When Rochelle needed big defensive stops to close out a double-overtime thriller with Dundee-Crown , the Hubs turned to 6-foot-5 forward Brody Bruns and 6-foot-7 forward Warren Schweitzer.

The towering tandem imposed its will in both the overtime and double-overtime periods, sending balls away from the basket and keeping the Chargers off the scoreboard. D-C delivered clutch shots to extend the game, but the Hubs emerged victorious, outlasting the Chargers 70-66 to tip off the annual Leland G. Strombom Tournament at Sycamore High School on Wednesday.

“It’s a good win to start out the season,” said Bruns, who scored a team-high 33 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking four shots in the game. “Was it perfect? No. But we’re going to make a lot of improvements off this game. We h

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