Call this a Clash advance
When the Chipotle Clash of Champions end-of-season tournament was announced a few weeks back, it was something fans and at least a few teams could look forward to and be excited about in this abbreviated season.
The tournament will unfold this weekend with eight ranked teams, including the top three teams in the Super 25: Simeon, Young and Mundelein.
The event was seeded by coaches Sunday night, though the Central Suburban League still needs to determine its representative.
While Evanston was initially invited, the program made the decision that the conference champion would be the team to play in the tournament. If Glenbrook South beats New Trier on Monday night, the Titans are in. If Glenbrook South loses and Evanston beats Maine South on Tuesday night, the Wildkits are in.
Here are the matchups for the quarterfinals Friday at St. Patrick: (1) Simeon vs. (8) St. Patrick at 1 p.m.; (4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Evanston or Glenbrook South at 3; (2) Young vs. (7) DePaul Prep at 5; and (3) Mundelein vs. (6) Fenwick at 7.
The semifinals (11 a.m. and 1 p.m.) and championship game (7 p.m.) will be played Saturday at Notre Dame.
New to the Super 25
New Trier: The Trevians split with Evanston this weekend but might wind up helping out their rival Monday if they beat Glenbrook South.
Lemont: Freshman Nojus Indrusaitis is drawing raves, and it’s possible that I’ve been sleeping on the Indians for a little too long.
Lake Forest: The Scouts are very talented and have put together an excellent season with losses to Mundelein and at St. Patrick.
Waubonsie Valley: Loyola recruit Ben Schwieger and the Warriors knocked off Bolingbrook and Metea Valley last week.
Dropping out
Bolingbrook (8-4): Coach Rob Brost’s youngish group lost to Lockport and Waubonsie Valley last week.
Barrington (9-2): It’s been a really solid season for Barrington, but the Broncos fall out after losing to Palatine in overtime.
North Lawndale (1-1): This one is a little tricky. The Phoenix actually went 1-0 this week, beating a good Lincoln Park team. But the team didn’t play its next two games, and the season appears to be on hold or canceled.
Richards (8-2): The Bulldogs drop out after losses to Oak Forest and Lemont.
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