What East boys basketball did in 2019 will be remembered in the Rockford area for a very long time.
The E-Rabs finished their season 34-4.
East will have to settle for the consolation game after losing 94-82 to Evanston in the state semifinals Friday night.
The E-Rabs punched their ticket to state after a 70-62 victory over Geneva in the 4A NIU Super-Sectional Tuesday night.
Tickets to Tuesday's game in DeKalb went on sale on Sunday and the line was out the door at East.
The former Cardinals girls basketball coach is one of two women to lead a high school athletics program in the Stateline.
NIU hosted several former players as they try to impress NFL scouts ahead of April's draft.
Not many high school athletes call it a career with a win. For five seniors, winning third place in Class 4A is just fine with them.