4A State Preview: Bottom Half of Bracket

Prep Hoops Illinois has you covered with everything you need to know heading into the state playoffs!  We breakdown the tournament sectional by sectional!  Our next one is 4A Preview: Rich Township, Riverside Brookfield, Addison Trail, and Maine South Sectionals!   Rich Township Sectional Team to Beat   Homewood Flossmoor comes in as the favorite here.  They have been one of the top teams in the state all year long!   Contenders   Marist, Bloom, Rich Township   Sleepers   Joliet West, Lincoln Way East, Romeoville   Top Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='1352590' first='Gianni' last='Cobb'] (Homewood Flossmoor – Columbia) [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='1774274' first='Jayden' last='Tyler'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='1845350' first='Stephen' last='Brown'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='1845365' first='Adoni' last='Vassilakis'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='1598740' first='Darshan' last='Thomas'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='1545131' first='Elijah' last='Lovemore'] (Bloom) [player_tooltip player_id='1845352' first='Jamson' last='Coulter'] (Rich Township) [player_tooltip player_id='1373437' first='Justus' last='McNair'] (Joliet West – Valpo) [player_tooltip player_id='1766497' first='Zion' last='Gross'] (Joliet West) [player_tooltip player_id='2044507' first='Brent' last='Taylor'] (Lincoln Way East) [player_tooltip player_id='1552436' first='Karson' last='Thomas'] (Lincoln Way East) [player_tooltip player_id='1766461' first='EJ' last='Mosley'] (Romeoville) [player_tooltip player_id='1385302' first='Damion' last='Porter'] (Romeoville) [player_tooltip player_id='1552462' first='Mickeis' last='Johnson'] (Romeoville) Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional   [player_tooltip player_id='1488791' first='Carson' last='Brownfield'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='2104827' first='Dominic' last='Pangallo'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='1766478' first='Achillies' last='Anderson'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='2323300' first='TJ' last='Tate'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='1468249' first='Santana' last='Flowers'] (Bloom) [player_tooltip player_id='1541238' first='Jaden' last='Clark'] (Bloom) [player_tooltip player_id='2105218' first='Payton' last='Edwards'] (Bloom) [player_tooltip player_id='2104984' first='Samar' last='Bures'] (Rich Township) [player_tooltip player_id='1404025' first='Drew' last='King'] (Joliet West) [player_tooltip player_id='1766467' first='Brendan' last='Sanders'] (Lincoln Way East) [player_tooltip player_id='1533476' first='BJ' last='Powell'] (Lincoln Way East) [player_tooltip player_id='2321402' first='Adam' last='Walker'] (Romeoville)   Best Potential Regional Finals   Marist vs Lincoln Way East.  This could be a trap game for Marist as they don't want to overlook a super talented and young LWE squad.   Best Potential Sectional Finals   Homewood Flossmoor vs Marist.  The #2 prospect in the 2025 and 2026 classes on the floor in [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1845350' first='Stephen' last='Brown'].   Toughest Path for Top Team   When you look at the Marist path as the second highest seeded team it is super tough.  Thornwood in the first round probably followed by Lincoln Way East, Bloom or Romeoville, then Homewood Flossmoor.   Riverside Brookfield Sectional   Team to Beat   What a loaded sectional!  Curie and Kenwood just played for the city title and might have a rematch two weeks later.  They are the favorites of this stacked field.   Contenders   Whitney Young, Riverside Brookfield, Simeon   Sleepers   St. Ignatius, Lyons, Lincoln Park, Oak Lawn   Top Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='1284852' first='Chris' last='Riddle'] (Kenwood – DePaul) [player_tooltip player_id='1157346' first='Jaden' last='Smith'] (Kenwood – Arizona State) [player_tooltip player_id='1385283' first='Aleks' last='Alston'] (Kenwood) [player_tooltip player_id='2125612' first='Devin' last='Cleveland'] (Kenwood) [player_tooltip player_id='1157211' first='Carlos' last='Harris'] (Curie – UIC) [player_tooltip player_id='1157209' first='Will' last='Gonzalez'] (Curie) [player_tooltip player_id='1385300' first='Antonio' last='Munoz'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='2323647' first='Howard' last='Williams'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='1285519' first='Stefan' last='Cicic'] (Riverside Brookfield) [player_tooltip player_id='2105396' first='Cameron' last='Mercer'] (Riverside Brookfield) [player_tooltip player_id='1750596' first='RJ' last='McKinnie'] (Simeon) [player_tooltip player_id='1552394' first='Andre' last='Tyler'] (Simeon) [player_tooltip player_id='1385292' first='Phoenix' last='Gill'] (St. Ignatius) [player_tooltip player_id='2105399' first='Ahmad' last='Lee'] (Lincoln Park) [player_tooltip player_id='2105222' first='Chayse' last='Turner'] (Lincoln Park) [player_tooltip player_id='1766472' first='Donte' last='Montgomery'] (Oak Lawn)   Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional   [player_tooltip player_id='1285533' first='Edwon' last='Duling'] (Kenwood) [player_tooltip player_id='1285487' first='Calvin' last='Robins Jr'] (Kenwood) [player_tooltip player_id='1157229' first='Taevion' last='Collier'] (Curie) [player_tooltip player_id='1157351' first='Christian' last='Brockett'] (Curie) [player_tooltip player_id='2318209' first='Mason' last='Minor'] (Curie) [player_tooltip player_id='1552476' first='Nasir' last='Rankin'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='1545124' first='Damajay' last='Richardson'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='1552479' first='Rico' last='D'Alessandro'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='1435692' first='Rykan' last='Woo'] (Whitney Young) [player_tooltip player_id='1598774' first='Steven' last='Brown'] (Riverside Brookfield) [player_tooltip player_id='1385305' first='Lorenzo' last='Shields'] (Simeon) [player_tooltip player_id='1285517' first='Reggie' last='Ray'] (St. Ignatius) [player_tooltip player_id='1558357' first='Liam' last='Taylor'] (Lyons – Denison) [player_tooltip player_id='1428908' first='Brady' last='Chambers'] (Lyons – Michigan State baseball) [player_tooltip player_id='1385284' first='Keyshawn' last='Barfield'] (Lincoln Park) [player_tooltip player_id='1978594' first='Corey' last='Lee'] (Oak Lawn)   Best Potential Regional Finals   St. Ignatius vs Curie.  Iggy has been up and down this year, but they have the top junior in the state and in one game anything can happen.  They have had magic the last two years in the post season.   Best Potential Sectional Finals   Kenwood vs Curie.  Two of best teams in state.  Both could win it all.   Toughest Path for Top Team   Let's go with Kenwood here by a narrow margin.  Oak Lawn is a sneaky team in a regional final.  Then Riverside Brookfield on their home floor or Simeon who you know would love nothing more than knocking out Kenwood.  If they get through that then most likely Curie again.   Addison Trail Sectional   Team to Beat   Lake Park has a star in [player_tooltip player_id='1764717' first='Camden' last='Cerese'] who is on a mission!  He wants offers and a trip to Champaign!   Contenders   Glenbard North, York, Batavia   Sleepers   Glenbard West   Top Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='1764717' first='Camden' last='Cerese'] (Lake Park) [player_tooltip player_id='1541218' first='AJ' last='Levine'] (York - Penn) [player_tooltip player_id='1750611' first='Kyle' last='Waltz'] (York) [player_tooltip player_id='1295579' first='Jax' last='Abalos'] (Batavia) Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional   [player_tooltip player_id='1750705' first='Braden' last='Richardson'] (York) [player_tooltip player_id='1580327' first='CJ' last='Valente'] (Batavia) [player_tooltip player_id='1552408' first='TJ' last='Williams'] (Glenbard West)   Best Potential Regional Finals   York vs Glenbard West   Best Potential Sectional Final   Lake Park vs York.  Cerese vs Levine!   Toughest Path for Top Team   York would get an always tough Glenbard West in a regional final.  Follow that up with Batavia and then Lake Park.   Maine South Sectional   Team to Beat   Loyola and Glenbrook North come in as the top seeds, but in my eyes this is the most wide open sectional in 4A by far.  There are 6-7 teams that could come out of it.   Contenders   New Trier, Niles North, Lane Tech, Glenbrook South   Sleepers   OPRF, Evanson   Top Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='1965004' first='Sam' last='Lappin'] (Glenbrook North) [player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] (New Trier) [player_tooltip player_id='1385306' first='Colby' last='Smith'] (New Trier) [player_tooltip player_id='1385296' first='Yaris' last='Irby'] (Niles North) [player_tooltip player_id='2105209' first='Reid' last='Olson'] (Niles North) [player_tooltip player_id='1373439' first='Shaheed' last='Solebo'] (Lane Tech) [player_tooltip player_id='1545128' first='Dalton' last='Scantlebury'] (Lane Tech) [player_tooltip player_id='1541233' first='Nick' last='Taylor'] (Glenbrook South – Winona State) [player_tooltip player_id='1194776' first='Max' last='Johnson'] (OPRF) [player_tooltip player_id='1545121' first='Justin' last='Bowen'] (OPRF) Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional   [player_tooltip player_id='1494125' first='Miles' last='Boland'] (Loyola) Patrick Schaller (Glenbrook North – Northwestern football) [player_tooltip player_id='2104959' first='Ian' last='Brown'] (New Trier – Carnegie Mellon) [player_tooltip player_id='2105191' first='Hunter' last='Gawron'] (Niles North) [player_tooltip player_id='2104963' first='JP' last='Hubbard'] (Glenbrook South) [player_tooltip player_id='1385310' first='Alexander' last='Vincent'] (OPRF) [player_tooltip player_id='2318171' first='Morgan' last='Brown'] (Evanston) [player_tooltip player_id='2105092' first='Brandon' last='Watson'] (Evanston)   Best Potential Regional Finals   Lane vs Glenbrook North at Lane   Best Potential Sectional Finals   In the bracket of mystery lets go with #7 seed Lane Tech vs #5 seed Niles North.  Lot of exciting talent would be on the floor.   Toughest Path for Top Team   New Trier

Prep Hoops Illinois has you covered with everything you need to know heading into the state playoffs! We breakdown the tournament sectional by sectional! Our next one is 4A Preview: Rich Township, Riverside Brookfield, Addison Trail, and Maine South Sectionals!