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Shepard Girls Basketball

Palos Heights · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 4ASouth Suburban - Red
Power
+3.1
Illinois rank
#325
of 681
4A rank
#102
of 144
2026-27
0-0

Shepard opens the 2026-27 season ranked #325 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #102 in Class 4A. Preseason ratings carry last season's on-court results forward — this season's results take over once games tip off.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings are calibrated within Illinois only, so they don't compare across states.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Dec 1vsChicago ChristianPick posts game week
Dec 4atThornton Fractional NorthPick posts game week
Dec 8atThornton Fractional SouthPick posts game week
Dec 10vsHillcrestPick posts game week
Dec 14atBradley-BourbonnaisPick posts game week
Jan 6atProviso EastPick posts game week
Jan 7vsBremenPick posts game week
Jan 12vsLemontPick posts game week
Jan 15atOak ForestPick posts game week
Jan 19vsTinley ParkPick posts game week
Jan 21vsBlue Island EisenhowerPick posts game week
Jan 26atOak LawnPick posts game week
Jan 28atArgoPick posts game week
Feb 2vsRichardsPick posts game week
Feb 4vsRReavisPick posts game week
Feb 9atCrete-MoneePick posts game week
Feb 11atEvergreen ParkPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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South Suburban - Red

Evergreen Park#221 · 0-0 · +14.8Oak Lawn#232 · 0-0 · +13.1Argo#299 · 0-0 · +6.0RReavis#303 · 0-0 · +5.5Richards#447 · 0-0 · -9.4Blue Island Eisenhower#551 · 0-0 · -23.0

Top 10 · Class 4A

Nazareth Academy#2 · 0-0 · +60.4Loyola Academy#3 · 0-0 · +58.0Waubonsie Valley#4 · 0-0 · +57.9Belleville East#6 · 0-0 · +52.1Benet Academy#7 · 0-0 · +51.3Alton#8 · 0-0 · +51.1Bolingbrook#10 · 0-0 · +48.4Prospect#11 · 0-0 · +48.2Fremd#12 · 0-0 · +48.1O'Fallon#14 · 0-0 · +47.4

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