Basketball Recap: Crystal Lake Central Comes Up Short

After flying high against Dundee-Crown on Wednesday, Crystal Lake Central came back down to earth. The Tigers took a 67-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntley Red Raiders on Friday. The Tigers lost against the Red Raiders in their previous head to head back in February, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 53-26 score last time.

Danny Spychala

Rebounds

12/05/25 @ Huntley	10
12/03/25 vs Dundee-Crown	9
11/28/25 vs Elgin	9
11/26/25 vs Elk Grove	9

Despite the loss, Crystal Lake Central still got an impressive performance from Danny Spychala, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten boards. Spychala is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Sonny Shanahan was another key player, putting up 12 points and five boards.

Crystal Lake Central dropped their record down to 3-1 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Huntley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.

Crystal Lake Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 78-51 defeat against Central on the 10th. As for Huntley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-35 loss against Wheaton-Warrenville South on the 6th.