State Finals Preview

Scott Burgess March 6, 2024 @ 09:00 AM

The IHSA State Finals are this weekend in Champaign.  Semis will be played on Thursday and Friday.  On Saturday it will be four state championship games!  Here we give you what you want!  Schedule, Top Prospects, and Sleeper Prospects!  Check out our State Finals Preview!   Schedule   Thursday, March 7   1A Semis 9:30 AM         Hope Academy vs Mounds Meridian 11:15 AM        Aurora Christian vs Winchester   2A Semis 2:00 PM         Phillips vs Williamsville 3:45 PM         Benton vs Byron   6:30 PM         1A 3rd Place Game 8:15 PM         2A 3rd Place Game   Friday, March 8   3A Semis 9:30 AM         Mt. Carmel vs Mt. Zion 11:15 AM        DePaul Prep vs Richwoods   4A Semis 2:00 PM         Palatine vs Normal Community 3:45 PM         Homewood Flossmoor vs New Trier   6:30 PM         3A 3rd Place Game 8:15 PM         4A 3rd Place Game   Saturday, March 9   11:00 AM        1A State Championship 1:00 PM         2A State Championship 5:30 PM         3A State Championship 7:30 PM         4A State Championship   Ranked Prospects to Watch   2024   [player_tooltip player_id='1157232' first='Lathan' last='Sommerville'] (Richwoods – Rutgers) [player_tooltip player_id='1373436' first='Angelo' last='Ciaravino'] (Mt. Carmel – Northwestern) [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'] (Normal Community – Wright State) [player_tooltip player_id='1157352' first='Jaylan' last='McElroy'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='1172774' first='Braylon' last='Roman'] (Normal Community) [player_tooltip player_id='1352590' first='Gianni' last='Cobb'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='1541230' first='Connor' last='May'] (Palatine – Wash U) [player_tooltip player_id='1285483' first='Niko' last='Newsome'] (Normal Community – Saginaw Valley) [player_tooltip player_id='1285481' first='Noah' last='Cleveland'] (Normal Community) [player_tooltip player_id='1488791' first='Carson' last='Brownfield'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='1285482' first='Christian' last='Uremovich'] (Mt. Carmel – Haverford) [player_tooltip player_id='1978599' first='Tavie' last='Smith'] (Richwoods) [player_tooltip player_id='1978593' first='PJ' last='Chambers'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='2104827' first='Dominic' last='Pangallo'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='2104959' first='Ian' last='Brown'] (New Trier – Carnegie Mellon) [player_tooltip player_id='2104980' first='Jared' last='Jackson'] (Richwoods) [player_tooltip player_id='1750706' first='Donald' last='Hagemaster'] (Homewood Flossmoor – Lewis) [player_tooltip player_id='1970913' first='Isaac' last='Billington'] (Benton) [player_tooltip player_id='1598683' first='Daquan' last='Little'] (Richwoods)   2025   [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='2321396' first='EJ' last='Horton'] (Phillips) [player_tooltip player_id='2105203' first='Kobe' last='Walker'] (Normal Community) [player_tooltip player_id='1774274' first='Jayden' last='Tyler'] (Homewood Flossmoor) [player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] (Mt. Carmel) [player_tooltip player_id='1385311' first='Robert' last='Walls'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='1545126' first='Docker' last='Tedeschi'] (Benton) [player_tooltip player_id='1545133' first='Makai' last='Kvamme'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='2105179' first='Grant' last='Best'] (Mt. Carmel) [player_tooltip player_id='1385306' first='Colby' last='Smith'] (New Trier) [player_tooltip player_id='1545145' first='Lyncoln' last='Koester'] (Mt. Zion) [player_tooltip player_id='1385290' first='Amari' last='Edwards'] (Phillips)   2026   [player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] (New Trier) [player_tooltip player_id='1552486' first='Danny' last='Houlihan'] (New Trier) [player_tooltip player_id='1845357' first='Noah' last='Mister'] (Mt. Carmel) [player_tooltip player_id='2323267' first='JC' last='Anderson'] (Mt. Zion) [player_tooltip player_id='1552428' first='Marshawn' last='Cocroft'] (Aurora Christian) [player_tooltip player_id='2323290' first='Claude' last='Mpouma'] (Phillips) Tyjuan Hunter (Hope Academy) [player_tooltip player_id='2323334' first='AJ' last='Chambers'] (DePaul Prep)   Sleeper/Unranked Prospects to Watch   2024   Josh Dillon (Hope Academy) Cam'ron Centeno (Hope Academy) Will Thurston (Macon Meridian) [player_tooltip player_id='1295606' first='Cameron' last='Morel'] (Aurora Christian – UW Platteville) [player_tooltip player_id='2374495' first='Zack' last='Evans'] (Winchester) [player_tooltip player_id='2374533' first='Chance' last='Little'] (Winchester) Brecken Thomas (Williamsville) Luke Melvin (Benton) Evan Munoz (Benton) [player_tooltip player_id='2374521' first='Ryan' last='Tucker'] (Byron) [player_tooltip player_id='1928970' first='Jack' last='Hiveley'] (Byron) Cason Newton (Byron) Nicholas Louderman (Richwoods) Tommy Elter (Palatine) [player_tooltip player_id='1598706' first='Gakobie' last='McNeal'] (Homewood Flossmoor) Will Leemaster (New Trier) Logan Feller (New Trier – Johns Hopkins)   2025   Blake Shoufler (Williamsville) [player_tooltip player_id='2375621' first='Brayden' last='Saling'] (Williamsville) [player_tooltip player_id='2217980' first='Phoenix' last='Childs'] (Phillips) [player_tooltip player_id='2375614' first='Brayden' last='Trimble'] (Mt. Zion) Marlon Herron (Richwoods) [player_tooltip player_id='2407126' first='Carter' last='Monroe'] (Palatine)   2026   Jacob Baumann (Aurora Christian) Javionne Ranson (Macon Meridian) [player_tooltip player_id='2823585' first='Tony' last='Balanganayi'] (Palatine) [player_tooltip player_id='2405377' first='Darrin' last='Dick'] (Palatine)   2027   Antonio Flenoid Jr (Mounds Meridian)

The IHSA State Finals are this weekend in Champaign. Semis will be played on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday it will be four state championship games! Here we give you what you want! Schedule, Top Prospects, and Sleeper Prospects! Check out our State Finals Preview!