Nationally ranked Simeon (30-2) led from wire to wire and defeated Warren 48-39 to repeat as Illinois’ Class 4A champion Saturday evening in Peoria. It was the Chicago school’s fifth state title overall in boys basketball, fourth in five years.
Simeon Defeats Warren 48-39, Repeats As Class 4A Champion
The defensive struggle saw each team sustain a quarter long scoring drought beginning in the third quarter and ending in the fourth.
Simeon ends the 2010-2011 season ranked number one in Illinois with an outside shot at a top ten national ranking in several polls.
Star sophomore and all-state player Jabari Parker led Simeon with 12 points and five rebounds, though he struggled from the floor. going 5-for-14.
Guard Darien Walker was the only other double-digit scorer for Simeon with 10.
For Warren (31-4), a school about 90 minutes southwest of Madison, Wisc., junior Darius Paul was the only Blue Devils player in double-digits with 10 points. Warren missed 30 of 41 shots, according to the Chicago Tribune.
With a core consisting of sophomores and juniors, Simeon is one of the early favorites for a 2011-12 national title.
A Warren win would have been the first basketball championship, male or female, in school history.
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