Illinois 1A Hoops: Way Too Early Postseason Projections

BENTON - Christmas tournaments are about to be underway and there is still a lot of basketball to be played before late February. But if the season ended today, these are the regional championship matchups I predict to see in the 1A landscape.

Jacksonville Super-Sectional

Campbell Hill (Trico) Sectional: Elkville (Elverado) Regional: #1 Woodlawn vs #4 Steeleville Cobden Regional: #2 Hardin County vs #3 NCOE Junction (Gallatin County) Regional: #1 Goreville vs #2 Gallatin County Sparta Regional:  #2 Sparta vs #3 Waltonville

Nokomis Sectional: New Berlin Regional: #1 Routt Catholic vs #4 New Berlin Bunker Hill Regional: #2 Bunker Hill vs #3 Hardin (Calhoun) Carrollton Regional: #1 Nokomis vs #5 Carlyle Payson (Seymour) Regional: #2 Springfield (Calvary) vs #3 Brown County

Charleston (Eastern Illinois) Super-Sectional

TBA Sectional: Hoopeston Area Regional: #1 LeRoy vs #4 Colfax (Ridgeview) Catlin (Salt Fork) Regional: #2 St. Thomas More vs #3 Armstrong Decatur (St. Teresa) Regional: #1 Decatur (Unity) vs #4 La Salette Lexington Regional: #2 Lexington vs #3 Gibson City-MS

Macon (Meridian) Sectional: Tuscola Regional: #1 Tuscola vs #4 Moweaqua Central A&M Louisville (North Clay) Regional: #2 Bluford (Webber) vs #3 Louisville (North Clay) Altamont Regional: #1 Lawrenceville vs #4 Altamont Casey-Westfield Regional: #2 Casey-Westfield vs #3 Toledo (Cumberland)

TBA Super-Sectional

Monmouth (United) Sectional: Knoxville Regional: #1 Abingdon-Avon vs #4 Peoria Heights Tremont Regional: #2 Tremont vs #3 Cuba (Co-op) Rushville Industry Regional: #1 Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs #4 Havana Galva Regional: #2 Brimfield vs #3 Minonk (Fieldcrest)

Orion Sectional: Manlius (Bureau Valley) Regional: #1 Newman Central Catholic vs #4 Annawan Woodstock (Marian) Regional: #2 Warren vs #3 Galena Pearl City Regional: #1 Dakota vs #4 Scales Mound Rock Island (Alleman) Regional: #2 Orion vs #3 Lanark (Eastland)

Joliet (Central) Super-Sectional

Amboy Sectional: Streator (Woodland) Regional: #1 Newark vs #5 Ottawa (Marquette) Somonauk Regional: #2 Winnetka (NSCD) vs #3 Indian Creek Hinckley (Big Rock) Regional: #1 Hinckley-Big Rock vs #4 MCC Academy Serena Regional: #2 Henry-Senachwine vs #3 Gardner (S. Wilmington)

Momence Sectional: TBA Regional: #1 Chicago (Fenger) vs #4 Chicago (DuSable) TBA Regional: #2 Chicago (Marshall) vs #3 Chicago (Manley) TBA Regional: #1 Skokie (Ida Crown) vs #4 Chicago (Uplift) St. Anne Regional: #2 South Holland (Unity) vs #3 St. Anne