Sectional Final Spotlights: Glenbard North vs. York

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last night, Glenbard North and York faced off in the 4A (Addison Trail) Sectional Final, delivering an intense and thrilling game from start to finish. Both teams exhibited incredible determination and skill, keeping the score neck and neck throughout. However, the defining moments arrived in the game's final seconds. [player_tooltip player_id='1541218' first='AJ' last='Levine']'s three-pointer briefly put York in the lead, only for Glenbard North's shooting guard, [player_tooltip player_id='1459000' first='Jack' last='Schager'], to respond with a buzzer-beating three of his own, clinching a 44-43 victory for Glenbard North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1552441"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The 2026 small forward, Abushanab, was a key contributor all night for the Panthers. He started the game strong by finding soft spots in York's defense, getting to the rack, and feeding good passes from the high post area. 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