Lincoln-Way West's Franco Pettinato (24) looks to take the ball to the basket. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Oak Forest's Tom Shute finds and open lane to the basket against Lincoln-Way West Wednesday, December 26, 2012. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Oak Forest's Kyle Flanagan puts up a short jumper. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Oak Forest's David Gray (22) pulls up to shoot a jumper. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Oak Forest's Tom Zale (10) dribbles around the Lincoln-Way West defender Wednesday December 26, 2012. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way West's Luke Horvath (1) shoots a jump shot against Oak Forest Wednesday, December 26, 2012. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way West's Hayden Witt (23) looks to dribble around the defense of Oak Forest's Dylan Ross. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way West's Jon Marotta elevates above the Oak Forest defender to take a jump shot. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way West's Luke Horvath shoots a short jumper against Oak Forest. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Oak Forest came into Wednesday’s game focused on slowing Lincoln-Way West’s Hayden Witt, but it wasn’t working early. “He was hitting some NBA shots early on,” Oak Forest guard Tom Zale said. “I was like ‘I have to pick it up defensively.’ ” Zale and …