10 Best: Tuesday Sectional Semi Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday night will be the first evening of sectional semis across the state of Illinois.&nbsp; Here we look at the top ones to see in <strong>10 Best: Tuesday Sectional Semi Preview</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kenwood vs Bloom (St. Rita Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kenwood will get their first major test of the tournament against a Bloom team that likes to play up and down just like them.&nbsp; The difference should be the interior presence and depth of big men Kenwood can throw at Bloom in [player_tooltip player_id='1285487' first='Calvin' last='Robins Jr'], [player_tooltip player_id='1113515' first='Solomon' last='Mosley'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1157346' first='Jaden' last='Smith'].&nbsp; Love the guard matchup between Kenwood's veteran [player_tooltip player_id='939050' first='Darrin' last='Ames'] and Bloom sophomore star [player_tooltip player_id='1545131' first='Elijah' last='Lovemore']!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Whitney Young vs Downers Grove North (Hinsdale Central Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First of two stacked Hinsdale Central semis.&nbsp; Whitney Young has the experience in the backcourt with [player_tooltip player_id='939057' first='Dalen' last='Davis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='939072' first='Marcus' last='Pigram'] along with the upside of [player_tooltip player_id='1385300' first='Antonio' last='Munoz'].&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1048324' first='Daniel' last='Johnson'] is ready to show out in the tournament as the only top 30 uncommitted prospect in 2023.&nbsp; DGN might be a year ahead of schedule but the sharp shooting of [player_tooltip player_id='1285524' first='Jack' last='Stanton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1285493' first='Jake' last='Reimer'] inside could take down the CPS power.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Normal Community vs Moline (Moline Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just like their last games for each squad the big men will be where most focus as top 10 posts battle as Iowa commit [player_tooltip player_id='989265' first='Owen' last='Freeman'] will duel inside with Normal Community junior [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'].&nbsp; The guard matchup will be just as intriguing with a pair of D1 guards in Hawkeyes signee [player_tooltip player_id='989274' first='Brock' last='Harding'] for Moline and fast rising junior two guard [player_tooltip player_id='1172774' first='Braylon' last='Roman'] on the opposite side.&nbsp; Being at Moline they have the edge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quincy vs O'Fallon (Moline Sectional – Game at Alton HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game will be played at a neutral site of Alton High School and the winner will play Friday in Moline.  Quincy is loaded with young talent especially top 10 sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] and top 30 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1750594' first='Camden' last='Brown'].  O'Fallon has a core four upperclassmen of [player_tooltip player_id='1157355' first='Jaeden' last='Rush'], [player_tooltip player_id='1373443' first='Rini' last='Harris'], [player_tooltip player_id='1215303' first='Jalen' last='Smith'], and big man [player_tooltip player_id='1476094' first='Koby' last='Wilmoth'] who have carried them here.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joliet West vs Lincoln Way East (Bolingbrook Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fears brothers move on to their next test as the top ranked senior ([player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears']) and sophomore ([player_tooltip player_id='1385291' first='Jeremiah' last='Fears']) are the headliners.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1373437' first='Justus' last='McNair'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1215285' first='Matthew' last='Moore'] are the x-factors for how far this team goes.&nbsp; LWE is led by senior [player_tooltip player_id='1048310' first='George' last='Bellevue'] who is one of the more productive and not talked about 2023 posts along with super versatile 2023 small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1048379' first='Kyle' last='Olagbegi'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Simeon vs St. Laurence (Glenbard South Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next up on the Rob Smith farewell tour is St. Laurence.&nbsp; These two are opposites of each other with Simeon all seniors and St. Laurcene focused around sophomores.&nbsp; Wolverines size of [player_tooltip player_id='1048306' first='Miles' last='Rubin'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1048305' first='Wesley' last='Rubin'] should be the difference.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766461' first='EJ' last='Mosley'], [player_tooltip player_id='1766462' first='Zerrick' last='Johnson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1550741' first='Jacob' last='Rice'] want to make their names known on Tuesday shocking the state's top team for St. Laurence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East St. Louis vs Centralia (Centralia Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East. St. Louis comes in struggling a bit going 3-4 in February before the playoffs, but they have the talent to end up in Champaign.&nbsp; Led by the ultra productive Kansas State commit [player_tooltip player_id='939073' first='Macaleab' last='Rich'] and Cal State Fullerton 3 &amp; D wing [player_tooltip player_id='1537979' first='Antwan' last='Robinson'].&nbsp; The talent gap is enormous, but Centralia has perhaps the best strategic coach in the state in Lee Bennett who just wins especially on his home floor.&nbsp; He has a wizard at PG too in 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='1750716' first='Cruz' last='Harlan'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>De La Salle vs Fenwick (De La Salle Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pair of Catholic League squads meet up here.&nbsp; This is the easiest path to Champaign in the state in 3A.&nbsp; Which one will take advantage?&nbsp; De La Salle has the veteran group mixed in with some youth.&nbsp; Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1113514' first='Evan' last='Jackson'] was excellent last time we saw him a few weeks back.&nbsp; Fenwick has a ton of wings and forwards to throw at DLS led by [player_tooltip player_id='1598740' first='Darshan' last='Thomas'] and Damion Porter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Perspectives vs Chicago U-High (Julian Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perspectives is our pick to take home the crown in 2A.&nbsp; They have so much athleticism and depth led by [player_tooltip player_id='1371072' first='Jakeem' last='Cole'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1352590' first='Gianni' last='Cobb'] in the backcourt.&nbsp; Harvard commit [player_tooltip player_id='1215322' first='Xavier' last='Nesbitt'] will have to carry his U-High squad on the other side.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Joseph Ogden vs Pontiac (Herscher Sectional)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pontiac has had it's best season in a long time as they pointed to this campaign to make noise.&nbsp; St. Joseph Ogden has the top senior in the 2A field in Illinois State signee [player_tooltip player_id='989264' first='Ty' last='Pence'] who is ready to take over this tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->