Must 👀 in Springfield tonight as Normal Community travels to take on SHG NC 29-1 Defensive Mentality Slower & Physical Tempo Advantage: Size & Rebounding Big12 Champs SHG 28-2 Pressure D Mentality Faster Tempo Advantage: Depth of Guard/Wings CS8 Champs Who Wins?

University of New Orleans comes into Central Illinois and gets a steal in 2022 Wing 6’6 Jeremiah Talton. The young man is having a monster senior season for Quincy High.

29-10 at the half. Normal Community having their way right now. NC’s physicality really setting the tone. Couple big dunks by Zachary Cleveland & Jaheem Webber. Trey Redd controlling tempo as well. Braylon Roman continues to impress.

For SHG Zack Hawkinson is playing super hard battling his tail off vs Cleveland & Webber. SHG has to find a way to make some shots from the outside.

54-33 NC over SHG. Community is the best team in Central IL. Built to win a lot of different ways, in most games they look like a BIG10 team playing a MidMajor. To much size, strength, athleticism. And everyone knows Dave Witzig will always have a great defensive team.

0verlooked in HS sports is history of success in playoffs Manual beating PND shocked people, but not Manual. Its expected! Lanphier having an ok year for their standards. Lost to SHG in OT. When you have history of winning you tend to have alot confidence come playoff time!

Normal Community is the most complete team we have seen this year. Size, Athleticism, Guards, Poise, Toughness, & Defends. Could this be Dave Witzig best team ever? Would love to see a match up between them & Glenbard West. Been fun to watch this team mature during the season.

Moline was one of our favorites to watch all yr, we always knew there would be a matchup with size that could affect them. Gotta give NC credit. But Moline still is the best passing team & had the best tempo we saw all season. Congrats on a great season! You made it fun for fans!

Quincy wins at the buzzer & now gets Normal in Sectional final. Quincy a lot of youth & Normal tons of seniors. Quincy unique style that many dont see on the regular. Normal defensive mindset & size is something that isnt seen on the regular either.

Metamora seems to be clicking at the right time of the season. The redbirds have found a rhythm in the scoring department as it seems they have 4-5 guys in double figures every game recently. They are waiting for the winner of Manual vs Rock Island tonight.

Manual vs Rock Island this evening could be special. Both athletic teams with size & toughness. A rematch of 2 years ago at the same location. Manual absolutely put it to Rock Island that night. Wondering if the tension still remains from that game. Should be a great HS game

Manual Vs Rock Island didnt disappoint. An OT thriller that RI won & revenged the loss from 2 yrs ago at the same spot. So many back n forth plays, 1 constant around the action was 2022 Marieon Anderson. Scoring, Rebs, Defending, Loose Balls, Blks. Now sets up a rematch vs Metamora

Manual is built for post season play no matter what yr it is. They are a totally different animal come Feb & March. Again history of success matters. They just bring a different level of grit & toughness to playoff time & its awesome to watch.

Big Games Tonight Including Some Big Rematches: 1A Peoria Christian vs Southeastern Tuscola vs Macon Meridan 2A Monticello vs El Paso Rockridge vs Farmington 3A SHG vs MacArthur Metamora vs Rock Island East St Louis vs Chatham 4A Normal Community vs Quincy #MarchMadness

Quincy knocks off Normal Metamora holds on to beat Rocky SHG needs 2OTs to beat MacArthur Monticello knocks off El Paso Southeastern beats Peoria Christian Central Catholic beats QND Rockridge over Farmington Macon Meridan over Tuscola in 2OT on a 60ft heave WOWZERS