SCOREBOARD

SATURDAY, MARCH 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL at Redbird Arena in Normal, IL
CLASS 3A STATE THIRD PLACE FINALS
Springfield 54, Hillcrest 70

CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Montini 56, Vernon Hills 38

CLASS 4A STATE THIRD PLACE FINALS
Bartlett 61, Loyola 59 OT

CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Young 63, Edwardsville 51

FRIDAY, MARCH 2
GIRLS BASKETBALL at Redbird Arena in Normal, IL
CLASS 3A STATE SEMIFINALS
Montini 52, Hillcrest 48
Kateri Stone and Nikia Edom each scored 14 points, and Tianna Brown added 10 points and 9 rebounds for Montini (32-5). Jasmine Sanders scored 13 points and Samirah Ali added 12 points and 5 steals in the Hillcrest (27-4) loss.

Vernon Hills 49, Springfield 45
Lauren Webb had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, Sydney Smith had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Abby Springer added 8 points and 6 rebounds for VH (27-5). Zahna Medley had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, and Meghan Fetter added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the Springfield (29-5) loss.

CLASS 4A STATE SEMIFINALS
Young 67, Bartlett 43
Janee Thompson had 18 points and a state-tournament record 13 assists, Linnae Harper had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Alexis Lloyd added 14 points for Young (32-0). Haley Videckis and Kristin Conniff each scored 10 points in the Bartlett (31-2) loss.

Edwardsville 51, Loyola 34
Emmonnie Henderson had 15 points and 20 rebounds, and Kortney Dunbar scored 11 points for Edwardsville (34-1). Anna Schueler had 9 points and 6 rebounds, and Lauren Kriz added 9 points and 9 rebounds in the Loyola (26-8) loss.

BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 2A SECTIONALS
HERSCHER SECTIONAL
Championship: Seton 48, Leo 38

LISLE SECTIONAL
Championship: Providence-St. Mel 65, Tilden 52

CLASS 3A REGIONALS
EVERGREEN PARK REGIONAL
Championship: Hillcrest 79, Brooks 66

PROVIDENCE REGIONAL
Championship: Providence 63, Lemont 53
Kevin Kozan scored 23 points and Mike Marietti added 17 for Providence. Juozas Balciunas scored 20 points for Lemont in the loss.

RICH CENTRAL REGIONAL
Championship: Morgan Park 50, Harlan 38
Josh Cunningham scored 17 points and Dominique Lee added 8 for Morgan Park. Torian Person and Andre Hogan each scored 9 points in the Harlan loss.

ST. IGNATIUS REGIONAL
Championship: St. Ignatius 79, South Shore 49
Brian Howard scored 23 points, Peter Ryckbosch had 12, as Abdoulie Conteh and Jack Crepeau each scored 11 points for Ignatius' first regional championship since 2003.

THORNRIDGE REGIONAL
Championship: Rich South 67, Thornridge 52
Ralph Abraham scored 17 points and Vernon Young added 13 rebounds for South. Gene Jackson and Josh Hodges each had 13 points in the Thornridge loss.

CLASS 4A REGIONALS
ANDREW REGIONAL
Championship: Andrew 28, Marian Catholic 25
Jubril Adekoya scored 13 points for Andrew.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR REGIONAL
Championship: Homewood-Flossmoor 59, Thornwood 53
Tyrone Sherman scored 19 points and Tim Williams added 15 for H-F (20-7). Darrell Combs and Khapri Alston each scored 18 in the Thornwood loss.

JOLIET CENTRAL REGIONAL
Championship: Bloom 40, Sandburg 37
Donald Moore scored 13 points for Bloom. Ken Payonk had 11 in the Sandburg loss.

MARIST REGIONAL
Championship: Marist 63, Curie 62

MOUNT CARMEL REGIONAL
Championship: Bogan 79, De La Salle 63
Devaughn Johnson scored 23 points and Devonte Smith added 16 for Bogan. Alvin Ellis went off for 42 points in the DLS loss.

OAK LAWN REGIONAL
Championship: Simeon 54, Vocational 30
Jabari Parker had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 12 blocks, and Steve Taylor added 18 points and 9 rebounds for Simeon (28-1). Jason Allen scored 11 points in the Vocational loss.

THORNTON REGIONAL
Championship: Thornton 45, Joliet West 41

YOUNG REGIONAL
Championship: Young 64, St. Rita 56
Jahlil Okafor had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Gabriel Snider added 10 points for young. Tony Hicks scored 19 points and Dominique Matthews had 15 in the Rita loss.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
no games until Friday, March 2 - State Finals

BOYS BASKETBALL
no games until Friday, March 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29
GIRLS BASKETBALL
no games until Friday, March 2

BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 2A SECTIONALS
HERSCHER SECTIONAL
Seton 59, Herscher 48
Mark Weems scored 17 points and Kamal Shasi added 15 for Seton (27-4).

CLASS 3A REGIONALS
ST. IGNATIUS REGIONAL
South Shore 55, Phillips 53
Jaquan Williams scored 17 points and David Green added 14 for South Shore.


BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A REGIONALS
ANDREW REGIONAL
Marian Catholic 43, Lockport 33
Tyler Ulis scored 21 points for Marian Catholic. Kyle Ward had 12 in the Lockport loss.

METEA VALLEY REGIONAL
Benet 49, Bolingbrook 44

NEUQUA VALLEY REGIONAL
Neuqua Valley 63, Naperville Central 49
Tyler Sutton scored 17 points and Jabari Sandifer had 11 points for Neuqua. Nicky Lopez scored 19 points in the Central loss.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
no games until Friday, March 2

BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A REGIONALS
EVERGREEN PARK REGIONAL
Brooks 60, Rich East 58

Hillcrest 65, Evergreen Park 53

KANKAKEE REGIONAL
Pontiac 55, Morris 44

Streator 62, Kankakee 59

PROVIDENCE REGIONAL
Lemont 59, Corliss 55
Juozas Balciunas scored 22 points and Mike Wisz added 15 for Lemont. James Murdock led Corliss with 15 points.

Providence 91, Julian 70
Mike Marietti scored 39 points and Kevin Kozan added 13 for Providence. Devin Taylor scored 29 points for Julian.

RICH CENTRAL REGIONAL
Harlan 41, Oak Forest 33

Morgan Park 65, Rich Central 44
Lamont Walker scored 13 points and Josh Cunnigham added 10 for Morgan Park. Rich Central's Lamar Murray scored 12 points.

ST. IGNATIUS REGIONAL
St. Ignatius 78, Hope 64
Brian Howard scored 24 points and Abdoulie Conteh added 20 for St. Ignatius. Eddie Wilson scored 21 points for Hope in the loss.

THORNRIDGE REGIONAL
Rich South 66, Fenger 34

Thornridge 60, Tinley Park 58

CLASS 2A SECTIONALS
HERSCHER SECTIONAL
Leo 63, Bishop McNamara 57 (OT)

LISLE SECTIONAL
Providence-St. Mel 61, Latin 45

CLASS 4A REGIONALS
ANDREW REGIONAL
Andrew 54, Lincoln-Way Central 37
Jubril Adekoya had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jawad Adekoya had 12 points and 5 rebounds for Andrew (23-2). Tyler Hook had 10 points and 2 blocks in the win.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR REGIONAL
Homewood-Flossmoor 58, Lincoln-Way East 37
Willie Lipsey scored 15 points and Delvon Rencher and Tim Williams each had 12 for Homewood-Flossmoor (20-7). Lincoln-Way East's Jelani Yancey scored 14 points.

Thornwood 65, T.F. South 53

JOLIET CENTRAL REGIONAL
Bloom 41, T.F. North 37
Donald Moore led Bloom with 15 points. T.F. North's Greg McClain scored 14 points.

Sandburg 43, Minooka 36

MARIST REGIONAL
Curie 76, Reavis 42
Curie was led by Cliff Alexander with 16 points. Nick Bal scored 22 points for Reavis.

Marist 77, Brother Rice 61

MOUNT CARMEL REGIONAL
Bogan 65, Mount Carmel 64

De La Salle 53, Kenwood 43

OAK LAWN REGIONAL
Simeon 63, Oak Lawn 25

Vocational 57, Hyde Park 53

THORNTON REGIONAL
Joliet West 64, Plainfield South 61

Thornton 39, Crete-Monee 37
Joshua Russell scored 15 points for Thornton. Marvie Keith led Crete-Monee with 11 points.

YOUNG REGIONAL
St. Rita 56, Stagg 47

Young 60, Richards 39

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A SUPERSECTIONALS
PONTIAC SUPERSECTIONAL
Hillcrest 48, Morton (Ill.) 39
Shannise Heady had 12 points and 9 rebounds, Mariam Aowniyi had 8 points and 12 rebounds, and Jahmia Phillips and Dana Gettis each added 9 points for Hillcrest (27-3). Cortney Allenbaugh had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Kate Byrne added 13 points in the Morton (31-3) loss.

HINSDALE CENTRAL SUPERSECTIONAL
Montini 46, Crane 24
Kateri Stone had 11 points, 3 steals and 3 assists, Tianna Brown had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Malayna Johnson added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks for Montini (31-5). Jameeshia Armstrong had 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Demara Howard added 8 points and 8 rebounds in the Crane loss.

ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD SUPERSECTIONAL
Springfield 77, Salem 50

ELGIN SUPER-SECTIONAL
Vernon Hills 53, Belvidere North 46
Lauren Webb had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Meri Bennett-Swanson added 14 points and 8 rebounds for VH (26-5). Katie Dovenmuehle had 14 points and 9 rebounds in the North (23-10) loss.

CLASS 4A SUPERSECTIONALS
HINSDALE CENTRAL SUPERSECTIONAL
Young 74, Bolingbrook 65 (4 OT)
Janee Thompson had 34 points, 7 assists and 2 steals, Linnae Harper had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Alexis Lloyd added 10 points for Young (32-0). Morgan Tuck had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Keiera Ray had 14 points and 4 assists, and Nia Moore added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 blocks in the Bolingbrook (26-2) loss.

BLOOMINGTON SUPERSECTIONAL
Edwardsville 48, Marist 41
Lauren White scored 12 points and Emmonnie Henderson added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Edwardsville (33-1). Claire Ryan and JeTaun Rouse each scored 9 points in the Marist (32-2) loss.

ELGIN SUPERSECTIONAL
Bartlett 48, DeKalb 30
Haley Videckis had 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Janessa Baker added 15 points for Bartlett (31-1). Rachel torres had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in the DeKalb (28-5) loss.

STEVENSON SUPERSECTIONAL
Loyola 43, Wheeling 41
Lauren Kriz had 9 points and 9 rebounds, Anna Schueler had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Maggie Nick added 8 points for Loyola. Deanna Kuzmanic scored 18 points, and Kellie Kuzmanic added 11 points and 9 rebounds in the Wheeling loss.


BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A REGIONALS
EVERGREEN PARK REGIONAL
Evergreen Park 59, Joliet Catholic 31
Brian Townsend scored 19 points for EP (12-18).

KANKAKEE REGIONAL
Pontiac 39, Peotone 27
Parker Gibson scored 16 points in the Pontiac win.

KING REGIONAL
St. Laurence 65, UIC Prep 44
Jim Schick had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Ryan Risley added 20 points for St. Laurence.

MARSHALL REGIONAL
Montini 61, Clemente 47
Matt Brachmann had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Rich Bodee had 13 points and 7 rebounds, and Tyshawn Johnson added 15 points and 7 rebounds for Montini (16-8).

PROVIDENCE REGIONAL
Corliss 41, Bremen 39
Devonte Johnson scored 19 points in the Corliss victory. Cedric Clemons scored 20 points for Bremen.

Julian 61, Lincoln-Way West 49
Anton Reed scored 16 points, William Robinson had 15 points and Deion Irvin added 14 for Julian. Hayden Witt led Lincoln-Way West with 18 points.

RICH CENTRAL REGIONAL
Oak Forest 74, Longwood 42
Tim Loeding scored 13 points, ad Kyle Funkhouser and Tom Shute each had 10 for Oak Forest. Tevin Parker scored 14 points in the Longwood loss.

Rich Central 71, Washington 50
James Parker scored 16 points and Jalen Love added 13 for Central. Robert Medrano scored 16 in the Washington loss.

ROBESON REGIONAL
Lindblom 61, Solorio 22

Urban Prep Bronzeville 70, Johnson 56

ST. IGNATIUS REGIONAL
Hope 59, Comer 42

THORNRIDGE REGIONAL
Fenger 58, Bowen 53
Joshua Cephus scored 16 points and Devonte Davis added 13 rebounds for Fenger (17-7). Jaytee Paramore scored 15 and Darryl Jones added 14 in the Bowen loss.

CLASS 4A REGIONALS
ANDREW REGIONAL
Lincoln-Way Central 89, Eisenhower 77
Brad Foster scored 33 points and Johnny Finnin added 25 for Lincoln-Way Central. Tyrone Terrell led Eisenhower with 27 points (4 3-pointers).

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR REGIONAL
Lincoln-Way East 73, Lincoln-Way North 50
Jelani Yancy scored 13 points for East (13-14).

JOLIET CENTRAL REGIONAL
T.F. North 51, Joliet Central 37

MARIST REGIONAL
Reavis 63, Kennedy 28
Nick Bal scored 17 points for Reavis.

MOUNT CARMEL REGIONAL
Mount Carmel 82, Juarez 37
Alex Austin scored 21 points and Billy Patterson added 11 for MC (12-15).

OAK LAWN REGIONAL
Oak Lawn 64, Argo 41
Martin Einikis scored 20 points, and Lyndell Johnson had 15 points and 8 assists for Oak Lawn (16-10).

THORNTON REGIONAL
Plainfield South 53, Plainfield Central 47
Eddie Presniakovas scored 15 points for Plainfield South, and Andre Norris had 20 in the Central loss.

Thornton 59, Shepard 47
Justin Taylor scored 19 points for Thornton.

YOUNG REGIONAL
Stagg 64, Hubbard 38