Monday, March 12, 2012

Illinois Class 4A Supersectional Matchups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the last step before the State Finals in Peoria. Last weeks Sectional Finals were blowouts all over the state. Here are what I think of the matchups: 1) SIMEON(CHICAGO)-EVANSTON at Chicago State: This is probably the biggest mismatch left in the state, on one side you have 2 time Defending State Champ Simeon(32-1) with junior Jabari Parker (6-8) considered by most the Number 1 player in the nation regardless of class and another of the nations best juniors in Kendrick Nunn(6-2), also Marquette signee Steve Taylor along with at least 4 other Division I prospects. The other side you have Evanston my hometown team scrappy old high school team with no Division I prospects. They are 22-10 and have struggled at times this season. Their best player is Josh Irving(5-11), and Southern Illinois football signee Leonard Garron(6-4). This is probably the least talented Evanston team in awhile but they are here one step from State Finals. My prediction:Simeon marches on rather easily(sorry my fellow Evanston fans). 2) WARREN(GURNEE) vs AUBURN(ROCKFORD) at Dekalb: This is size vs speed matchup, Warren has the size with Toledo signee Nathan Boothe (6-9) and Western Michigan signee Darius Paul (6-8), also Jovaughn Gaines( 6-3) in the backcourt they will try and pound the glass like they have all season. Not a good three point shooting team but they are great 15 foot and in. Auburn has probably the best pure point guard in the state in Wichita State signee Fred Van Fleet who averages 25 points and 8 assists a game. His running mate LaMarque Foote (6-3) senior in the backcourt will have to push the tempo. This is a good team as I saw them at the Proviso West tournament. They are in their second straight Supersectional. As it is I have Warren marching to the State Finals for second consecutive year.  3)PROVISO EAST(MAYWOOD) VS AURORA(WEST) at Hinsdale Central- Proviso East is undefeated(32-0) and still stuck as Number 2 in the state behind Simeon, they could prove everyone wrong this week. They are lead by St Louis signee point guard Keith Carter (6-0) who is another steal for a mid major as is Van Fleet. East is the quickest team I have seen since Westinghouse 2000 2A State Runner Up. They have Paris Burns(6-0) and Paris Lee(6-0) terrorizing guards along with Sterling Brown (6-4) junior who is a jack of all trades. West Aurora has Juwan Starks(6-4) and some quick guards but I think Proviso East goes downstate. 4) EDWARDSVILLE VS BLOOM(CHICAGO HEIGHTS)at Bloomington I will admit I have not seen Edwardsville at all this year as they are down in deep southern illinois near St Louis. Bloom has underrated point guard Donald Moore (6-0) along with other quick 6-2 to 6-4 athletes who won the Big Dipper at Christmas time. I will go out on a limb and say Bloom will win even though the Southern Illinois representative has won this Super the last two years. There you have it I have SIMEON VS BLOOM and PROVISO EAST VS WARREN downstate in Peoria. Blessings to all the teams playing tomorrow night. GO EVANSTON WILDKITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!