It's a huge week of games on High School Lites on Friday night as No. 1 battles No. 2 and a bunch of top-flight conference matchups go down.
Morgan Park traveling to Simeon is one of three all-ranked Public League battles on the show this week and one of the biggest games of the year is our Game of the Week.
We'll also see some huge games in the SouthWest Suburban Red, DuPage Valley, West Suburban Silver and West Suburban Gold.
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THURSDAY NIGHT
No. 2 Morgan Park at No. 1 Simeon, 4:30 p.m. -- One of the biggest showdowns of the season goes down as Morgan Park (2-1) takes on Simeon (2-0). This Red-South rivalry has become one of the biggest matchups of every season and this year both teams feature Player of the Year candidates -- Morgan Park's Charlie Moore and Simeon's Zach Norvell -- and talented teams.
No. 3 Kenwood at No. 25 Hyde Park, 6 p.m. -- A great one in a fun Red-Central conference as Kenwood (2-1) faces Hyde Park (6-1). The Broncos are coming off of a Monday loss in Detroit and followed that up with a big win over Dunbar. Hyde Park fell to a talented Vocational team before winning in overtime over King earlier this week. Tajuan Agee, Hyde Park's talented senior forward, will need to step up in this one.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Uplift at Lane Tech, 5 p.m. -- Uplift (5-1) and Lane Tech (2-3) open the Red-North conference season facing each other. The Titans were previously ranked in the CSN Preps Power Rankings after winning the Mundelein Thanksgiving event, but they fell to Westinghouse last week. Lane Tech has played some strong competition like DePaul Prep and Notre Dame early in the season, but hasn't landed a big win yet.
No. 11 Whitney Young at No. 18 Farragut, 6 p.m. -- No. 11 Whitney Young (0-1) is trying to recover from the loss to Simeon at the Chicago Elite Classic as they go on the road to face Red-West rival No. 18 Farragut. The Admirals (6-1) played good ball to start the season in Rockford for Thanksgiving and had an impressive big win over Crete-Monee. Farragut will try to use its size with 6-foot-8 senior Tawone Keith and 6-foot-4 guard Dulan Scott while the Dolphins will rely on sophomore point guard Xavier Castenada. Whitney Young needs junior Lucas Williamson to step up in this one.
Bradley-Bourbonnais at Thornton, 6:30 p.m. -- An important game in the SouthWest Suburban Red as Bradley-Bourbonnais (4-1) travels to face Thornton (3-1). The Boilermakers won against Manteno and Valparaiso commit and senior guard Micah Bradford is an All-Area candidate. Bradford will play against experienced Thornton senior guard Patrick Rucker and a talented team that should enter the Top 25 sometime this season.
IC Catholic Prep at No. 8 Riverside-Brookfield, 7 p.m. -- The top two teams in the Metro Suburban West play as IC Catholic heads to a top-ten opponent in Riverside-Brookfield. The Knights (4-1) won their first four games before falling to St. Patrick while Riverside-Brookfield is trying to bounce back from a loss to Gonzaga (D.C.) at the Chicago Elite Classic.
Addison Trail at No. 16 Downers Grove South, 7:30 p.m. -- Two 4-1 teams battle in the West Suburban Gold as Addison Trail tries to upset a talented Downers South group. Addison Trail started the season 4-0 before a loss to Stagg while Downers South has two Division I prospects in junior forward T.J. Clifford and junior guard Denis Alibegovic. The Trojans picked up a big road win at Proviso East last week.
Wheaton North at Naperville North, 7:30 p.m. -- The DuPage Valley Conference also has a great matchup as unbeaten Wheaton North (5-0) travels to Naperville North (4-1). The Falcons are off to a great start as they're coming off a win over rival WW South. Naperville North returns four starters from last season's 16-win team and expectations are high.
York at No. 14 Glenbard West, 7:30 p.m. -- York (5-2) will try to pull off an upset road win in the West Suburban Silver as they play unbeaten Glenbard West (6-0). The Dukes fell to a ranked Benet squad earlier this week while Glenbard West is led by All-Area candidate Justin Pierce.
GIRLS: Proviso East at Whitney Young, 8 p.m. -- One of the top girls basketball teams in the state, Whitney Young, hosts Proviso East as part of the Chitown Showdown.