HT BBK......Holy Trinity 59, Westmont 52.

HT. 18-6. 5-0 in the Chicago Prep.
HT scorers. Jordan Harper 20 points; Elder Donaldson 13 points; Drayton Williams 12 points; Jordyn Pate 6 points; Carlton Gardner 3 points; Elijah Stafford 3 points and Aiden Upchurch 2 points.

HT stats. Fg%. 21-56. 38%; 3fg%. 3-10. 30%; Ft%. 14-26. 54%.
Reb. Or. 9. Dr. 21..40 total; As. 9; St. 10; BS. 1; TO. 12.

HT moved one game closer to their first Chicago Prep Conference title since 2007, with a 59 to 52 win versus visiting Westmont HS (9-13 overall, 4-1 in CPC).
The Tigers are now 18-6 overall and 5-0 in league play.
HT bolted out to a 31-14 lead by halftime with Jordan Harper scoring 11 of his game total 20 points in this span, and Drayton Williams and Elder Donaldson each adding 3 apiece.
Westmont changed their defensive set in the second half, making things interesting, as the Sentinels outscored the hosts 38 to 22 in the final 16 minutes of play.
Despite the late Westmont charge, the Tigers never lost the lead, as Harper scored nine points and Donaldson added 7 down the stretch.
HT made 9 crucial free throws in the waning minutes of play, to hold off the Sentinels burst.

CPC league standings as of 02.01.25. HT 5-0; Westmont 4-1; Ida Crown 4-2; Rochelle-zell 3-2; Ellison 3-3; Walther Christian 3-3; Northtown 1-5; Cristo Rey 0-7.

Upcoming: HT has two more CPC contests to play -- A Monday 02.03 visit to Deerfield Rochelle-Zell (7pm); and a Wednesday contest at Northtown Charter (6:30pm).

HT Athletics by T. Poprawski and L. Coats....posted 02.01.25 at 11 a.m.