Brady Pettigrew earned first-team All-State honors. Nedas Venckus made third-team. Two of the area's top prospects are headed to the next level. Here's who else earned postseason recognition.

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.

Benet holds off host Bolingbrook to win the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional title on Friday night.

Brady Pettigrew scored a game-high 25 points and Bolingbrook beat Neuqua Valley 68-53 in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional

Wheaton Academy rode its defense early, then the Warriors' offense caught up in posting a 46-40 win over Providence in a Class 3A Hinsdale South Sectional semifinal Wednesday.

Lockport missed its first 16 shots and didn't connect on a field goal for nearly 14 minutes, digging a hole it couldn't climb out of in a 59-33 loss to Marist at the Class 4A Joliet West Sectional on Wednesday.

St. Francis' boys basketball team entered the postseason with a losing record and a No. 7 seed, but now finds itself in the sectional championship after a Tuesday win over Lemont.

Bishop McNamara's boys basketball team held Wilmington to a season-low 24 points and turned 17 offensive rebounds into 18 second-chance points in Tuesday's Class 2A Seneca Sectional semifinal win.

Bishop McNamara defeated Wilmington 61-24 in the IHSA Class 2A Seneca Sectional semifinals on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.