In a rematch of last season’s IHSA 2A Super-sectional in Joliet, the DePaul Prep Rams faced the Leo High School Lions but this time at DePaul’s Tom Winiecki Gym. Similar result as last year but not the same game at all.
The Lions are not the same team. The unexpected resignation of last year’s coach, Jamal Thompson, last August at the start of the school year lead to the transfers of several top players. The Lions have went from first in the Chicago Catholic League Blue Division to last at this point this year.
The Rams controlled the game wire-to-wire. After struggling at the start of the season, the Rams have racked up four wins since the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic. With the anticipated return of two of its top players, Jaylon McElroy and Payton Kamin, the Rams record are likely to continue to pile up wins.
Despite a running clock in the fourth quarter, there was no quit in the Leo Lions. They continued scoring to the end.
Final, DePaul Prep 51, Leo 29.
