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Boys basketball playoff pairings released

By  George M. Wilcox
   
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There were few surprises among the top seeds for the Class 4A boys basketball playoffs. The IHSA released the pairings Friday, but the official brackets have not been released as of this posting.

The No. 1 sectional seeds for Class 4A are Joliet at H-F, Lyons at its own sectional, Young at Proviso East, Glenbard East at Neuqua Valley, Glenbrook North at Niles West and Waukegan at its own sectional.

The Class 4A pairings are available here.

Click here for the Class 3A pairings.

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