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Something to cheer about, Homewood-Flossmoor wins 4A state basketball title

CHAMPAIGN - Homewood-Flossmoor student fans cheer for their basketball team during the awards ceremony for their newly crowned state champion team. The Vikings won this year's Class 4A championship after defeating Normal Community 60-48 at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Saturday. The victory is the first state title for the Southwest Suburban Conference school that has made eight previous state tournament appearances.

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Taking it home, DePaul wins second-consecutive state basketball title

CHAMPAIGNWith Rob Walls, Jaylan McElroy, and Rashaun Porter around him, DePaul Prep's PJ Chambers' carries the team's newest piece of state hardware to the locker room at State Farm Center on Saturday. The Rams beat Mt. Carmel 49-41 in the Class 3A championship game. Walls (left) finished with 10 points, Chambers and McElroy had eight each, and Porter contributed five points in the title win.

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Caravan state title dream stalled, Mt. Carmel falls 49-41

CHAMPAIGN - Mt. Carmel's Noah Mister looks for a shot in the paint after slashing his way past a DePaul College Prep player during fourth quarter action of their Class 3A championship basketball game. The Caravan (34-3) could not erase a first-quarter slump in the remaining three, losing 49-41 to the Rams at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Saturday.

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Phillips wins 2A state basketball title

CHAMPAIGN - Wendell Phillips Academy's Derrick Brooks is hoisted up with the team's IHSA Class 2A championship trophy on Saturday at the State Farm Center. The Wildcats defeated the Benton Ranger 54-47 to win this year's state title.

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Phillips advances, Williamsville to play for third

CHAMPAIGN - Williamsville's Carson Kohler goes up for a second-half shot between Phillips' Claude Mpouma (left) and Amari Edwards at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Thursday. A despite an exciting fourth quarter rally, the Bullets fell 60-54 in the state semifinal. Kohler finished the game with 15 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Williamsville advances to the third-place game later this evening against the winner of the contest between Byron and Benton.

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West-Central advance to state championship game, Cougars beat Aurora Christian in double OT

CHAMPAIGN - West-Central's Chance Little tries to find his way around Aurora Christian's Jalen Carter during first half their Class 1A semifinal at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Thursday. Little, who made 15 of 20 free throws, finished the game with a team-high 33 points to help the Cougars win the game 70-65 in double overtime. West-Central will take to Lou Henson Court at 11 a.m. on Saturday to play Meridian High School in the division's championship game. See more photos from today's game below.

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