4, 3, 2, 1: Regional Semi Finals Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The IHSA Playoffs kick into full gear on Wednesday night!&nbsp; Here is a preview of some of the top games across the state!&nbsp; We dive into it here in <strong>4, 3, 2, 1: Regional Semi Finals Preview</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>4A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Waubonsie Valley vs Oswego</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In their first game of the tournament Waubonsie Valley will host Oswego who won the play in game on Monday night.&nbsp; Waubonsie Valley has potential player of the year [player_tooltip player_id='2326960' first='Tyreek' last='Coleman'] along with one of the best unsigned seniors in [player_tooltip player_id='2326966' first='Moses' last='Wilson'].&nbsp; Keep an eye on top 10 sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2125659' first='Kristopher' last='Mporokoso'] as well.&nbsp; Oswego is led by one of the best freshman in state in [player_tooltip player_id='2125627' first='Ethan' last='Vahl'] along with ranked senior two guard [player_tooltip player_id='2105178' first='Dasean' last='Patton'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Curie vs Lyons</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game is part of the loaded Hinsdale Central sectional which is an absolute gauntlet!&nbsp; Curie will open at home against Lyons.&nbsp; The CPS runners up are led by [player_tooltip player_id='2734369' first='Justin' last='Oliver'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2452415' first='Brad' last='Johnson'].&nbsp; Lyons is coming off wins against Hinsdale Central and Highland Park.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2442145' first='Ian' last='Polonowski'] is a spacing four that can get hot from three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Trier vs Maine South</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Trier (20-11) has the ability to make a run back to state, but they will have to start out on the road with a trip to Maine South in the first game.&nbsp; New Trier features D1 junior duo [player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1552486' first='Danny' last='Houlihan'] along with Wash U commit [player_tooltip player_id='1385306' first='Colby' last='Smith'].&nbsp; Maine South (13-16) has a junior that can take over a game in [player_tooltip player_id='1552479' first='RicoAntonio' last='D'Alessandro'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Riverside Brookfield vs Oak Lawn</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another game from the Hinsdale Central sectional.&nbsp; Riverside Brookfield will play host to Oak Lawn.&nbsp; RB comes in at 21-9 led by senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2415420' first='Danny' last='Loftus'] along with highly ranked junior [player_tooltip player_id='2105396' first='Cameron' last='Mercer'].&nbsp; Oak Lawn is coming off a strong year at 23-8 with star senior [player_tooltip player_id='1766472' first='Donte' last='Montgomery'] along with junior [player_tooltip player_id='2433457' first='Jack' last='Dempsey'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>3A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Peoria vs Peoria Richwoods</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The East Peoria regional is loaded with prospects.&nbsp; This one features host East Peoria led by top 10 sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2125674' first='Quinton' last='Kitt'] along with fellow 2027 standout Cole Dubois.&nbsp; They will go up against Peoria Richwoods who has a pair of freshman standouts in [player_tooltip player_id='2531961' first='Amarion' last='Smith-Holley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2362360' first='Anfernee' last='Moore'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Springfield Lanphier vs Sacred Heart Griffin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is the vets vs the young guys in this battle of Springfield programs.  Lanphier has a senior duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1545135' first='Shaunassey' last='Hatchett'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1385295' first='JaiQuan' last='Holman'] who are in their final run as a tandem.  SHG has Zion [player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last=''] in the junior class and is stacked with sophomores including Tereik Hurd, [player_tooltip player_id='2455399' first='Myles' last='Montgomery'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2532352' first='Terrion' last='Wallace'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Waterloo vs Mascoutah</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Host Waterloo comes in at 22-9 as they will take on 17-13 Mascoutah.&nbsp; Waterloo has the top big man in the metro east in [player_tooltip player_id='1766463' first='Alex' last='Stell'] who is headed to Illinois-Springfield.&nbsp; Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2750011' first='Tyler' last='Devilder'] is a 6'3” wing to track.&nbsp; For Mascoutah there star is top 100 senior [player_tooltip player_id='1838836' first='Jayden' last='McCoo'] along with veteran big man [player_tooltip player_id='2383264' first='Matthew' last='Smith'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>2A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Columbia vs Trenton Wesclin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Columbia comes in as a potential state title team, but after the way Wesclin looked on Monday with 37 from an unknown sophomore in [player_tooltip player_id='2963262' first='Gavin' last='Rahm'] this could be interesting!&nbsp; Columbia boasts two of the best players in 2A in future D1 players [player_tooltip player_id='1568153' first='Sam' last='Donald'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1790001' first='Eddie' last='Smajic'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rockford Lutheran vs Richmond Burton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2617423' first='Luke' last='Robinson'] put up 41 points in the regional quarter finals and the junior will now face a high scoring Rockford Lutheran trio of [player_tooltip player_id='2734406' first='Zach' last='Vanblaricom'], Logan Curington, and [player_tooltip player_id='2823673' first='Mason' last='Keller'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>1A</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>South Beloit vs Lena-Winslow</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How many points can [player_tooltip player_id='1385303' first='Ross' last='Robertson'] rack up after recently hitting 3,000 for his career?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->