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Boys Basketball: All-State teams

CLASS 4A FIRST TEAM Pos. Player School Ht. Yr. G Keith Carter Proviso East 6-0 Sr. C Jahlil Okafor Young 6-10 So. F Jabari Parker Simeon 6-9 Jr. F Darius Paul Warren 6-8 Sr. G Fred Van Vleet Rockford Auburn 6-0 Sr. …

May 22, 2012

Boys Basketball: St Francis pulls off second straight upset, tops Crane

There are those who assumed St. Francis’ upset of Orr in a Class 3A regional final last Friday was a fluke. It wasn’t. The Spartans …

Mar 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane pulls plug on Riverside-Brookfield’s season

With 1:39 remaining in Crane’s 69-57 win over host Riverside-Brookfield in a Class 3A regional championship game on Friday, a power outage occurred due to …

Mar 8, 2012

Boys Basketball: Sun-Times All-Area team

Jubril Adekoya 6-6, Jr., F, Andrew: Teamed with his brother Jawad to lead the Thunderbolts to one of the best seaons in school history, including a …

Mar 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane battles back to top Austin

Crane outscored Austin by 14 points in the fourth quarter for a come-from-behind win in the Class 3A Riverside-Brookfield Regional semifinal Tuesday night. Austin scored …

Feb 29, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane no match for Curie

The Curie vs. Crane game came down to two basic points: one team could do nothing wrong and the other team could do nothing right. …

Feb 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane comes way back to top Vocational

Usually a first-round home game in the Public League playoffs is a done deal. But instead Vocational got done in by visiting Crane who pulled …

Feb 14, 2012

Boys Basketball: Curie, Orr are logical contenders

Simeon star Jabari Parker has two state championships but no city titles. The phenom is hungry to add that line to his basketball resume, and …

Feb 11, 2012

Boys Basketball: Sun-Times All-Public League teams

SUN-TIMES All-PUBLIC BASKETBALL SELECTIONS First Team: Milton Doyle, Marshall, G, 6-4, Sr Devin Foster, Curie 6-3 G, Sr Jabari Parker, Simeon, 6-9, F, Jr Rashaun …

Feb 8, 2012

Boys Basketball: Young has little trouble with Crane

Whatever problems Young had at the beginning of the season seem to be getting righted towards the end of the season. Young followed up Tuesday’s …

Feb 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Sun-Times All-Public League teams

SUN-TIMES All-PUBLIC BASKETBALL SELECTIONS First Team: Milton Doyle, Marshall, G, 6-4, Sr Devin Foster, Curie 6-3 G, Sr Jabari Parker, Simeon, 6-9, F, Jr Rashaun Stimage, Farragut, 6-7, F, Sr Steve …

Feb 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: Orr claims conference share, defeats Crane

With two games remaining in the Red-West it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Marshall, with a two-game lead, was destined for conference crown hopes. …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane escapes TF North in overtime

When a coach tells his players not to pay any attention to an opponent’s losing record, they don’t always listen. No. 25 Crane almost came …

Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Marshall overcomes Crane

Milton Doyle is the kind of player every coach dreams of having. He has no fixed position. He just goes and does whatever is needed. …

Jan 14, 2012

Boys Basketball: Willie Conner sets the tone as Crane holds on to top Westinghouse

Willie Conner is his team’s emotional leader. He sets the example. “I knew I had to come out and be aggressive in going to the …

Jan 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane runs past Plainfield Central for tourney title

Plainfield Central will remember Crane’s one and only appearance in the Romeoville Christmas Classic as the athletic Cougars asserted themselves in the second quarter on …

Jan 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Crane tops Lemont in title game

Lemont coach Rick Runaas offered a simple explanation for Crane’s 58-54 victory Wednesday night in the small school championship game of the Romeoville Christmas Classic. …

Dec 28, 2011

Boys Basketball: Willie Conner leads Crane past Ridgewood

Willie Conner scored 10 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, including two free throws in the final seconds, to lead No. 15 …

Dec 27, 2011

Boys Basketball: Rashaun Stimage dominates as Farragut downs Crane

It’s always a dog fight in the Red-West. But when families are on opposing sides it puts some extra flavor in the mix. Cousins Rashaun …

Dec 27, 2011

Boys Basketball: Crane battles back to top North Lawndale in OT

Even after an impressive victory over Homewood Flossmoor last Sunday, it is still a work in progress for No. 11 Crane as it had to …

Dec 19, 2011

Boys Basketball: Seton’s balanced attack tops Crane

Even after No. 10 Seton pulled off an impressive 73-66 win over No. 14 Crane Tuesday night in South Holland, coach Brandon Thomas wasn’t looking …

Dec 12, 2011

Boys Basketball: Crane shakes off distractions, St Charles North

Crane’s basketball team received some bad news on Wednesday, learning the school is likely to be phased out and eventually closed. Despite that news the …