Around the State: Sectional Final Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were so many unbelievable games around the state on Friday night with sectional finals in all four classes including 3 game winners at the buzzer!&nbsp; Some absolute classics were played in big time environments.&nbsp; We will have individual stories on quite a few of them as our scouts were all over.&nbsp; Here is a recap of the night's other contests in <strong>Around the State: Sectional Final Recap</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Curie defeats Simeon 66-59</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UIC commit [player_tooltip player_id='1157211' first='Carlos' last='Harris'] will get to play on his future home floor again in the super sectional on Monday.&nbsp; Harris had 25 points in their win against rival Simeon while fellow senior star [player_tooltip player_id='1157209' first='Will' last='Gonzalez'] had 16 points.&nbsp; Best team in state rolls along!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Zion defeats Decatur MacArthur 61-48</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Braves move to 34-1 on the season with another central Illinois victory.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2375614' first='Brayden' last='Trimble'] led them in scoring with 18 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1545145' first='Lyncoln' last='Koester'] had 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Beecher defeats Fieldcrest 60-43</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the best 2A squads in the state clashed with only one being able to move on.  [player_tooltip player_id='1429379' first='Adyn' last='McGinley'] scored 16 points while Ethan Rydberg (14 points) and Jack Hayhurst (11 points) also came up big in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DePaul Prep defeats Lake Forest 38-21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams with another defensive effort holding their opponent to 21 points.&nbsp; Their leading scorer was junior [player_tooltip player_id='1385311' first='Robert' last='Walls'] with 11 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1545133' first='Makai' last='Kvamme'] along with senior post [player_tooltip player_id='1157352' first='Jaylan' last='McElroy'] each scored 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Normal Community defeats Quincy 44-43</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What an epic game!&nbsp; Normal got a steal and [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'] dunk at the buzzer to win it.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1172774' first='Braylon' last='Roman'] was their top scorer with 16 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1285483' first='Niko' last='Newsome'] had 11 points.&nbsp; Quincy 2025 duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] (13 points and 4 dimes) and [player_tooltip player_id='1385308' first='Keshaun' last='Thomas'] (12 points and 6 rebounds) scored over half their points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thornton defeats Brother Rice 61-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1157230' first='Morez' last='Johnson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2083269' first='Chase' last='Abraham'] each had 17 points in the victory.&nbsp; Brother Rice got 17 points in the loss from [player_tooltip player_id='1545120' first='Marcos' last='Gonzales'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenbard North defeats York 44-43</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a heroic finish!&nbsp; Kyle Schager drained the game winner at the buzzer in a win/lose situation.&nbsp; As Mike Breen would say “BANG” as he hit the shot!&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1552441' first='Josh' last='Abushanab'] is a sophomore that showed versatility on both ends notching 13 points.&nbsp; York got a big game from Penn commit [player_tooltip player_id='1541218' first='AJ' last='Levine'] with 21 points and a two way effort from [player_tooltip player_id='1750611' first='Kyle' last='Waltz'] with 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Palatine defeats Stevenson 46-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wash U commit [player_tooltip player_id='1541230' first='Connor' last='May'] just goes about his business torching the competition with 21 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2407126' first='Carter' last='Monroe'] had 8 points while Kasey May dropped 7 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Illini Bluffs defeats Camp Point Central 47-35</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lehigh commit [player_tooltip player_id='2318123' first='Hank' last='Alvey'] with another big game of 24 points while Toby Cooper finished with 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Benton defeats Breese Central 34-32</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1545126' first='Docker' last='Tedeschi'] was the top scorer for Benton with 12 points while Zane Schrage had 12 points on the other side for Breese Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Homewood Flossmoor defeats Bloom 61-50</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Standout junior [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] with 19 points to continue his big post season.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1488791' first='Carson' last='Brownfield'] was close behind for HF with 17 points.&nbsp; Bloom's [player_tooltip player_id='1545131' first='Elijah' last='Lovemore'] was fantastic with 24 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Crystal Lake South defeats Kaneland 69-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another massive game for junior AJ Demirov with 25 points.&nbsp; Christopher Regillo and James Carlson each had 9 points.&nbsp; For Kaneland Troyer Carlson had 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Phillips defeats Hansberry 90-71</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the best small schools in Chicago go at it with a lot of prospects.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1385290' first='Amari' last='Edwards'] had 32 points while fellow junior [player_tooltip player_id='2321396' first='EJ' last='Horton'] dropped 26 points for Phillips.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1766460' first='Al' last='Brooks'] Jr finished his junior year off with 34 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Byron defeats Princeton 59-43</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2374521' first='Ryan' last='Tucker'] continues to be a force for Byron with 26 points while Noah LaPore had 13 points for Princeton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Trier defeats Glenbrook North 46-43</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] hit the biggest shot of his career with a buzzer beater to win this one.&nbsp; The highly ranked sophomore guard had 16 points in the contest while Logan Feller notched 10 points for New Trier.&nbsp; Glenbrook North big man [player_tooltip player_id='1285498' first='Pat' last='Schaller'] had 15 points</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel defeats De La Salle 73-54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwestern commit [player_tooltip player_id='1373436' first='Angelo' last='Ciaravino'] had a first team all-state performance going for 34 points and 8 boards carrying his team in the win.&nbsp; Caravan also got 23 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] who is a junior primed to make a big jump this summer!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Patrick defeats Payton 56-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2104971' first='AJ' last='Thomas'] had a big game with 18 points while junior standouts [player_tooltip player_id='1385287' first='EJ' last='Breland'] (14 points) and [player_tooltip player_id='1545109' first='Nevaeh' last='Hawkins'] (11 points) came up with excellent outings for St. Pat's!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christ Our Rock Lutheran over Arcola 49-39</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker Boehne was the top scorer in this one with 15 points with Omari King chipping in 13 points in the victory.&nbsp; Jayden Bazille had 11 points and Christian Nollman contributed 7 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Warren defeats McHenry 70-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This wasn't close at all as Warren dominated from start to finish.&nbsp; All world freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] had 18 points in the victory.&nbsp; Senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1874672' first='Alex' last='Daniels'] went for 13 points.&nbsp; McHenry's top scorer in this game was Caleb Jett who finished his season with 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Macomb defeats Rockridge 54-38</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second upset of the week for Macomb as they took out Rockridge behind Drew Watson's 16 points and Malachi Conley's 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->