Michael O’Brien will cover all three games at the Chicago Elite Classic tonight and Mike Clark will be at Hillcrest vs. Oak Lawn.
Oak Lawn, led by the unheralded Sami Osmani, is ranked in the Super 25. But if it wants to stay in the rankings and, more importantly, move into the same gated south suburban basketball community as Hillcrest, it needs a signature win. Here is a golden opportunity to do just that.
Hillcrest is still without junior guard Mar’Keise Irving, who is such an important piece for this team, but the size, length and athleticism of the junior trio of Julius Rollins, Jakobi Heady and Hamahrie Bowers will pose Oak Lawn just enough problems for the Hawks to survive on the road.
Another game work keeping an eye on is Niles North vs. Deerfield. Both Niles North, fueled by exciting senior guard Aquan Smart, and Deerfield, with size and productivity from 6-11 senior Brandon Lieb and 6-7 junior Walter Mattingly, are off to quick starts. Both have one loss but both came to ranked teams –– Niles North losing to DePaul Prep and Deerfield to Mundelein.
-Joe Henricksen
CATHOLIC - CROSSOVER
Leo at St. Joseph, 7:00
Marmion at DePaul, 7:00
Montini at Loyola, 7:00
Providence at De La Salle, 7:00
Providence-St. Mel at St. Laurence, 7:00
St. Francis de Sales at St. Ignatius, 7:00
St. Rita at Brother Rice, 7:00
CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH
Maine West at Maine East, 7:00
Niles North at Deerfield, 7:30
Vernon Hills at Highland Park, 7:00
CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH
Maine South at Niles West, 7:00
CHICAGO PREP
Ellison at Cristo Rey, 6:30
DU KANE
Batavia at Lake Park, 7:15
St. Charles East at Glenbard North, 7:15
St. Charles North at Wheaton North, 7:15
Wheaton-Warrenville South at Geneva, 7:00
DUPAGE VALLEY
DeKalb at Neuqua Valley, 7:00
Metea Valley at Naperville Central, 7:00
Waubonsie Valley at Naperville North, 7:00
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC
Marist at Marian Catholic, 7:30
Nazareth at Carmel, 7:00
St. Patrick at Benet, 7:00
St. Viator at Marian Central, 7:00
FOX VALLEY
Huntley at Cary-Grove, 7:00
ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT
Coal City at Peotone, 7:00
Lisle at Herscher, 7:00
Reed-Custer at Streator, 6:45
Wilmington at Manteno, 7:00
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Morgan Park Academy at Latin, 6:00
North Shore at Elgin Academy, 6:00
INTERSTATE EIGHT
Kaneland at Rochelle, 7:00
Morris at Ottawa, 7:00
Plano at LaSalle-Peru, 7:00
Sycamore at Sandwich, 6:30
LAKE SHORE ATHLETIC
Beacon at Acero-Cruz, 6:00
Little Black Pearl at Wolcott, 6:00
LITTLE TEN
Hiawatha at Somonauk, 7:00
Hinckley-Big Rock at Earlville, 7:00
Leland at Indian Creek, 6:45
Newark at Serena, 7:00
METRO PREP
Universal at Islamic Foundation, 7:30
METRO SUBURBAN BLUE
IC Catholic at Chicago Christian, 7:30
Riverside-Brookfield at McNamara, 7:30
METRO SUBURBAN RED
Timothy Christian at Ridgewood, 7:00
Westmont at Guerin, 7:00
MID-SUBURBAN EAST
Prospect at Hersey, 7:30
Rolling Meadows at Elk Grove, 7:30
Wheeling at Buffalo Grove, 7:30
MID-SUBURBAN WEST
Barrington at Hoffman Estates, 7:30
Conant at Schaumburg, 7:30
Fremd at Palatine, 7:30
PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-NORTH/WEST
North Lawndale at Marshall, 6:00
Orr at Payton, 5:00
Westinghouse at Lincoln Park, 5:00
PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-NORTH
Lake View at Foreman, 5:00
Mather at Marine, 5:00
Northside at Taft, 6:30
Prosser at Schurz, 5:00
Von Steuben at Sullivan, 5:00
PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-WEST
Clemente at Clark, 5:00
Jones at Perspectives-MSA, at P-Lead, 5:00
Legal Prep at Raby, 5:00
Ogden at Crane, 5:00
Wells at Collins, 5:00
PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-NORTH
Alcott at Disney, 5:00
Chicago Academy at Chicago Quest, 5:00
Chicago Math & Science at Roosevelt, 5:00
North Grand at Amundsen, 5:00
Rickover at Steinmetz, 5:00
Senn at Aspira-Bus&Fin, 5:00
PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-WEST
Austin at Phoenix, 5:00
Chicago Collegiate at Douglass, 5:00
Chicago Tech at Manley, 5:00
Littlie Village at Kelvyn Park, 5:00
Spry at Juarez, 5:00
RIVER VALLEY
Beecher at St. Anne, 6:45
Donovan at Tri-Point, 7:00
Grant Park at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00
SANGAMON VALLEY
Dwight at Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 7:30
Iroquois West at Momence, 7:00
SOUTH SUBURBAN - CROSSOVERS
Bremen at Shepard, 7:00
Hillcrest at Oak Lawn, 7:00
Lemont at Eisenhower, 7:00
Oak Forest at Evergreen Park, 7:30
TF South at Argo, 7:00
Tinley Park at Richards, 7:00
SOUTHLAND
Rich East at Rich Central, 6:30
Rich South at Kankakee, 6:30
Thornridge at Bloom, 6:30
Thornton at Crete-Monee, 6:00
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST
Joliet West at Plainfield East, 6:30
Plainfield Central at Plainfield South, 6:30
Romeoville at Joliet Central, 6:30
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST
Minooka at Plainfield North, 6:30
Oswego at West Aurora, 6:30
Oswego East at Yorkville, 6:30
SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN - CROSSOVERS
Bolingbrook at Lincoln-Way West, 6:30
Lincoln-Way East at Andrew, 6:30
Lockport at Bradley-Bourbonnais, 7:00
UPSTATE EIGHT
Elgin at East Aurora, 7:00
Streamwood at Glenbard East, 7:00
WEST SUBURBAN GOLD
Addison Trail at Willowbrook, 7:30
Downers Grove South at Proviso East, 7:30
Hinsdale South at Morton, 6:30
WEST SUBURBAN SILVER
Lyons at York, 7:30
NON CONFERENCE
Chicago Military at Culver (IN), 6:00
Clifton Central at Gardner-So. Wilmington, 6:15
Duncanville (TX) at Orr, 7:30
Harlan at Zion-Benton, 7:00
Julian at University High, 6:00
Northridge at Westminster Christian, 7:00
Urban Prep-West at Douglass, 5:00
Wheaton Academy at Yorkville Christian, 7:00
Woodstock at Badger (WI), 7:00
CHICAGO ELITE CLASSIC
at Wintrust
Lane vs. New Trier, 6:00
Evanston vs. Notre Dame, 7:30
Fenwick vs. Oak Park-River Forest, 9:00
AURORA CHRISTIAN
Joliet Catholic vs. Aurora Catholic, 6:00
Aurora Christian vs. St. Edward, 7:30
