Prairie Ridge boys basketball coach Brian Frericks had no one to high-five or hug after his team’s third loss in as many days in the Hoops for Healing Classic, and then suddenly he did.

One by one, about 10 former girls basketball players who Frericks coached at Grayslake North a couple of years ago walked up to him on Woodstock North’s court and greeted him with open arms.

Prairie Ridge had just wrapped up the tournament with a 62-43 loss to Grayslake North on Wednesday morning. The smiles on the faces of Frericks’ former players suggested that they didn’t care who won the game.

“It was a surprise,” said Frericks, who got a hug from each player before posing for a group picture with them. “That was a great group of girls. I had a lot of fun working with them, so it was cool to see the

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