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The Indian Creek boys basketball team used a late third-quarter surge to take the lead, then survived a potential game-winning 3-pointer by Marquette at the final horn to claim a thrilling 46-44 victory the Class 1A Amboy Sectional championship game Friday.

Isaac Willis finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds as Indian Creek dominated the glass and knocked off Woodland in a Class 1A Amboy Sectional semifinal on Wednesday. Nolan Price had 25, crossed over 1,00o career points and made state history for the Warriors.

The Marquette boys basketball team used a late first half spurt to grab the lead and held off Hinckley-Big Rock throughout the second half in a 54-51 win in Tuesday's Class 1A Amboy Sectional semifinal.

Rockford Lutheran used a 10-0 run to force overtime in an eventual 69-67 win over Oregon in Tuesday’s 2A Mendota Sectional semifinal.

The La Salle-Peru boys basketball team lost 69-48 to Morton in a Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

The Marquette High School boys basketball team traveled to Amboy Tuesday night to take on Hinckley-Big Rock in a sectional semifinal.

The IHSA Class 1A Amboy Sectional tips off Tuesday and Wednesday evening with the semifinals, a DeKalb County team awaiting both Woodland and Marquette's boys basketball teams.

The Marquette boys basketball team topped St. Bede 57-49 in the championship game of the Class 1A Serena Regional on Friday night. It's the first postseason title for the Crusaders since 2019.