2010 City-Suburban Showdown To Feature Two Awesome Matchups

May 12, 2009

9:45 P.M. CST

The Integrity Group announced its matchups for the 2010 City-Suburban Showdown and on paper the field looks to be stellar to say the least, as it will feature four schools that are sure to rank among the top high school basketball teams in the state of Illinois next season as well as many of the top prospects in the classes of 2010 and 2011.

The event will take place on Saturday, February 20 at the University of Illinois-Chicago's Pavilion.  In the opening matchup, Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago will take on St. Patrick High School in Chicago in a battle of two Catholic school powers.  Mt. Carmel will be led by 6'0 class of 2011 point guard Tracy Abrams, who has already committed to the University of Illinois.  St. Patrick, meanwhile, will feature a pair of talented class of 2011 prospects in 6'5 shooting guard Jacob Williams and 6'5 forward Kortney Darby.

In the nightcap, defending class 4A runner-up Waukegan  will do battle against Chicago Catholic League heavyweight De LaSalle in a game featuring two teams that are sure to rank among the preseason top 5 teams in the state regardless of class.  The talent on the floor for this game will be tremendous.  Waukegan features the best player in the state in 6'7 class of 2010 forward Jereme Richmond, also a University of Illinois recruit.  De LaSalle, on the other hand, is led by two of the premier prospects in the state from the class of 2011 in 6'7 forward Mike Shaw and 6'5 swing man Dre Henley.

Tickets for the City-Suburban Showdown  are $12 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased at participating schools or the Pavilion box office.  In addition, tickets can also be purchased online at www.TicketMaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Kudos must go out once again to both Bob Rylko and David Kaplan of The Integrity Group, who continue to show why they are among the best high school basketball promoters around, as they have clearly put together another spectacular lineup.  

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