Boys
Homewood-Flossmoor at Bolingbrook
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday at 365 Raider Way, Bolingbrook.
Inside stuff: No. 9 Homewood-Flossmoor (12-1) looks to get back on the winning path after losing to St. Joseph in the Proviso West holiday tournament title game. Leading the way for the Vikings are 6-foot-7-inch Division I recruit Andre Walker and sophomore point guard Kevin Dillard. No. 10 Bolingbrook (12-0) encounters its biggest test of the season in the first Top 10 opponent it has faced. The Raiders have been winning behind DePaul signee Will Walker, who has been averaging close to 30 points, along with fellow guard Charles Smothers.
Bob Sakamoto’s pick: Homewood-Flossmoor.
Girls
City-Suburban Shootout
Tipoff: 11 a.m. Saturday, DePaul Athletic Center, 2323 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago.
The schedule: Harlan vs. Evanston, 11 a.m.; Marshall vs. Glenbrook South, 12:30 p.m.; Crane vs. New Trier, 2; Hope vs. Benet, 3:30.
Inside stuff: The last two games stand out. No. 9 New Trier has played a tough schedule with losses to Loyola and No. 1 Fenwick. No. 12 Crane’s lone loss is to unbeaten Young. Do Crane and Illinois State recruit Kenyatta Shelton have an answer to 6-5 Amy Jaeschke? No. 2 Hope, bumped to Class AA by the IHSA’s multiplier, is 17-0 behind guard Latear Eason. No. 7 Benet has 6-2 NU signee Kaitlin McInerney.
Alan Sutton’s picks: Evanston, Marshall, New Trier, Hope.
