Two weeks after a game on the South Side was canceled amid controversy, Payton showed up in Roseland and played host Brooks in a non-conference game that went off without a hitch.
Young's Jahlil Okafor and Curie's Cliff Alexander could end up ranked No. 1 and No. 2 nationally in the Class of 2014. The accomplishment would make the two players the highest ranked tandem in Illinois prep basketball history.
Lane's Public League quarterfinal playoff matchup with Taft quickly turned into the Jasmin Carrera show. The senior Indian scored four first-half goals en route to a 10-0 blowout win Saturday-
Payton's Ellie Vachuska and Veronika Nowak scored two goals apiece as the Grizzlies seized control with a three-goal burst in the second half for the 4-2 quarterfinal victory over Curie in the Public League tournament Saturday at Rockne Stadium.
02/24/2013, 7:00pm CST, By Michael O'Brien mobrien@suntimes.com
After a turbulent regular season and a brutal national schedule, Jabari Parker and his Simeon teammates are focused on claiming a fourth consecutive state title.