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.

St. Francis never gave up the lead defeating Lemont 52-44 in the Class 3A Hinsdale South Regional semifinal on Wednesday night.

St. Francis led Joliet Catholic by 15 with two minutes left in the third only for the Hilltoppers to get back within three in the final period. The Spartans ultimately held on 58-54 to make the sectional semis.

In front of its home crowd, Wilmington's boys basketball team claimed the Class 2A regional championship with a 54-43 win over Seneca on Friday night.