I keep thinking that Glenbard West has to stumble. Some team has got to get hot, hit a bunch of threes and break the Hilltoppers 1-3-1.
Hasn’t happened and isn’t likely to. They have taken on every good team out there and vanquished them. The Hilltoppers are gone on a break-away. The only thing left is to see if they can finish at the rim.
A nearly full house saw the Glenbard West Hilltoppers (30-1) take on the Simeon Wolverines (23-4) at last night’s Proviso West Classic in Hillside to close out the season. Put a cherry on top.
The Hilltoppers jumped out to a 17-4 lead and never looked back. Glenbard’s lead grew steadily culminating in 60-32 finish.
It’s not like Simeon played poorly. They didn’t. It was a physical game but there were not a lot of turnovers. It was just that Simeon did not get good looks at the basket. Every shot was contested. Every Simeon bucket was well earned. The first half felt like a Catholic League game with all the defense going on.
I wish I had the capability to both take stats and photos for my stories. That would probably reveal just how dominant the Hilltoppers are.
We will just have see if they can finish in Champaign. There is no evidence that any team can stop them, certainly not any high school team in Illinois—probably.
