HUNTLEY – Marty Manning knows there will be nights – like Saturday for instance – when the offense doesn't produce the way it normally does for his Huntley boys basketball team.

So coming off a loss when Manning challenged his team's toughness, the Red Raiders understood their grit defensively, on loose balls and in cleaning up missed shots would have to see them through.

That extra effort gave Huntley the edge in the fourth quarter when the Red Raiders had to overcome three quarters of offensive struggles to push past Dundee-Crown, 45-38, in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division play.