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Public League playoff pairings

The full bracket for the Red Division city basketball tournament.

By  Michael O’Brien
   
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Perspectives-Leadership’s Jakeem Cole (12) shoots the ball against Phillips.

Perspectives-Leadership’s Jakeem Cole (12) shoots the ball against Phillips.

Kirsten Stickney-For the Sun-Times

The Public League playoff pairings have been announced. The tournament starts up with 16 games on Feb. 1 and winds up with the championship game at UIC on Feb. 11.

The boys and girls title games will be broadcast live on CW 26, channel 26.1.

First round, Feb. 1

Amundsen at Young
Taft at Brooks
Perspectives-MSA at Lincoln Park
Ag. Science at Curie
Catalyst-Maria at Simeon
Englewood at Clark
Morgan Park at Lindblom
Marshall at North Lawndale

Corliss at Kenwood
Dyett at Lane
Longwood at Phillips
Northside at Orr
Jones at Westinghouse
Payton at Perspectives-Leadership
Prosser at Farragut
Bogan at Hyde Park

Second round, Feb. 3
Quarterfinals, Feb. 7
Semifinals, Feb. 9
Championship, Feb. 11

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