Girls Basketball: Bolingbrook Battles Whitney Young in OT Thriller (Again)

For the second consecutive year, the supersectional battle between Bolingbrook and Whitney Young was decided in overtime.  

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Bolingbrook never led the game in regulation. The first three quarters all ended with double-digit deficits. But a 18-2 run in the fourth quarter rocked the game with a 48-48 tie and 42 seconds left on the clock. Bolingbrook whittled down the clock but missed a shot at the final second to send the game into overtime. 

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Then Bolingbrook and Whitney Young traded the lead back and forth before Whitney Young's Khaalia Hillsman scored the winning layout with eight seconds left, according to the Trib. Teammate Linnae Harper then stole the ball from Bolingbrook at halfcourt to clinch the 60-61 win.  

It was the seventh time in eight years the two teams met in the IHSA playoffs. In 2012, the Bolingbrook/Whitney Young showdown wasn't decided until overtime #4. Whitney Young went on to be the 2012 IHSA 4A State Champions. 

The winner of Bolingbrook's supersectional game has won the 4A state title every year since the IHSA expanded girls basketball from two classes to four in 2008, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Bolingbrook ends the season with a 24-6 record overall. Whitney Young will advance to the IHSA semifinal competition on Friday.