Evanston counteracts Lane Tech's size with on ball pressure, great help side defense on Scantlebury, hitting shots mostly attacking the basket and making good passes in the paint for baskets. Here we go:
WINNETKA, ILLINOIS IHSA CLASS 4A SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL:
Evanston Township 56 Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) 39:
First quarter:
Evanston put the pressure on right away and it started with senior Ian Peters of Evanston Township making life miserable for Lane Tech's point guard Brayden Rosenkrantz on the ball. Evanston scored on drives to the paint, and good passes for baskets. Senior George Richardson of Evanston scored 6 points in the quarter, led the game from start to finish. Evanston led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. Controlled the tempo pushing the ball when opportunities presented itself.
Second quarter:
Evanston continued scoring in the paint for the most part on drives to the rim and ball movement around the perimeter. They also stole passes to Scantlebury on help side defense in the paint. Evanston had sophomore Vito Rocca fronting Scantlebury. Lane Tech couldn't hit any outside shots. Senior Kaidan Chatham attacked the rim and scored or passed out to shooters. Senior Jayden Rodriguez (#0) came off the bench and gave Evanston some energy. Evanston outscored Lane Tech 13-8 in the quarter and led 27-15 at halftime.
Third quarter:
Evanston kept the defensive pressure up forcing turnovers and converting them into baskets. Freshman Ben Ojala came alive late in the third quarter into the fourth quarter with a couple of three pointers to give Evanston a comfortable cushion. Evanston outscored Lane Tech 16-10 in the quarter to lead 43-25 to end the third quarter.
Fourth quarter:
Ojala started the quarter with 5 quick point and Lane Tech never got closer than 14 points.
Top performances:
Evanston Township:
Senior Theo Rocca 17 points 5 rebounds 2 steals
Senior Kaidan Chatham 13 points 8 rebounds 5 assists
Sophomore Vito Rocca 9 points 1 steal
Freshman Ben Ojala 8 points
Senior George Richardson 6 points
Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago):
Senior Zach Mazanowski 12 points 2 blocks
Senior Brayden Rosenkrantz 8 points 1 steal
Junior Matt Szafoni 7 points 1 block
Senior Dalton Scantlebury 6 points 2 blocks 2 steals
Evanston Township advances to Sectional Finals on Friday with a 28-5 record against winner of Niles North (Skokie)/ Loyola Academy (Wilmette) winner.
Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) ends season at 20-12.
Top performances:
Dietrich Richardson, Manual (Peoria) 24 points (11/16 FG) (Bradley commit)
Braden Holthaus, Macomb 18 points
Jayden Armstrong, Catholic Academy (Joliet) 20 points
Devin Cleveland, Kenwood Academy (Chicago) 18 points
Amari Edwards, Kenwood Academy (Chicago) 14 points 5 rebounds
TJ Seals, Kenwood Academy (Chicago) 12 points 10 rebounds (tip in at regulation buzzer to send game into OT)
Darien Green, Christ The King College Prep (Chicago) 18 points 5 rebounds 3 steals
Matthew Harland, Christ The King College Prep (Chicago) 10 points 10 rebounds (double/double)
Javerion Banks, Warren Township (Gurnee) 16 points
Carson Trivellini, South (Crystal Lake) 21 points (sophomore)
AJ Demirov, South (Crystal Lake) 12 assists
Andre Tyler, Simeon Career Academy (Chicago) 22 points (junior)
Kaden Rakers, Breese Central 17 points 5 rebounds 2 steals
Jordan Weeks, Christian (Aurora) 12 points 16 rebounds (double/double)
Jacob Baumann, Christian (Aurora) 18 points
Makai Kvamme, DePaul College Prep (Chicago) 14 points 8 rebounds 5 assists (Western Illinois commit)
Sawyer Woodard, Tuscola 24 points 7 rebounds
Kam Sweetnam, Tuscola 21 points
Logan Kurtz, Tuscola 14 points (junior)
Marcos Gonzales, Brother Rice (Chicago) 22 points 7 rebounds (Citadel commit)
Jack Weigus, Brother Rice (Chicago) 19 points
Caden Workman, Brother Rice (Chicago) 14 points
Jovi Ratliff, Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) 20 points
Lawson Zulu, Rock Island 21 points 5 rebounds
Jordan Williams, Fremd (Palatine) 19 points (junior)
Charlie Pomis, Hersey (Arlington Heights) 14 points
Zerrick Johnson, St Laurence (Burbank) 17 points
EJ Mosley, St Laurence (Burbank) 16 points (Purdue Fort Wayne commit)
Jonah Funk, Metamora 22 points (South Dakota commit)
Ashton Grieves, Metamora 19 points
Matthew Zobrist, Metamora 14 points (Bradley commit)
Jordan Davis, Kankakee 17 points
Myair Thompson, Kankakee 16 points
Trey Burditt, Normal Community 17 points (junior)
Kobe Walker, Normal Community 10 points 15 rebounds (double/double) 2 blocks (Central Michigan commit)
Thaddeaus "TJ" Williams, Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) 32 points (career high) 7 steals (junior)
Asa Harris, Leo Catholic (Chicago) 23 points
Sam Edmundson, Leroy 24 points 8 rebounds
Brycen Umstattd, Leroy 15 points 7 rebounds
Docker Tedeschi, Benton 19 points (Colorado State commit)
Karter Krutsinger, Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) 25 points (junior)
William Felton, Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) 18 points
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