Illinois High School Basketball - Lake Forest edges Highland Park
January 6, 2009: Lake Forest, IL 60045 The Lake Forest Scouts (Lake Forest, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Highland Park Giants (Highland Park, IL), 42-40 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Scouts (6-10) will now prepare for their test against Lake Zurich (Lake Zurich, IL). The Bears go into the North Suburban - Lake test with a 13-3 record. In their last test, Lake Zurich got by Lake Park (Roselle, IL), 63-41, in a non-league test.
The Giants now own a 9-9 record. They take the field next when they host Maine West for a Central Suburban - North test on Friday, January 9. Highland Park will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 51-47 non-league loss to Barrington (Barrington, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 9-7.