Teddy’s Friday Riverside-Brookfield Notebook (Part 1)

Indrusaitis Leads Shorthanded St. Rita over Lake Forest I began the day watching Nojus Indrusaitis Nojus Indrusaitis 6'4" | SG Lemont | 2024 State IL for the first time with his new school. But oddly, James Brown James Brown 6'9" | C St. Rita | 2024 State IL and Morez Johnson Morez Johnson 6'9" | PF St. Rita | 2024 State IL were both out. So was Melvin Bell Melvin Bell 6'4" | SG St. Rita | 2025 IL , who has been healing an injury.  Nojus Indrusaitis Nojus Indrusaitis 6'4" | SG Lemont | 2024 State IL was exchanging buckets early with Asa Thomas Asa Thomas 6'6" | SG Lake Forest | 2023 State #98 Nation IL of Lake Forest. Thomas is one of the top prospects in 2023 with several high major offers. He hit three triples in the first half. He’s got a really nice shooting stroke and played with a lot of confidence all game. But it was St. Rita who had the upper hand. Jordan Chandler Jordan Chandler 6'0" | PG St.Rita | 2023 IL , a 2023 point guard, had 18 points to lead the way. He’ll surely play a bigger role in the backcourt with Jaedin Reyna Jaedin Reyna 6'0" | PG St. Rita | 2024 State IL and Kaiden Space Kaiden Space 6'1" | PG St. Rita | 2023 State IL transferring. Nojus had an excellent game too, as he found buckets from all levels. Despite the loss, Thomas scored 33 points for lake forest.    Young Bounces Back to Beat Brother Rice Brother Rice 2023 PG Ahmad Henderson Ahmad Henderson 5'10" | PG Brother Rice | 2023 State #310 Nation IL had two triples early against Young. He’s a pure floor general with excellent ball handling and vision. He got the crusaders off to a 17-6 start early. But Whitney Young never faded. 2023 SG Marcus Pigram Marcus Pigram 6'3" | PG Whitney Young | 2023 State IL made some great plays. He started with an and-one finish down low and another bucket inside. He also extended his range for a 3-ball to cut the lead. At the same time, 2025 F Antonio Munoz Antonio Munoz 6'5" | SF Whitney Young | 2025 IL was making some very athletic plays for Young.  Had three impressive dunks in transition, leading to ten first half points Pigram stayed hot in the 2nd half. He found buckets inside and behind the arc, and had euro-step finish and filled a nice lane for a basket. But Rice made this a game as Henderson and Cale Cosme Cale Cosme 5'6" | PG Brother Rice | 2024 IL made some excellent plays. Although smaller, the two create an excellent partnership in the backcourt. But Dalen Davis Dalen Davis 6'0" | PG Whitney Young | 2023 State #235 Nation IL , Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson 6'6" | SF Whitney Young | 2023 State #212 Nation IL , and transfer Ian Boyd put the game out of reach with some clutch baskets and free throws. Marcus Pigram Marcus Pigram 6'3" | PG Whitney Young | 2023 State IL finished with 22 points in the win. Ahmad Henderson Ahmad Henderson 5'10" | PG Brother Rice | 2023 State #310 Nation IL scored 23.   Hunter Duncan Hunter Duncan 6'0" | PG St. Viator | 2023 State IL Shines In Evanston Win vs Kenwood 2023 PG Hunter Duncan Hunter Duncan 6'0" | PG St. Viator | 2023 State IL started his high school career at La Lumeire. He played last summer with Fenwick, before attending school at St. Viator for his junior year. He now plays with Evanston. Duncan got off to a strong start against Kenwood with a dunk in transition and pull-up three. He then made a terrific play where he dribbled past two defenders on the perimeter, and exploded down the lane for a layup. It wasn’t just Duncan who impressed. 6’5” 2023 Guard Josh Thomas showed off with two dunks filling holes in the paint during the first half. He got a third dunk in the final seconds of the game. 6’6" F Prince Adams Prince Adams 6'5" | PF Evanston | 2023 State IL also made several athletic plays for E-Town. Meanwhile, 2024 F Calvin Robbins also made some athletic plays of his own for Kenwood. He hit a three and followed it up with a big block on a dunk attempt. An and-one finish and had a breakaway slam in transition were just a few other moments that stood out from his game. Darrin Ames Darrin Ames 6'0" | PG Kenwood | 2023 State #51 Nation IL did not play for Kenwood.