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BCR boys basketball state tournament update, March 15

Class 1A State

Thursday: Game 1- Chicago Hope Academy 56, Effingham St. Anthony 50

Game 2 - Lanark Eastland 55, Peoria Christian 35

Friday: Third place - Peoria Christian 61, Effingham St. Anthony 51

Saturday: Championship - Chicago Hope Academy 71, Lanark Eastland 38

BCR pick: Chicago Hope over Eastland.

Class 2A State

Thursday: Game 1- Belleville Althoff 60, Chicago Christ the King 45

Game 2 - Chicago Dyett 54, Peoria Manual 50

Friday: Third place - Chicago Christ the King 55, Peoria Manual 44

Saturday: Championship - Belleville Althoff (31-5) vs. Chicago Dyett (26-7), 3 p.m.

BCR pick: Manual over Althoff.

Class 3A State

Thursday: Game 1- Chicago Brother Rice 48, Chicago St. Patrick 33

Game 2 - Chicago DePaul College Prep 39, Chatham Glenwood 25

Friday: Third place - Chicago St. Patrick 50, Chatham Glenwood 28

Saturday: Championship - Chicago DePaul College Prep 55, Chicago Brother Rice 52 (2 OT)

BCR pick: DePaul College Prep over Brother Rice.

Class 4A State

Friday: Game 1- Lisle Benet Academy 56, Evanston 47

Game 2 - Gurnee-Warren 66, Richton Park 49

Saturday: Third place - Evanston 73, Richton Park 70

Championship - Lisle Benet Academy 55, Gurnee-Warren 54

BCR pick: Lisle Benet Academy over Richton Park.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL