State Basketball |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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State Basketball | 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.

Sentinel/Clark Brooks

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