Normal Community 38, Geneva 36
Final
PEORIA – Normal Community senior forward Alex Peacock was at the right place at the right time.
Peacock’s putback basket with 2.8 seconds left in regulation powered Normal Community to a 38-36 win over Geneva in a Class 4A state semifinal at Carver Arena.
The Ironmen (33-1), who beat Simeon at the Normal Supersectional, seek their first state title against Stevenson Saturday at 8:15 p.m. Geneva senior guard Pace Temple shot an airball as time expired to end Geneva’s quest for its first state championship.
Geneva forward Nate Navigato led all scorers with 19 points, draining a running 12-footer with 10.5 seconds left. Peacock paced the Crusaders with 16 points. The Vikings (30-4) play Bolingbrook at 6:30 p.m.
Normal Community 19, Geneva 18
Halftime
PEORIA - Geneva outscored Normal 12-5 in the second quarter to pull within one point at halftime of Friday night's second Class 4A semifinal at Carver Arena.
Normal pulled ahead 14-6 after one quarter behind nine points from senior Alex Peacock.
Nate Navigato led the Vikings' charge in the second, scoring six after he was held scoreless on one shot in the first.
Both teams are looking for their first appearance in a state championship game. Geneva last qualified for state in 1963.
Stevenson 63, Bolingbrook 43
Final
PEORIA - It wasn't a vintage performance by Jalen Brunson and the Stevenson basketball team.
It didn't have to be.
Brunson recovered from a slow start to score a game-high 21 points and Stevenson put the clamps on Bolingbrook in the second half of its 63-43 victory in a Class 4A semifinal on Friday night at Carver Arena.
The Patriots (29-3), third in the state last year and second in 2013, will take on Friday night's Geneva-Normal winner in the title game on Saturday night in hopes of becoming Lake County's first state champion.
Stevenson led by one point after one quarter and four at halftime before pulling away from Bolingbrook (24-7) with an 18-4 third-quarter advantage.
Halftime
Jalen Brunson finished off one of his toughest halves of the season with a two-handed dunk at the buzzer to give Stevenson a 26-21 halftime lead over Bolingbrook in a Class 4A semifinal at Carver Arena.
The Villanova-bound Brunson, Illinois' only McDonald's All-American, scored six points in the half, while Rice recruit Connor Cashaw led the Patriots with nine points and 10 rebounds. Brunson scored 56 points in last year’s semifinal loss to Young.
Prentiss Nixon scored eight points in the half to lead Bolingbrook.
Brunson led Stevenson to a second-place finish as a sophomore in 2013 and a third-place finish last year. The Patriots are attempting to become Lake County's first state champion.
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