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Issue #114 - THE WAIT IS OVER FOR JACOB WILLIAMS

* Ryan got game: East Aurora’s Ryan Boatright * Scout’s summer take: Roy and Harv Schmidt * Q&A with Illinois Warriors coach Larry Butler * Scout’s summer take: Joe Henricksen * The wait is over for Jacob Williams * Catching up with Bryan Mullins * Scout’s summer take: Van Coleman * West is best for Alex Rossi * Beverley’s NBA dream comes true * Taylor Bell: Shot for shot, Taylor Harris can’t be matched

Issue #113 - 2008-2009 FINAL CLASS 4A ISSUE

* Class 4A Player of the Year: Waukegan’s Jereme Richmond * Naperville Central’s Drew Crawford * Warren’s Brandon Paul * Thornton’s Reggie Smith * Lake Forest’s Matt Vogrich * Second team all-state * Third team all-state * Taylor Bell: Kloth doesn’t get enough respect

Issue #112 - 2008-2009 FINAL CLASS 3A ISSUE

* Class 3A Player of the Year: Marshall’s Darius Smith by Taylor Bell * Centennial’s James Kinney * North Lawndale’s Jon Mills * Leo’s James Pointer * Richards’ Shaun Pratl * Second team all-state * Third team all-state

Issue #111 - 2008-2009 CLASS 2A FINAL ISSUE

* Class 2A Player of the Year: Seton’s D.J. Cooper * Seneca’s Seth Evans * Manual’s Paris Gulley * Providence-St. Mel’s Phillip Jackson * Eureka’s Jordan Prosser * Second team all-state * Third team all-state * Taylor Bell: Sportswriters not always on target

Issue #110 - 2008-2009 FINAL CLASS 1A ISSUE

* Class 1A Player of the Year: Macon Meridian’s Dakota Getz * Annawan’s Alex Coppejans * Mounds Meridian’s Isiah Jones * Macon Meridian’s Trent Swigert * Warrensburg-Latham’s Dominique Warnsley * All-state second team * All-state third team * Taylor Bell: Who’s on your fantasy team?

Issue #109 - CLASS 3A & 4A STATE TOURNAMENT

* Taylor Bell: Kerkman, Pingatore not for 4 * Class 3A state champs: Centennial * 3A state star: Centennial’s James Kinney * 3A state star: North Lawndale’s Jon Mills * Someone you should know: Oswego’s Andrew Ziemnik * The shot: Oswego’s Jordan Mitchell * 3A state star: Leo’s James Pointer * 3A state MVP: Centennial’s Rayvonte Rice * King of the Hill dunk champ: Sterling’s Joseph Bertrand * Finals thoughts by Jack Gleason * State in pictures * Class 4A state champs: Whitney Young * 4A state star: Whitney Young’s Chris Colvin * 4A state star: Waukegan’s Jereme Richmond * Someone you should know: Waukegan’s Colin Nickerson by Patrick Z. McGavin * 4A state star: Thornton’s Trevell Rivers * 4A state star: Dundee-Crown’s Jeff Beck * 4A state MVP: Whitney Young’s Marcus Jordan * Buzzer Beater: Michael Jordan applauds Young

Issue #108 - CLASS 1A & 2A STATE TOURNAMENTS

* Macon Meridian — 1A cover * Seton Academy — 2A cover * Let the debate continue by Taylor Bell * Class 1A state champs: Macon Meridian * State star: Macon Meridian’s Trent Swigert * State star: Macon Meridian’s Jacob Shasteen * Someone you should know: Annawan’s Alex Coppejans by Bill Liesse * State star: Woodlawn’s Dawson Verhines * 1A state MVP: Macon Meridian’s Dakota Getz * State in pictures * Class 2A state champs: Seton Academy * State star: Seton’s Jordan Walker * State star: Massac County’s Bryon Bailey * Someone you should know: Seton’s Corbin Thomas * State star: Marshall’s Taylor Duncan * 2A state MVP: Seton’s D.J. Cooper

Issue #107 - OPPOSITES ATTRACT - BREESE CENTRAL'S JUNIOR DUO OF DAVID WIEGMANN AND GARRETT GAFFNER

* No state tourney matches 1982 by Taylor Bell * On the scene: Hales Franciscan wins its 2A regional * Opposites attract: Breese Central’s Garrett Gaffner and David Wiegmann * Q&A with Rock Falls’ Tevin Rumley * Someone you should know: Columbia’s Brad Buettner * Final Class 3A poll * Final Class 4A poll * Buzzer Beater: Up next

Issue #106 - MARSHALL'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE - LOGAN AND LUCAS EITEL

* A trip down memory lane by Taylor Bell * Marshall’s double-double: Logan Eitel and Lucas Eitel * The perfect match: Altamont’s Kieffer McCarron and Landon Duckwitz * Someone you should know: Neuqua Valley’s Dwayne Evans * Final Class 1A poll * Final Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Buzzer Beater: Next

Issue #105 - A ROCK-TON OF TALENT - HONONEGAH'S DAVID BROWN

* A Rock-ton of talent: Hononegah’s David Brown * On the cusp: Under-the-radar teams by Jack Gleason * Q&A with Macon Meridian’s Trent Swigert * Someone you should know: Aurora Central Catholic’s Anthony Kelley * Reaching for respect: Evergreen Park’s Anthony Welch * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Taylor Bell: Top 10 state tourney moments

Issue #104 - BAGO'S NEWEST BALLER - CHAS CROSS

* Taylor Bell: An educational view on sports * Illini lockdown * Catching up with Illinois’ Jerrance Howard * Someone you should know: Proviso West’s Robert Covington * Winnebago’s newest star: Junior Chas Cross * The week in pictures * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Buzzer Beater: Ping’s record

Issue #103 - HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT ISSUE

* Taylor Bell: A nobody who became a somebody * Holiday tournament review: The best of 2008 * Catching up with Wake Forest’s Chas McFarland * Scout’s take: Scout.com’s Evan Daniels * Bringing the Payne: Schaumburg’s Cully Payne * Holiday tournaments in pictures * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Team updates: Columbia, Moline, Richards * Buzzer Beater: The tournament winners

Issue #102 - LIKE COACH, LIKE SON - SENECA'S SETH EVANS

* Taylor Bell: Holiday tournament memories * Like coach, like son: Seneca’s Seth Evans * Out for respect: North Chicago seniors DeShawn Chambliss & Keith Ford * Zero regrets: Findlay Prep’s D.J. Richardson * Catching up with Marquette’s Maurice Acker and Jerel McNeal * Q&A with North Lawndale’s Jermaine Winfield * A look back at 2002 * From nobody to somebody: Robinson’s Meyers Leonard * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Buzzer Beater: Waukegan’s Jereme Richmond

Issue #101 - CLASS 4A SEASON PREVIEW - YOUNG'S BACK

* All-state candidates * Player of the year front-runner * Top 10 * No. 1 Whitney Young * No. 2 Zion-Benton * No. 3 Simeon, No. 4 Thornton * No. 5 Cicero Morton * No. 6 De La Salle * No. 7 Bolingbrook * No. 8 Waukegan, No. 9 Curie, No. 10 Evanston * Others to watch * Scout’s take: Illinois Prep Bulls-eye’s Roy and Harv Schmidt * Anything can happen: De La Salle’s Mike Shaw * 4A stars sign their Division I letters of intent

Issue #100 - CLASS 3A SEASON PREVIEW - LAWNDALE'S BACK

* All-state candidates * Player of the year front-runner * Top 10 * No. 1 North Lawndale * Q&A with North Lawndale coach Lewis Thorpe * No. 2 Marshall, No. 3 North Chicago * No. 4 Leo * No. 5 Sterling * No. 6 Richwoods * No. 7 St. Joseph, No. 8 Limestone, No. 9 Centennial, No. 10 Decatur Eisenhower * Others to watch * Q&A with Decatur Eisenhower junior Jarod Oldham * Scout’s take City/Suburban Hoops Report’s Joe Henricksen * Class 3A stars sign Div. I letters of intent

Issue #99 - CLASS 2A SEASON PREVIEW - ALL SECOND TO SETON

* Taylor Bell:No rivalry tops Thornton-Manual * All-state candidates * Player of the year front-runner * Top 10 * No. 1 Seton * Q&A with Seton coach Ken Stevenson * No. 2 Manual * No. 3 Rock Falls * No. 4 Seneca, No. 5 Bloomington Central Catholic * No. 6 Olympia, 7 Northridge Prep * No. 8 Marshall, No. 9 Illinois Valley Central, No. 10 Providence-St. Mel * Others to watch * Class 2A stars sign Division I letters of intent

Issue #98 - CLASS 1A SEASON PREVEW - PRIMED MERIDIAN

* Taylor Bell: The game has changed * All-state candidates * Player of the year front-runner * Top 10 * No. 1 Macon Meridian * Q&A with Macon Meridian coach Jack Blickensderfer * No. 2 Altamont, No. 3 Orion * No. 4 Delavan, No. 5 Putnam County * No. 6 Warrensburg-Latham * No. 7 St. Anne * No. 8 Madison, No. 9 Mound Meridian, No. 10 Chrisman * Others to watch

Issue #97 - THE GOLD RETURNS HOME - DWYANE WADE

* Taylor Bell: From Chicago to the NBA * Catching up with NBA star Dwyane Wade * Back in the day Wade: Roy and Harv Schmidt * Q&A with Richards senior Shaun Pratl * The sensation: Curie’s Wayne Blackshear * Scout’s take: City/Suburban Hoops Report’s Joe Henricksen * A whole ’nother player now: Whitney Young’s Marcus Jordan * Buzzer Beater: Let the countdown begin

Issue #96 - HUNGRY WOLF - ILLINOIS WOLVES' JOSEPH BERTRAND

* Taylor Bell: Hanks helped sculpt state’s history * Coming into his own: Sterling’s Joseph Bertrand * IBCA All-Star games in photos * Taking off: Simeon’s Brandon Spearman * Future star: Rock Island’s Chasson Randle * Project Bunch: North Lawndale’s Paul Bunch * Sky’s the limit: Glenbrook North’s Alex Dragicevich * Future star: Lake Forest Academy’s Angus Brandt * Buzzer Beater: My favorite Illinois high school basketball memory by Danny Hazan

Issue #95 - STARS ON THE RISE - RISING STARS 17-U TEAM

* Taylor Bell: The season that never ends * Five Stars Rising: Jack Cooley, Nik Garcia, Marcus Jordan, Cully Payne, Jereme Richmond * Making of a star: Dyricus Simms-Edwards * Looking to the future: John Taylor * Scout’s take: Roy and Harv Schmidt * Coach’s corner: MeanStreets’ Tai Streets * Players to watch * Ready to return home: Derrick Rose hopes to be a Bull * Someone you should know: Ben Brust * Buzzer Beater: Flashback - Derrick Rose’s high school debut

Issue #94 - 2007-2008 FINAL CLASS 4A ISSUE

* Taylor Bell: Dillard worthy of Mr. Basketball * Class 4A Player of the Year: Homewood-Flossmoor’s Kevin Dillard * Farragut’s Michael Dunigan * Batavia’s Nick Fruendt * Whitney Young’s A.J. Rompza * Oak Park’s Iman Shumpert * Second team all-state * Third team all-state * Buzzer beater: The covers

Issue #93 - 2007-2008 FINAL CLASS 3A ISSUE

* Class 3A Player of the Year Decatur Eisenhower’s Lewis Jackson * Champaign Central’s Verdell Jones * Washington’s Matt Roth * Simeon’s Stan Simpson * Marshall’s Darius Smith * Second team all-state * Third team all-state * The Year in Photos

Issue #92 - 2007-2008 FINAL CLASS 2A ISSUE

* Class 2A player of the year Pinckneyville’s Kyle Cassity * Hales Franciscan’s Matt Humphrey * Englewood’s DeMarkus Isom-Jones * North Lawndale’s Jon Mills * Vienna’s Brett Thompson * Second team all-state * Third team all-state * Buzzer Beater: Kyle Cassity to the rescue

Issue #91 - 2007-2008 FINAL CLASS 1A ISSUE

* Class 2A Player of the Year Warrensburg-Latham’s Zack Boyd * Madison’s Cornelius Chatt * St. Anne’s Cliff Fleming * Mounds Meridian’s Marland Johnson * Delavan’s Jordan Zimmer * Second team all-state * Third team all-state * Buzzer Beater — Taylor Bell: Officiating needs to be reviewed

Issue #90 - CLASS 3A & 4A STATE TOURNAMENT ISSUE

* Taylor Bell: Chill out, give 4-class hoops some time * Class 3A state champs: Chicago Marshall * Someone you should know: Marshall’s Ardarius Simmons * State star: Simeon’s Stan Simpson * Coach’s corner: Simeon’s Robert Smith * Slam dunk competitor: Sterling’s Joseph Bertrand * State star: Washington’s Matt Roth * Wanted: Champaign Central’s Verdell Jones * Class 4A state champs: Richards * The right move: Richards’ Carl Richard * State star: Richards’ Shaun Pratl * State star: Zion-Benton’s Lenzelle Smith * King of the Hill dunk champ: Mounds Meridian’s Marland Johnson * State star: Evanston’s Zachary Morton * My Fav 5: Peoria Journal Star’s Bill Liesse * State in pictures * Four-class champs * Buzzer beater: Ronald Steward beats Evanston

Issue #89 - CLASS 1A & 2A STATE TOURNAMENT ISSUE

* Taylor Bell: No. 1 doesn’t always translate to state * Class 1A state champs: St. Anne * State star: St. Anne’s Cliff Fleming * Someone you should know: St. Anne’s Varron Burdunice * Slam dunk champ: Mounds Meridian’s Marland Johnson * State star: Nokomis’ Wade Kimbro * Class 2A champs: North Lawndale * Lesson learned: North Lawndale’s Jonathan Mills & Zilijan Jones * State star: Pinckneyville’s Kyle Cassity * Slam dunk competition: West Frankfort’s Isiah Simelton * State star: East Richland’s Keane Thomann* State in pictures* Buzzer beater: State style

Issue #88 - LET THE FUN BEGIN: THE PLAYOFFS ARE HERE

* Taylor Bell: The Illinois Basketball Association * Someone you should know: Riverside-Brookfield’s Chris Parrish * Future star: St. Patrick’s Tim Traversa * On the scene: Mount Carmel upsets Farragut * Top 16 playoff performances * Coach’s corner: Decatur Eisenhower’s Jeremy Moore * Jack Gleason: One interesting season * Eisenhower’s Lewis Jackson & Jeremy Robinson shout out * The week in pictures * My Fav 5: Taylor Bell

Issue #87 - TICKET TO A FUTURE: MADISON'S CORNELIUS CHATT

* Taylor Bell: “Let them walk and talk” * Ticket to a future: Madison’s Cornelius Chatt * Someone you should know: New Trier’s Tim McCrary * Winnebago’s Heath Hoffman shout out * Coach’s corner: Macon Meridian’s Jack Blickensderfer * Q&A with Centennial junior James Kinney * Riverton Shootout in photos * The same as yesterday: Englewood senior DeMarkus Isom-Jones * Decatur Eisenhower’s Lewis Jackson & Jeremy Robinson shout out * Analysis: Four classes, Chicago’s south suburbs & more * Byron’s giant: Travis Bond * Week in pictures * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Buzzer beater: The leap

Issue #86 - HIS TIME HAS COME: LINCOLN PARK'S JEREMY MONTGOMERY

* His time has come: Lincoln Park’s Jeremy Montgomery * Someone you should know:Mt. Zion’s Mark Yelovich * The freshman surprise: Thornton’s Jay Parker * Oak Park’s Iman Shumpert shouts out * Introducing Hononegah’s David Brown * Domino effect: Glenbrook South’s Jack Cooley * Eisenhower’s Lewis Jackson & Jeremy Robinson shout out * Coming into his own: Zion-Benton’s Lenzelle Smith * Week in pictures * Class 1A & 2A polls * Class 3A & 4A polls * Buzzer Beater — Taylor Bell: Roth the best of all-time?

Issue #85 - BREAKING FROM THE PACK: DRISCOLL'S JAKE LINDFORS

* Taylor Bell: Few true “cathedrals” still stand * Someone you should know: Brother Rice’s Mike Kennedy * Ill. Hops: Crane’s Dion Dixon * Q&A with Chicago Washington junior Michael Haynes * Coach’s corner: Boylan’s Steve Goers * Driscoll basketball player?: Jake Lindfors * Week in pictures * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Buzzer Beater: Rejection

Issue #84 - HOLIDAY HOPS: HOLIDAY REVIEW ISSUE

* Taylor Bell: Great coaches possess more than wins * Another coaching milestone: Boylan’s Steve Goers * Q&A with Peoria Central junior D.J. Richardson * Holiday tournament review * Week in pictures * Someone you should know: North Lawndale’s Jonathan Mills * Decatur Eisenhower’s Lewis Jackson & Jeremy Robinson shout out * 372 and counting: Washington’s Matt Roth * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Buzzer Beater: The winners

Issue #83 - FINALLY FOUND: PINCKNEYVILLE'S KYLE CASSITY

* Taylor Bell: Nowhere like Proviso for the holidays * Coach’s Corner: St. Joseph’s Gene Pingatore * Catching up with Isiah Thomas * Finally found: Pinckneyville’s Kyle Cassity * Super sophs * The new arena for prep hoops * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Week in pictures * Q&A with Gurnee Warren junior Brandon Paul * Beyond the game:Method to their star madness? * Buzzer Beater: Centennial’s James Kinney

Issue #82 - THE SEASON LIFTS OFF

* A dribble down memory lane by Taylor Bell * Frosh to watch * Men of achievement: Gurnee Warren’s Chuck Ramsey and Winnebago’s Joe Murphy * The little big man: Noble Street’s Matthias Burns * Winnebago’s Heath Hoffman shouts out * Coach’s Corner: Richwoods’ Mike Ellis * Week in pictures * Class 1A poll * Class 2A poll * Class 3A poll * Class 4A poll * Beyond the game: The impact of rankings on players * Buzzer Beater: Along for the ride

Issue #81 - CLASS 4A PREVIEW: ONE ROCK, ONE GOAL FOR YOUNG

* First-Team All-State * Player of the Year Front-Runner * Second-Team All-State * Third-Team All-State * No. 1 Whitney Young * No. 2 Farragut * No. 3 Homewood-Flossmoor * No. 4 Richards * No. 5 New Trier * No. 6-No. 8: De La Salle, Zion Benton, Jacobs * Iman Shumpert shouts out * No. 9-No. 12: Bloom, O’Fallon, Oak Park, Curie, Batavia * Nick Fruendt shouts out * Best of the rest * Buzzer Beater: Marshall, Wilson special in ’58 by Taylor Bell

Issue #80 - CLASS 3A SEASON PREVIEW: EISENHOWER IS NO. 1, PERIOD

* First-Team All-State * Player of the Year Front-Runner * Second-Team All-State * Third-Team All-State * No. 1 Decatur Eisenhower * Lewis Jackson & Jeremy Robinson shout out * No. 2 Simeon * No. 3 Marshall * No. 4 Champaign Central * No. 5 Washington * Matt Roth * No. 6-No. 10: St. Joseph, Chicago Washington, Hillcrest, Mt. Zion, Geneseo * Best of the rest * Buzzer Beater: Marshall, Wilson special in ‘58 by Taylor Bell

Issue #79 - CLASS 2A SEASON PREVIEW: HALES IS BACK

* First-Team All-State * Player of the Year Front-Runner * Second-Team All-State * Third-Team All-State * No. 1 Hales Franciscan * Hales’ Josh Crittle * No. 2 North Lawndale * North Lawndale’s DeAntwan Jackson * No. 3 Peoria Manual * No. 4 Byron * Byron’s Travis Bond * No. 5 Bloomington Central Catholic * No. 6-8: Pinckneyville, Macomb, East Richland * No. 9-No. 11: Bismarck-Henning, Winnebago, Dyett * Best of the rest * Buzzer Beater: The state’s greatest small schools by Taylor Bell

Issue #78 - CLASS 1A SEASON PREVIEW: MADISON RESPECT

* The state’s greatest small schools by Taylor Bell * First-Team All-State * Player of the Year Front-Runner * Second-Team All-State * Third-Team All-State * No. 1 Madison * No. 2 Warrensburg-Latham * No. 3 St. Anne * No. 4 Mounds Meridian * No. 5 Delavan * No. 6-No.9: Chrisman, Putnam County Hartsburg-Emden, Nokomis * No. 10: Annawan, Best of the rest * Buzzer Beater: Final farewell to 2 classes

Issue #77 - THE MAGIC TOUCH: HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR POINT GUARD KEVIN DILLARD

* Born to run the point: H-F’s Kevin Dillard * Player update: Hales’ Josh Crittle cuts list * Recruiting news: Curie’s Foster chooses Detroit * Division I commitments * Marshall players, students hold rally for coach * Oak Park’s Iman Shumpert shouts out * Beyond the game: The art of player rankings * Q&A with Fenwick’s Xavier Humphrey * What happened to the game: By Scott Phillips * Buzzer Beater: Getting crossed over by Kevin

Issue #76 - THE DYNAMIC DUO: DECATUR EISENHOWER'S LEWIS JACKSON & JEREMY ROBINSON

* How times have changed: By Taylor Bell * The Odd Couple: Decatur Eisenhower seniors Lewis Jackson & Jeremy Robinson * Batavia’s Nick Fruendt shouts out * The new home to the state’s pros * My favorite hoops memory: PJ Star’s Bill Liesse * Buzzer beater: The Eisenhower ’oop

Issue #75 - FUN'S DONE: BATAVIA'S NICK FRUENDT

* Fun’s done: Batavia’s Nick Fruendt * Class A IBCA All-Star Game in photos * Book of the month: Dream Seasons * All eyes on me: East Aurora’s Ryan Boatright * The breakout: Niles West’s Nik Garcia * Mom knows best: West Carroll’s Chris Anderson * Critic’s pick: Paddy on the Hardwood * Today’s recruiting game

Issue #74 - THE FULL PACKAGE: IMAN SHUMPERT

* Iman’s moment: The rise of Iman Shumpert * Catching up with Julian Wright * Someone you should know: Kaleb Wright * Nick Fruendt shouts out * The truth: Workouts important in the summer * Future star: Chancellor Carter * Instant chemistry: Diamond Taylor & Joseph Bertrand * Q&A with Cully Payne * Early look at the 2007-2008 season * Player updates * Buzzer beater: Julian Wright flashback

Issue #73 - 2006-2007 CLASS AA FINAL ISSUE

* Player of the Year: Simeon’s Derrick Rose * First Team: Proviso East’s Jacob Pullen * First Team: Simeon’s Tim Flowers * First Team: St. Joseph’s Evan Turner * First Team: Richwoods’ Bill Cole * Second Team All-State * Third Team All-State * Fourth Team All-State * Honorable Mention All-State * Class AA Poll: From pre-season to final results * Buzzer Beater: The covers of 2006-2007

Issue #72 - 2006-2007 CLASS A FINAL ISSUE

* Player of the Year: Putnam County’s Carlton Fay * First Team: Maroa-Forsyth’s Robert Kreps * First Team: Nashville’s Lucas O’Rear * First Team: Vandalia’s Eric Hobbie * First Team: Riverton’s Mike Tisdale * Second Team All-State * Third Team All-State * Fourth Team All-State * Honorable Mention All-State * Class A Poll: From pre-season to final results

Issue #71 - CLASS AA STATE: THE BEST RIGHT NOW (SIMEON)

* The best right now: Simeon wins Class AA again * A shot to remember: O’Fallon’s Mike Malat * State star: Marshall sophomore Darius Smith * Making a statement: Stevenson’s Jong Lee * State star: Simeon senior Tim Flowers * Final thoughts: Jack Gleason sums up the season * Reflections on Simeon * State in pictures * State star: O’Fallon senior Brad Copelin * King of the Hill: Vandalia’s Eric Hobbie * Buzzer Beater: Final wave

Issue #70 - CLASS A STATE: MAROA-FORSYTH GUTS IT OUT

* The miracle in Peoria: Maroa-Forsyth's Robert Kreps * End of an era: Teutopolis coach Ken Crawford * Ill. Hops: Riverton’s Mike Tisdale * Buckets: North Lawndale’s DeAntwan Jackson * State star: Putnam County’s Carlton Fay * Big-game Ben: Maroa-Forsyth’s Ben Cochran * State star: Nashville’s Lucas O’Rear * Class AA breakdown by Jack Gleason * One bad game, one great career: Brown County's Josh Babb * Class A dunk champion: Vandalia’s Eric Hobbie * Tough love: North Lawndale’s Brad Birton * Farmers duo: Farmington's Matt Goedeke & Josh Watznauer * State star: Teutopolis’ Wade Koester * 100 Years of Madness: Q&A with Jeff Lampe * Class A state champs (in pictures) * State in pictures * Buzzer Beater: Maroa-Forsyth vs. West Carroll

Issue #69 - THE STATE'S NEWEST STAR: CONANT'S GEOFF MCCAMMON

* The arrival of Conant’s Geoff McCammon * Favorite hoops memory: Emily Tropp * Ill. Hoops online poll: Class A player of the year * Getting the point: Thornton’s Josh Parker * Lincoln Park’s Michael Thompson shouts out * Someone you should know: Carbondale's William Cobb * The man of the Minutemen: Washington's Keyon Smothers * Week in pictures * Stars of the week * Buzzer Beater — Up next: State

Issue #68 - AIMING FOR STATE: RIVERTON'S MIKE TISDALE

* Aiming at state: Riverton’s Mike Tisdale * Q&A with Warrensburg-Latham’s Zach Boyd * Future star: Hales Franciscan’s Brandon Spearman * On campus: Western Michigan’s Donald Lawson * Someone you should know: Taft’s Darrell Jones * They year of the dynamic duo by Jack Gleason * This new House: Rock Falls’ Zach House * Week in pictures * Stars of the week * Final Class AA poll * Buzzer beater: Got Mike?

Issue #67 - WHO'S GOING TO WIN CLASS A? NORTH LAWNDALE HAS A PREDICTION

* On the scene: Loyola vs. Warren * Unfinished business: North Lawndale’s on a mission * Most underrated kid in the world: Hubbard's Aaron Johnson * St. Joe’s Evan Turner shouts out * Week in pictures * On campus: Kent State’s Chris Singletary * Stars of the week * Final Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer beater: Derrick Rose vs. Evan Turner

Issue #66 - TAKING OVER: RICHWOODS' BILL COLE (FREE ISSUE)

* On the scene: Hillcrest hands Richards its first loss * Riverton Shootout: Nashville stays unbeaten * One final drive: Teutopolis’ Jason Runde * Someone you should know: Decatur Eisenhower's Lester Hart * Favorite hoops memory: Daily Herald's Marty Maciaszek * Captain Cole: Bill Cole is now Richwoods’ leader * Scouting view: Mike Procopio * Riverton Shootout: Kreps leads Maroa-Forsyth * Week in photos * Plenty of contenders in Class A: Al Hartwig * There’s Simeon, then everyone else: Jack Gleason * Ill. Hoops online poll: Favorite to win Class AA? * Coming up: City-Suburban Showdown * Stars of the week * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer beater: He’s back (Mike Tisdale)

Issue #65 - A FIRE INSIDE: ST. PAT'S SAM MANISCALCO

* A fire inside: St Patrick’s Sam Maniscalco * Maroa-Forsyth’s Robert Kreps shouts out * Introducing Richards junior Carl Richard * Life after Bawinkel? * Taking charge: Winnebago’s Heath Hoffman * On campus: West Virginia’s Devan Bawinkel * Crowd-pleaser: Meridian’s Travis Rosenkranz * Stars of the week * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer beater: Loyola falls in Indy

Issue #64 - DOUBLE TROUBLE: WASHINGTON'S SEAN JOHNSON AND MATT ROTH

* On the scene: High School Hoops Showdown * Double trouble: Sean Johnson & Matt Roth * Pain brings gain: Washington’s Sean Johnson * Q&A with Washington junior Matt Roth * Scouting view: Mike Procopio provides advice * St. Joe’s Evan Turner shouts out * Life after Scheyer? * The new leader of the Spartans: Chris Stamas * On campus: Duke’s Jon Scheyer * Stars of the week * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Week in pictures * Buzzer Beater: Batavia’s final play frame-by-frame

Issue #63 - SIMEON SLAMS NO. 1 OAK HILL

* One to remember: Simeon beats No. 1 Oak Hill * Earning respect: Von Steuben’s Mike Di Nunno * Pinckneyville coach Dick Corn reaches 700 wins * Scouting view: A former pro scout’s perspective * Aurora rivalry pays tribute to Raymond Finley * Ill. Hoops Online poll: Favorite to win Class A * Week in photos * Coming up: 10th Annual High School Hoops Showdown * Stars of the week * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer Beater: Simeon’s Kevin Johnson

Issue #62 - THE POWER OF 3: ST. JOSEPH'S GARRETT LEFFELMAN, EVAN TURNER & DEMETRI MCCAMEY

* On the scene: Marshall vs. Proviso East * St. Joseph’s three aces * The sharp-shooting politician: Garrett Leffelman * Running the point: Demetri McCamey * Taking charge: Evan Turner * Someone you should know: Nick Michaels * Welcome to Chicago: Julian’s Kyree Jones * Future star: Putnam County’s Anthony Ahlers * Week in pictures * Nashville’s Lucas O’Rear shouts out * Stars of the week * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer Beater: Hersey’s Luke Fabrizius

Issue #61 - RISING TO THE CHALLENGE: YOUNG'S DWIGHT MCCOMBS

* On the scene: Lake Park at Proviso West * Lesson learned: Whitney Young’s Dwight McCombs * Future star: New Trier’s Alex Rossi * A team to watch: Oak Lawn Richards * Stars of the week * Q&A with Geneseo’s Tyler Storm * Future star: Macon Meridian’s Dakota Getz * The week in pictures * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer Beater: Englewood’s Dominic Daniels

Issue #60 - DELIVERING HOLIDAY CHEER: ROSENKRANZ & OTHERS PROVIDE HOOPS FANS ANOTHER THRILLING HOLIDAY SEASON

* On the scene: Proviso West championship game * Brittany Johnson becomes Illinois’ all-time leading scorer * At Proviso West: St. Pat’s Sam Maniscalco * Tournament roundup * At Pekin: Geneseo’s Tyler Storm vs. Richwoods’ Bill Cole * At Proviso West:: St. Joseph’s Evan Turner * At Carlinville: Riverton’s Mike Tisdale * Farragut’s Mike Dunigan vs. Marshall’s Mike Stovall * At State Farm: Macon Meridian’s Travis Rosenkranz * Tournament stars * Week in pictures * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer Beater: Tournament bests

Issue #59 - HOLIDAY JUICE: LINCOLN PARK'S MICHAEL THOMPSON

* On the scene : 1) North Lawndale upsets Crane * On the scene : 2) St. Patrick stuns St. Joe’s * Holiday tournament preview * A tough Juice to swallow: Lincoln Park's Michael Thompson * Shootout at the Hall * Stars of the week * Week in pictures * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer Beater: Got Juice?

Issue #58 - TAKING A SHOT IN LIFE: WEST FRANKFORT'S ISIAH SIMELTON (FREE ISSUE)

* On the scene: Macon County Tournament * Taking a shot in life: West Frankfort's Isiah Simelton * Maroa-Forsyth’s Robert Kreps shouts out * Future Star: Crane freshman Dennis Hodges * Someone you should know: Nathan Fuqua * Stars of the week * Ill Hops: Thornton’s Ryan Allen * Q&A with Decatur Eisenhower’s Jeremy Robinson * Week in pictures * Class A poll * Class AA poll * 5 on the clock: Q&A with nation’s top scouts * Buzzer Beater: The unsung hero

Issue #57 - SENECA'S NOT GOING AWAY: THERE'S ANOTHER CALLAHAN

* On the scene: Crane at Senn * The other Callahan: Seneca’s Griffan Callahan * Stars of the week * Freakish frosh: North Shore’s Jereme Richmond * On campus with Butler’s Willie Veasley * Class A poll * Class AA poll * Buzzer Beater: The celebration

Issue #56 - OFF WITH A ROAR: SEASON BEGINS WITH PLENTY OF ACTION

* On the scene: Beas Hamga vs. DeAndre Jordan * Class of 2007 inks letters of intent * A team to watch: Oak Park-River Forest * Top turkey tourney players * 5-star performer: Verdell Jones * Thanksgiving tournament winners * Week in pictures * My favorite high school memory: Ira Berkow * 5-star performer: Matt Roth * 5-star performer: Jon Montgomery * Class A Poll * Class AA Poll * Buzzer Beater: It’s that time of year again

Issue #55 - CLASS AA PREVIEW: SIMEON SHOOTS FOR 2

* Preseason All-State 1st Team * All-State 2nd Team * All-State 3rd, 4th & Honorable Mention * No. 1: Simeon * No. 2: St. Joseph * No. 3: Richwoods * No. 4: Marshall * No. 5: Thornwood * No. 6: Decatur Eisenhower * No. 7: Lincoln Park * Nos. 8-10: Loyola, Homewood-Flossmoor, Young * No. 11: West Aurora * No. 12 & 13: Proviso East & Thornton * No. 14 & 15: Bloomington & Crane * No. 16 & 17: Bloom & Hillcrest * No. 18 & 19: Hales Franciscan & Lockport * Nos. 20-25 & Others to watch * St. Joseph’s Demetri McCamey shouts out * Taylor Bell: Tradition out the door * Someone you should know: Josh Edmonds * Lincoln Park’s Michael “Juice” Thompson shouts out * Former Illinois players on Div. I rosters * St. Joseph’s Evan Turner shouts out * Buzzer Beater: The season is here by Jordan Wilson

Issue #54 - CLASS A SEASON PREVIEW: THE PINCKNEYVILLE TRADITION CONTINUES

* Taylor Bell: Tradition out the door * Preseason All-State First Team * All-State 2nd Team * All-State 3rd, 4th & Honorable Mention Teams * No. 1: Pinckneyville * No. 2: Maroa-Forsyth * No. 3: Putnam County * No. 4: Bloomington Central Catholic * No. 5: Seneca * No. 6 Teutopolis & No. 7 Fieldcrest * Nos. 8-10: Farmington, Forreston, Brown County * No. 11-13: North Lawndale, Vandalia, Madison * No. 14-16: Riverton, St. Joseph-Ogden, Macomb * No. 17-19: Nashville, Serena, CPCI * Nos. 20-25 & Others to watch * Maroa-Forsyth’s Robert Kreps shouts out * Favorite hoops memory: Greg Behrens * Someone you should know: Dillon Binkley * Five questions with Pinckneyville coach Dick Corn * Book excerpt: The two-class system * Buzzer Beater: The season is here by Jordan Wilson

Issue #53 - RISING TO A NEW LEVEL: CENTRAL CATHOLIC'S BRANDON DUNSON

* Q&A with Batavia junior Nick Fruendt * Nashville senior Lucas O’Rear shouts out * On Campus with Wyoming’s Brandon Ewing * Rising to a new level: BCC’s Brandon Dunson * Taylor Bell talks about his new hoops book * My favorite hoops memory by Jay Schwab * Critics’ pick: Sole Influence (book) * Illinois’ best combinations * Buzzer Beater: Mid-majors back for more

Issue #52 - ON A MISSION: GLENBARD EAST'S MIKE CAPOCCI WANTS MORE

* Q&A with Simeon coach Robert Smith * On a mission: Glenbard East’s Mike Capocci * Catching up with And 1 Tour’s Tony “Go Get It” Jones * On Campus: North Carolina guard Bobby Frasor * Worth the read: Best hoops books * Someone you should know: Oak Park’s Iman Shumpert * St. Joseph’s Demetri McCamey shouts out * Buzzer Beater: Scott Powers’ favorite hoops memory

Issue #51 - THE SUMMER OF MUSTAPHA: THORNTON'S MUSTAPHA FARRAKHAN

* On the rise: Thornton’s Mustapha Farrakhan * Riverton’s Mike Tisdale shouts out * 2006 AAU review * Catching up with ABA coach Lamont Carr * Scouts take: Harv and Roy Schmidt’s summer review * Commitments: McGee among a few to already decide * Ceola, Jordan and Juice shout out * Players corner: “Who were you most impressed by?” * Q&A with Putnam County’s Carlton Fay * Class A review: A look at some of the top performers * Buzzer beater: Jordan Wilson’s favorite HS memory

Issue #50 - COMING FOR YOU: PULLEN & OTHERS SEEK RESPECT AT NIKE CAMP

* Ill. Hoopers just do it at Nike All-America Camp * Ceola, Jordan & Michael Thompson shout out * Cinema slam dunks: Best hoops movies * Catching up with NY Times columnist Ira Berkow * Maroa-Forsyth’s Robert Kreps shouts out * Q&A with national recruiting scout Dave Telep * Ill. Hoops on the road: New York City * Buzzer Beater: Peoria Notre Dame’s Josh Edmonds

Issue #49 - BEWARE!!! THESE STREETS ARE MEAN: MEANSTREETS 16-AND-UNDER SQUAD

* These Streets aren’t safe: MeanStreets 16s * On the verge: Mike McGahee (Class of 2007) * Q&A with Lewis Jackson (Class of 2008) * Shout out: Clark, Jordan & Thompson * Where the top A players are this summer * Where the top AA players are this summer * On the verge: Kevin Johnson (Class of 2007) * The future: D.J. Richardson (Class of 2009) * Keep an eye on … (Player to watch) * The future: Smith Jr., McCamey, Jordan * Q&A with national scout Van Coleman * On the verge: Supo Sanni (Class of 2008) * Shout out: Lucas O’Rear (Class of 2007) * Mark your calendar: Listing of summer events * Shout out: Demetri McCamey & Evan Turner * On the verge: Michael Horton (Class of 2007) * Buzzer Beater: Player of the month

Issue #48 - 2005-2006 FINAL CLASS AA ISSUE

* Player of the Year: Glenbrook North’s Jon Scheyer * First Team: Marshall’s Patrick Beverley * First Team: Thornton’s Joevan Catron * First Team: Crane’s Sherron Collins * First Team: Simeon’s Derrick Rose * Class AA 2nd Team All-State * Class AA 3rd Team All-State * Class AA 4th Team All-State * One final time: Collins, Scheyer end careers together * The year in pictures * Buzzer Beater: The other covers of 2005-2006

Issue #47 - 2005-2006 FINAL CLASS A ISSUE

* Player of the Year: Winnebago’s Devan Bawinkel * 1st Team: Liberty’s Justin Brock * 1st Team: Seneca’s Garrett Callahan * 1st Team: Hales Franciscan’s Jerome Randle * 1st Team: Riverton’s Mike Tisdale * Class A 2nd Team All-State * Class A 3rd Team All-State * Class A 4th Team All-State * Buzzer Beater: The end of a career

Issue #46 - SIMEON WINS CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

* State champions: the Simeon Wolverines * March Madness: The Pancratz family lives it * Shooting himself on the map: Richwoods’ Dehm * Fans you should know: Jack & Patrick Gleason * Unsung hero: West Aurora’s Travis Marion * Peoria’s Super Bowl: PJ Star’s state coverage * State star: Marshall’s Patrick Beverley * Playing at all costs: Thornwood’s Trey Blue * A great run ends: Glenbrook North’s Jon Scheyer * State in pictures * Buzzer Beater: Rose’s game-winner

Issue #30 - CLASS A PREVIEW: HALES FRANCISCAN CONTINUES ITS DYNASTY (FREE ISSUE)

* Welcome to Ill. Hoops by Jordan Wilson * Preseason all-state first team * Preseason all-state second team * Preseason all-state third team and honorable mention * Top 16 team list * No. 1 Hales Franciscan * No. 2 Leo * No. 3 Seneca * No. 4 Winnebago * No. 5 Nashville * Nos. 6-8: Bloomington Central Catholic, Carthage, Riverton * Ill. Hops: Riverton’s Mike Tisdale * Nos. 9-11: Putnam County, Teutoplis, Eldorado * Can’t miss games * Nos. 12-15: Warrensburg-Latham, Pinckneyville, Meridian (Macon), Timonty Christian * Buzzer Beater: Illinois’ best sign their letters of intent

Issue #29 - CLASS AA PREVIEW: GBN POISED FOR ANOTHE RUN (FREE ISSUE)

* Welcome to Ill. Hoops by Jordan Wilson * Preseason all-state first team * Preseason all-state second team * Preseason all-state third team and honorable mention * Top 20 team list * No. 1 Glenbrook North * No. 2 Simeon * No. 3 St. Joseph * No. 4 Thornton * No. 5 Warren * Nos. 6-8: Crane, Proviso East, Edwardsville * Nos. 9-11: Glenbrook South, Von Steuben, Carbondale * Nos. 12-14: Lincoln Park, Marshall, Champaign Central * Nos. 15-17: Boylan, Thornton Fractional North, Lincoln * Can’t miss games * Nos. 18-20: Marist, Washington, Larkin * Buzzer Beater: Illinois’ best sign their letters of intent

Issue #24 - Who's next?: Sherron Collins will prove he's the best to any challenger (FREE ISSUE)

* Anger managed: Sherron Collins isn’t someone you want to upset * Q&A with Proviso East’s Brian Carlwell * Unguardable: Rising Stars’ 16-and-under backcourt * Summer reading: Basketball books to get through the heat * Ill. Hops: Jeff Jordan * Shout out: St Joseph’s Jonathan Peoples * My favorite Ill. high school basketball memory by Todd Hefferman * Quick shots * The Schmidts: Brothers who know a little something about hoops * Buzzer Beater: Felling still doing what he loves by Alex Hickey

Issue #2 - ILLINOIS' NEXT SUPERSTAR: DERRICK ROSE
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* The arrival of Illinois’ next star: Derrick Rose * Shout out: Brother Rice’s Bobby Frasor * Ill. Hops: Pictures of some of the state’s best leapers * Q&A with Von Steuben’s Angel Santiago * Illinois finds its place in history: Taylor Bell’s new book * Excerpt from Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe * Around the state: Recruiting and other notes * Watch out for: Phillip Perry, Paul Bayer, Jeff Ryan * Shout out: Carbondale’s Josh Tabb * All in the Mullins family: Father and son enjoy AAU success * Buzzer Beater

Issue #1 - RISING TO THE TOP: BOBBY FRASOR
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* Intro to Ill. Hoops * Crusade to the top: Bobby Frasor * Shout out: Hales Franciscan’s Nate Minnoy * Q&A with Farragut’s Chris Singletary * Not your ordinary Pretzel: Willie Veasley * Catching up with Mark Aguirre * Shout out: Bolingbrook’s Will Walker * Ill. Hoopers : Pics of some of the state’s best * Buzzer Beater