10 Best Tuesday Sectional Semis

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional Semis kick off this week on Tuesday!&nbsp; PHI dives into the top ones to watch on the first night of action in <strong>10 Best Tuesday Sectional Semis</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>4A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bolingbrook vs Benet (Aurora East Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both of these teams survived scares in the regional final title games.&nbsp; Now they will be refreshed and ready to rock for a chance to get closer to Champaign.&nbsp; I think the fun storyline here is you could very well have the top prospect in the sophomore and junior classes with [player_tooltip player_id='1552393' first='Gabriel' last='Sularski'] (Benet) and [player_tooltip player_id='2323624' first='Davion' last='Thompson'] (Bolingbrook).&nbsp; Tons of others as well in this one to track!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Normal Community vs Moline (Pekin Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the premier programs in central Illinois will clash for the right to move on to the sweet 16!&nbsp; Normal Community is stacked with senior talent led by Wright State signee [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'].&nbsp; Moline counters with junior duo [player_tooltip player_id='1545132' first='Treyvon' last='Taylor'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1545138' first='Braden' last='Freeman'] who played well on Friday in the regional title game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Homewood Flossmoor vs Joliet West (Rich Township Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HF is rolling through two games.&nbsp; Joliet West got a tough test against Rich in the regional final that will prepare them for this game.&nbsp; D1 prospects all over the floor in this one led by [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1352590' first='Gianni' last='Cobb'] (Columbia) for HF while Joliet West boasts Valpo signee [player_tooltip player_id='1373437' first='Justus' last='McNair'] and junior [player_tooltip player_id='1766497' first='Zion' last='Gross'].&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1404025' first='Drew' last='King'] will need to play up front like he did in the last game for Joliet West to win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Curie vs Whitney Young (Riverside Brookfield Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Its all CPS at RB!&nbsp; Curie and Whitney Young is a classic rivalry game between two of the premier programs and coaches in the state.&nbsp; Curie is the veteran squad with UIC commit [player_tooltip player_id='1157211' first='Carlos' last='Harris'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1157209' first='Will' last='Gonzalez'] at the forefront!&nbsp; Whitney Young is mostly underclassmen along with top 5 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1385300' first='Antonio' last='Munoz'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dekalb vs Warren (Rockford Guilford Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the best contests here and PHI's Teddy Bahu will be in the house for this one.&nbsp; Dekalb was dominant when I saw them Friday with 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2105355' first='Davon' last='Grant'] and 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1545123' first='Sean' last='Reynolds'] doing whatever they wanted.&nbsp; Warren has elite freshman phenom [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] who is playing like a veteran already in big games!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenbrook North vs Glenbrook South (Maine South Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What is better than a rivalry game in the tournament!&nbsp; These two will clash with [player_tooltip player_id='1965004' first='Sam' last='Lappin'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1541233' first='Nick' last='Taylor'] being the stars to watch!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stevenson vs Barrington (Elgin Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barrington is led by [player_tooltip player_id='1845354' first='Oliver' last='Gray'] who is a smooth scoring and sharp shooting sophomore.&nbsp; Stevenson has the depth and balance that could give them issues with [player_tooltip player_id='1552481' first='Rocco' last='Pagliocca'], [player_tooltip player_id='1432254' first='Jack' last='Dabbs'], [player_tooltip player_id='1440697' first='Atticus' last='Richmond'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1564889' first='Aidan' last='Bardic'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>3A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel vs Hyde Park (Hinsdale South Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two schools that are less than a mile apart and didn't play during the regular season?&nbsp; Sign me up!&nbsp; Also a pair of high level seniors on the wing &nbsp;in Northwestern commit in [player_tooltip player_id='1373436' first='Angelo' last='Ciaravino'] and top uncommitted 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='1373451' first='Jurrell' last='Baldwin'] going at it!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sacred Heart Griffin vs Decatur MacArthur (Lincoln Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SHG has been the Cinderella story of the state tournament to date.&nbsp; They have pulled off multiple upsets to reach the sectional after last year where they were a state title favorite all year.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2376273' first='Zion' last='Lee'] is a young guard to watch.&nbsp; MacArthur has balance and depth!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>2A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peoria Notre Dame vs Rockridge (Canton Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PND is getting help for their star Belmont commit [player_tooltip player_id='1373440' first='Eoin' last='Dillon'] at the right time of year.&nbsp; Rockridge is a squad that is used to winning in March especially junior [player_tooltip player_id='1428553' first='Landon' last='Bull']!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->