Well, H-BR did it.
No word on whether or not they met up in the parking lot of the school before the year started, slapping hands and simply saying "state", but even if they didn't, they made it to state by defeating Dakota 53-44 tonight in the Elgin Community College Super-Sectional.
The Indians gave the Royals a surprisingly good test - I figured HBR was going to have about as much trouble as Eddy Curry cage-fighting a cheese kurd, but Dakota gave them all they could handle. These last two playoff games have given the Royals a real test for what the Final Four are going to be like on Friday at Illinois State.
and - continue reading for the best quasi-sports related Oscar moment of 2009....
And I'm glad Will Smith is into sports - but I think those of us at home laughed more than the Hollywood peeps did...
and in case you forgot (which thankfully, Will didn't)
Rick Armstrong 
Jim Owczarski 
Mike Knapp 
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