Here’s a preview of the area’s best holiday tournaments that start up on Thursday. Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament at York, Dec. 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 The favorite: Bolingbrook Since arriving at York five years ago, the Raiders have gone 16-4.
Sophomore star Davion Thompson is the type of player you go and win championships with and crowds come to see. But he doesn’t have to do it alone. The 6-7 Valpo-bound JT Pettigrew is one heck of a sidekick, and the supporting cast is coming along nicely.
Top contenders: Metamora, Glenbard West, Rolling Meadows and St. Ignatius When you have 32 teams in a quality tournament, the list is long. The defending tournament champs aren’t as potent as a year ago, but Metamora hasn’t lost to an in-state team yet and boasts one of the state’s best players.
Bradley recruit Matthew Zobrist is a one-man wrecking crew for the Redbirds. Glenbard West, led by junior TJ Williams, is off to a fantastic 9-1 start and is a threat to make a deep run, while Rolling Meadows and St. Ignatius feature two of the elite seniors in the state in Ian Miletic (Marquette) and Phoenix Gill (Northwestern), respectively, and are also both 9-1.
Sleepers: Lake Forest, St. Patrick, Lemont and St. Laurence Again, when you bring 32 teams together in a quality tournament, you’re going to have a plethora of sleepers.
So here are four who could surprise and still be alive on the final day. People don’t talk enough about Lake Forest or 6-7 senior Hudson Scroggins. St.
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