llinois Spot-Lite Top Chicagoland Teams (2/25/2015)

llinois Spot-Lite Top Chicagoland Teams 
“How They Fared”

1. Stevenson – (22-3) Beat Lake Forest 65-48 Fri nite in a poorly officiated contest; lost to Simeon St 66-55 on Sat
2. Simeon – (24-3) Lost to Bogan 47-42 in the City Title game on Sun; the night before Sat, 2/21 defeated Stevenson 65-55.  If Simeon plans to push through to the State Finals; seniors D.J. Williams & Isaiah Moss have to become more productive on a consistent basis
3. Bogan – (22-6) Won the City Title – defeating Simeon on Sun; Pipkins, Johnson, Jones stepped-up big
4. St. Rita – (23-3) Matthews/Chaney/Harris have to pick things quickly after being upset by Providence Catholic during the league tourney
5. Lake Forest – (24-2) Lost to Stevenson 65-48 Fri nite; they are big physical team & dangerous
6. Geneva – (25-2) Navigato is a proven leader; Fri nite he became the school’s all-time leading scorer
7. Morgan Park – (17-6) They’ve been sitting for a few weeks; when it-all-shakes out, they will be in the mix
8. St. Joseph – (22-6) Got dumped by Providence in the Catholic League Title Game, 53-42; St. Joes core 4 will be ready come state play-offs in March
9. Thornwood – (19-5) Fagan & Co playing well at the right time; host Lincoln-Way N. Tues, 2-24
10. River-Side Brookfield – (23-2) Huge games this week – Tues home vs Ignatius & Fri home vs St. Charles East
11. Hales – (22-5) Not playing well as a group at the wrong time; lost to Fenwick 72-63 in league tourney to finish 4th
12. Thornton – (20-3) A true test awaits soon; Tues nite Lincoln-Way Central at home
13. St. Charles East – (21-3) A young Evanston squad was no match for them last week; Fri at River-Side Brookfield
14. Providence – (19-9) They have jelled since the football players have gained some confidence; won the Catholic Tourney
15. Kenwood – (18-6) Been idle for a week; has tune-up game with Lincoln Park Mon or Fri
16. Niles Notre Dame – (23-4) Mooney is a real leader; crushed Marist 68-44 & Schurz on Sat 65-36
17. Uplift – (20-5) A humbling lost to Simeon 54-38 in semi’s; must refocus on 2A state final run
18. Fenwick – (20-7) Their system keeps them in most games; beat Hales 72-63 to finish 3rd in tourney
19. Neugua Valley – (23-4) Did not play well in a 2 OVT victory over Plainfield E 66-63; Desmond George can play
20. St. Ignatius – (20-7) A tough graining system; at Brookfield Tues nite; finished 5th in the league tournament

2015 Spot-Liter’s All-State Teams

2015 Spot-Liter’s All-State Teams

Our scouting service will recognize a group of players whom we feel have enjoyed a fine season.  Most nights bringing their A game to the floor, while providing leadership & winning intangibles to their respective teams.

1st Team

CLASS	NAME	HT	YR	POS	HIGH-SCHOOL	COLLEGE	COMMENTS
4A	Jalen Brunson	6-2	SR	PG	Stevenson	Villanova	McDonald All-American; A Special Talent; knows how to Win; will leave a Legacy at the North Shore School
3A	Marcus LoVett	6-2	SR	PG	Chicago Morgan Pk	“Undecided”	Provided Excitement this Season, but couldn’t get His Squad over the Hump vs Orr in a Play-Off Loss Despite 30 pts
4A	Ed Morrow	6-7	SR	SF	Chicago Simeon	Nebraska	Has His Team in the City Title Game; has Kenneth Faired Tendencies
4A	Charles Matthews	6-5	SR	G/F	Chicago St. Rita	Kentucky	Has Guided His Team to the Top of the Catholic; Providence Catholic Upset His Team in League Play-Offs; Player of the Year Candidate
	Glynn Watson	6-0	SR	PG	St. Joseph	Nebraska	He has been a Main-Stay all Season; was Spectacular at O’Fallon in a 2 OVT Victory over Althoff where He had 38 pts

2nd Team

CLASS	NAME	HT	YR	POS	HIGH-SCHOOL	COLLEGE	COMMENTS
4A	Evan Bourdeaux	6-7	SR	SF	Lake Forest	Dartmouth	Team 23-2 and He’s putting-up Monster Numbers; Prolific 3 year Finish
3A	Gavin Block	6-5	SR	WG	Lincoln (IL)	Ohio Univ.	Averaging over23 pts; has His Team on the Brink of a Down State Title Row
	Jordan Ash	6-3	SR	G/F	St. Joseph	Northwestern	Tony Lawless Award Winner in the Catholic League; a 2-Way Threat
4A	Wesiner Perez	6-5	SR	WF	Morton	Harvard	A Highly Regarded Base-Line Player; Averages a Double/Double Nightly
3A	Alonzo Verge Jr.	6-3	SO	PG	Willowbrook	-------------	Remarkable Talent; His Late Game Heroics have Won more Games in closing Seconds than Anyone in the State; Averages Close to 25 Points

3rd Team

CLASS	NAME	HT	YR	POS	HIGH-SCHOOL	COLLEGE	COMMENTS
4A	Armani Chaney	5-8	SR	PG	St. Rita	Tennessee State	Has been the Glue to His Team’s Superb Season
3A	Charlie Moore	5-11	JR	PG	Chicago Morgan Pk	-------------	Doesn’t take a Back-Seat to Anyone; A Winner
4A	Barret Benson	6-10	JR	C	Hinsdale Central	-------------	Came to Play the Last Few Months
3A	Luwane Pipkins	5-10	SR	G	Chicago Bogan	U. Mass	Guided His Squad to a City Title
4A	Nate Navigato	6-7	SR	F	Geneva	Buffalo	All-Time Scoring Leader at His School

4th Team

CLASS	NAME	HT	YR	POS	HIGH-SCHOOL	COLLEGE	COMMENTS
4A	Admiral Schofield	6-6	SR	F	Zion Benton	Tennessee	Physical Dominating Talent; has held His Team Together well
4A	Joseph Toye	6-7	SR	WF	Chicago Young	Vanderbilt	Spear-Headed a Group of Underclassmen to the Semi’s in the City Tourney
4A	Jeremiah Tilmon	6-11	SO	C	East St. Louis	-------------	The No. 1 Player in 2017 & He’s Played Like It
4A	Darias Oliver	6-5	JR	F	Chicago Leo	-------------	Catholic League; Leading Scorer & Most Unheralded Performer
4A	Matt Rafferty	6-7	SR	SF	Hinsdale Central	Furman	Plagued by some Injuries this Season, but when Healthy He’s been Productive; Recently Committed

All-State Honorable Special Mention

Harrison Niegro-6-1-PG-Lyon’s; Isaiah Moss-6-5-WG-Simeon; D.J. Williams-6-8-WF-Simeon; Jordan Goodwin-6-4-G/F-Althoff; Trevor Stumpe-6-5-G-Plainfield North; Mike Smith-5-10-PG-Fenwick; Josh Stamps-6-5-G-Curie; Allen Billinger-5-10-PG-Carbondale; Isaiah Roby-6-8-SF-Dixon; Brodric Thomas-6-3-G-Bolingbrook; Raplolas Ivanauskas-6-9-F-Barrington; Kalin Fisher-6-1-G-Proviso East; Laytwan Porter-6-1-PG-Rockford Auburn; Tyler Seibring-6-7-F-Normal Community; Micah Bradford-6-1-PG-Bradley; Joe Mooney-6-4-WG-Niles Notre Dame; Aaron Jordan-6-3-WG-Plainfield East; Kain Harris-6-2-WG-St. Rita; Connor Cashaw-6-4-G-Stevenson; Roland Griffin-6-6-SF-West Aurora; Connor Raridon-6-5-FNeuqua Valley; Zach Norvell-6-4-G/F-Simeon; Prentiss Nixon-6-1-G-Bolingbrook; Brandon Hutton-6-5-SF-De LaSalle; Donovan Franklin-6-4-G-O’Fallon; Keymonte Johnson-6-3-F-Decatur MacArthur