November 20 Farragut Final score: L 52-44
November 28 at Bogan Final score: W 55-46
December 1 Leo vs. De La Salle Final score: L 71-40
December 5 at St. Laurence Final score: L 65-41
Next Game
December 8 Leo vs. Brother Rice Tip Off: 7 p.m.
December 12 Leo vs. St. Francis Tip Off: 7 p.m.
December 15 at St. Rita

7740 S. Western Ave.
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
December 16 at Christ the King

5088 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: 1 p.m.
December 20 Leo vs. Southland College Prep Tip Off: 6:30 p.m.
December 27 IC Catholic Christmas Tourney

217 S. Cottage Hill Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois

Tip Off: TBA
December 28 IC Catholic Christmas Tourney

217 S. Cottage Hill Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois

Tip Off: TBA
December 29 IC Catholic Christmas Tourney

217 S. Cottage Hill Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois

Tip Off: TBA
December 30 IC Catholic Christmas Tourney

217 S. Cottage Hill Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois

Tip Off: TBA
January 3 Carver Military Academy

At St. Rita High School
7740 S. Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: TBA
January 9 at Marmion

1000 Butterfield Rd.
Aurora, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
January 13 Quad Cities MLK Shootout

Moline

Tip Off: TBA
January 14 Quad Cities MLK Shootout

Moline

Tip Off: TBA
January 15 Quad Cities MLK Shootout

Moline

Tip Off: TBA
January 16 Aurora Central Catholic

1255 N. Edgelawn Drive
Aurora, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
January 17 Leo vs. U High Tip Off: 6:30 p.m.
January 19 Leo vs. Fenwick Tip Off: 7 p.m.
January 20 at Glenbrook South

4000 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, Illinois

Tip Off: 1:30 p.m.
January 21 Ronald Chops Shootout

Whitney Young High School
211 S. Laflin
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: 1:15 p.m.
January 23 at Providence St. Mel

119 S. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
January 26 at DePaul Prep

3333 N. Rockwell St.
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
January 30 Leo vs. St. Francis De Sales Tip Off: 7 p.m.
January 31 Riverside Brookfield High School

160 Ridgewood Road
Riverside, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
February 2 at Loyola

1100 Laramie  Ave.
Wilmette, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
February 4 Oak Lawn at Evergreen Park Shootout

99th and Kedzie
Evergreen Park, Illinois

Tip Off: 3 p.m.
February 6 Leo vs. Mount Carmel Tip Off: 7 p.m.
February 9 at St. Ignatius

1076 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, Illinois

Tip Off: 7 p.m.
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by Bill Figel

Leo’s young basketball squad visited Catholic League rival St. Laurence in a non-conference tilt Tuesday night in Burbank with both teams eager to get back toward .500 on the season before tough conference play begins in earnest Friday.

St. Laurence of the Catholic League White beat Leo 65-41 on the strength of traditional three-point plays and the long-range variety.

Leo, in the more challenging Catholic League Blue, met conference favorite De La Salle and lost its home opener 71-40 last week.  Friday, the Lions (1-3, 01) return home to face another Blue conference favorite Brother Rice at 7 p.m.

The Lions kept Tuesday’s game close in the early going, trailing 10-9 at the close of the first quarter, but turnovers in bunches continued to plague Leo against the Viking’s collapsing press. Unforced errors in the half-court offense also contributed to a 23-18 halftime deficit.

Marlo Moore’s heady play on an inbound pass led to a half-court bank to beat the half-time buzzer and close the gap to five points and put a lift in Leo’s boisterous run to the locker room.

In his second game back, it was Stephen Barze who used his will and inside game to make for a competitive first half, but foul trouble stifled his physical play in the second half and he fouled out trying to contain St. Laurence’s slinky 6-5 forward Josh Pickett. The Viking transfer finished with 16 points on the strength of seven free throws in eight attempts.

Pickett, who would have been nicknamed “Wicked” in another era, was just that with the Wilson in a third-quarter blitz. He opened with a long-range three followed by the traditional bucket plus one and an offensive rebound put back, accounting for eight points in the span of 78 seconds. Leo called time out trailing 31-20 with 5:42 left in the third quarter.

Leo’s Moore and Emmanuel Walker had eight points each and Karon Shavers seven.

The home team built leads of 59-36 capitalizing on Leo turnovers and Barze’s fifth foul sending Picket to the line again to compete a three-point play with 4:44 to play.

“Just because we’ve suffered some losses doesn’t mean we are not coming together,” said Marshawn Durr, 6-2 junior guard/forward. “We are all still on the same page and everyone is working hard to improve themselves to help the team.  I’ve got to figure out ways to help on offense.

“There’s a lot that is very new to us, like new faces on the team, coach in his second year and some of us are starting for the first time in the Catholic League. There might be losses now but we will turn them into wins if we stay together and keep working.”

The Lions return home Friday against Brother Rice (7-0).