16-U Illinois Wolves Open The Bob Gibbons Tournament Of Champions In North Carolina With A Huge Win Over Boo Williams

Chicago Hoops
May 24, 2008

The 16-U Illinois Wolves opened the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions with a big bang by defeating a highly regarded Boo Williams team 86-82.

Head coach Jeff Carpenter's 16-U Wolves have played extremely well as a team throughout the spring. Alex Dragicevich (Glenbrook North), Rahjan Muhammad (Neuqua Valley) and Wayne Simon (Fenwick) led the winning effort against Boo Williams.

The Wolves also received a strong effort from Class of 2011 standout Chasson Randle (Rock Island), who is playing up an age division for the tournament. 6-7 Bledi Dervishi (Downers Grove South) gave the team a major boost with his play inside.

The 17-U Wolves put a strong effort before falling to the World Wide Renegades 72-64. Illinois-bound Joseph Bertrand (Sterling) led the team with 16 points. Dyricus Simms-Edwards (Washington) and Conrad Krutwig (Jacobs) scored 14 and 12 points respectively. Krutwig scored his points ahead of going down with an ankle injury that will likely sideline him for the balance of the tournament. The team also played without Derek Tartt (Brewster Academy) who will not arrive until tonight due to graduation.