Here are the final statistics for Northwest Herald area boys basketball teams for the 2024 season.

The rosters have been announced for the McHenry County Area All-Star Basketball Extravaganza on Sunday, April 14 at Alden-Hebron's Tigard Gymnasium.

Rick Peterson resigned from his boys basketball coaching position at Alden-Hebron last month, but he is far from done coaching. He was hired this week as Marian Central's boys head coach.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys basketball team.

Crystal Lake South's dynamic point guard AJ Demirov was the driving force behind the Gators' 31-4 season and is the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Crystal Lake South's Matt LePage took the Gators to back-to-back Class 3A regional titles and to their best season in school history at 31-4 with a sectional championship. LePage is the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Basketball Coach of the Year..

Crystal Lake South's AJ Demirov and Woodstock's Spencer Cullum were voted to the Illinois Media All-State Boys Basketball Team as Class 3A honorable mentions.

Marian Central's Christian Bentancur was named to The Associated Press Class 2A All-State boys basketball team as an honorable-mention pick.

With Crystal Lake South's record year topping the list, here are five statistics that stick out from the local boys basketball season.

DePaul Prep knew to beat Crystal Lake South, it would have to slow down lightning-fast guard AJ Demirov. The Rams succeeded by holding South's junior star to 10 points Monday in a 51-31 win in the Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional.

Crystal Lake South ran into a rugged defense against DePaul Prep in Monday's Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional. The Gators end their best season in school history at 31-4.

Crystal Lake South falls to DePaul College Prep in a IHSA Class 3A Supersectional basketball game on Monday, March 4, 2024, at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Crystal Lake South forward Colton Hess regrets not playing basketball last season, while he was working out for football. Hess has been an integral part of the Gators' 31-3 season which continues Monday night in the Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional.

Crystal Lake South won its second boys basketball sectional title school in school history and with 31 wins equals the most wins of any team in Fox Valley Conference history. The Gators (31-3) meet DePaul College Prep (32-2) in Monday's Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional.

Many of the area's top senior girls and boys basketball players will play one more time in the McHenry County Area All-Star Basketball Extravaganza on Sunday, April 14 at Alden-Hebron's Tigard Gymnasium.