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Top left: Manual's Joshua Humbles guards Quincy Notre Dame's Jace Allensworth as he attacks the basket during first half action in their Class 2A championship game on Saturday. Allensworth, a senior, led the Raiders with 21 points, four steals, and two blocks. Humbles, the Rams' second leading scorer, finished with 14 points, three steals and four boards. See more photos of Allensworth or Humbles.
Top middle: Rams' Reginald Postlewaite passes the ball during the second half.
Bottom left: QND's Robbie Reed and teammates celebrate a big play in the fourth quarter as the Raiders close the scoring gap late in the game. Reed scored seven points in his 28 minutes, providing his team with three of their 21 rebounds and two of nine steals in the 60-55 loss.
Right: Raiders' TJ Togarepi reaches around Manual's Postlewaite who takes the ball to basket for two points with less than five minutes left in the game. Postlewaite scored on the play extending the Ram's lead by seven, 46-39.
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(Left to right) Reginald Postlewaite, Dyerekiss Shumate, Johnny Ray Sims-Rickmon, and Jaemel Shipp celebrate with fans before the Rams received their championship medals and the first IHSA state title trophy since 1997.
All photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
Left: Raiders' Beau Eftink fires a shot in the first half. The senior finished the game with seven points and went 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
Top right: QND's Jace Allensworth tries to block a shot from Manual's Tahj Tolliver in the second half. Tolliver chipped in eight points and distributed eight assists in the Rams' title victory. Allensworth delivered 21 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Middle: Jaemel Shipp and Ladon Carter celebrate their team's win. Carter, a junior, didn't see any playing time in the title game, while Shipp went 2-for-2 from the field and nabbed to two steals in his 20 minutes on Lou Henson Court. Want to see more photos from this game? Click here.
Bottom right: Sharing the moment, Manual student fans cheer for their team after the trophy presentation.
