Hunter Stepanich made a game-winning three-point play with 5.4 seconds remaining to help York secure its first sectional title since 1982 with a 37-36 win over Glenbard East.

St. Francis overcame a halftime deficit to beat Wheaton Academy 69-62 to win the Class 3A Hinsdale Sectional on Friday.

Despite being rattled at times, Benet showed the poise and execution that it needed to at key moments in topping Bolingbrook in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional title game on Friday night.

BYU recruit Stella Sakalas scored 30 points, 19 coming in the first half, and Nazareth pulled away to beat Belleville East 54-36 in Friday's Class 4A state semifinal.

Nazareth takes on Bellville East in the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinal Friday, March 6, 2026, at CEFCU Arena in Normal. Nazareth took the win 54-36 and will play for the state title Saturday.

Sophia Towne was once a cross country runner, and it shows. Playing with boundless energy, the Nazareth junior guard is the point of the team's tough matchup zone, and catalyst to the offense. Towne and Nazareth, back at state, play Belleville East in a state semifinal Friday.

Hunter Stepanich scored all 11 of his points in the second half, helping York surge ahead of Glenbard North for a 58-44 victory to advance to the sectional finals and break the program record for wins in a season.

Jacob Marynowski finished with 28 points, and Norman Loechel had three clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help Glenbard East's boys basketball team stave off Wheaton Warrenville South in a 68-61 victory.

Colin Stack had dunks for the first two baskets of Tuesday's game, and it set the tone in No. 1-ranked Benet's dominating 67-30 win over 13th-seeded Yorkville in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal.