Around the State: Regional Final Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday night was regional finals in all four classes across the state of Illinois.&nbsp; There was a ton of games!&nbsp; We look at 45 contests here and examine the prospects that shined in <strong>Around the State: Regional Final Roundup</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Trier defeats OPRF 66-51</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Standout 2026 point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] led the way for New Trier with 22 points.&nbsp; Logan Feller had 15 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1552486' first='Danny' last='Houlihan'] had 12 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1545121' first='Justin' last='Bowen'] was the top scorer for OPRF with 15 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766470' first='Alex' last='Gossett'] chipped in with 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marist defeats Joliet Central 66-51</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2375627' first='Marquis' last='Vance'] stepped up big in this one with 23 points.&nbsp; Star sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1845350' first='Stephen' last='Brown'] had 20 points while underrated senior [player_tooltip player_id='1598740' first='Darshan' last='Thomas'] had 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Whitney Young defeats Lincoln Park 63-45</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2323647' first='Howard' last='Williams'] continues to prove he is an elite freshman with a double double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1552476' first='Nasir' last='Rankin'] had 14 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1435692' first='Rykan' last='Woo'] each had 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>York defeats Glenbard West 53-35</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Penn commit [player_tooltip player_id='1541218' first='AJ' last='Levine'] continues to roll along scoring 21 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McHenry defeats Mundelein 65-46</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marko Visnjevac led the way with 26 points while Dylan Hurckes had 13 points and sophomore star [player_tooltip player_id='1552440' first='Adam' last='Anwar'] notched 10 points.&nbsp; For Mundelein [player_tooltip player_id='1385286' first='Derek' last='Bishop'] scored 23 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kankakee defeats Pontiac 62-47</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was a tricky game that Kankakee cruised by 15.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2318242' first='Damontae' last='May'] had 18 points and 6 dimes.&nbsp; Eli Stipp went for 13 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1464072' first='Larenz' last='Walters'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'] each had 10 points.&nbsp; Williams also had 14 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Benton defeats Carterville 64-48</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1970913' first='Isaac' last='Billington'] paced Benton with 16 points including his career 1,000 point.&nbsp; Carterville was led by [player_tooltip player_id='1545140' first='Drew' last='Barrington'] who closed out a strong junior year with 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breese Central defeats Pinckneyville 42-21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Much easier game here for Breese Central cruising behind [player_tooltip player_id='2374508' first='Zane' last='Schrange'] with 14 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1428864' first='Mason' last='Shubert'] notching 9 points, and [player_tooltip player_id='1618009' first='Kaden' last='Rakers'] had 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tuscola defeats Casey Westfield 53-37</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Josiah Hortin had a huge night with 22 points for Tuscola.&nbsp; Jordan Quinn had 12 and Kam Sweetnam dropped 8.&nbsp; Casey-Westfield was led by Ryan Richards 12 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2408594' first='Hayden' last='Parcel']'s 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bolingbrook defeats West Aurora 54-48</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598725' first='Jason' last='Lawani'] had a double double of 10 points and 10 rebounds while junior star [player_tooltip player_id='1385301' first='JT' last='Pettigrew'] did the same with 14 points and 15 boards.&nbsp; Elite freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2323624' first='Davion' last='Thompson'] had 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lake Forest defeats St. Viator 35-15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hudson Scroggins notched 14 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1373445' first='Tommie' last='Aberle'] had 9 points for Lake Forest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peoria Heights defeats Princeville 59-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2318222' first='Camron' last='Williams'] led the way with 31 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2324946' first='Barrett' last='Marfell'] chipped in 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hyde Park defeats Wheaton St. Francis 57-53</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1373451' first='Jurrell' last='Baldwin'] asserts himself as one of the best unsigned seniors in the state for 18 points and 10 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Macomb defeats Sherrard 51-32</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1587306' first='Ian' last='Case'] is a sleeper senior that was the top scorer for Macomb with 13 points while Sherrard got 10 points from Rylan Carton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christ the King defeats Crane 66-31</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1978577' first='CJ' last='Worsham'] is a force in small school ball as the powerful and explosive post had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 dimes.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2105266' first='Darien' last='Green'] went for 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Homewood Flossmoor defeats Stagg 66-56</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] led the way with 23 points with senior [player_tooltip player_id='1488791' first='Carson' last='Brownfield'] chipping in 20 in the win for HF.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Palatine defeats Hersey 64-57</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1541230' first='Connor' last='May'] is an elite wing scorer who racked up 28 points in this win for Palatine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gibault defeats New Athens 53-45</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kanen Augustine had 25 points to lead Gibault.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joliet West defeats Rich Township 75-67</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Athletic post [player_tooltip player_id='1404025' first='Drew' last='King'] went for a double double of 12 points and 17 rebounds for Joliet West while their Valpo commit [player_tooltip player_id='1373437' first='Justus' last='McNair'] scored 24 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Niles Notre Dame defeats Fenton 37-29</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1434463' first='Brady' last='Sehlhorst'] had a massive outing of 23 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Heyworth defeats St. Anne 80-69</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big man [player_tooltip player_id='1285518' first='Nick' last='Feather'] went to work for Heyworth scoring 23 points while St. Anne got a 37 point outing from [player_tooltip player_id='2814315' first='Jordan' last='Davis.']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fulton defeats Annawan 30-28</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trevor Tiesman was the star in this one as the senior had 12 points for Fulton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Simeon defeats Riverside Brookfield 52-42</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Massive win for first year coach Tim Flowers at Simeon!&nbsp; Their perimeter trio was clicking with [player_tooltip player_id='1385305' first='Lorenzo' last='Shields'] (17 points), [player_tooltip player_id='1750596' first='RJ' last='McKinnie'] (13 points), and [player_tooltip player_id='1552394' first='Andre' last='Tyler'] (10 points) coming up big.&nbsp; Riverside Brookfield got 20 points from one of the top unsigned posts in the state [player_tooltip player_id='1285519' first='Stefan' last='Cicic'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peoria Richwoods defeats Morton 56-53</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rutgers commit [player_tooltip player_id='1157232' first='Lathan' last='Sommerville'] was a GROWN MAN with 22 points and 16 rebounds in this highly anticipated game.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1978599' first='Tavie' last='Smith'] had 11 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2104980' first='Jared' last='Jackson'] notched 9 points.&nbsp; Morton's backcourt had solid games as [player_tooltip player_id='1750614' first='Gus' last='Rugaard'] scored 19 points with [player_tooltip player_id='1232827' first='Wes' last='Gudeman'] going for 16 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Camp Point Central defeats Delavan 46-32</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nick Moore had 20 points for Camp Point.&nbsp; Drew Paben scored 12 points while Gavin Blewett had 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Zion defeats Champaign Central 72-39</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two sport star [player_tooltip player_id='2323267' first='JC' last='Anderson'] had 24 points with [player_tooltip player_id='1545145' first='Lyncoln' last='Koester'] scored 17 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lindblom defeats St. Laurence 50-43</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaydin Williams had 12 points and senior guard Quentin McCoy recorded his 1,000 career point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Curie defeats Lyons 55-46</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1157209' first='Will' last='Gonzalez'] is among the best uncommitted wings on the board.&nbsp; He had 24 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1157229' first='Taevion' last='Collier'] was a beast inside with 14 points and 13 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peoria Notre Dame defeats El Paso Gridley 47-30</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kayden Hudson recorded 14 points with Tommy Graham going for 11 points and Belmont commit [player_tooltip player_id='1373440' first='Eoin' last='Dillon'] had 7 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel defeats Bogan 82-58</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior star [player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] went for 28 points leading the Caravan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Timothy Christian defeats IC Catholic 48-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They went on the road and won behind 14 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1520340' first='Alex' last='Keizer'] and 9 points along with 7 boards from upside senior post [player_tooltip player_id='1541231' first='Thon' last='Bill'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stevenson defeats Prospect 43-40</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552481' first='Rocco' last='Pagliocca'] had 14 points for Stevenson as he led the Patriots in scoring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Payton defeats Clemente 60-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Le Moyne commit [player_tooltip player_id='1157204' first='Jakob' last='Blakley'] had 23 points while Myles Townsend and [player_tooltip player_id='2374540' first='Kai' last='Fogelson'] each had 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Warren defeats Waukegan 67-55</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elite freshman phenom [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] scored 25 points in a regional title win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marian Catholic defeats Lemont 57-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2321398' first='Zack' last='Sharkey'] is a sharp shooter who led Marian Catholic with 15 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2318232' first='Jonah' last='Weathers'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1157221' first='James' last='Bullock'] each had 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Williamsville defeats Riverton 59-42</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brecken Thomas and Garrett Timm each had 15 points for Williamsville while Julian Rice scored 13 points on the other side.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Byron defeats Johnsburg 62-31</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cason Newton and [player_tooltip player_id='2374521' first='Ryan' last='Tucker'] were the top scorers for Byron scoring 17 and 16 each.&nbsp; JT Schmidt was the top scorer for Johnsburg with 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Beecher defeats Joliet Catholic Academy 64-55</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beecher stays undefeated behind [player_tooltip player_id='1429379' first='Adyn' last='McGinley']'s 26 points.&nbsp; Drew Wills from JCA had 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rockford Christian defeats Rockford Lutheran 75-55</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RC's stellar backcourt was strong in this one with [player_tooltip player_id='1553123' first='Christian' last='Cummings'] recording 24 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2319792' first='Elijah' last='Daugherty'] having 22 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kenwood defeats Oak Lawn 60-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior power forward [player_tooltip player_id='1285487' first='Calvin' last='Robins Jr'] had 11 points and 8 rebounds.&nbsp; Their top 5 ranked underclassmen backcourt duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1845363' first='Rajan' last='Roberts'] (15 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='2125612' first='Devin' last='Cleveland'] (18 points) continue to step up.&nbsp; Oak Lawn's [player_tooltip player_id='1766472' first='Donte' last='Montgomery'] is primed for a big summer and the junior had 17 points while Jack Dempsey had 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Goreville defeats Crab Orchard 81-51</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2815679' first='Cole' last='Tripp'] was the top scorer in this one with 19 points.&nbsp; Drake Moss and [player_tooltip player_id='2815641' first='Drake' last='Buffington'] had 15 and 13 each.&nbsp; Cameron Clarks went for 11 points for Crab Orchard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lexington defeats Gibson City Melvin Sibley 57-37</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lexington was pushed by Griffin Hari who had 21 points along with Tyler Steffa's 17 points.&nbsp; Graydon Leanord had 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pecatonica defeats Galena 73-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874696' first='Cooper' last='Hoffman'] is a go to star for Pecatonica as he dropped 22 points in this game while Galena was led by [player_tooltip player_id='1598737' first='Kaden' last='Hauber']'s 16 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lake Park defeats Wheaton South 41-37</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dennasio Lagioia had 14 points while Tommy Rochford scored 13 points for Lake Park.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Phillips defeats North Lawndale 87-65</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2321396' first='EJ' last='Horton'] continues to post big numbers including 22 points and 10 boards on Friday in a Phillips win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->