Boys basketball: Mike Helfgot’s Week 13 Top 20
Records through Sunday; Last week's rankings in parentheses. 1. Morgan Park 21-2, 3A (1) Met big challenges from Hyde Park and North Lawndale. 2. Fenwick 22-2, 3A (2) Collision course...
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Charlie Moore the difference as Morgan Park rallies by North Lawndale
With a high-scoring point guard, a deep bench, enough size and athletes all over its home floor, North Lawndale has pretty much everything that has made Morgan Park the best...
Boys basketball notes: Public League semifinals feature heated rivalries
One side claims it will be just another game. The other isn't bothering to try to downplay the matchup. Morgan Park-Simeon III, the rubber match of the best rivalry in...
Boys basketball: Charlie Moore, No. 1 Morgan Park rally past No. 12 North Lawndale into CPS semis
With a high-scoring point guard, a deep bench, enough size and athletes all over its home floor, North Lawndale has pretty much everything that has made Morgan Park the best...
Boys basketball: Deerfield runs past Niles North for CSL North title
Smaller, slower and less aggressive, Deerfield took a 27-point beating the last time it met Niles North. It turned out size and speed were not the problem. Matching Niles North's...
Boys basketball recruiting: Evanston’s Nojel Eastern drawing eyes far and near
Nojel Eastern does not shoot when he's defended well, and he doesn't try to shake himself free when there's an open teammate. It's a time-tested approach that nevertheless tarnishes the...
Mike Helfgot’s basketball blog: Predicting the CPS quarterfinals
People are clamoring for the return of the Sometimes-Weekly Picks Blog. By people, I mean person, and by person, I mean me. A sometimes staple on high school football Fridays,...
Boys basketball: Geneva posts another 20-win season without top player
Humans rarely come as large and nimble as Loudon Vollbrecht. Guys like that can fit on pretty much any basketball or football team, even if Geneva didn't have a basketball...
Justin Smith, Stevenson erase memory of earlier loss to Lake Zurich
Defense isn't what won Stevenson championships — not primarily anyway — during the greatest three seasons in program history. A fourth consecutive conference title is now staring the No. 19...
Boys basketball: No. 19 Stevenson stays hot, tops Lake Zurich
Defense isn't what won Stevenson championships, not primarily anyway, during the greatest three seasons in its program's history. A fourth consecutive conference title is now staring the No. 19 Patriots...