Class 4A Waukegan Sectional Final!!!!!!

Evanston vs Waukegan. Sectional Final. The Dog Pound. That's all that really needs to be said but I'll say more. These long time Central Suburban South rivals used to play twice a year when Waukegan was in the conference. Waukegan was in their 1st season in the North Suburban Conference this season. It was a much needed move by them for money purposes. I do miss the one time a year I used to drive up there for this game. It was always a great atmosphere no matter the records of either team. Most prefer Evanston/New Trier which is intense. I always thought this one was better though a lot in Evanston might disagree with me. The only two teams in the Division that were predominately African American dominated on both rosters. Evanston ruled this rivalry for many years. Folks said Waukegan didn't beat Evanston for like 25 years straight. Then Jereme Richmond(Evanston kid) showed up at Waukegan his sophomore year. Waukegan dominated this rivalry while he was there winning every time. When Richmond left Evanston went back to dominating the series. Waukegan leaves the conference, becomes a six seed in this years playoffs and makes a great run to the Sectional Final. I am one of the few that saw this game coming as I predicted Waukegan to be here when the playoffs started. To the game now: The stars for Evanston Seniors Nojel Eastern(All-Area, Purdue signee) is a jack of all trades player and can play all over the court. Chris Hamil is a knockdown three point shooter, Whitney Young transfer Malcolm Townsel has been a revelation late in the year. Waukegan has star seniors Carson Newsome(Wisconsin Milwaukee) signee and DeShawn Davidson who is a double figure scorer and great ball handler. I think though this game will come down to the sophomores: Lance Jones, Jaheim Holden, and Ryan Bost for Evanston, Ja'Dyn Brown, Bryant Brown and Jordan Brown for Waukegan. Evanston's sophomores provide timely offense, great defense and pressure on the ball and that something extra that most other teams do not have. The Brown's for Waukegan do a little bit of everything also offense, rebounding(Ja'Dyn Brown), blocked shots(Bryant Brown). I have thought of this and to me how these youngsters play will decide the outcome. I believe the defense of Evanston's sophomores will put their stamp on the game and turn it Evanston's way. I did not forget Elijah Williams who's rebounding could blow the game wide open. I predict a double digit win for Evanston and the Wildkits advance to the Chicago State Supersectional. See everyone tomorrow night at the Dog Pound. God Bless and Peace to the creatures.