A Hillcrest/Crete-Monee Rematch, And Chicago Marshall Tangling With Riverside-Brookfield Highlight IHSA Class 3A Sectional Action On Tap For Tonight

Hoops Illinois
March 9, 2010

Semifinal action for the IHSA Class 3A state tournament is set to tip-off tonight with a number of strong match-ups including a Hillcrest/Crete-Monee rematch, and a Chicago Marshall/Riverside-Brookfield match-up that should be outstanding.

Hillcrest defeated Crete-Monee earlier this season, and will again look to 6'5" Eric Gaines (Kent State), Julius Brown and 6'6" Darren Tillman to lead their balanced attack. Crete-Monee, fresh off of winning a rematch against Chicago Brooks, will again rely upon 6'6" Ray Lester (North Carolina A&T), 6'6" Mario Redmond (Western Illinois), Josh Humphrey, Jamie Crockett, Kentrell King and Marvie Keith to lead the way.

Chicago Marshall will look to continue their run against a very, very good Riverside-Brookfield team. Marshall features 6'5" Vincent Garrett and 6'7" Alphonso McKinney anchoring the frontcourt with Class of 2011 point guard Keifer Sykes in the backcourt. Riverside-Brookfield counters with star point guard Sean McGonagill (Brown), Class of 2011 star Ryan Jackson, Billy VandeMerkt and Watoris Slater.

Below are all of the IHSA Class 3A Sectional semifinal match-ups for Tuesday night.

Centralia Sectional
7:30 p.m. Effingham vs. Cahokia

Champaign Centennial Sectional
7:30 p.m. Mahomet-Seymour vs. Champaign Centennial

Hampshire Sectional
7:30 p.m. Marian Central vs. Oswego

King Sectional
7:30 p.m. Chicago Robeson vs. Chicago King

Lincoln-Way West Sectional
7:30 p.m. Hillcrest vs. Crete-Monee

Ottawa Sectional
7:30 p.m. Morton vs. Peoria Richwoods


Riverside-Brookfield Sectional
7:30 p.m. Chicago Marshall vs. Riverside-Brookfield

Vernon Hills Sectional
6:00 p.m. North Chicago vs. St. Viator
8:00 p.m. Johnsburg vs. Gordon Tech