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Jahlil Okafor vs Cliff Alexander in Chicago State Tourney | Ballislife Mix

Scott Comeau — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:11:39 +0000

This Illinois State Sectional matchup of five-star bigs lived up to the hype. And so did Whitney Young HS vs Curie HS.

In perhaps the biggest game in Chicago Curie High School history, they faced the nation's top player in the Class of 2014, 6'11 Jahlil Okafor and his loaded #1 Whitney Young HS team with their seasons on the line. But 6'9 Cliff Alexander and his Curie Condor teammates were ready for battle.

Jahlil Okafor and Cliff Alexander took turns thrilling the crowd at Argo HS (Summit, IL), but it was Okafor who won as #1 Whitney Young (27-3) came-from-behind 62-58 vs #9 Curie (19-8) in the Class 4A sectional semifinal.

Okafor finished with 13 points, three blocks and three rebounds.

Alexander scored 14, three blocks, and grabbed eight rebounds.

While the bigs battled, elite (top 60) juniors L.J. Peak (23 points) and Paul White (11 points) helped supply the offensive support Young needed.

Thanks to the coaches and players at Whitney Young and Curie High Schools. Thanks to everyone at Argo HS.
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Jahlil Okafor Leads Comeback in Chicago City Title | Ballislife Recap

Scott Comeau — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:09:27 +0000

Arguably the nation's top player in the Class of 2014, Jahlil Okafor scored 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots as #4 Young defeated #2 Morgan Park 60-56 in overtime in the Public League title game at Chicago State. The win gives Young its first city title since 1998.
Morgan Park's Division-1 bound senior guards Billy Garrett (Depaul) and Kyle Davis (Dayton) as well as rising-star 6'7 junior Josh Cunningham have wreaked havoc on their competition all season. If they were able to penetrate in this game, they weren't unable to score in the bunches they're used to. Davis led Morgan Park (26-3) with 14pts and 6 rebounds. Garrett finished with 12 points. Cunningham had 9 points (including 2 nice dunks), 5 rebounds.
Whitney Young Junior Miles Reynolds’ three-pointer with 53 seconds to play was the biggest shot of the game. It tied the score at 51 (after Young trailed by 7 at the half), and sent the game to overtime (and set off his dad and Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the stands). Reynolds finished with 13 points (3-threes).
Young transfer from South Carolina, Junior LJ Peak contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds including some clutch hoops in OT.
In the end, it was all about Chicago's biggest fella, Jahlil Okafor. In the biggest game of his high school career, he came up biggest and he was too much for Morgan Park to overcome on this night.
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Jabari Parker vs Jahlil Okafor | Ballislife Chicago Game of the Year

Scott Comeau — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:56:05 +0000

Billed as a game for the ages between top Junior Jahlil Okafor and #1 Whitney Young (18-2) vs top Senior (Duke Commit) Jabari Parker and 3-time defending state-champ #2 Simeon (18-2), fans at home and in the stands at Chicago State got their money’s worth.
In the end, both Okafor (8pts) and Parker (7pts) finished in single-digits while Simeon’s Illinois University-bound backcourt (Kendrick Nunn and Jaylon Tate) led the way to a 44-41 win.
The game’s leading scorer was Young’s 6’4 junior LJ Peak, (20pts) a transfer from South Carolina. He scored 14 in the 3rd quarter to tie the game after 3.

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6’11 Jahlil Okafor v. 6’9 Cliff Alexander: 2014 star big men battle at Whitney Young Shootout (Chicago, IL)

Scott Comeau — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:01:44 +0000

The first varsity matchup between Chicago’s elite sophomore big men 6’9 Cliff Alexander and 6’11 Jahlil Okafor was a defensive battle. Alexander and the visiting #3 Curie Condors (17-1) defeated the Whitney Young Dolphins (8-7) 59-47 to close the 2012 Whitney Young Shootout.
Curie’s season scoring leader, breakout senior Devin Foster (#5) led with 20 points while Alexander fouled out with 10pts, 7 rebounds + several blocks. Big Cliff Alexander’s impact reached beyond his stat line, and his baseline spin move around the bigger Okafor for a 3-point play was a game-changer.
Tied after 3 quarters, Curie’s senior guards #5 6'3 Devin Foster and #3 5'10 Malcolm Hill-Bey, and #1 5'8 Jibreel Jackson dominated Whitney Young’s young guards at both ends in the final quarter, even blocking and picking Okafor’s pocket multiple times to cement the victory.
Jahlil Okafor finished with 9pts, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks with his sophomore teammate 6’8 Paul White scoring 12pts, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks in a point-forward role.
There were college coaches in the gym from North Carolina, Arizona, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida State, Iowa, Ohio State, Illinois State, Indiana State, UIC, Colorado State, Univ of Chicago, and South Florida, among others.
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