Sectional Semis: Wednesday Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wednesday night featured the second half of sectional semis from across the state of Illinois.&nbsp; There were upsets, buzzer beaters, and more!&nbsp; Read about some of the top games and performances in <strong>Sectional Semis: Wednesday Notebook</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hinsdale Central defeats Lyons Township 46-40</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We caught most of this game.  Lyons controlled the first quarter and really the first half leading 27-18 heading into the third quarter.  On their home floor in the second half Hinsdale Central absolutely put the clamps down defensively along with a big showing from their star [player_tooltip player_id='1048331' first='Ben' last='Oosterbaan'] winning 46-40.  Oosterbaan had 19 points displaying a versatile and skilled game as a face up four.  Headed to Michigan as a baseball commit.  Penn commit [player_tooltip player_id='1048375' first='Nik' last='Polonowski'] matched his fellow star shot for shot as he went for 20 points using his strength and three point shooting in his final high school game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brother Rice defeats St. Rita 72-65</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one was at St. Rita with a tremendous atmosphere.&nbsp; It was tight midway through the fourth quarter where Brother Rice made the key plays late getting to the foul line to win.&nbsp; Niagara signee [player_tooltip player_id='1048307' first='Ahmad' last='Henderson'] does what he does.&nbsp; Steps up in primetime matchups as the scoring lead guard had 35 points in the win.&nbsp; He had 30 in the second half.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='939074' first='Khalil' last='Ross'] had 13 points in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenbrook North defeats Rolling Meadows 59-58</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one came down to the wire.&nbsp; Minnesota commit [player_tooltip player_id='939055' first='Cameron' last='Christie'] got fouled and hit a pair of free throws to give Rolling Meadows the lead.&nbsp; Glenbrook North came back the other way and out of a timeout got a back cut for a layup to Northwestern football signee [player_tooltip player_id='1285498' first='Pat' last='Schaller'].&nbsp; Christie had a shot at the buzzer missing a tough three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prospect defeats Stevenson 46-44</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Per Matt Now (@mattjnow) Stevenson took on a bucket from [player_tooltip player_id='1371078' first='David' last='Sulnius'] with 7 seconds left.&nbsp; Then [player_tooltip player_id='2105292' first='Ben' last='Schneider'] hit a walk off triple for the win for Prospect.&nbsp; Alex Georgakas was the leading scorer with 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Oswego East defeats Bolingbrook 62-61</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was destined to be a classic.&nbsp; It was!&nbsp; The game went to overtime where [player_tooltip player_id='1157349' first='Jehvion' last='Starwood'] drained a deep three with seconds left to give his Oswego East squad the win.&nbsp; They move on to face Joliet West Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel defeats Hyde Park 70-51</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was the headliner in 3A on Wednesday night. Three stud 2024s on the floor and it was Mt. Carmel's [player_tooltip player_id='1373436' first='Angelo' last='Ciaravino'] who shined with 26 points and 13 rebounds.  Denver signee [player_tooltip player_id='989268' first='DeAndre' last='Craig'] had 22 points. The other two star juniors also had solid games as Mt. Carmel's [player_tooltip player_id='1285492' first='Lee' last='Marks'] posted 13 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1373451' first='Jurrell' last='Baldwin'] had 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lemont defeats Marian Catholic 39-37</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was another one we thought would be close and indeed it was.&nbsp; Lemont won it right at the end as [player_tooltip player_id='1279762' first='Matas' last='Castillo'] led Marian Catholic with 13 points while Cal Poly signee [player_tooltip player_id='1371065' first='Quentin' last='Jones'] had 14 points for Marian Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Ignatius defeats Westinghouse 77-58</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The bracket opened up even more and Iggy is primed to take advantage of it playing well in the state tournament again blowing out Westinghouse on Wednesday night.&nbsp; George Mason commit [player_tooltip player_id='989270' first='Richard' last='Barron'], top 5 sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1385292' first='Phoenix' last='Gill'], and Owen Kyhl each had 19 points in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sacred Heart Griffin defeats Normal West 80-57</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defending state champs keep moving on with win after win with their eyes on Champaign again!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Metamora defeats Sterling 72-60</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state runners up from last year continue to roll.&nbsp; They were impressive getting 24 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1371068' first='Tyson' last='Swanson'] and 23 points courtesy of Drew Tucker.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1476091' first='JP' last='Schilling'] is a sleeper senior for Sterling who netted 32 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Triad defeats Mt. Vernon 51-34</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the more underrated teams from the metro east this year has been Triad.&nbsp; They won big over Mt. Vernon getting a huge night from emerging 2025 wing [player_tooltip player_id='1766468' first='Drew' last='Winslow'] who had 20 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DePaul Prep defeats Michelle Clark 62-42</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams are healthy and looking like a team that can make it to Champaign as they won by 20 points against a tough CPS team in Michelle Clark.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1157225' first='Payton' last='Kamin'] led the way with 28 points.&nbsp; His fellow D1 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1157352' first='Jaylan' last='McElroy'] had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks.&nbsp; Floor general [player_tooltip player_id='1545133' first='Makai' last='Kvamme'] had 6 points and 10 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breese Central defeats Carterville 56-33</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quite an impressive showing for Breese Central in this one winning by 23 points including getting 18 points from Cody Dickshot.  Sleeper junior [player_tooltip player_id='1428864' first='Mason' last='Shubert'] had 8 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bloomington Central Catholic defeats Pleasant Plains 33-31</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top uncommitted junior in Illinois [player_tooltip player_id='1157235' first='Cole' last='Certa'] helps his team advance in a low scoring game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mounds Meridian defeats Wayne City 67-66</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1744139' first='Roderic' last='Gatewood'] is one of the best scorers in the state.&nbsp; Stocky guard that plays much taller than his height and is a flat out bucket did it at the buzzer calling game on a buzzer beater 3 while falling out of bounds per our buddy Darren Kinnard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->