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Causing an uproar Norcia's big three sparks HP to first regional title since 2008 ■ by bill mclean
sports@northshoreweekend.com As Luke Norcia’s big three-point shot fell through the net, Highland Park High School’s boys basketball fans popped out of their seats, delirious and thunderous and ready for some serious bleacher dancing. One thing descending, lots of people rising. It evoked a teeter-totter motion — without a board. “Wild … our fans went wild as soon as Luke hit that shot,” Giants junior guard Jason Beerman said of the game’s pivotal basket after sixthseeded HP defeated third-seeded Lake Forest High School 48-39 in the Class 4A Libertyville Regional final on March 7. “As soon as it left his hands,” HP junior forward Hallvard Lundevall recalled, “I thought, ‘That’s going in.’ Luke is the perfect guy to take a Highland Park High School junior guard Jason Beerman protects the ball while being defended by LF's Jack Traynor shot like that.” (No. 11) during the regional title game. Highland Park was up 40-34 and essentially in layups-only mode when Norcia, a 6-foot-2 junior guard, found himself with the ball in a corner photography by joel lerner and nobody near him at 1:23 of the fourth quarter. Without hesitating, he went straight up and released a confident shot right in front of the throws) but took only seven shots (three from the paint) in 32 minutes. Giants’ student section. Lundevall, Sutker (5 points) and junior forward Jordan Krawitz (5 points, 4 rebounds, “What a great feeling,” Norcia (8 points, 4 rebounds) said after climbing a ladder to 3 steals) combined to form a fleshy, moving phone booth around the 6-foot-8 Scout on snip part of a net. “We were so calm during the game. We just played our game and we nearly every LF possession. did it with a lot of alumni watching.” “We tried to pack it in on him and limit his touches,” Harris said. “Tommy, Jordan and HP (22-7), which won its first regional title since 2008, was scheduled to face Fremd Hallvard did such a great job on defense.” (27-0) in a Lake Zurich Sectional semifinal on March 12. Beerman (7 points) came up big on offense in the first quarter, nailing both of his three“We showed a lot of poise; we battled … just battled,” said Giants coach Paul Harris, point attempts. They were separated by only 56 seconds, and the second trey upped HP’s in his 15th season as head coach at the school after serving as a varsity assistant for advantage to 13-4. “Jason can shoot,” Lundevall said. “Lately I’ve noticed a lot more poise from him, a lot seven years. “That start we had [7-0 run in the game’s first 3:07] was a huge key, gave us a cushion more composure.” that turned out to be pretty important after we got our feet back under us.” Surrounded by happy teammates and fans on Libertyville’s court afterward, Beerman skin tightening Lake Forest (21-7) trailed 24-16 at the half but scored the first five points of the third looked around and savored the moment. wrinkle reduction quarter and didn’t allow its first points in the frame until Giants senior forward Tommy The 5-9 Giant also looked back. sun damage Sutker made a basket at 1:43. “Areversal lot of us had been thinking about winning a game like this since the fifth grade,” rejuvenation HP netted only four points in the quarter and led 28-24 after three stanzas. skin texture Beerman said. “We didn’t panic,” said Lundevall, who scored all five of his points via free throws in Harris looked back, too — at Norcia’s clutch three-pointer. the fourth quarter, including four in a 7-1 run. “We also didn’t have any doubt.” “What a great shot,” a smiling, proud Harris said. “You typically want your guys to look Postseason survivors need a steady influence and HP junior guard David Sachs fit that for layups in a game situation like that, but Luke, he was open, wide open. “[Years from now] I will probably remember that shot more than anything else when bill admirably from start to finish, scoring nine of his game-high 16 points in the first half and draining seven free throws in HP’s 20-point fourth quarter. He also finished I think about this game.” Notable: HP lost in OT to LF at the York Holiday Tournament in December. … Sachs with four rebounds and three assists. HP’s team defense — mostly a 1-2-2 zone — took care of stifling duties on Lake Forest’s poured in 30 points in HP’s 60-50 defeat of the host school in a Libertyville Regional double-double threat, junior Evan Boudreaux, who finished with 15 points (6-for-8 free semifinal on March 4. ■
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