A less grizzled team may have folded after watching its commanding early lead evaporate.

But Waubonsie Valley deployed four senior starters at crunch time in its 45-38 Upstate Eight road win over Neuqua Valley on Tuesday night.

By shrugging off two big Wildcats runs in the second half, the No. 9 Warriors (22-2, 11-1) claimed a share of the Valley division crown with Bartlett.

Read more at the Chicago Tribune.