Top 3A & 4A Regional Final Matchups

<p>Today is <strong>Regional Final Friday</strong> for 3A and 4A teams in the state of Illinois.  PHI takes a look at the 5 best games to check out on Friday night in each class!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>3A</u></strong></p> <p><strong>Morgan Park vs Tinley Park</strong></p> <p>Love this matchup!  Morgan Park has three high-major upperclassmen perimeter players in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="817665" first="Adam" last="Miller"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="569420" first="Marcus" last="Watson"]</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="652081" first="Brandon" last="Weston"]</strong>.  Tinley Park has quite possibly the best pure prospect in the state regardless of class in sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="771516" first="AJ" last="Casey"]</strong>.  Miller, Watson, and Casey were all visited the Illini recently for the same game.  Also this is a Meanstreets vs Fire battle!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Lincoln vs Danville</strong></p> <p>Interesting central Illinois matchup here.  Lincoln is the higher seed with their skilled and efficient offense.  Danville counters with the two best prospects <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="830601" first="Tevin" last="Smith"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="920959" first="Nathanael" last="Hoskins"]</strong>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Kenwood vs Hinsdale South</strong></p> <p>I like this game with three quality unsigned seniors in <strong>Ronald McCoy</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="916730" first="Darnell" last="King"]</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="817676" first="Aaron" last="Tims"]</strong> all featured along with Lewis commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="817728" first="Billy" last="Durkin"].</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>DePaul Prep vs Farragut</strong></p> <p>Because of regional hosting issues Farragut got matched up with DePaul Prep.  No doubt DePaul Prep has higher end talent with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="916720" first="Lance" last="Mosley"]</strong>, <strong>Ty Johnson</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="920949" first="Brian" last="Mathews"]</strong>.  Farragut like always is a tough CPS program that plays with physicality and can pull off an upset in March.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Oak Forest vs Walter Payton Prep</strong></p> <p>Two very intriguing unsigned seniors in this one as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="916692" first="Jabari" last="Chiphe"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="817681" first="Jayson" last="Kent"]</strong> will be quite a wing battle!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>4A</u></strong></p> <p><strong>Collinsville vs Belleville West</strong></p> <p>Belleville West hasn’t lost a playoff game in over two years, but this year Collinsville is the big boy in the metro east.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Simeon vs Lane Tech</strong></p> <p>Two CPS schools meet up in a game at Lane Tech.  The Wolverines are really hot right now, but Lane just picked up a nice win over OPRF.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>St. Charles East vs St. Charles North</strong></p> <p>These two programs are rivals and the winner could make a deep run in this tournament!  Neutral site so it should be a rowdy crowd for both teams.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Niles North vs Schaumburg</strong></p> <p>A pair of top 5 prospects match up in this one.  #3 senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="647090" first="Aquan" last="Smart"]</strong> who recently committed to Maryland leads Niles North against Schaumburg and #4 junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="529038" first="Chris" last="Hodges"]</strong> who is an early verbal to Wisconsin.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Thornton vs Lincoln Way East</strong></p> <p>As we have seen already in the playoffs higher ranked teams have to take games like this very serious on the road against a lower seed.  Thornton is obviously the favorite, but a combination of home court and sneaky talent for LWE make this one interesting.</p>