Six local boys receive IBCA special mention Six area boys basketball players were named special mention on the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A-4A All-State team. Huntley’s Bryce Only and Amanze Egekeze, Crystal Lake Central’s Corban Murphy, Woodstock’s Jordan Turner, Hampshire’s Tyler Crater and Dundee-Crown’s Brandon Rodriguez all were selected. For the girls, Huntley’s Sam Andrews was named to the third team, while Cary-Grove’s Olivia Jakubicek, Huntley’s Ali Andrews and Marian Central’s Shannon Wuensch were picked to the fourth team. – Northwest Herald Down by 27, Heat rally past Cavs, extend streak CLEVELAND – LeBron James scored 25 points as the Miami Heat overcame a 27-point deficit in the third quarter and won their 24th straight game, 98-95 over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night to extend the second-longest winning streak in NBA history. The Heat are within nine games of matching the record of 33 consecutive wins held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.