Before it even made the trip to Rockton, Neuqua Valley was being mentioned as a possible state contender. Then the Wildcats (19-1) went out and won all four games at Hononegah's Martin Luther King Classic.
Monday's sweep began by beating last season's runner-up in Class 4A. Forward Dwayne Evans scored 13 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to lift Neuqua to a 68-54 victory over Zion-Benton.
The Wildcats, ranked 11th by the Chicago Sun-Times, don't rely on one single scorer. Later in the day it was junior guard Rahjan Muhammad who stepped up with 17 points in a 59-51 win against Normal Community.
"Neuqua Valley can score in the post, can score outside, can rebound," Zion-Benton coach Don Kloth told Scott Powers. "They got a really good team."
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