Rich Township and Beecher move up and St. Laurence enter the rankings topped by Homewood-Flossmoor. Rich Township’s Jayden Williams is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in the parentheses.
1. Homewood-Flossmoor 16-1 (1)
Gianni Cobb and Vikings survive a tough battle with Niles North.
2. Mount Carmel 19-2 (2)
Grant Best and Caravan are 19-0 against Illinois teams and 0-2 vs. Missouri teams.
3. Thornton 15-2 (3)
How much will injury to Chase Abraham impact Wildcats?
4. Marist 16-3 (4)
Fenwick transfer Darshan Thomas gives already talented team an extra boost.
5. Brother Rice 18-2 (5)
Zavier Fitch and Crusaders need strong game Friday against DePaul Prep.
6. Bloom 11-5 (6)
Santana Flowers and Blazing Trojan recover with three wins after tough finish at Pontiac.
7. Rich Township 14-4 (8)
Riding high on five-game win streak include huge 74-70 win over Marian Catholic.
8. Beecher 19-0 (9)
Conference title could be on line Friday for Ethan Rydberg, Bobcats vs. Clifton Central.
9. Lincoln-Way East 12-5 (7)
Karson Thomas and Griffins’ seven-game winning streak snapped against Bloom.
10. St. Laurence 10-8 (NR)
Zerrick Johnson and Vikings nearly knock off Bloom.
Player of the Week
Sophomore forward Jayden Williams steps up big for Rich Township, scoring 23 points and hauling down six rebounds in 70-53 rout over Joliet West and 14 points and seven rebounds in a 74-70 come-from-behind win over Marian Catholic.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
