Tuesday night at the Dog Pound: 7 o'clock: North Chicago vs. Waukegan. Bragging rights and the best w-l record in the county will belong to the winner.
So, how do you keep focused on this weekend's games when Tuesday's monster tilt is looming?
That's the challenge facing Waukegan's coaching staff and North Chicago coach "King" Coleman.
Coleman's team faces Grant on Saturday night, while Waukegan will battle Maine South in Park Ridge on Friday.
Those opponents are not the kind that our kids seem to get fired up to play.
Hopefully, Ron Ashlaw will have his club focused, and hopefully "King" will have his club ready.
Then, let the talking about Tuesday night begin!
Boys basketball: January 2009 Archives
In The Locker Room, as of now, Zion-Benton is still the pick to survive what is shaping up to be the best IHSA Waukegan Sectional ever in terms of the quality of the four teams there.
Of the four teams, Z-B has players who know what it takes to win a sectional and super-sectional. There is no substitute for experience.
As for Waukegan, do not be shocked if sophomore sparkplug Aaron Johnson becomes the invaluable sixth man for the Dogs, giving them high-octane energy off the bench. That would move freshman Akeem Springs into the starting lineup which will make the team bigger and stronger on the boards. If you think about it, Waukegan is sort of in the same spot this year that Z-B was last year -- 5 of top 6 players will be back next year.
Finally, at tourney time, you win with a great point guard. Z-B has the best around in Ronald Steward.
