Thornwood's Charles Howell

Thornwood's Charles Howell, right, clears a hurdle in the 110-meter semifinals at the Thornton Classic on Saturday afternoon.

Thornton's Cavion Clanton

Thornton's Cavion Clanton, left, finishes the 100 yard dash during the 27th Thornton Track Classic on Saturday.

Thornton's Maurice Buchanan

Thornton's Maurice Buchanan goes over the high jump bar at the 27th annual Thornton Track Classic on Saturday. Buchanan was second in the high jump with a jump of 6-feet, but won the long jump in a season-best 22-feet, 7-inches, and ran in the finals of the 100 meters. He also ran the third …

Thornwood's Khalil Lightbourne

Thornwood's Khalil Lightbourne finished third in the 3,200-meter run at Saturday's Thornton Classic.

Jermaine Johnson of Thornton

Jermaine Johnson of Thornton, left, beats out an Evanston runner in the 400-meter relay during the 27th annual Thornton Track Classic Invitational on Saturday.

Thornwood's head track coach Brian Evans

Thornwood's head track coach Brian Evans, left, has a few words of instruction for his runner Dwight Johnson during the 27th annual Thornton Track Classic Invitational on Saturday.

Thornwood's Patrick Bolton

Thornwood's Patrick Bolton clears the high-jump bar during Saturday's Thornton Classic.

Jermaine Johnson

Jermaine Johnson, left, finishes the 400-meter dash during Saturday's Thornton Classic. The Wildcats were second to Evanston in the team standings.

Thornton's Maurice Buchanan

Thornton's Maurice Buchanan clears the bar in the high jump event during the 27th annual Thornton Track Classic Invitational on Saturday. Buchanan was second with a jump of 6-feet.

Thornwood's Wole Daramola

Thornwood's Wole Daramola finishes second in the 800-meter run during the 27th Annual Thornton Track Classic Invitational on Saturday. Daramola ran a time of 2 minutes, 1.8 seconds.

T.F. South's Kaitlin Togtman

T.F. South's Kaitlin Togtman fights against the Thornridge defense for a loose ball during Wednesday's T.F. South Holiday Classic game.

T.F. South's Kaneisha McIntosh, Thornridge's Alana Fisher-Carter

T.F. South's Kaneisha McIntosh shoots over the defense of Thornridge's Alana Fisher-Carter during Wednesday's T.F. South Holiday Classic game.

T.F. South's Ninah Bertrand, Thornridge's Brittany Wright and Camille Taylor

T.F. South's Ninah Bertrand battles for a rebound with Thornridge's Brittany Wright and Camille Taylor during Wednesday's T.F. South Holiday Classic game.

T.F. South's India Pierson, Thornridge's Brittany Wright

T.F. South's India Pierson is fouled by Thornridge's Brittany Wright during Wednesday's T.F. South Holiday Classic game.

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Thornridge basketball scorekeeper Darrell Prince was a second-year teacher at Thornridge when the Falcons had one of the most memorable seasons in Illinois prep basketball history.

Crete-Monee senior Marius Hopkins

Crete-Monee senior Marius Hopkins puts up a shot against Thornridge senior Ryan Burch in the first quarter at Crete-Monee on Tuesday.

Michael Orris

Crete-Monee senior Michael Orris puts up a shot against Thornridge senior Tommy Green in the first quarter at Crete-Monee on Tuesday. The Warriors won in overtime.

Thornridge's Tyrone Richardson

Thornridge football coach Tyrone Richardson takes his team through an August practice. Thornridge as supposed to cloase as a four-year high school after the 2010-11 school year, but it was decided to keep it as a four-year school

Thornridge's Tyrone Richardson

First-year Thornridge football coach Tyrone Richardson observes his team during a recent practice. Richardson and the Falcons will continue to represent a four-year school this year and beyond, as plans to turn Thornridge into a freshman academy have been scrapped.