Scouting St. Francis vs. Riverside-Brookfield

Class 3A Nazareth Academy regional final

No. 10 St. Francis (15-11) vs. No. 2 Riverside-Brookfield (21-5)

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Outlook: St. Francis' 42-39 semifinal victory over No. 5 seed Nazareth displays the wisdom of coach Shawn Healy taking the Spartans to tournaments at Batavia and York. It also showed defense; St. Francis led 14-9 at halftime. Forward Ryan Coyle scored a game-high 23 points and Nick Donati added 10 as the Spartans advanced with Mike Scholl, Eric Stout and Brian Spahn scoring 9 total points. St. Francis seeks its first regional title since 2008 against an R-B squad that lit up No. 18 Juarez 80-36. Former Montini coach Tom McCloskey will test St. Francis with guard Ryan Jackson and 6-9 center Alex Dziagwa.