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No Shot Clock, the Chicago high school basketball podcast.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 97: State finals preview

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien answer listener questions, give their Two Takes and discuss the state finals this weekend in Peoria. It’s a historic episode: We finally have a guest. Ben Pope, the Sun-Times intern, joins the show to give his Two Takes and give an outsider’s impression of our basketball scene.

-Genuine state finals weekend excitement

-So much Rockford East talk

-Discussing the North Lawndale-Farragut brawl

-Where does Providence-St. Mel rank among small school title winners?

-Will Belleville West repeat as Class 4A champs?

-Analyzing Evanston

-Can anyone beat Curie?

That and a ton more…

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