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Highland ParkTaft

Giants
56
Eagles
57

The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Highland Park (IL) in overtime by a score of 57-56.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Highland Park1181316856
Taft11121411957
Final score provided by T. Davis.
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Tim DavisEagles Reporter
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  1. Check In

    0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Highland Park 0, Taft 0
    Posted @ 6:02p

  2. Game Attendance

    Attendance Hundreds
    Posted @ 6:02p
  3. 0 - 0

    Game Start

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft won the tip off.
    Posted @ 6:32p
  4. 1 - 0

    Score Alert

    Highland Park1st Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 1, Taft 0
    Posted @ 6:33p
  5. 1 - 1

    Score Alert

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft - #23 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 1, Taft 1
    Posted @ 6:35p
  6. 1 - 2

    Score Alert

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft - #23 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 1, Taft 2
    Posted @ 6:35p
  7. 1 - 4

    Score Alert

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft - #23 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 1, Taft 4
    Posted @ 6:39p
  8. 1 - 7

    Score Alert

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft - #3 Isaiah Nelson makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 1, Taft 7
    Posted @ 6:42p
  9. 1 - 7

    Timeout Alert

    Highland Park1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Timeout Highland Park. Highland Park 1, Taft 7
    Posted @ 6:42p
  10. 1 - 9

    Score Alert

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft - #24 Noah Hester makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 1, Taft 9
    Posted @ 6:44p
  11. 1 - 9

    Timeout Alert

    Taft1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Timeout Taft. Highland Park 1, Taft 9
    Posted @ 6:46p
  12. 1 - 11

    Score Alert

    Taft1st Quarter
    Taft - #23 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 1, Taft 11
    Posted @ 6:48p
  13. 1 - 11

    End of 1st Quarter

    2nd Quarter
    Highland Park 1, Taft 11
    Posted @ 6:51p
  14. 3 - 11

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 3, Taft 11
    Posted @ 6:54p
  15. 6 - 11

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #14 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 6, Taft 11
    Posted @ 6:55p
  16. 6 - 13

    Score Alert

    Taft2nd Quarter
    Taft - #23 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 6, Taft 13
    Posted @ 6:55p
  17. 7 - 13

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #14 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 7, Taft 13
    Posted @ 6:56p
  18. 8 - 13

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #14 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 8, Taft 13
    Posted @ 6:56p
  19. 11 - 13

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #24 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 11, Taft 13
    Posted @ 6:57p
  20. 11 - 16

    Score Alert

    Taft2nd Quarter
    Taft - #25 Disel McFadden makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 11, Taft 16
    Posted @ 6:58p
  21. 11 - 19

    Score Alert

    Taft2nd Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 11, Taft 19
    Posted @ 6:58p
  22. 13 - 19

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #15 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 13, Taft 19
    Posted @ 6:59p
  23. 15 - 19

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #5 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 15, Taft 19
    Posted @ 6:59p
  24. 17 - 19

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #10 David Isaacson makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 17, Taft 19
    Posted @ 7:01p
  25. 17 - 21

    Score Alert

    Taft2nd Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 17, Taft 21
    Posted @ 7:05p
  26. 17 - 23

    Score Alert

    Taft2nd Quarter
    Taft - #3 Isaiah Nelson makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 17, Taft 23
    Posted @ 7:06p
  27. 19 - 23

    Score Alert

    Highland Park2nd Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 19, Taft 23
    Posted @ 7:06p
  28. 19 - 23

    Halftime

    Halftime
    Highland Park 19, Taft 23
    We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    Posted @ 7:06p
  29. 19 - 23

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft's ball.
    Posted @ 7:17p
  30. 19 - 24

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 19, Taft 24
    Posted @ 7:19p
  31. 19 - 25

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 19, Taft 25
    Posted @ 7:19p
  32. 19 - 26

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 19, Taft 26
    Posted @ 7:19p
  33. 20 - 26

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 20, Taft 26
    Posted @ 7:20p
  34. 21 - 26

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 21, Taft 26
    Posted @ 7:21p
  35. 23 - 26

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - #24 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 23, Taft 26
    Posted @ 7:21p
  36. 26 - 26

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - #24 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 26, Taft 26
    Posted @ 7:22p
  37. 26 - 28

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #21 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 26, Taft 28
    Posted @ 7:25p
  38. 27 - 28

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - #14 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 27, Taft 28
    Posted @ 7:27p
  39. 27 - 30

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #21 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 27, Taft 30
    Posted @ 7:28p
  40. 28 - 30

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 28, Taft 30
    Posted @ 7:29p
  41. 29 - 30

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 29, Taft 30
    Posted @ 7:29p
  42. 29 - 31

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #21 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 29, Taft 31
    Posted @ 7:30p
  43. 29 - 33

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #24 Noah Hester makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 29, Taft 33
    Posted @ 7:31p
  44. 29 - 34

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #21 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 29, Taft 34
    Posted @ 7:33p
  45. 32 - 34

    Score Alert

    Highland Park3rd Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 32, Taft 34
    Posted @ 7:34p
  46. 32 - 35

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #21 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 32, Taft 35
    Posted @ 7:35p
  47. 32 - 37

    Score Alert

    Taft3rd Quarter
    Taft - #14 Mahmood Elsheikh makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 32, Taft 37
    Posted @ 7:37p
  48. 32 - 37

    End of 3rd Quarter

    4th Quarter
    Highland Park 32, Taft 37
    Posted @ 7:37p
  49. 32 - 39

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 32, Taft 39
    Posted @ 7:39p
  50. 32 - 40

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 32, Taft 40
    Posted @ 7:40p
  51. 34 - 40

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - #5 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 34, Taft 40
    Posted @ 7:41p
  52. 34 - 42

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #14 Mahmood Elsheikh makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 34, Taft 42
    Posted @ 7:41p
  53. 36 - 42

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - #5 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 36, Taft 42
    Posted @ 7:42p
  54. 39 - 42

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - #24 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 39, Taft 42
    Posted @ 7:42p
  55. 39 - 42

    Timeout Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
    Timeout Highland Park. Highland Park 39, Taft 42
    Posted @ 7:43p
  56. 42 - 42

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 42, Taft 42
    Posted @ 7:46p
  57. 42 - 42

    Timeout Alert

    Taft4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Timeout Taft. Highland Park 42, Taft 42
    Posted @ 7:47p
  58. 42 - 43

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #23 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 42, Taft 43
    Posted @ 7:50p
  59. 42 - 43

    Timeout Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Timeout Highland Park. Highland Park 42, Taft 43
    Posted @ 7:51p

  60. Commentary

    4th Quarter
    3:36 left
    Posted @ 7:51p
  61. 42 - 45

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #24 Noah Hester makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 42, Taft 45
    Posted @ 7:53p
  62. 44 - 45

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 44, Taft 45
    Posted @ 7:54p
  63. 46 - 45

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - #24 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 46, Taft 45
    Posted @ 7:59p
  64. 47 - 45

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - #15 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 47, Taft 45
    Posted @ 8p
  65. 47 - 45

    Timeout Alert

    Taft4th Quarter Under a minute
    Timeout Taft. Highland Park 47, Taft 45
    Posted @ 8:01p
  66. 47 - 45

    Timeout Alert

    Taft4th Quarter Under a minute
    Timeout Taft. Highland Park 47, Taft 45
    Posted @ 8:03p

  67. Commentary

    4th Quarter
    16 seconds left. Taft ball
    Posted @ 8:04p
  68. 47 - 46

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #3 Isaiah Nelson makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 47, Taft 46
    Posted @ 8:05p
  69. 48 - 46

    Score Alert

    Highland Park4th Quarter
    Highland Park - #4 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 48, Taft 46
    Posted @ 8:06p
  70. 48 - 48

    Score Alert

    Taft4th Quarter
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 48, Taft 48
    Posted @ 8:07p
  71. 48 - 48

    End of Regulation

    Overtime
    Highland Park 48, Taft 48
    Posted @ 8:07p
  72. 49 - 48

    Score Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime
    Highland Park - #24 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 49, Taft 48
    Posted @ 8:12p
  73. 50 - 48

    Score Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime
    Highland Park - #24 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 50, Taft 48
    Posted @ 8:12p
  74. 51 - 48

    Score Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime
    Highland Park - #24 makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 51, Taft 48
    Posted @ 8:13p
  75. 51 - 49

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #24 Noah Hester makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 51, Taft 49
    Posted @ 8:14p
  76. 51 - 50

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #24 Noah Hester makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 51, Taft 50
    Posted @ 8:14p
  77. 54 - 50

    Score Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime
    Highland Park - #4 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 54, Taft 50
    Posted @ 8:15p
  78. 54 - 53

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a 3pt Field Goal. Highland Park 54, Taft 53
    Posted @ 8:15p
  79. 54 - 54

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #2 Nathan Serrano makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 54, Taft 54
    Posted @ 8:16p
  80. 54 - 54

    Timeout Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime ~1 minute to go
    Timeout Highland Park. Highland Park 54, Taft 54
    Posted @ 8:16p
  81. 54 - 54

    Timeout Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime Under a minute
    Timeout Highland Park. Highland Park 54, Taft 54
    Posted @ 8:18p
  82. 54 - 55

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #3 Isaiah Nelson makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 54, Taft 55
    Posted @ 8:20p
  83. 56 - 55

    Score Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime
    Highland Park - #24 makes a 2pt Field Goal. Highland Park 56, Taft 55
    Posted @ 8:21p
  84. 56 - 56

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #22 Zander Ruiz-grant makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 56, Taft 56
    Posted @ 8:21p
  85. 56 - 57

    Score Alert

    TaftOvertime
    Taft - #22 Zander Ruiz-grant makes a Free Throw. Highland Park 56, Taft 57
    Posted @ 8:22p
  86. 56 - 57

    Timeout Alert

    Highland ParkOvertime Under a minute
    Timeout Highland Park. Highland Park 56, Taft 57
    Posted @ 8:22p

  87. Commentary

    Overtime
    6 seconds left. Highland park ball
    Posted @ 8:22p
  88. 56 - 57

    End of Game

    Final
    Highland Park 56, Taft 57
    Posted @ 8:24p

Highland Park @ Taft Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 13, 2025 @ 6:30p
The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Highland Park (IL) in overtime by a score of 57-56.

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Rankings & Records

Highland Park (25-26)

ILClass
492126
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
1-70-20-10-51-1.125.000377441

Taft (25-26)

ILClass
536133
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
1-60-21-30-20-1.143.000371468

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Highland Park		1.018.013.016.08.047.1
Taft		12.511.813.014.37.053.0

Highland Park Videos

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Taft Videos

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Highland Park0-1Taft0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/29/25Highland ParkPayton College Prep(L) 58-5612/9/25TaftPayton College Prep(L) 63-61
12/19/25Niles WestHighland Park1/17/26Niles WestTaft
1/30/26Highland ParkNiles West
1/6/26Highland ParkMaine West11/26/25Maine WestTaft(L) 74-57
2/6/26Maine WestHighland Park
1/20/26Glenbrook NorthHighland Park1/10/26Glenbrook NorthTaft

Record Breakdown

Highland Park (25-26)

Taft (25-26)
1-7
Overall
1-6
0-2
League
0-2
0-2
Non-League
1-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-1
Common Opponent
0-2
0-1
Home
1-3
0-5
Away
0-2
1-1
Neutral
0-1
0-0
Playoff
0-0
1-7
In-State
1-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0