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Friday, February 11
#8 Thronton (19-1) at Stagg (16-5) at 7 p.m.
8015 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, IL 60465
Directions: RT 83, right SW HWY, left on 111th
Parking: east and west of the school
Gas: 111th & Southwest Hwy (Marathon)
Food: Peppo's! 103rd & Roberts Rd (1 mile north)
Friday, February 4
East Aurora (15-5) at Waubonsie Valley (14-7)
2590 Ogden Ave., Aurora, IL 60504
Directions: 5th Ave. east to Eola, turn right (2.3 miles apart)
Parking: North of school
Gas: Ogden and Eola (BP Gas)
Shopping: Fox Valley Mall (3 miles away)
D-I Recruits: Ryan Boatright (UConn)
Friday, January 21
Glenbrook North Spartans (14-2) @ Niles North Vikings (12-5)
9800 N. Lawler Ave., Skokie, IL 60077
Directions: I-94 East to Old Orchard Rd, exit east to Lawler Ave., south to the school
Parking: North and west of the school
Gas: Old Orchard Rd & Lawler Ave. (Shell)
Food: Oberweis - 3 miles north on Randall Rd
D-I Recruits: Abdel Nader (New Mexico) 49 pts. vs. GBN (Dec 7)
Buzzer Beater: GBN's Joseph Prince 3FG as time expired in 74-71 meeting (Dec 7)
Friday, January 14
#14 Glenbard East (13-1) @ West Aurora (8-4)
1201 W. New York St., Aurora, IL 60506
Directions: I-88, Exit Orchard Rd south, Galena Blvd to school
Parking: Not much, northeast of gym or street parking
Gas: Galena Blvd & Constitution Dr (BP)
Food: Oberweis - 3 miles north on Randall Rd
D-I Recruits: Zach Miller (NIU), Johnny Hill (ISU)
Friday, December 17
#4 De La Salle Meteors @ Hales Franciscan Spartans
49th & Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60615
Directions: Dan Ryan, exit east at 47th St.
Parking: North of the building, maybe 75 spots
D-1 prospects: Mike Shaw (Illinois), Aaron Armstead, Aaric Armstead and Eddie Alcantara
Friday, December 10
#14 Notre Dame Dons (7-0) @ #3 Benet Redwings (5-0)
2200 Maple Ave, Lisle, IL 60532
Directions: I-88, I-355, Maple Ave
Parking: Southwest of the school -- not much of it
Gas: Main & Maple (Shell)
Benet's D-1 Signees: David Sobolewski (Northwestern), Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin)
Friday, December 3
Oswego East (4-1) at #23 Plainfield North (4-0)
12005 S. 248th Ave., Plainfield, IL 60585
Directions: US 30, Ferguson Rd, 248th Ave.
Parking: South of the school, plenty of it
Gas: No need, 3.8 miles between schools
Star Watch: Wesley Brooks (OE) & Jack Kreiger (PN)