1A & 2A State Finals Preview
<p>The 1A/2A state finals are here. It might seem weird with hardly any fans in the arena, but eight teams will be competing for a state championship this weekend. We dive into the small school final fours!</p>
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<p><strong><u>1A Final Four Details</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>Friday, March 13</strong></p>
<p>11:00 AM Madison vs Aurora Christian<br />
1:00 PM Roanoke Benson vs Goreville</p>
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<p><strong>Saturday, March 13</strong></p>
<p>11:00 AM 3<sup>rd</sup> Place<br />
1:00 PM Championship</p>
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<p><strong>Location</strong></p>
<p>Carver Arena, Peoria (IL)</p>
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<p><strong>Fans</strong></p>
<p>Due to the coronavirus the IHSA will only allow 60 tickets per team that will be distributed by individual schools.</p>
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<p><strong>Online </strong></p>
<p>Fans are able to watch games on NFHS.com</p>
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<p><strong><u>1A Team Previews</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>Madison</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>26-10</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>JaVonnie Moore (2020 – 19.2 PPG)<br />
Walter Bursey (2020 – 12.0 PPG)<br />
Jalen Moore (2020 – 12.6 PPG)</p>
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<p><strong>Aurora Christian</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>25-6</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="916685" first="Taaj" last="Davis"] (2020 – 25.8 PPG)<br />
Danny New (2022 – 11.5 PPG)<br />
Daniel Walker (2022 – 11.0 PPG)</p>
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<p><strong>Roanoke Benson</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>36-1</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="652746" first="Luke" last="Braman"] (2021 – 13.4 PPG)<br />
James Early (2021 – 10.8 PPG)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="916703" first="Jack" last="Weber"] (2020 – 10.4 PPG)</p>
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<p><strong>Goreville</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>35-2</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>Landon Albright (2020 – 13.5 PPG)<br />
Nick Compton (2020 – 12.0 PPG)<br />
Trent Gildewell (2020 – 11.3 PPG)<br />
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<p><strong><u>2A Final Four Details</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>Friday, March 13</strong></p>
<p>5:30 PM Orr vs Breese Mater Dei<br />
7:15 PM Timothy Christian vs Sacred Heart Griffin</p>
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<p><strong>Saturday, March 13</strong></p>
<p>5:30 PM 3<sup>rd</sup> Place<br />
7:15 PM Championship</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Location</strong></p>
<p>Carver Arena, Peoria (IL)</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Fans</strong></p>
<p>Due to the coronavirus the IHSA will only allow 60 tickets per team that will be distributed by individual schools.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Online </strong></p>
<p>Fans are able to watch games on NFHS.com</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong><u>2A Team Previews</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>Orr</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>22-7</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="916773" first="Demarius" last="Splunge"] (2020 – 14.2 PPG)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="916774" first="Bryce" last="Hall"] (2020 – 11.7 PPG)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="916742" first="Reggie" last="Strong"] (2020 -11.1 PPG)</p>
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<p><strong>Breese Mater Dei</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>30-5</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="916676" first="Caleb" last="Zurliene"] (2020 – 16.0 PPG)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="916787" first="Jacob" last="Schadegg"] (2020 – 14.6 PPG)<br />
Mitchell Haake (2021 – 10.2 PPG)</p>
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<p><strong>Timothy Christian</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>28-5</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="921010" first="Josh" last="Harris"] (2021 – 14.6 PPG)<br />
Matt Owens (2020 – 12.2 PPG)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="863619" first="Ben" last="VanderWal"] (2022 – 10.3 PPG)</p>
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<p><strong>Sacred Heart Griffin</strong></p>
<p>Record:</p>
<p>21-13</p>
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<p>Key Players:</p>
<p>Jake Hamilton (2023 – 11.3 PPG)<br />
Kyle Ingram (2020 – 10.2 PPG)<br />
Andrew Schluter (2021 – 9.5 PPG)</p>
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