Photos: Montini Catholic girls basketball tops Glenbard South to win Illinois Class 3A regional title

Northern Illinois recruit Blacher scores 20 points in victory

Shannon Blacher led the way with a game-high 20 points as Montini Catholic defeated Glenbard South 71-33 on Friday night to win the Class 3A regional championship at Hinsdale South.

The Broncos (25-7), ranked 14th in the SBLive Illinois Power 25 girls basketball rankings, advance to face Burlington Central in a sectional semifinal on Tuesday at Glenbard South. Burlington Central defeated Boylan Catholic 42-32 on Friday to win its regional.

Glenbard South finished its season at 25-6.

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Montini Catholic-Glenbard South girls basketball

Photos from Gary Duncan

Published Feb 18, 2023

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting. He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com. In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.

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