It was good for Darrius Hawkins Jr. to see the game from an unusual angle. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore point guard missed the end of a loss to Thornton and two more games with a leg injury last week. He spent the time on the sideline trying to think like a coach[Read More…]
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Pratt doing it all for Vikings
Xavier Pratt is healthy. That’s not something the three-sport sophomore has been able to say a lot during his time at Homewood-Flossmoor. He missed almost all of the last wrestling season with an injury. The Vikings tight end was ready to go for football season, only to injure his shoulder[Read More…]
H-F boys wrestling hosts Mega Duals, gets reps in
The wrestling calendar is moving quickly toward the postseason. With that in mind, Homewood-Flossmoor boys wrestling hosted its Mega Duals Jan. 17, inviting Downers Grove South, Glenbard West, Niles West, Stagg and Hampshire to the school’s gym. The Vikings topped Stagg 46-20 but lost to Glenbard West 44-29 and Downers[Read More…]
Williams’ role expanding for H-F girls basketball
Laila Williams can hit the three. But she’s ready to do more for Homewood-Flossmoor girls basketball and, by all accounts, she’s capable. “Shooting is a big part of my game, but I do have the freedom to attack the gaps if I need to or find the open person,” Williams[Read More…]
Junior Cade leads shorthanded H-F to conference win
Jeff Cade II found out he would be starting only the night before Homewood-Flossmoor’s game against Lincoln-Way East on Jan. 9 in the south gym. The junior guard’s been a role player so far this season, providing a little scoring punch off the bench. But minor injuries forced the Vikings[Read More…]
Brown leads H-F hoops past conference rival
John Brown IV didn’t necessarily expect to get so many good looks in Homewood-Flossmoor’s big SouthWest Suburban Conference game against Lockport on Friday, Dec. 19. “I was just going to play hard either way, even if I didn’t get (shots),” the sophomore wing said. “I’m always ready.” Brown led the[Read More…]
H-F boys basketball putting in the effort, unbeaten so far
Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball plays hard, just like it prepared to do. “This is a year where we don’t have as many names, really, so we’re going to have to do it collectively,” first-year coach Brandin Brown said. “They buy into everything we try to get them to do and playing[Read More…]
Sophomore Jones at the steering wheel for H-F
Katelyn Jones only knows how to play one position. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore point guard never wanted to be the scorer or the headline-getter, not even when friends encouraged her to look for her own shot a little more. “My role is to get my teammates open, to get them easy baskets,[Read More…]
H-F boys wrestling continues to build
Homewood-Flossmoor boys wrestling may be ready to take things up a notch. The roster at the start of this season is 90 wrestlers deep, including a slew of freshmen, Coach Jim Sokoloski said. Wrestling rooms aren’t the biggest ones in the school, so it’s a tight fit. But that’s a[Read More…]
H-F girls wrestling ready for the next step
The Homewood-Flossmoor girls wrestling team isn’t a startup, anymore. The sport is relatively new to the school and state, but the Vikings feel like an established program with a good foundation. “It’s a machine now,” coach Scott Aronson said. “We know what we’re doing it. It’s great.” London Gandy is[Read More…]
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