The belief all season, particularly in Class 4A, was the 2022-23 season would be wide open. The expectation was there would be parity among the elite in the state’s largest class.
Class 3A was a little different story. You had the defending state champs, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, and the state runner-up, Metamora, both returning virtually intact. Plus, you had mighty Simeon always lurking.
