Huntley senior T.J. Adams uses visualization to deal with any nerves he experiences while competing in the IHSA Class 4A Three-Point Showdown.

Adams sees himself not in front of hundreds of fans, but with his father, Paul, and brother, J.T., just like when they shoot at Lifetime Fitness.

That thinking has served Adams well. He qualified for state as a junior and after a pair of double-digit rounds in the regional and sectional, the Red Raiders guard is headed back to Peoria’s Carver Arena for the competition today.