Top Performers: Wednesday Regional Semis

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So many games across the state on Wednesday night!&nbsp; Here is our recap of the top performances!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Benton got the win against Carmi 53-23 in a battle of two of the top posts in southern Illinois.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1545126' first='Docker' last='Tedeschi'] had 19 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1766507' first='Mitchel' last='Edwards'] went for 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Benet took care of business over Plainfield East 80-51.&nbsp; SIU commit [player_tooltip player_id='1598682' first='Daniel' last='Pauliukonis'] went 5/6 from three on his way to 21 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2105376' first='Colin' last='Stack'] also contributed 17 points and 13 rebounds.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2406554' first='KJ' last='Miller'] went for 23 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2387669' first='Josh' last='Stone'] had 14 for Plainfield East.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marian Catholic advanced over Providence Catholic 58-43.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2723815' first='Delan' last='Davis'] had 15 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2632037' first='Landon' last='Mays'] went for 13 points.&nbsp; Terrell Morton also had 12 points for Marian Catholic.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2397860' first='Ryan' last='Lipke'] had 11 for Providence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hillcrest topped Oak Forest 63-50 behind 22 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2540107' first='Jamir' last='Ratliff'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yorkville Christian rolled to a 86-47 win over Somonauk.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2125688' first='Tray' last='Alford'] and Zach Marini dropped 19 each.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2125654' first='Jordan' last='Purvis'] had 17 and [player_tooltip player_id='1874810' first='Jayden' last='Riley'] went for 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloom ran away from TF South 72-44 behind Payton Edwards who had 18 along with 14 from [player_tooltip player_id='1545131' first='Elijah' last='Lovemore'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kankakee had no issue in a 78-38 win against Pontiac.&nbsp; Top junior [player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'] had 20 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1874852' first='Myair' last='Thompson'] dropped 19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lane Tech beat Maine East 69-42.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2297870' first='Matthew' last='Szafoni'] had 17 points while Penn commit [player_tooltip player_id='1545128' first='Dalton' last='Scantlebury'] went for 12 points and 9 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morton moves on with a 63-24 W against Galesburg behind 16 points from Alex Mckie.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stevenson had a blowout win 71-32 over Wheeling.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1440697' first='Atticus' last='Richmond'] went for 20 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1564889' first='Aidan' last='Bardic'] notched 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marist almost doubled up Eisenhower 100-51 behind 19 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1552436' first='Karson' last='Thomas'].&nbsp; Fellow highly ranked 2026s [player_tooltip player_id='1845350' first='Stephen' last='Brown'] (18 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='2341349' first='Rokas' last='Zilys'] (14 points) had big games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Breese Central edged past Nashville 38-36.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1618009' first='Kaden' last='Rakers'] had 20 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1552415' first='Maddox' last='Ritzel'] popped for 27.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quincy took care of business in a 54-36 win over O'Fallon.&nbsp; Drury commit [player_tooltip player_id='1385308' first='Keshaun' last='Thomas'] led the way with 21 points while Santa Clara bound guard [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] had 12.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sycamore won over Woodstock North 57-49.&nbsp; Xander Lewis had 18 points while Mike Chami had 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warren rolled to a 64-39 win over Grant as star [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] dropped 19 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2291830' first='Javerion' last='Banks'] had 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Triad moved on 47-31 against Cahokia.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766468' first='Drew' last='Winslow'] had 24 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1552447' first='Tyler' last='Thompson'] went for 16 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake Forest had no problems with Amundsen as they won 56-25 behind 17 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2538856' first='Hudson' last='Scroggins'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fenger won 107-24 against Tilden with [player_tooltip player_id='1874813' first='Jayden' last='Taylor'] dropping 50 points, 12 dimes, and 10 steals.&nbsp; Demarion Clark had 13 points and 10 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peoria Christian scored a 85-44 victory against Lowpoint-Washburn.&nbsp; Gavin Walder had 22 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1598753' first='Malachi' last='Persinger'] had 21 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Laurence won 91-35 over Comer.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1550741' first='Jacob' last='Rice'] had 16 points with [player_tooltip player_id='2323617' first='Markese' last='Peoples'] going for 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kenwood won by an insane 120-34 margin against Juarez.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2125612' first='Devin' last='Cleveland'] had 25 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1385290' first='Amari' last='Edwards'] notched 21, and [player_tooltip player_id='1385283' first='Aleks' last='Alston'] had 20 points along with 10 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crystal Lake South won 66-44 behind their star point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1433337' first='AJ' last='Demirov'] with 25 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brother Rice over Bremen 81-54 with Marcos Gonzales leading the way with 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Manteno went to double OT for a 55-51 victory against Peotone.&nbsp; Ray [player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last=''] had 37 points in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crete Monee advanced against Evergreen Park 77-38.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2539967' first='Jaylen' last='Blakes'] went for 21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Homewood Flossmoor had no issues in their opener against Shepard winning 74-35.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1774274' first='Jayden' last='Tyler'] led the way with 20 points while Lewis commit [player_tooltip player_id='2105169' first='Arden' last='Eaves'] had 15.&nbsp; Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2467517' first='Darrius' last='Hawkins'] went for 10 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2815549' first='Jovan' last='Thomas'] had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Shepard while their 2028 standout [player_tooltip player_id='2632093' first='Amari' last='Williams'] also had a double double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waukegan won big against Zion Benton 62-44.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1465916' first='Xavi' last='Granville'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1845351' first='Simereon' last='Carter'] each had 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crane made it look easy over Noble Academy 87-47.&nbsp; Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2125641' first='Jamier' last='Montgomery'] went for 18 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2454169' first='Brad' last='Blackmon'] notched 14 points and 11 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin won 67-36 against Watseka.&nbsp; Micah Stanfod and Chaz Dubois each had 15 points. &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1845359' first='Keison' last='Peoples'] had 15 for BHRA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chicago Christian won over Wilmington 58-47.&nbsp; Casey Lanerz had 21 on the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rich Township went on a massive run in the second quarter to roll 59-41 over Andrew.&nbsp; Nyshawn Taylor had 12 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1766460' first='Al' last='Brooks'] Jr went for 11 points and 6 rebounds.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2734366' first='Jayden' last='Williams'] notched 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even without their star Oswego Est won 42-36.&nbsp; Jacsen Tucker had 12 points while Reggie McWaine (9 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='2423485' first='Myles' last='Buchanan'] (8 points) also had big games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whitney Young won 73-34 against Argo.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] led the way with 23 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Addison Trail star [player_tooltip player_id='1977254' first='Luke' last='Smith'] dropped 38 points, 7 dimes, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals in their 65-57 win against St. Charles East.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fenwick had no problems winning their opener 92-9 while [player_tooltip player_id='2321448' first='Deonte' last='Meeks'] had 41 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Delvan scored the W 58-27 on Wednesday night.&nbsp; Hudson Briggs went 6-8 from deep for 24 points.&nbsp; Kelton Nafziger had 12 points while Grady Burrell notched 9.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Niles Notre Dame won 55-46 against Antioch.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1434463' first='Brady' last='Sehlhorst'] had 24 points as one of the more undervalued uncommitted wings in the senior class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perspectives advanced against Tinley Park 69-46.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2217980' first='Phoenix' last='Childs'] notched 24 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2105200' first='Derrick' last='Dowdell'] had 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2420451' first='Simon' last='Moschin'] had a huge game of 32 points for Highland prk in their 54-41 win against OPRF.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>York got the victory over Wheaton North 60-53.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2403932' first='Connor' last='Fitzgerald'] went for 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heyworth topped St. Anne 50-46.&nbsp; Chase Ruppert had 18 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2814239' first='Chris' last='Link'] went for 11 on the other side.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northridge Prep won 68-44 against Francis Parker.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2759629' first='Jacob' last='Klatt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2823910' first='Evan' last='Kataoka'] each had 18 points while Bo Arnold scored 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minooka knocked out Bradley Bourbonnais 59-42 in one of the few upsets of the night.&nbsp; Zane Caves went for 19 points in the win while [player_tooltip player_id='2382525' first='Jaden' last='Boe'] chipped in 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julain advanced in 2A over Corliss 80-48.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2391336' first='Ian' last='Flowers'] went for 24 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2631983' first='Camren' last='Marlow'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2409130' first='Devin' last='Ticer'] each had 18.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mt. Zion had no issue with Danville 65-46.&nbsp; Illinois-Springfield commit [player_tooltip player_id='1545145' first='Lyncoln' last='Koester'] had 26 points while big man [player_tooltip player_id='2323267' first='JC' last='Anderson'] dropped 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schaumburg won in OT 63-57 against Prospect.&nbsp; Cam Anderson had 22 points.&nbsp; Inside/outside duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1766477' first='Zion' last='Young'] had 16 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1598733' first='Jordan' last='Tunis'] dropped 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuscola won easily against Martinsville 54-33.&nbsp; Kam Sweetnam had 20 points while Logan Kurtz went for 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metea Valley wins big 74-56 over Plainfield North.&nbsp; Junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2334404' first='Tre' last='Watkins'] had 23 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1545139' first='Jake' last='Nosek'] had 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hyde Park advanced over Bogan 59-48.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2724415' first='CJ' last='Thomas'] dropped 19 points while Kamrin King had 15 points and 13 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schurz looked good against Bulls Prep 77-61.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2440182' first='Michael' last='Chaney'] Jr paced them with 24 points while Kamarion Fagario went for 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Libertyville got a 46-40 win against Mundelein.&nbsp; Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2540198' first='Terrence' last='Davis'] had a game high 16 points while star big man [player_tooltip player_id='1552460' first='Bryce' last='Wegrzyn'] had 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Columbia got a scare early, but won comfortably 62-39 as their front court each got double doubles in [player_tooltip player_id='2376280' first='Brody' last='Landgraf'] (16 points and 10 rebounds) while Bellarmine commit [player_tooltip player_id='1568153' first='Sam' last='Donald'] had 14 points and 12 boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McHenry won 46-39 as Caleb Jett notched 20 points for them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metamora scored a 55-40 victory against Dunlap.&nbsp; Bradley commit [player_tooltip player_id='1545146' first='Matthew' last='Zobrist'] had 15 points while South Dakota commit [player_tooltip player_id='1576619' first='Jonah' last='Funk'] went for 14.&nbsp; All-American 2026 tight end Mack Sutter had 9 points and 7 boards for Dunlap.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Way East topped rival Lincoln Way West 58-44.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2532254' first='Jaymon' last='Hornsby'] went for 22 points while Brenden Sanders had 18.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaneland made it look effortless in a 60-26 W against Plano.&nbsp; The big 3 did their things with [player_tooltip player_id='2391706' first='Freddy' last='Hassan'] (15 points and 12 rebounds), [player_tooltip player_id='1552428' first='Marshawn' last='Cocroft'] (20 points), and [player_tooltip player_id='2391672' first='Jeffrey' last='Hassan'] (11 points and 16 rebounds) all shining.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wheaton St. Francis won 63-30 against St. Rita.&nbsp; Mark Balaskovits went for 19 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1819713' first='Niko' last='Quaranta'] had 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Viator moved one 63-39 against Wauconda.  [player_tooltip player_id='2125608' first='Dawson' last='Charles'] went for 20 points while Brandyn Michaels had 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bolingbrook won easily 75-33 against Naperville Central.  Star sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2323624' first='Davion' last='Thompson'] scored 24 points.  Mr. Double Double [player_tooltip player_id='1385301' first='JT' last='Pettigrew'] had 10 points and 11 rebounds.  Freshman phenom [player_tooltip player_id='2531973' first='Brady' last='Pettigrew'] broke out for 19 points while combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1874876' first='Trey' last='Brost'] had 7 points and 6 dimes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>IC Catholic Prep won by a big margin 71-51 against Timothy Christian.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2815604' first='Andrew' last='Hill'] had 35 points and 11 rebounds.&nbsp; Jordan Hall (13 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='2406549' first='Makai' last='Mandley'] (12 points) were key in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oak Lawn went on the road to Riverside Brookfield to score a 75-67 win.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766472' first='Donte' last='Montgomery'] was excellent as one of the top uncommitted wings in the senior class.&nbsp; He had 31 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2734444' first='Marc' last='Harvey'] had 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Ignatius moved to the regional final with a 74-44 win over Jones.&nbsp; Junior post [player_tooltip player_id='2323283' first='Chris' last='Bolte'] had 21 points while Northwestern commit [player_tooltip player_id='1385292' first='Phoenix' last='Gill'] scored 17 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Aurora continues to roll along since their star dual sport athlete returned.&nbsp; Super sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2125687' first='Travis' last='Brown'] led them with 20 points in a 54-47 win over Downers Grove South.&nbsp; Iowa football commit [player_tooltip player_id='1545116' first='Terrence' last='Smith'] had 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln beat Cicero Morton 66-28.&nbsp; Senior big man [player_tooltip player_id='1385284' first='Keyshawn' last='Barfield'] had 20 points and 20 rebounds.&nbsp; Their guard play was good as well with [player_tooltip player_id='2734375' first='Jaylen' last='Dickerson'] scoring 18 while [player_tooltip player_id='2298580' first='Kaydin' last='Williams'] had 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pinckneyville advanced to their big regional final behind junior big man [player_tooltip player_id='2323278' first='Ty' last='Laur'] who had 16 points and 11 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->