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Pontiac Holiday Tournament semifinals: Benet takes down Joliet West and Simeon beats Curie

Por: Chicago Sun Times Sports December 31, 2022

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PONTIAC–Brayden Fagbemi had the most difficult assignment of the game. Benet’s point guard was tasked with handling all of the pressure from Joliet West’s ball-hawking guards.  The pressure ramped up in the second half, as Tigers guards Jeremy Fears Jr., Jeremiah Fears and Aaron Gant had plenty of fouls to give and were aggressively trying to get their team back in the game. Fagbemi sparkled. The Johns Hopkins recruit not only absorbed... + full article



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