Sectional Final Friday Notebook

Friday night was one of the best nights of the year with Sectional Finals going on across the state.  Here we dive into what happened in Sectional Final Friday Notebook!   4A   Quincy avenged their loss last year to Normal as the Blue Devils won 61-54 to capture the Collinsville sectional.   Kenwood won for the third time over Curie 69-65.  [player_tooltip player_id='2321397' first='TJ' last='Seals'] had 26 points in the victory while [player_tooltip player_id='2125612' first='Devin' last='Cleveland'] notched 14.  Curie was led by 22 from [player_tooltip player_id='2734369' first='Justin' last='Oliver'] and 15 out of Mike Oliver Jr.   Benet got the 44-32 win on their home floor against Downers Grove North.  [player_tooltip player_id='2105390' first='Jayden' last='Wright'] led the way with 16 points.  Truman State commit Blake Fagbemi dropped 11 points.  [player_tooltip player_id='2217947' first='Bobby' last='Grganto'] was the top scorer for DGN with 15.   Glenbard West won impressively 50-33 against Geneva to capture the St. Charles East sectional. TJ Williams once again led the way for GBW with 11 points while jumbo wing [player_tooltip player_id='1552441' first='Josh' last='Abushanab'] had 10. [player_tooltip player_id='1598712' first='Hudson' last='Kirby'] finished his career off with 10 points for Geneva.   Rich Township pulled off the biggest win in program history against defending 4A champs Homewood Flossmoor 77-64.  [player_tooltip player_id='2734366' first='Jayden' last='Williams'] had a big game recording 22 points.  Their superstar Al Brook Jr had a massive 20 point and 20 rebound night in the victory.  Wofford commit [player_tooltip player_id='1774274' first='Jayden' last='Tyler'] ends his career with a 15 point outing.   Rolling Meadows advances to the super sectional netting a 73-58 victory over Fremd.  Marquette commit and top senior [player_tooltip player_id='1385299' first='Ian' last='Miletic'] is one step closer to state.   It took double overtime for Warren to get the win against Waukegan 70-60.  No one scored in the first OT, but Warren dominated the second session.  Big man [player_tooltip player_id='2688322' first='Zach' last='Ausburn'] had 23 points and 21 rebounds.  Their superstar sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] dropped 22 points and dished for 6 dimes.  Senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2291830' first='Javerion' last='Banks'] stepped up with 15 points including big plays in the second OT.  [player_tooltip player_id='1552444' first='Carter' last='Newsome'] and Simeron Carter are juniors that each scored 15 for Waukegan in the loss.   Evanston continues to roll!  They won 48-32 over Loyola as they got 16 points from sharp shooting senior [player_tooltip player_id='2321433' first='Theo' last='Rocca'].   3A   Kaneland topped Crystal Lake South in a game with two of the best teams many don't talk about.  [player_tooltip player_id='2391706' first='Freddy' last='Hassan'] had 21 points and 20 rebounds in the victory.  His brother [player_tooltip player_id='2391672' first='Jeffrey' last='Hassan'] had 8 points and 8 boards while [player_tooltip player_id='1552428' first='Marshawn' last='Cocroft'] netted 11 points.  CLS star lead guard [player_tooltip player_id='1433337' first='AJ' last='Demirov'] had 10 points in his final high school game.    The defense continues to be clutch for DePaul Prep as they won 45-25 against Deerfield grinding out a win.  We caught the first half of this game where big man [player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] was super impressive.   Brother Rice cuts down the nets on their home floor 53-41 against Lemont.  Their dynamic duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1545120' first='Marcos' last='Gonzales'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2538898' first='Jack' last='Weigus'] were excellent with 20 and 18 points a piece in the win.  Top 3 junior Lemont star [player_tooltip player_id='1552393' first='Gabriel' last='Sularski'] had 15 points.   Mt. Carmel looks like the team we picked to be in the state title game.  The big three continue to roll as Air Force commit [player_tooltip player_id='2105179' first='Grant' last='Best'] had 16 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] dropped 15 points, and junior [player_tooltip player_id='1845357' first='Noah' last='Mister'] went for 15 as well.  They are so balanced!   Big win for St. Patrick over Fenwick 54-44 to move on behind their strong senior class.   Chatham Glenwood won over Mt. Zion who reached the final four a year ago 39-32 on Friday night.  [player_tooltip player_id='2815576' first='Cameron' last='Appenzeller'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2538879' first='Mason' last='Neumann'] are on a mission!   Triad upset Centralia with a lights out defensive effort winning 28-26.   It was a battle of top 5 seniors as Peoria took down Metamora 57-48.  Miami (OH) bound [player_tooltip player_id='1766506' first='Leshawn' last='Stowers'] had 21 while Bradley commit [player_tooltip player_id='1545146' first='Matthew' last='Zobrist'] finished with 21 points as well.   2A   Top ranked Althoff won the toughest 2A sectional in years with a 56-44 victory over Breese Central.  Oregon football commit [player_tooltip player_id='2105165' first='Dierre' last='Hill'] Jr had 15 points and his counterpart on the other side [player_tooltip player_id='1618009' first='Kaden' last='Rakers'] also had 15.   Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin came back to win 52-49 as their star [player_tooltip player_id='1845359' first='Keison' last='Peoples'] had 26 points.  Chaz Dubois chipped in 15 as well.   Christ the King got a 44-28 victory against Montini.  [player_tooltip player_id='2539984' first='Aaron' last='McClure'] led the way with 13 points and 15 rebounds.  [player_tooltip player_id='2105266' first='Darien' last='Green'] had 9 points.   Williamsville beat Auburn 49-36 to win the Greenville sectional.  Blake Shoufler had 12 points.   Teutopolis won their sectional against Warrensburg Latham 37-35.  Alex Kremer was their top scorer with 12 points.   Dyett barely got past Leo 44-3 in the Julian Sectional.  Makai Harris led the way with 15 points for Dyett.   Manual continues to have no problem at all with 2A competition as they won 62-49 against Sherrard.  Reggie Postlewaite and [player_tooltip player_id='2105417' first='Joshua' last='Humbles'] each had 18 points for Manual.  Rylan Carton capped the season with 18 for Sherrard.   Rock Falls against Princeton 49-43.  [player_tooltip player_id='2876535' first='Cole' last='Mulnix'] had 10 points in the win for Rock Falls.  Austin Castaneda had 8 points.  Ryken Howard scored 12 points as well for Rock Falls.  Noah LaPorte had 20 points while Jordan Reinhardt went for 17 points for Princeton.   1A   Eastland beat Pecatonia in maybe the biggest upset of the night as the top team in 1A is now out of the field.   Greenfield got the win against Metro East Lutheran 59-53 as Talon Albretcht finished with 22 points while Thijson Heard had 19 points for Metro East Lutheran.   In the 1A game of the night in southern Illinois was a tight contest with Mounds Meridian edging past Goreville 69-63.  Antonio Flenoid Jr had 23 points in the victory while [player_tooltip player_id='2815732' first='Colin' last='Monan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2420324' first='[player_tooltip player_id='2420323' first='Shamar' last='']' last='Easley'] each had 15.  Garrett Church led the way with 12 points for Goreville along with 8 from [player_tooltip player_id='2815641' first='Drake' last='Buffington'].

Friday night was one of the best nights of the year with Sectional Finals going on across the state. Here we dive into what happened in Sectional Final Friday Notebook!