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Elijah Joiner leads Curie in CRAZY Chicago Playoff Showdown!!

Scott Comeau — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:27:27 +0000

Top-seeded Curie HS (23-2) is on a mission to win a Chicago Public League City title but first they had to defeat rugged Orr (16-5) from the city's West Side in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.
Curie came out fast on their home court and led Orr at the half by 14. Senior guard Elijah Joiner (Tulsa) scored 15 in the first half and finished with 18 to lead all scorers.
Allante Pickens (17 points) hit the game tying and game winning free throws with 10 seconds left in regulation to lift the Condors. Terry TJ Smith added 15 for Curie. Former Curie star and current pro Cliff Alexander was in the gym to support his former high school.
Orr mounted a furious comeback, but fell short at the buzzer, losing 62-61.
By winning, the Curie Condors advance to play Morgan Park in the semifinals at Chicago State on Friday night.
Brian Hernandez led the Spartans with 17 points, including five 3-pointers and Orr junior Dannie Smith scored 16 points. His 3-point attempt at the buzzer narrowly missed.
The best dunks of the game came from Orr's Raekwon Drake who finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
The Spartans’ Tyron Mosley had 12 points and six rebounds.
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Alonzo Verge vs Elijah Joiner! Big-Time Chicago Guards Match Up!

Scott Comeau — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 03:37:11 +0000

Chicago Curie's Elijah Joiner and Harvey Thornton's Alonzo Verge are widely considered two of the top guards in the area. Both are Chicago-area Player of the Year as well as Illinois Mr Basketball contenders. They're also friends.
Joiner's Curie squad won last season's Illinois 4A state title and are a threat to repeat. Verge transferred in as a senior and is trying to lead Thornton to won of their best season's in recent memory. The attention of the Chicago basketball world was focused on this rare city (Curie) vs suburban (Thornton) mid-season matchup.
It took place at TF North's Bob Hambric Shootout (Calumet City, IL) honoring the late great Chicago Simeon head coach.
The gym was packed and fans didn't leave disappointed. The game between 2 top 20 teams just wasn't as close as some might've expected.
The Curie Condors shot lights-out all night and it was too much for Thornton.
Moving to 15-2, Senior guard and Tulsa-commit Elijah Joiner finished with 21 points. His backcourt mate Allante Pickens added 18.
Alonzo Verge had some electrifying moments but never really got comfortable. He finished with 13 points.

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