York lost its Class 4A semifinal to Marist 55-38 on Friday, as eight first-quarter turnovers contributed to an early 21-4 deficit, but the Dukes were still savoring the program's first state appearance in 59 years. 'This is what we dream for.'

Here are Brian Hill's photos from the Class 4A state semifinal between Benet and DePaul Prep in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

York fell to Marist Friday afternoon in the IHSA Class 4A state championship semifinal game in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

Ethan MacDermot arrived in Illinois from Australia just nine months ago to chase his basketball dreamd. Now the 6-foot-3 Benet guard and the defending Class 4A champion Redwings are playing in a Class 4A state semifinal Friday against three-time defending champion DePaul Prep.

Hunter Stepanich was on York's state volleyball team as a sophomore and was a tight end for the state runner-up football as a junior. Now the 6-foot-9 senior, a Princeton football/volleyball recruit, and York's basketball team are at state for the first time since 1967.

York secured its first supersectional title Monday, outlasting St. Ignatius in an overtime thriller 58-56 at the Class 4A University of Illinois-Chicago Supersectional at Capital One Arena.

Deerfield denied St. Francis a spot in the Class 3A state semifinals and clinched the first supersectional championship in school history with a 51-36 victory Monday night at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Benet senior guard Jayden Wright's floor game was masterful with 16 points and eight assists, and the Redwings shook off Rockford Auburn's fast start for a 69-42 win in the Class 4A NIU Supersectional to return to state – and a showdown with DePaul Prep Friday.

The Benet boys basketball team met Auburn Monday night in a Class 4A supersectional in the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.