Brother Rice (Chicago) survives rock fight at home with Andrew (Tinley Park) in a cold gym on a cold night in non conference tilt!!! Top performances in the state tonight!!!!

It was so cold in the gym tonight I wore my big down coat the entire game. The teams were just as cold shooting the ball. Andrew shot 9 for 38 (23.7%) from the floor, Brother Rice shot 15 for 48 (31.3%) from the floor. Game was close till the last two minutes of the game. Here we go:

Brother Rice (Chicago) 37 Andrew (Tinley Park) 31 Final:

I tried to find the Class 7A Football State Championship trophy at Brother Rice (Chicago), but wasn't able to locate it. Also no Brother Rice Crazies tonight which contributed to the cold atmosphere in the gym. The weather as well as the shooting from the floor. Both teams put together enough baskets to make it competitive. Brother Rice led 8-7 after the first quarter, Andrew led 17-16 at recess, and Brother Rice led 26-25 after three quarters. Brother Rice hit enough shots in the fourth quarter to get a two possession lead in last minute. That was enough as Andrew couldn't hit the broad side of a barn tonight. Junior Ryan Dinnon of Andrew had opportunities to get a lot of rebounds, 18 of them to be exact, 14 defensive. Junior Aiden Henderson hit some free throws late to seal the win for Brother Rice.

Brother Rice (Chicago) ups it's record to 14-8, Andrew (Tinley Park) drops to 10-13.

Top performances:

Brother Rice:

Junior Aiden Henderson 12 points (6/8 FT) 2 steals

Senior Zach Grabowski 10 points 7 rebounds 1 steal 2 blocks

Andrew:

Junior Justin Freeman 12 points (7/8 FT) 6 rebounds

Junior Ryan Dinnon 8 points 18 rebounds 1 block

Top performances in the state:

Cooper Knowles, West Hancock (Warsaw) 20 points

Parker Froman, West Hancock (Warsaw) 16 points (junior)

Carter Brown, Sherrard 17 points

Ryder Veronda, Sherrard 17 points

Brylan Bender, Sherrard 16 points

Wade Richhart, Rockridge (Taylorville) 25 points

Cade Fuhr, Rockridge (Taylorville) 15 points

Kishawn Gantt, Bremen (Midlothian) 26 points

Joshua Pegues, Corliss (Chicago) 25 points (junior)

Carl Parrish, Corliss (Chicago) 18 points

Oba Fasalojo, Hononegah (Rockton) 28 points

Caleb Hart, Hononegah (Rockton) 20 points

Ben Hiveley, Byron 21 points 4 steals

Carson Newton, Byron 20 points (3/8 three) 5 assists

Zion Braimah, Pecatonica 29 points 10 rebounds (double/double) (junior)

Karter Degner, Pecatonica 18 points (3/5 three)

Ali, Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) 13 points 10 rebounds (double/double)

Xavier Martin, Bloom Township (Chicago Heights) 11 rebounds 6 blocks (junior)

Tyler Smith, Manley (Chicago) 20 points 5 rebounds 5 assists 5 steals

Yak Kizer, Manley (Chicago) 15 points 10 rebounds (double/double)

Lavon Roberts, Manley (Chicago) 13 points 11 rebounds (double/double)

Torey Baskin, Hoffman Estates 14 points 7 rebounds

Tony Horton Jr, Schaumburg 14 points

Aidan Patterson, Schaumburg 14 points

Jakarie Askew, Englewood STEM (Chicago) 14 points