3 Takeaways: New Trier vs Niles North

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PHI caught the Central Suburban Championship game on Wednesday night as New Trier hosted Niles North.&nbsp; This one was never in much doubt as New Trier dominated from start to finish winning the championship by double digits.&nbsp; Here are our <strong>3 Takeaways: New Trier vs Niles North</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Trier Senior Inside/Outside Combo Does Damage</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was all about the seniors for New Trier.&nbsp; Cornell commit [player_tooltip player_id='1215287' first='Jake' last='Fiegen'] does what he always does.&nbsp; Knocks in threes in bunches including a couple around ball screens along with an&nbsp; NBA range pull up.&nbsp; Mixed in some tough finishes around the hoop and put the exclamation point on it with a steal and transition dunk netting 22 points.&nbsp; Inside Williams College commit [player_tooltip player_id='1048311' first='Tyler' last='Van Gorp'] was very good on the glass controlling the boards throughout the game finishing with 6 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp; Got a couple of put backs and finished dump off passes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Without Irby Another 2025 Shows Promise for Niles North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Niles North was without their star player [player_tooltip player_id='1385296' first='Yaris' last='Irby'] and it showed.&nbsp; One player who stepped up though was [player_tooltip player_id='2105191' first='Hunter' last='Gawron'].&nbsp; Liked what we saw out of the 6'5” power forward in the 2025 class.&nbsp; Mobile four man that has good length and touch on a mid-range jumper.&nbsp; Showed a jump hook and finished out of the dunker spot for 8 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rematch Next Week?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is definitely not out of the realm of possibility that these two could matchup in a week and a half for a regional championship.&nbsp; New Trier comes in as the top seed and host in their sectional.&nbsp; The regional title game against potentially Niles North would happen at Niles North however next Friday.&nbsp; A lot will depend on if Irby is back if they can get a different result.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->