St. Laurence, Eisenhower and De La Salle move up and Marian Catholic moves into rankings. Lincoln-Way West’s Eli Bach is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Homewood-Flossmoor 24-3 (1)
Carson Brownfield, Vikings looking to recover from 78-57 loss to Indiana power Fishers.
2. Thornton 23-3 (2)
Meyoh Swasney comes up big in narrow 53-50 win over Cardinal Ritter from St. Louis.
3. Mount Carmel 25-3 (3)
Angelo Ciaravino is banged up for Caravan, but Noah Mister and Lee Marks are stepping up.
4. Brother Rice 23-3 (4)
Cale Cosme and Crusaders getting ready for huge Friday showdown against Mount Carmel.
5. Marist 22-4 (5)
Darshan Thomas hits winning shot against Benet. RedHawks could share or win ESCC title.
6. Beecher 23-0 (6)
Perfection. Ethan Rydberg and Bobcats are only unbeaten team remaining in Illinois.
7. St. Laurence 16-10 (8)
Zerrick Johnson and Vikings are getting hot at right time, going 6-2 in last eight games.
8. Eisenhower 21-6 (9)
Darrion Pippen and Cardinals are riding high with a nine-game winning streak.
9. De La Salle 17-9 (10)
Big 75-66 win over Riverside-Brookfield for Richard Lindsey and Meteors.
10. Marian Catholic 18-8 (NR)
James Bullock and Spartans now own wins over Brother Rice, Marist and Benet.
Player of the Week
Senior guard Eli Bach surpasses the 1,000-point mark for his career, scoring a program-record 42 points against Bradley-Bourbonnais. He also led Lincoln-Way West with 16 points vs. T.F. South.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.