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LISTEN: Regionals preview, Peoria predictions | No Shot Clock, Episode 113

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball.

By  Michael O’Brien
   
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Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball.

The episode opens with an in-depth discussion of the Illinois High School Association’s tentative schedule for the new state finals weekend format.

Topics include:

-Why is the IHSA playing third place games at 7 pm on Thursday and Friday in the new state format?

-Is Notre Dame the clear favorite in Class 3A?

-Could Joliet West really play for the Class 4A state title?

-Don’t miss a possible Dom Martinelli vs. Max Christie matchup on Friday

-Why the state tournament has to move to Champaign

-The top ten regional games in the Chicago area

-Watch out for Lincoln and Peoria Notre Dame

All that and a ton more.

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