Parham Perspective: Jack Tosh 2nd Rd Observations
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On Tuesday I decided to start my holiday tournament tour at York. Here is my recap from the 2nd Round of the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. St. Ignatius – Naperville North In the first half both teams did a lot…
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Continue ReadingOn Tuesday I decided to start my holiday tournament tour at York. Here is my recap from the 2nd Round of the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament.
St. Ignatius – Naperville North
In the first half both teams did a lot of feeling out as it was a very low scoring game by halftime. Luke Williams Luke Williams 6'2" | PG Naperville North | 2024 State IL (Naperville North) started the second half with a bang, scoring nine points for his team and giving them a slight lead. But not to be out done George Mason signee Richard Barron Richard Barron 6'5" | SF St. Ignatius | 2023 State IL and sophomore sensation Phoenix Gill Phoenix Gill 6'3" | SG St. Ignatius | 2025 State #72 Nation IL made some plays on their own to keep Ignatius in the game. After another strong surge from Williams, Ignatius picked it up on both ends and got some extra scoring from Reggie Ray Reggie Ray 6'2" | PG St. Ignatius | 2024 State IL (9 points) and Justin Scott (9 points) which was enough to give Iggy the win. Luke Williams Luke Williams 6'2" | PG Naperville North | 2024 State IL led all scorers with 25 points while Barron led Ignatius with 15 points while Phoenix Gill Phoenix Gill 6'3" | SG St. Ignatius | 2025 State #72 Nation IL chipped in with 13.
Rolling Meadows- St. Patrick
This game started out with Rolling Meadows hitting a barrage of threes and jumping out to an early lead. Tsvet Sotirov Tsvet Sotirov 6'7" | PF Rolling Meadows | 2023 State IL hit 3 triples himself, followed by 2 from Cameron Christie Cameron Christie 6'4" | SG Rolling Meadows | 2023 State #76 Nation IL and another from Ian Miletic Ian Miletic 6'5" | SF Rolling Meadows | 2025 State IL . St. Pats scrapped their way back into the game with some hustle plays from Andrew Ayeni Andrew Ayeni 6'3" | PF St. Patrick | 2023 State IL who got the game within 4 points at halftime. In the second half Rolling Meadows got a big push from Mark Nikolich‐Wilson and Foster Ogbonna Foster Ogbonna 6'4" | PF Rolling Meadows | 2023 State IL . Mark began passing through the zone and even found himself scoring a few at the rim. Ogbonna cleaned missed shots on both ends while also scoring some points in the paint. The play inside opened things up for Christie, who began hitting shots from all over and eventually gave Rolling Meadows the blowout win. Cameron Christie Cameron Christie 6'4" | SG Rolling Meadows | 2023 State #76 Nation IL finished with 18 points, Mark Nikolich-Wilson Mark Nikolich-Wilson 6'7" | C Rolling Meadows | 2023 State IL had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Foster Ogbonna Foster Ogbonna 6'4" | PF Rolling Meadows | 2023 State IL posted 14 points and 12 boards. AJ Thomas AJ Thomas 6'3" | SG St. Patrick | 2024 State IL led St. Pats with 15 points.
Palatine – Yorkville
This game would become a part 2 of the Connor May Connor May 6'5" | SF Palatine | 2024 State IL show. From the start May hit a straight away three-pointer. Then he was the recipient of some transition points to give Palatine an early lead. Yorkville seems to have trouble with the zone pressure and turned the ball over several times. Before you knew it, Palatine was up double digits. Tyler Swierczek Tyler Swierczek 6'4" | SF Palatine | 2023 State IL also had a big first half hitting a few threes after some solid ball reversals. Early on in the second half it was more of the same until Jason Jakstys Jason Jakstys 6'10" | C Yorkville | 2024 State #141 Nation IL asserted himself around the rim cleaning up some missed shots from teammates and blocking a few shots on the other end. Jakstys would also hit two threes himself in this one bringing the Foxes within nine with 2 minutes left in the game. His efforts would not be enough as Palatine would win and move to the Quarterfinals 69-55. Connor May Connor May 6'5" | SF Palatine | 2024 State IL led all scorers dropping 30 while teammate Tyler Swierczek Tyler Swierczek 6'4" | SF Palatine | 2023 State IL had 21 points. For Yorkville Jason Jakstys Jason Jakstys 6'10" | C Yorkville | 2024 State #141 Nation IL recorded his second straight double double going for 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Other Notable Jack Tosh 2nd Rd Players
Riverside Brookfield defeats Lake Forest
Stefan Cicic Stefan Cicic 7'0" | C Riverside Brookfield | 2024 State IL 13 point, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Solid performance in a pretty competitive game.
Lemont defeats Conant and stays Undefeated
Rokas Castillo Rokas Castillo 5'11" | PG Lemont | 2023 State IL 15 points, 4 assists, 6 steals
Matas Castillo Matas Castillo 5'11" | PG Lemont | 2023 State IL 17 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
The brothers keep finding ways to win.
Bolingbrook defeats York
Mekhi Cooper Mekhi Cooper 6'0" | PG Bolingbrook | 2023 State IL scored 18 points to lead the Raiders
Lyons defeat Timothy Christian
Very balanced scoring from Lyons. Connor Carroll led with 13 pts.
Glenbrook South defeats Waubonsie Valley
Nick Taylor Nick Taylor 6'6" | PF Glenbrook South | 2024 State IL with a strong performance in this game scoring 19 points and snatching 7 rebounds.