State Preview: Normal Community hoping to tower over Class 4A with first state championship in program history

From left, Normal Community's Gabe Nege, Noah Cleveland and Dexter Niekamp line up before the National Anthem. Jonathan Michel/Clutch Sports Media

Normal Community is ending its season in the city where many had expected them to: Champaign. Whether or not the first team to be ranked No. 1 in Class 4A this season will finish with that same number next to their names will be up to a cast that’s gotten it done with plenty of dunks and plenty of defense. 

The Ironmen carry a strong history with 14 consecutive seasons at or above. 500 but are still looking for their program’s first state title. They’ll have to battle for it against a talented trio of teams from the Chicago suburbs, but in case you haven’t seen Normal Community this year,  they have one thing that stands above everyone else (literally): their size. 

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