Lincoln-Way East maintains the top spot, while St. Laurence and Sandburg move up. Bloom’s Kamryn Turner is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Lincoln-Way East 11-3 (1)
Wins Marian Catholic tourney before Tuesday’s 52-39 loss to Class 4A No. 1 Bolingbrook.
2. Lincoln-Way Central 10-2 (2)
Knights easily beat Bradley-Bourbonnais 52-34 but lose 53-34 to Lyons.
3. Homewood-Flossmoor 9-4 (3)
Senior guard Jaeda Murphy scores 35 points in 78-54 loss to Bolingbrook.
4. Marian Catholic 9-4 (4)
Spartans take third in their own holiday tournament by beating Providence 55-32.
5. St. Laurence 10-4 (6)
Finally healthy after missing four starters due to illness in losses to Bloom, Rich Township.
6. Bloom 11-3 (5)
Sophomore guard Kay-Kay Williams tallies 10 rebounds in 68-67 double-OT win over Rich Township.
7. Rich Township 10-5 (7)
Junior guard Sherrie Emmons gets triple-double in 52-39 win over short-handed St. Laurence.
8. Sandburg 8-6 (10)
Eagles takes third in Oak Lawn Tournament, beating T.F. South, Lockport, host Spartans.
9. Mother McAuley 8-4 (8)
Off week for the Mighty Macs, but big game looms Wednesday against Lyons.
10. Providence 7-7 (9)
Celtics finish fourth at Marian Catholic as Gabi Bednar and Molly Knight are all-tournament.
Player of the Week
Impossible to ignore sophomore guard Kamryn Turner, who did it all for Bloom in a 68-67 double-overtime win over Rich Township, scoring 33 points and adding seven rebounds and four steals.
Gregg Voss is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
