Boys basketball: Mike Helfgot’s Week 12 Top 20
Records through Sunday; Last week's rankings in parentheses. 1. Morgan Park 19-2, 3A (1) Played well in O'Fallon. 2. Fenwick 20-2, 3A (2) Prohibitive favorite in Catholic League tournament. 3....
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Boys basketball: Evanston depending on depth
Evanston is always better when Nojel Eastern is on the court. There is not a team in the state that wouldn't benefit from having the 6-foot-5 junior on the floor...
Boys hoops: Nojel Eastern shines in No. 7 Evanston’s win at New Trier
This figured to be a tough spot for Evanston. It was the kind of game even conference champions tend to lose, and the kind of victory deep postseason runs are...
Hoops recruiting: Top-tier point guards eye high-major offers despite small stature
Evan Gilyard was as engaging after Simeon beat Morgan Park last week as he was effective in leading the Wolverines to a road upset. The 5-foot-9 junior said nothing about...
Boys hoops: Evan Gilyard steps to forefront for peaking Simeon
There was no vote to anoint a junior as captain of a team almost every young South Side basketball player dreams of leading, a team with three seniors entering their...
Northern Illinois signing day profile: Mount Carmel QB Anthony Thompson
Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey announced the name, position and high school of the new Huskie and smiled. "Quarterback from Mount Carmel," Carey said while unveiling his 2016 recruiting class...
Success of Morgan Park, Fenwick, Simeon create muddy, yet elite, top 3
Robert Smith actually stopped a CPS official from making reporters leave immediately after last week's Simeon-Morgan Park game. The coach, and his team, wanted to speak to the media beforehand....
Boys hoops: Mike Helfgot’s Week 11 Top 20
Records through Sunday; Last week's rankings in parentheses. 1. Morgan Park 17-2, 3A (1) Best overall body of work. 2. Fenwick 18-2, 3A (2) Took care of business against St....
Ryuji Aoki’s big third quarter helps rally Stevenson past Zion-Benton
It would border on blasphemy in these parts to suggest that Jalen Brunson might not have been the best pure shooter on Stevenson's 2014-15 Class 4A championship team. Ryuji Aoki...
Boys basketball: Public League playoffs offer intriguing matchups
No. 1 Morgan Park and No. 3 Simeon had matching 9-1 records in the state's strongest conference, the Public League Red South, and split their two matchups. Simeon won the...