"The way that we’ve been embraced has been second to none." Lamar, who graduated from Downers Grove South in 2016, was ...

Palatine coach Eric Millstone said that Balanganayi, who is a D-1 football recruit, was able to battle through the Downers Grove South pressure. “Tony earned everything he got,” Millstone said.

Sure enough, Fanta popped in four consecutive shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, in the early going to spark the visiting Trojans to a 41-26 victory over crosstown rival Downers Grove South.

On Tuesday, the Illini hosted three-star Downers Grove (Ill.) North linebacker Cael Brezina for an unofficial visit. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound linebacker — whom 247Sports currently ranks the No.