Thursday Preview
The first night of the tournament has plenty of
enticing games to follow, with the battle between #4 Lyons and #6 Brother
Rice serving as the main event at 5:20pm. Prior to that, #1 Fenwick meets
up with Catholic League rival St Pat's in the tournament opener.
Of course, the third game between Curie and H-F is a
rematch of last week's championship round game from the Palatine
Tournament, where the teams finished tied at 11-11 when Shay Banton scored
in the closing seconds of regulation. Expect another close encounter the
second time around.
In the later games, #5 Oak Park takes on #16 Stevenson,
#2 St Ignatius matches up with #26 Lincoln-Way East, and H-F takes on #19
St Patrick in the nightcap.
Friday Preview
The Friars get things started on Friday in an
intriguing contest against #7 Curie at 4:00pm. That is followed by what
looks like the best matchup of the night on paper between #3 Naperville
Central and #5 Oak Park.
Five more games are to follow, which will help paint a
better picture of how the schedule will look in the championship round.
The rest of the Friday schedule includes:
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#4 Lyons vs #21 Neuqua
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#2 St Ignatius vs #20 Naperville North
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#3 Naperville Central vs #17 Stevenson
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#6 Brother Rice vs #21 Neuqua
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#20 Naperville North vs #26 Lincoln-Way East
Saturday Preview
The championship round will begin at 9:40am on
Saturday, but the mystery remains as to what matchups we will see until
the preliminary rounds are finished. Plus, there are two preliminary round
games starting early on Saturday, as Fenwick takes on H-F at 8:00am and
Curie plays St Patrick immediately after.
The key games will be played at 12:10pm and 1:00pm on
Saturday afternoon (semifinals*) and at 5:10pm and 6:00pm (finals*).
