Young, Stevenson, Marian Catholic, Curie and North Chicago return big-time players and will all be loaded next season, while defending champ Simeon, St. Rita, Morgan Park and Orr will each roll out intriguing lineups. So who will be the preseason No. 1 team?
Limestone used an 18-3 second quarter run to give it the lead it needed in its 58-49 win over Orr in the Class 3A third-place game Saturday in Peoria. Orr missed 21 of 22 three-point attempts in the loss.
Brandon Clemons scored 11 of his team-best 13 points in the second half as Orr attempted to rally from a big deficit, but the Spartans couldn’t complete a comeback as they fell to Cahokia 56-46 in a Class 3A state semifinal Friday at Carver Arena.
03/14/2013, 8:55pm CDT, By Michael O’Brien mobrien@suntimes.com
Proviso East, a team that has won 19 straight games, will face a Simeon team in the Class 4A state semifinals Friday that looks to capture its fourth consecutive state championship. For more Class 3A and 4A state previews click here.
Morgan Park star -- and DePaul recruit -- Billy Garrett Jr. headlines a Class 3A AP All-State team that is loaded with some of Chicago’s top players. Click here to find out who else made the list.
Simeon chases a historic fourth consecutive state title, Morgan Park has become an offensive juggernaut during its posteason run and Orr prepares for its first ever state finals appearance in this week’s three-pointer.
It was a total team effort on both ends of the floor for Orr as the Spartans cruised to a 63-49 win over North Chicago at the Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional Tuesday.
Orr won the school’s first-ever sectional title Friday night by defeating St. Joseph 50-40 in the title game of the Nazareth Sectional. The Spartans frontcourt tandem of Tyquone Greer (16 points) and Marlon Jones (14 points) led the way for Orr.
03/06/2013, 10:13pm CST, By George M. Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
Orr used some key free-throw shooting to hold off Fenwick 55-46 in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Riverside-Brookfield. The Spartans made 6 of 8 free throws in the closing minute to seal the win.
Louis Adams Jr. scored a game-high 17 points, and Orr made timely free throws down the stretch to hold off Montini for a 59-48 victory in the Class 3A Glenbard South Regional final Friday.
Despite being cleared by the Public League, Orr’s Marquise Pryor has not been cleared to play by the IHSA. Orr coach Louis Adams awaited word on Pryor’s standing from the IHSA Friday, but that apparently never came.
Orr’s Marquise Pryor, who is still waiting for his official clearance from the IHSA, cheered from the bench as the Spartans gritted out a 57-42 victory over host Glenbard South in a Class 3A regional semifinal Wednesday.
Orr junior forward Tyquone Greer is not only a huge reason for the Spartans' success this season, but he's also out to prove he can compete with the best players in the nation.
Jahlil Okafor scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead No. 4 Young to a 66-51 win over No. 3 Orr Wednesday in a Public League playoff semifinal game at Chicago State.
Four Simeon players were selected to this year’s All-Public League squads, while Young and Morgan Park received three nods apiece. Find out which players round out the four teams, as well as who was selected for honorable mention here.