10 Best: Wednesday Sectional Semi Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wednesday night will be the second evening of sectional semis across the state of Illinois.&nbsp; Here we look at the top ones to see in <strong>10 Best: Wednesday Sectional Semi Preview</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bolingbrook vs Oswego East (Bolingbrook Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This could easily be a super sectional and you wouldn't think twice.&nbsp; Bolingbrook has the home floor advantage along with a ton of senior depth led by Miami (OH) commit [player_tooltip player_id='989271' first='Mekhi' last='Cooper'], Donavan Younger, and [player_tooltip player_id='1537980' first='Aries' last='Hull'].&nbsp; Towson commit [player_tooltip player_id='1215289' first='Mekhi' last='Lowery'] is one of the most versatile players in the state.&nbsp; He is their star, but they have six legit college players including senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='939075' first='Bryce' last='Shoto'] and potential D1 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1157349' first='Jehvion' last='Starwood']. &nbsp;Oswego East won the first matchup 55-53.&nbsp; Could come down to who wins the Mekhi vs Mekhi duel!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Rita vs Brother Rice (St. Rita Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Chicago Catholic League matchup here!&nbsp; St. Rita won the conference title behind a 12-1 record with one of it's biggest wins coming against Brother Rice 57-51 in December.&nbsp; St. Rita is pushed by the star 2024 trio of [player_tooltip player_id='1157230' first='Morez' last='Johnson'] (Illini), [player_tooltip player_id='1157228' first='James' last='Brown'] (UNC), and [player_tooltip player_id='1157223' first='Nojus' last='Indrusaitis'] (Iowa State).&nbsp; Brother Rice has Niagara commit [player_tooltip player_id='1048307' first='Ahmad' last='Henderson'] who is known for coming up big in big games!&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1373444' first='Zavier' last='Fitch'] is a talented junior that will need to provide size up front against the St. Rita twin towers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hinsdale Central vs Lyons (Hinsdale Central Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hinsdale Central comes in at 30-3 with a stellar season to date led by Michigan baseball commit Ben Oosterbaan who is a skilled four that is their go to player.&nbsp; It is hard to beat a team three times and Hinsdale Central will try to do just that as they one the first by seven and second by two.&nbsp; Lyons has the star power to win this kind of game with Penn commit Nik Polonoski who can go off and carry them.&nbsp; The top 20 senior is a three level scorer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenbrook North vs Rolling Meadows (New Trier Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rolling Meadows has a path to make it to Champaign for sure.&nbsp; This will be a tricky game that they can't look ahead to potentially New Trier.&nbsp; Minnesota signee [player_tooltip player_id='939055' first='Cameron' last='Christie'] along with their ton of depth led by D2 sleeper [player_tooltip player_id='1215298' first='Mark' last='Nikolich-Wilson'] have the talent to make a long run.&nbsp; Glenbrook North knocked off Rolling Meadows on February 7 57-54.&nbsp; Christie's running mate with the Illinois Wolves [player_tooltip player_id='1371066' first='Ryan' last='Cohen'] will need to hit shots in bunches to repeat that!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lemont vs Marian Catholic (Hillcrest Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1215313' first='Rokas' last='Castillo'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1279762' first='Matas' last='Castillo'] are primed to put Lemont on their back to another deep run in the tournament.&nbsp; Marian Catholic presents a tough test with their defense and star power of Cal Poly commit [player_tooltip player_id='1371065' first='Quentin' last='Jones'] who can will his team at any time.&nbsp; X-factor will be the guard play of [player_tooltip player_id='1743973' first='Donovan' last='Juzang'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1371074' first='Tre' last='Davis'] on both ends for Marian Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel vs Hyde Park (Glenbard South Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These two schools can be seen from each other.&nbsp; Literally.&nbsp; That's how close they are distance wise.&nbsp; Then they play this one all the way out in Glenbard.&nbsp; Should be a fun game as they didn't play in the regular season.&nbsp; Mt. Carmel has Denver signee and CCL player of the year [player_tooltip player_id='989268' first='DeAndre' last='Craig'] along with two stellar junior forwards in [player_tooltip player_id='1373436' first='Angelo' last='Ciaravino'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1285492' first='Lee' last='Marks'].&nbsp; Hyde Park counters with one of the other best junior forwards in the class in explosive two way wing [player_tooltip player_id='1373451' first='Jurrell' last='Baldwin'].&nbsp; Tons of guards as well including [player_tooltip player_id='1215301' first='Camron' last='Williford'] who is a sleeper unsigned senior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Burlington Central vs Rockford Boylan (Burlington Central Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burlington Central has the homecourt advantage and the best player on the floor in [player_tooltip player_id='1476085' first='Drew' last='Scharnowski'] who is off to a big start in the tournament with his play in the last 3 quarters of action from regional play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breese Central vs Carterville (Pinckneyville Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carterville was one of our major sleepers in the 2A field as we love their 1-2 punch of [player_tooltip player_id='1113525' first='Caden' last='Hawkins'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1048391' first='Kade' last='Lustenberger'].&nbsp; Breese Central comes in with a lot of momentum carrying a 27-4 record pushed by junior [player_tooltip player_id='1428864' first='Mason' last='Shubert'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DePaul Prep vs Clark (Christ the King Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the better 2A squads from northern Illinois.&nbsp; DePaul Prep was hit with injuries but now that they have [player_tooltip player_id='1157225' first='Payton' last='Kamin'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1157352' first='Jaylan' last='McElroy'] back they are primed to make a potential run back downstate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bloomington Central Catholic vs Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best player in the 2A field in junior [player_tooltip player_id='1157235' first='Cole' last='Certa'] has to go on the road to an always tough Pleasant Plains squad to move on!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->