Mike Helfgot picks tonight’s sectional finals
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Simeon vs. Thornton highlights exciting slate of sectional finals
If there's a singular talent capable of carrying his team past a powerhouse like Simeon, it's Thornton's Alonzo Verge. If there's a team equipped to handle everything Verge brings to...
Alonzo Verge’s big finish helps Thornton edge Brother Rice in sectional
Alonzo Verge was admittedly having a frustrating evening. In the final minute of a one-possession elimination game, the best scorer, rebounder and passer on either team wasn't even on the...
Alonzo Verge bounces back, helps Thornton seal sectional win vs. Brother Rice
Alonzo Verge admittedly was having a frustrating evening. In the final minute of a one-possession elimination game, the best scorer, rebounder and passer on either team wasn't even on the...
No need to push it for No. 2 Simeon in sectional rout of No. 17 Marist
The stomach flu kept Kezo Brown out of the regional finals. An ankle injury kept Talen Horton-Tucker on the bench when sectionals commenced. The juniors are two of Simeon's three...
Alonzo Verge scores 43 as No. 20 Thornton tops Bloom in regional final
On most nights, against most opponents, this would have been Austin Richie's show. The Bloom senior came out firing and never stopped, rising to the Class 4A Richards Regional final...
Loyola hoping to reverse trends in Missouri Valley tournament
Porter Moser was disputing the theory about the difficulty of beating a team three times, then talked himself into a modified version. Considering Loyola's draw in the Missouri Valley Conference...
Alonzo Verge, Thornton look for payback against Bloom in regional final
The Alonzo Verge experience has been largely a positive one for the Thornton senior and his Wildcats teammates and coaches. Verge "hasn't been perfect," Tai Streets, but the Thornton coach...
Alex Casieri, Deerfield earn Evanston rematch by defeating Maine South
All halfcourt shots are not created equal. Alex Casieri's actually was a few feet inside the halfcourt line, and it came just as momentum was headed in the opposite direction....
Class 4A boys basketball title up for grabs as postseason begins
Fremd is undefeated. Bolingbrook was without a key player in its lone loss. Curie still has four starters from last year's state championship team. Evanston and Simeon are ranked No....