The Peoria High basketball team pulled off a huge upset Friday night, defeating one of the top teams in the state.
Leshawn Stowers scored 39 points to lead Peoria High to a 58-56 overtime win over Bolingbrook, ranked No. 1 in the Chicago Sun-Times Super 25.
The Lions, No. 3 in the area power rankings, advance to the 7:30 p.m. championship game Saturday at the Decatur Turkey Tournament against either rival Peoria Manual or Decatur MacArthur, who are meeting in the second semifinal.
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“Extremely proud of our guys,” Peoria High assistant Ryan McElmurry posted on X,com. “Being down as much as 9 in the second half. Never wavered and found a way to secure a huge win!”
Stowers, a 6-foot-5 senior guard, is headed to Miami (Ohio) and is among multiple Division-I prospects around Peoria with Bradley-bound duo of Dietrich Richardson of Manual and Matthew Zobrist of Metamora.
Bolingbrook is led by 6-7 Valparaiso recruit JT Pettigrew and 6-2 super sophomore Davion Thompson.
