Valparaiso, Merrillville, Crown Point, East Chicago Central and Portage all move up this week.
Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Lake Central 13-1 (1)
The Indians’ unbeaten run ends with a loss to Portage.
2. Valparaiso 12-4 (3)
Alec Platipodis posts 18 points and eight rebounds in the Vikings’ win against South Bend Washington.
3. Merrillville 9-5 (4)
Keyshawn Mitchell records 20 points in the Pirates’ win against Portage.
4. Crown Point 9-4 (5)
Kingston Rhodes, Jack Svetich and Elliot Swan each scores 11 points in the Bulldogs’ win against Chesterton.
5. East Chicago Central 14-4 (6)
Dominique Murphy and the Cardinals topple West Side.
6. West Side 11-3 (2)
Trey Hinton and the Cougars fall to East Chicago Central.
7. Portage 8-6 (10)
Garrett Clark registers 13 points and nine rebounds as Portage hands Lake Central its first loss of the season.
8. Chesterton 7-6 (7)
Justin Sims joins Tyler Parrish in reaching 1,000 career points for the Trojans.
9. Bishop Noll 12-6 (8)
Amauri Moore puts up 17 points and nine rebounds in the Warriors’ win against Hammond Central.
10. Munster 9-6 (9)
The Mustangs remain the favorites for another Northwest Crossroads Conference title.
Player of the Week
Sophomore guard Spencer Wynsma nets 13 points as Hebron defeats Morgan Township 46-37 on Wednesday and avenges its only loss of the season to secure its first Porter County Conference Tournament title since the 2013-14 season.
