Dundee-Crown High School Boys Basketball 2008-2009 Photo Gallery

MAR. 11, 2009- Dundee Crown's Aaron Reams fights his way to the hoop around McHenry's Brett Palmer in first quarter of a sectional semifinal at Elgin High School on Wednesday. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- Dundee-Crown Superfans pump up the crowd late in the fourth quarter of the Chargers' 51-49 win Friday in the Elgin Sectional. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Jeff Beck, left, and Connor Martin, right, walk off the court after a loss to Waukegan at the Peoria Civic Center in the semifinals of the state tournament in Peoria on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

DEC. 23, 2008- Hoffman Estates' Luke Mead, left, drives on Dundee-Crown's Gregory McNally during the quarterfinals of the 34th Annual Elgin Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough howls with delight at the end of the IHSA Supersectional game against Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 11, 2009- Dundee Crown's Charles Kimbrough slam dunks in the second quarter of sectional semifinal against McHenry at Elgin High School. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Carol Stupar waves at Dundee-Crown basketball players as they ride through Carpentersville Sunday to celebrate the Chargers' fourth-place finish at the state tournament. Stupar flew back from Tucson to watch her grandson, Robert. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- The Chargers of Dundee-Crown hoist their fourth-place hardware at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Dundee-Crown lost to Thornton earlier Saturday in the third place game of the IHSA state basketball tournament. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Nov. 25, 2008 - Burlington Central's Matt McCurdy drives past Dundee-Crown's Justin Strzelczyk during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School . Rick West | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- St. Charles North's Nick Neari shoots a three over Dundee-Crown's Jeff Beck in the third quarter of the Chargers' 51-49 win Friday in the Elgin Sectional. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough, right, tries to contain Thornton's Trevell Rivers, left, during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Players warm up before the supersectional game at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday. Paul Michna | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown fans clamor to touch player Charles Kimbrough after the IHSA Supersectional game against Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough and his son Kristian celebrate with the Superfans after the Chargers' 51-49 win Friday in the Elgin Sectional. The win could be called a birthday present for Kristian, who turned one-year-old Friday. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown cheerleaders and fans show support after their team lost the the third place game to Thornton at the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Prospect High School's Nsenzi Salasini throws down during the Class 4A finals of the slam dunk competition as part of the state basketball tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

FEB. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown fans and players go crazy after Charles Kimbrough slam dunked in the fourth quarter against Jacobs at Algonquin. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams tries to contain Thornton's Jamal Gray, left, during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown fans elevate one of their own as they imitate their cheerleaders during regional action against Huntley at Carpentersville on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Aaron Reams of Dundee-Crown receives the plaque after a regional title victory over Huntley Friday night at Carpentersville. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

DEC. 23, 2008- Dundee-Crown fans heckle Hoffman Estates free throw shooter Tom Dombrowski during the quarterfinals of the 34th Annual Elgin Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Dundee-Crown High School boys varsity basketball player and senior, Charles Kimbrough, talks about making it to the 2009 state finals in Peoria. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Colleen Jackson of Woodstock waves excitedly as an escort leading Dundee-Crown's boys basketball team approaches the school Sunday afternoon. Several hundred fans attended a pep assembly at the school. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

DEC. 23, 2008- Dundee-Crown's head coach Lance Huber works with his team during the quarterfinals of the 34th Annual Elgin Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Jeff Beck looks at the scoreboard before taking two free throws late in the fourth quarter of the IHSA Supersectional game against Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough, right, connects with Charger fans after the IHSA Supersectional game against Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams is held aloft by the Superfans after the Chargers' 51-49 win over St. Charles North Friday in the Elgin Sectional. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- State finals tickets are unbundled for the first day of sales Wednesday. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Basketball legend Michael Jordan reveals a hint of emotion as he watches his son Marcus be interviewed on the large screen at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night just after Marcus and the Whitney Young Dolphins claimed a state title by winning against the Waukegan Bulldogs. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough slam dunks against Thornton during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown players celebrate their supersectional championship at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday evening. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

FEB. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown player Aaron Reams, #2, celebrates after Charles Kimbrough slam dunked in the fourth quarter against Jacobs at Algonquin. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough snags a rebound during the semifinals of the state basketball tournament against Waukegan at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown' fans go crazy with joy at the end of the IHSA Supersectional game against Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Dundee-Crown senior Aaron Reams emerges with a trophy Sunday for a pep assembly in a celebration marking the Chargers' fourth-place finish at the state tournament. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Dundee-Crown High School seniors Nick Price and Leona Quist are first in line at the high school to buy tickets to the boys basketball state finals in Peoria. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Dundee-Crown senior Charles Kimbrough thanks fans for their support with teammate Marcus Henry Sunday during a pep assembly celebrating the Chargers' fourth-place finish at the I.H.S.A. state basketball tournament in Peoria. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry hustles with the basketball against Thornton during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown fans cheer for the Chargers as they take the floor to face Waukegan in the semifinals of the state basketball tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown head coach Lance Huber works with his team during the supersectional championship at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday evening.8 Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

DEC. 23, 2008- Hoffman Estates' Kemill Long, right, drives past Dundee-Crown's Jeff Beck, left, during the quarterfinals of the 34th Annual Elgin Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

DEC. 23, 2008- Dundee-Crown'sJeff Beck brings the ball upcourt against Hoffman Estates during the quarterfinals of the 34th Annual Elgin Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown players, from left, Charles Kimbrough, Aaron Reams, and Justin Strzelczyk react near the end of loss to Waukegan in the semifinals of the state tournament in Peoria on Friday night.8 Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown players Aaron Reams, left, and Justin Strzelczyk, center, embrace at center court as the Chargers begin to celebrate their supersectional championship at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday evening. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough celebrates victory in the closing seconds against Elgin in a regional game at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry, left, passes inbounds around Thornton's Darrell Robinson, right, during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Dundee-Crown High School students Nick Price, Leona Quist and Kathleen Palahniuk were first in line at the high school to buy tickets to the boys state basketball finals in Peoria. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

FEB. 6, 2009- Jacobs' Conrad Krutwig, left, tries to stop Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry, right, at Algonquin. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

FEB. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Justin Strzelczyk looks to the Charger fans with glee after his long jumper found net in the fourth quarter against Jacobs at Algonquin. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Wendy Gentile sorts out tickets for herself, daughter Emma, and friend Kelsey Hartland to the boys basketball state finals in Peoria. Students and adults were able to buy tickets starting on Wednesday, with a four ticket limit. They could then get back in line for more. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams, left, launches the ball as he begins to celebrate at the end of the IHSA Supersectional game against Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. At right is Charger Jeff Beck (3). Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Dundee-Crown head basketball coach Lance Huber acknowledges his team as they receive a standing ovation from hundreds of fans Sunday in a pep assembly at the school. The Chargers finished fourth in the I.H.S.A. state tournament in Peoria. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

FEB. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown players, including #33 Charles Kimbrough, #10 Gregory McNally, #2 Aaron Reams, and #3 Jeff Beck and cheerleaders celebrate their win over Jacobs at Algonquin on Friday. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- Dundee-Crown head coach Lance Huber gets a smooch from his wife Kristin after the Chargers' 51-49 win over St. Charles North Friday for the Elgin Sectional title. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 11, 2009- Dundee Crown fans celebrate a sectional semifinal victory over McHenry as the final seconds wind down at Elgin High School on Wednesday. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dwayne Evans of Neuqua Valley, right, and Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough fight for control of the tipoff at the IHSA Supersectional game at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams, left, tries to gain control of the basketball from Thornton's Darrell Robinson, right, during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Basketball legend Michael Jordan watches his son Marcus play for Whitney Young in the IHSA Class 4A title game at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night against the Waukegan Bulldogs. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Nov. 25, 2008 - Dundee-Crown coach Lance Huber instructs his team against Burlington Central during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School. Rick West | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's head coach Lance Huber, right, and player Marcus Henry, left, react as a time out is called late in the first half of a loss to Waukegan in the semifinals of the state basketball tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Students and adults were able to purchase tickets Wednesday for this weekend's state tournament games, with a four ticket limit. They could then get back in line for more. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- St. Charles North's David Johnson, left, and Mike Lefelstein foul Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry in the fourth quarter of Dundee-Crown's 51-49 win Friday for the Elgin Sectional title. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Ryan Hagen of the boys varsity basketball team at Dundee-Crown High School practices after school. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown students and fans wait for the doors to open before the evening session of state tournament games Friday at the Peoria Civic Center . Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Drew McManaman charges with the ball late in the fourth quarter during the semifinals of the state tournament in Peoria on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Gregory McNally looks for a shot past a towering Waukegan defender at the Peoria Civic Center during the semifinals of the state tournament in Peoria on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown fans try to coax an Aaron Reams free throw through the net during regional action against Huntley at Carpentersville on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- The Bulldogs of Waukegan hoist their second place trophy after falling to Whitney Young in the state title game at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 11, 2009- Dundee Crown's Charles Kimbrough is squeezed by McHenry's Chris Madson and Josh McNaughton after grabbing a rebound and looking to pass in the third quarter of sectional semifinal at Elgin High School on Wednesday. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown players Aaron Reams, left, and Justin Strzelczyk, right, react during the final moments of a loss to Waukegan in the semifinals of the state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams wades into adoring fans following a regional title victory over Huntley at Carpentersville on Friday evening. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams, center, celebrates with teammates Gregory McNally, left, and Charles Kimbrough, right, after they won over Neuqua Valley to claim a supersectional championship at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday evening. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 11, 2009- Dundee Crown's Jeff Beck pushes to get past McHenry's Jimmy Preston in the second quarter of sectional semifinal at Elgin High School on Wednesday. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Dundee-Crown basketball players stand in a pep assembly celebrating their fourth-place finish with hundreds of fans Sunday at the school. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

Dundee-Crown fans get revved up as their team is introduced before the IHSA Supersectional game at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Nov. 25, 2008 - Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry puts up a jumper against Burlington Central during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School. Rick West | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- A group of Dundee-Crown Chargers and Thornton Wildcats rise up for a rebound during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

NOV. 25, 2008- Dundee-Crown's Robert Stupar and Burlington Central's Ray Hunnicutt dive for a loose ball during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School. Rick West | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough goes high for a rebound against Elgin in a regional game at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Charger Nation rushes the floor after Dundee-Crown's regional title victory over Huntley at Carpentersville on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Charles Kimbrough of Dundee-Crown, left, tries to pass over Christian Shonkwiler of Neuqua Valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday. Paul Michna | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown fans rush the court after the Chargers won over Huntley for the regional title on Friday night in Carpentersville. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Charles Kimbrough of Dundee-Crown prepares to make his game-winning free throw late in the fourth quarter against Huntley in the regional title game at Carpentersville on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

JAN. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Jamel Kimbrough and Woodstock's Alex Laingin battle in the fourth quarter of the Chargers' 85-60 win. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Robert Stupar (21) looks for a rebound against Thornton during the third place game of the IHSA Class 4A state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Nov. 25, 2008 - Dundee-Crown's Robert Stupar drives to the hoop but is denied by Burlington Central's Dan Berg during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School. Rick West | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams hollers and hugs teammate Justin Strzelczyk after he was fouled with seconds remaining in regulation to give the Chargers possession of the ball with the score tied against Elgin in a regional game at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry passes around Elgin's Marcus Redburg in a regional game at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

JAN. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Sean Bernhard shoots a three-point basket in the fourth quarter of the Chargers' win over Woodstock. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Charles Kimbrough of Dundee-Crown ,left, tries to block Kareem Amedu of Neuqua valley at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday. Paul Michna | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Police and fire vehicles lead the Dundee-Crown basketball team through Carpentersville Sunday to a pep assembly celebrating the Chargers' fourth-place finish at the state tournament. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough claps as Elgin's Marcus Redburg lays on the hardwood as a regional game ends at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

FEB. 6, 2009- Jacobs' Conrad Krutwig, right, looks up as Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough completes a slam dunk at Algonquin. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

NOV. 25, 2008- Burlington Central's Shane Larkin grabs a rebound over Dundee-Crown's DeVaughn Rounds during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School. Rick West | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams, center, gets stuck between a pair of Waukegan defenders during the semifinals of the state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 17, 2009- Dwayne Evans of Neuqua Valley , left, and Robet Stupar of Dundee-Crown go after a loose ball at the Convocation Center in DeKalb on Tuesday. Paul Michna | Staff Photographer

DEC. 23, 2008- Hoffman Estates' Tom Dombrowski, left, soars past Dundee-Crown's Robert Stupar, right, during the quarterfinals of the 34th Annual Elgin Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 13, 2009- Dundee-Crown players anxiously watch the closing moments of their 51-49 win over St. Charles North Friday in the Elgin Sectional. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Students and adults wait in line Wednesday at Dundee-Crown High School to buy tickets to the boys basketball state finals in Peoria. The line wrapped around two hallways with students rushing to get into line after school. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 20, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry shoots the ball over Waukegan's Aaron Johnson at the Peoria Civic Center during the semifinals of the state tournament in Peoria on Friday night. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 18, 2009- Tickets to the boys basketball state finals in Peoria went on sale on Wednesday at Dundee-Crown High School. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Nov. 25, 2008 - Burlington Central's Ray Hunnicutt puts up a shot over Dundee-Crown's Marcus Henry during the Leland Strombom holiday tournament at Sycamore High School . Rick West | Staff Photographer

JAN. 21, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Gregory McNally pokes the ball away from Woodstock's Colton Davis in the fourth quarter. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer

MAR. 6, 2009- Dundee-Crown Charger fans celebrate a regional title victory over Huntley on Friday night in Carpentersville. Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Dundee-Crown's Charles Kimbrough stuffs the ball as Elgin's Steve Edwards watches late in a regional game at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

MAR. 11, 2009- Dundee Crown's Aaron Reams, left, and Gregory McNally bump each other after their victory over McHenry in sectional semifinal game at Elgin High School on Wednesday. Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

MAR. 3, 2009- Elgin's Steve Edwards reaches over the back and fouls Dundee-Crown's Aaron Reams in a regional game at Carpentersville. John Starks | Staff Photographer

Mar. 22, 2009 - Dundee-Crown principal Lynn McCarthy kicks off a pep assembly Sunday celebrating the Chargers' fourth-place finish at the state basketball tournament. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer