Before he exited Dundee-Crown, Jacobs basketball player Samson Averehi remembered to put in his sparkly stud earrings.

“I recently got these, like back in September,” Averehi said with a wide smile. “I just wanted a new look, add a couple of accessories.”

Averehi’s flashy jewelry shined almost as brightly as his performance in Jacobs’ 51-34 win over the Chargers on Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference game in Carpentersville.

Averehi scored a season- and game-high 18 points, putting on a second-half shooting clinic that is rare for the 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior forward, who was more of a rebounder and defensive presence in the paint as a starter last season.

“I’m just happy for him,” Golden Eagles coach Jimmy Roberts said. “He’s a great kid, super coachable, really quiet, just a

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