State Finals Preview

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