Girls Basketball: Bolingbrook Crushes Niles West 67-36 in McDonald's Shootout

Lady Raiders senior forwards Nia Moore and Morgan Tuck combine for 41 points.

VILLA PARK—While Monday’s final McDonald’s Shootout contest was supposed to be about Bolingbrook’s Morgan Tuck and Niles West’s Jewell Loyd, Lady Raider Nia Moore perhaps had the most impressive game. The Raiders’ senior forward scored a career-high 15 points as Bolingbrook rolled over the Wolves 67-36 on Monday. Moore, an Illinois-recruit who has been working on her scoring this season, missed her first three shots in the first half. In the second half, she was 5-of-6 from the field and stayed aggressive in the post to force Niles West (16-6) to defend someone else besides Tuck. “At halftime in the locker room, my coaches and teammates told me to keep my head up and stay focused and they would look for me,” said Moore, who also had eight …

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