight assists and five rebounds, while Walsh had six rebounds.
York shot 13-for-25 from the 3-point line and 22-for-39 from the field (56.4 percent). The Dukes also were 13-for-14 from the free-throw line (92.9 percent).
In this game, Kosich broke the 1,000-career-point barrier at the varsity level on a made free throw with 5:10 left in the first quarter.
In a 69-45 non-conference win against town neighbor IC Catholic, York led 21-13 after the first quarter and 38-21 at halftime.
Mike Pedote led the Dukes with 14 points and four rebounds and also canned four 3-pointers. Kosich had 12 points, five assists, five steals and also drained four 3-pointers. Cohn had 11 points and hit three 3-pointers. Walsh had 10 points and seven rebounds. Shockey had nine points and four steals. York had 15 steals as a team and forced 21 turnovers.
John Milling added a pair of 3-pointers. York hit 14 of 31 three-point attempts (45.2 percent).
