Preview: No. 5 Plainfield North (26-4) vs. No. 1 Neuqua Valley (29-1)

Posted March 09, 2009 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

When: 7:30 p.m. today.

Outlook: Plainfield North is a fast riser. It set District 202's wins record in the Tigers' third varsity campaign. The Tigers led 15-6 over No. 4 seed and regional host East Aurora and won the title 54-51 behind Kendall Frank's press-breaking abilities and 15 points from 3-point ace Ryan Crow, who joins Chris McMath, Scott Vachon and Reggie Lemon in double figures. Plainfield North's patient offense at Oswego East will mirror that of Neuqua Valley, which again needed a rally to beat regional host and No. 9 seed Batavia 74-69. "Defense and rebounding win championships," said Wildcats coach Todd Sutton. Derek Raridon, Kareem Amedu, Christian Shonkwiler and Dwayne Evans (20 points, 14 boards vs. Batavia) have the boards down. Now for perimeter defense after foes' 15 3s in two games.

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