The Sycamore and Crystal Lake South boys basketball teams played a Class 3A sectional semifinal game Tuesday night at Rochelle High School.

Huntley faces Loyola Academy in the IHSA Class 4A Gurnee Warren Supersectional girls basketball game on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Warren Township High School in Gurnee.

Crystal Lake South's boys basketball team plays Sycamore in a semifinal of the Class 3A Rochelle Sectional on Tuesday night. A win will give the Gators their second 30-win season in a row after they won a school-record 31 times last season.

Burlington Central senior Jake Johnson never disappointed anyone in his four seasons of varsity basketball. The 6-foot-4 forward who plans to play Division II baseball at Missouri Southern State finished his career with multiple program records.

AJ Demirov scored 21 points, Nick Stowasser added 15 on five 3-pointers, and Crystal Lake South beat Cary-Grove 65-47 for the Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional championship Friday night.

McHenry couldn't overcome Jaxson Davis' 23 points and Javerion Banks' nine fourth-quarter points in a 58-45 loss to Gurnee on Friday in the Class 4A McHenry Regional championship. The Warriors finish the season 26-7.

Crystal Lake South faces Cary-Grove in the IHSA Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional championship basketball game on on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

McHenry's Caleb Jett hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth quarter and finished with 20 points to lead the Warriors past Jacobs 46-39 on Wednesday in their Class 4A McHenry Regional semifinal.

McHenry faces Jacobs in an IHSA Class 4A McHenry Regional basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Woodstock guard Collin Greenlee embraced a challenge after last season. Told by his coach that he needed to get physically stronger if he wanted to see increased minutes as a senior, Greenlee did. Last week, he set the single-season school record with his 95th 3-pointer.

Prairie Ridge had 18 steals and turned in a defensive gem in beating Crystal Lake Central 45-21 in a play-in game of the Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional on Monday night.

Crystal Lake Central faces Prairie Ridge in an IHSA Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional basketball game on \Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School.

Marko Stojich came off the bench to score all nine of his points in the fourth quarter, and McHenry's boys basketball team rallied to beat host Huntley 47-44 Friday night and clinch a share of its first Fox Valley Conference championship.

Crystal Lake South senior guard AJ Demirov set a career high with 43 points, including 30 in the second half, and the Gators battled back to beat Hampshire 77-53 Friday and earn a share of the Fox Valley Conference title.

The postseason for boys basketball begins Monday. Here are the top storylines to watch for teams in the Northwest Herald area.