Hillcrest won its second consecutive sectional title by defeating Rich East 74-64 at the Class 3A Rich South Sectional Friday night. A three-pointer by Devin Harrison with 3:44 left gave Hillcrest a five point lead, one they wouldn’t relinquish.
Rich East turned up the pace and the pressure and took advantage of 12 Coal City turnovers to end up with a 75-47 victory in a Class 3A Rich South Sectional semifinal on Wednesday night.
Rich East had five players score at least eight points as it pulled out the 69-53 win over Rich South Friday in the Class 3A Peotone Regional championship.