Bartlett's Lance Whitaker (right) looks to the basket as Palatine's Greg Grana tries to block his path Monday in Wheaton. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Bartlett's Justin Busch (right) reaches for the ball as he tries to catch up with a long downcourt pass while being flanked by Palatine's Chris Macahon on Monday. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Mitch Reid of Bartlett reaches to save the ball from going out of bounds while wrapped up with Josh Baldus (right) of Palatine. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
He may not have had fresh legs, but you couldn’t tell. Bartlett senior Lance Whitaker exploded for a career-high 35 points Monday to lead the Hawks to a 72-65 victory over Palatine in the third-place game at the inaugural Wheaton Warrenville South Martin Luther King …