The Trojans are heading to state for the first time in program history, after a convincing win over Kenwood in a 4A super-sectional at UIC Monday night.
"It's really awesome when your entire community comes and rallies around you, especially to fill up a college stadium like that. It was really awesome," senior guard Max Haack said.
"Kind of what goes unnoticed is how strong our schedule was last season, and we brought back eight guys who went 16-10, and out of those ten losses, nine of them were against top 25 teams. So I th ink we earned those battle wounds last year, and I think they paid dividends for us this year," head coach Jim Thomas said.
"My mom and dad sat me down. They're like, 'Hey, you gotta watch this movie tonight. It'll be awesome,'" he said."It's like my 2nd or 3rd time seeing. It felt just like the movie. It was crazy. Like, when I walked into that big arena, after playing all those small arenas, it was awesome."
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