There were a few upsets in Regional play, but we are now to Sectional play and some juicy matchups this week. Hinsdale Central went down and their sectional is an all Chicago Public League Red Shield affair. Geneva is new to the poll. Whitney Young (Chicago) is back in the poll. Lincoln Park (Chicago) and West Aurora are out as season ended for both in Regional Final. Here we go:
1) Kenwood Academy (Chicago) (29-1) (4A): Beat Oak Lawn for Riverside Brookfield Regional
Title. Tuesday vs #17 Simeon Career Academy (Chicago) in Hinsdale Central Sectional Semifinal.
2) Homewood Flossmoor (29-3) (4A): Beat Romeoville for Romeoville Regional Title. Defending Class 4A Champs will play on Tuesday vs Bloom Township (Chicago Heights) at Rich Township Sectional Semifinal.
3) Marist (Chicago) (31-2) (4A): Beat Sandburg (Orland Park) in Marist Regional Final. Wednesday at #14 Rich Township (Richton Park) at their Sectional Semifinal.
4) Bolingbrook (29-4) (4A): Beat Metea Valley (Aurora) in Bolingrook Regional Final. Tuesday vs North (Downers Grove) at Benet Academy (Lisle) Sectional Semifinal.
5) Benet Academy ( Lisle) (28-5) (4A): Won on the road at East (Oswego) in their regional final. Wednesday host #8 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) at their own Sectional Semifinal.
6) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (28-4) (3A): Beat Carmel (Mundelein) at DePaul College Prep (Chicago) Regional Final. Two time Defending Champs (won Class 2A two years ago) play Tuesday vs St Viator (Arlington Heights) at Antioch Sectional Semifinal.
7) Kaneland (Maple Park) (30-1) (3A): Beat Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) at Illinois math and Science (Aurora) Regional Final. Wednesday vs Boylan Catholic (Rockford) at Rochelle Sectional Semifinal.
8) Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (31-2) (4A): Beat Neuqua Valley (Naperville) at their own Regional Final. Wednesday at Benet Academy (Lisle) in Sectional Semifinal.
9) Evanston Township (27-5) (4A): Won at Highland Park in their regional final. Tuesday vs Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) in New Trier (Winnetka) Sectional Semifinal.
10) St Laurence (Burbank) (27-5) (3A): Beat Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) at Hinsdale South (Darien) Regional Final. Tuesday vs Hyde Park Academy (Chicago) at Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) Sectional Semifinal.
11) Rolling Meadows (28-4) (4A): Won their own Regional Final over Palatine. Wednesday vs Stevenson (Lincolnshire) at Schaumburg Sectional Semifinal.
12) Kankakee (25-5) (3A): Beat Sterling at Morris Regional Final. Tuesday vs Metamora at Washington Sectional Semifinal.
13) Mount Carmel (Chicago) (27-5) (3A): Beat Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) at Mount Carmel (Chicago) Regional Final. Wednesday vs DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago) at Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) Sectional Semifinal.
14) Rich Township (Richton Park) (22-8) (4A): Won at Lincoln Way East (Frankfort) at their Regional Final. Wednesday host #3 Marist (Chicago) in Sectional Semifinal.
15) Curie (Chicago) (23-9) (4A): Beat previous #7 Hinsdale Central at Curie (Chicago) Regional Final. Wednesday vs #25 Whitney Young (Chicago) at Hinsdale Central Sectional Semifinal,
16) Hinsdale Central (29-4) (4A): Season complete. Lost to Curie (Chicago) in Curie (Chicago) Regional Final
17) Simeon Career Academy (Chicago) (21-7) (4A): Beat St Ignatius (Chicago) in overtime at their own Regional Final. Tuesday vs #1 Kenwood Academy (Chicago) at Hinsdale Central Sectional Semifinal.
18) Fremd (Palatine) (26-3) (4A): Beat Conant (Hoffman Estates) at Larkin (Elgin) Regional Final. Tuesday vs Hersey (Arlington Heights) at Schaumburg Sectional Semifinal.
19) Niles North (Skokie) (27-6) (4A): Beat Glenbrook South (Glenview) at their own Regional Final. Wednesday vs Loyola Academy (Wilmette) at New Trier (Winnetka) Sectional Semifinal.
20) DeKalb (27-6) (4A): Beat Hononegah (Rockton) at Machesney Park (Harlem) Regional Final. Tuesday vs Warren Township (Gurnee) at Waukegan Sectional Semifinal.
21) Waukegan (23-7) (4A): Beat Libertyville at Libertyville Regional Final. Wednesday host Guilford (Rockford) in Sectional Semifinal.
22) Brother Rice (Chicago) (27-6) (3A): Won at Gwendolyn Brooks (Chicago) in their Regional Final. Tuesday host Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) at their own Sectional Semifinal.
23) Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (26-5) (4A): Won at Addison Trail in three overtimes in Regional Final. Tuesday vs Glenbard East (Lombard) in East (St Charles) Sectional Semifinal.
24) Geneva (28-4) (4A): New to the poll. Seniors Hudson Kirby, Gabe Jensen, Drew Conley, and Jack Hatton. Beat Glenbard North (Carol Stream) at Geneva Regional Final. Wednesday vs Warrenville South (Wheaton) at East (St Charles) Sectional Semifinal.
25) Whitney Young (Chicgo) (19-13) (4A): Back in the poll. Beat Lincoln Park (Chicago) at Whitney Young (Chicago) Regional Final. Wednesday vs #15 Curie (Chicago) at Hinsdale Central Sectional Semifinal.
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