Around the State: Super Sectional Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Super Sectionals were held on Monday night all over Illinois!&nbsp; Here Prep Hoops Illinois dives into the players that made major impacts in the 16 games where a ticket to Champaign was on the line in <strong>Around the State: Super Sectional Recap</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>4A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Palatine defeats Warren 55-53</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one came down to the wire!&nbsp; Palatine won on a back cut with 1.4 seconds left by Wash U commit [player_tooltip player_id='1541230' first='Connor' last='May'] who had 21 points and 13 rebounds in the win.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2823585' first='Tony' last='Balanganayi'] finished with 19 points.&nbsp; Warren freshman phenom [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] tied it with a steal along with and-1 with under a minute to go.&nbsp; He had 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Normal Community defeats Downers Grove North 53-29</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not close from the beginning as Normal protected their city! &nbsp;Wright state commit [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'] had 22 points in the win.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1172774' first='Braylon' last='Roman'] chipped in 12 points.&nbsp; Princeton commit [player_tooltip player_id='1285524' first='Jack' last='Stanton'] had 12 points in the loss for DGN.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Trier defeats Glenbard North 65-41</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] continues to shine in the playoffs with a masterpiece scoring 22 points leading the way.&nbsp; Will Leemaster had 13 points to help out in the New Trier win.&nbsp; Senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1157222' first='JJ' last='Hernandez'] had 20 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Homewood Flossmoor defeats Curie 60-58</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a game!&nbsp; Two of the best in Chicago all season long squared off in a game of runs in the fourth quarter with HF coming back from down 8 then Curie racing back to tie it up before [player_tooltip player_id='1352590' first='Gianni' last='Cobb'] hit a pair of free throws to give HF the win.&nbsp; Cobb who is headed to Columbia had 22 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1774274' first='Jayden' last='Tyler'] scored 18 points.&nbsp; For Curie [player_tooltip player_id='2318209' first='Mason' last='Minor'] led the way with 14 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1157209' first='Will' last='Gonzalez'] had 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>3A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel defeats St. Patrick 56-46</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It looked like we were going to have upset city here before Mt. Carmel came back to send it to OT and eventually win.&nbsp; Junior x-factor guard [player_tooltip player_id='2105179' first='Grant' last='Best'] had 18 points while top 5 Northwestern commit [player_tooltip player_id='1373436' first='Angelo' last='Ciaravino'] had 15 points.&nbsp; Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] had 12 points.&nbsp; For St. Patrick their backcourt led the way with [player_tooltip player_id='2104971' first='AJ' last='Thomas'] scoring 17 points and junior [player_tooltip player_id='1385287' first='EJ' last='Breland'] having 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DePaul Prep defeats Crystal Lake South 51-31</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1978593' first='PJ' last='Chambers'] continues to shine as a senior as the lefty notched 18 points to lead the way.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1385311' first='Robert' last='Walls'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1157352' first='Jaylan' last='McElroy'] each had 9 points.&nbsp; AJ Demirov finished a stellar junior campaign with 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Richwoods defeats Thornton 58-52</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was the [player_tooltip player_id='1157232' first='Lathan' last='Sommerville'] show here as the Rutgers commit dropped 32 points in dominant fashion in the win against Thornton.&nbsp; He got 8 points each from [player_tooltip player_id='1598683' first='Daquan' last='Little'] and Marlon Herron.&nbsp; Illini commit [player_tooltip player_id='1157230' first='Morez' last='Johnson'] sat with foul trouble all first half.&nbsp; Finished with 12 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1158757' first='Meyoh' last='Swansey'] led Thornton with 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Zion defeats Centralia 47-46</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The matchup that seemed destined since the pairings came out was a nail biter with Mt. Zion edging out Centralia by a single point.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2323267' first='JC' last='Anderson'] had 20 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1750716' first='Cruz' last='Harlan'] was the top scorer for the Orphans with 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>2A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Williamsville defeats Macomb 36-32</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Macomb's magical run in the post season came up just short of Champaign.&nbsp; Williamsville got a huge outing from Brecken Thomas who had 16 points in the win.&nbsp; Macomb notched a double double from [player_tooltip player_id='2374515' first='Dion' last='Doyle'] with 10 points and 10 boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Benton defeats Teutopolis 43-36</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1970913' first='Isaac' last='Billington'] leads Benton to Champaign with a 13 point outing over T-Town.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Byron defeats Latin 85-71</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2374521' first='Ryan' last='Tucker'] came up huge in this one with 28 points.&nbsp; He got plenty of help from Bennet Hively (21 points), Cason Newton (17 points), and Caden Considine (13 points).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Phillips defeats Beecher 73-58</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one wasn't close.&nbsp; Phillips pulled away in the second half and [player_tooltip player_id='2321396' first='EJ' last='Horton'] was a flame thrower hitting triples.&nbsp; Beecher s only loss of the season in the super sectional.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>1A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mounds Meridian defeats Christ Our Rock Lutheran 60-53</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mounds Meridian got a huge game from Javionne Ranson with 23 points while Will Thurston and Antonio Flenoid Jr each had 15 points.&nbsp; Christ Our Rock Lutheran was once again pushed by Jayden Bazile who had 18 points in the loss with Damari Dabney scored 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hope Academy defeats Heyworth 69-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a great year for first year coach and Chicago legend Ronnie Fields heading to Champaign.&nbsp; Their exciting young guard Tyjuan Hunter led the way with 30 points in the victory while Joshua Dillon also had 11 points.&nbsp; Big man [player_tooltip player_id='1285518' first='Nick' last='Feather'] dropped 19 points for Heyworth while Tyler Bartles and Nick Papson went for 11 and 10 points a piece.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aurora Christian defeats Pecatonica 68-66</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game came down to the wire!  Aurora Christian won in OT behind their young star guard [player_tooltip player_id='1552428' first='Marshawn' last='Cocroft'] who had 22 points in the game.  Jacob Baumann contributed 15 points in the victory.  Jalen Carer and Asa Johnson each had 10 a piece.  For Pecatonica their go to guard [player_tooltip player_id='1874696' first='Cooper' last='Hoffman'] notched 21 points while Drew Williams contributed 14 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1874742' first='Jaxon' last='Diedrich'] had 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Central defeats Illini Bluffs 46-42</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zach Evans led the way in the win with 21 points in a tight 1A contest!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->