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A power-packed field led by top- ranked St. Francis de Sales of Chicago, defending champion East St. Louis Lincoln and third-ranked Peoria Manual have battled their way into the Elite Eight of the Class AA Illinois High School Basketball Tournament.
St. Francis de Sales, led by Eric Anderson's 33 points, eliminated Westchester St. Joseph with a 67-58 triumph in the Hinsdale Supersectional Tuesday night. LaPhonso Ellis scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead East St. Louis Lincoln to a 69-41 triumph over Centralia in the Carbondale Supersectional and David Booth poured in 40 points in Peoria Manual's 86-66 rout of Jacksonville.
Joining the Big Three at Champaign will be East Aurora, Evanston, Bloom Trail, Rock Island and Chicago Simeon. Simeon qualified last Sunday by defeating King for...