MONDAY GIRLS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT REPORT

OTTAWA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

The No. 1 question heading into Christmas is the condition of Joliet Catholic Academy girls head coach Jim O' Brien's heart and blood pressure. On Monday, O'Brien's Angels (9-5) nipped Pontiac 51-49 and in another stress-test for O'Brien, his Angels slipped past Kaneland 43-42 later in the day.

The Angels two heart-wrenching victories on Monday gave the Angels a 4-1 mark in Ottawa.

OSWEGO EAST

Lockport 49 Downers Grove South 32

The Porters (13-4) after trailing the Mustangs (4-9) after one quarter 8-7 opened up a 25-16 lead at halftime after outscoring DGS 18-8 in the second quarter.

DGS cut the lead to 34-26, after three and then a 15-6 Porter explosion in the fourth quarter finished off the Mustangs.

Joliet Central 58 ACC 25

The Steelwomen (11-3) gave head coach Laura Brumfiel an early Christmas present with the win over the Chargers.

Plainfield North 41 East Aurora 36

The Tigers improve to 7-6 with the come-from-behind victory over the Tomcats (4-9). Aurora East led 18-16 at the half before the Tigers grabbed a 27-26 lead after three before pulling away in the fourth quarter. Katie Jasko's 11 points led the Tigers to victory.

WHEATON NORTH

Downers Grove North 48 Glenbrook South 46

The Trojans (11-3) held off the feisty Titans of Glenbrook South (5-9) in first-round play of the Wheaton North

Christmas Tournament.