Some losses by bottom part of top 25 puts this in a state of flux as usual. Lots of MLK Shootouts this week. Top 10 pretty much unchanged except for one loss by Warren Township (Gurnee) to West (Joliet). Deerfield enters the poll. Waukegan reenters. St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) and Curie (Chicago) drop out. Here we go:
1) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (16-1) (3A): Stays at one. Beat Loyola Academy (Wilmette). Tuesday host St Frances De Sales (Chicago), Friday at #8 Mount Carmel (Chicago), Sunday vs Vashon (St Louis,MO) at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Shootout.
2) Kenwood Academy (Chicago) (17-1) (4A):Stays at two. Went 3-0 for the week. Saturday vs Chaminade (St Louis,MO) at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Shootout. Monday vs #21 New Trier (Winnetka) at New Trier MLK Classic.
3) Bolingbrook (16-2) (4A):Stays at three. Beat archrival Romeoville on the road. Tuesday at Central (Joliet), Friday host Central (Plainfield), Saturday vs Lemont at Hoops for Hunger at Northwestern University, Monday vs #4 Benet Academy (Lisle) at New Trier (Winnetka) MLK Classic.
4) Benet Academy (Lisle) (17-2) (4A): Stays at four. Went 3-0 for the week. Friday host St Patrick (Chicago), Saturday vs #16 St Laurence (Burbank) at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Classic, Monday vs #3 Bolingbrook at New Trier (Winnetka) MLK Classic.
5) Rich Township (Richton Park) (11-4) (4A): Stays at five. Won in Pennsylvania. Tuesday at Kankakee, Friday at Crete Monee, Sunday vs Lindblom Math and Science Academy (Chicago) at Thornwood (South Holland), Monday vs St Patrick (Chicago) at Fenwick (Oak Park) MLK Shootout.
6) Homewood Flossmoor (16-2) (4A): Stays at six. Went 3-0 last week. Friday host Lincoln Way West (Frankfort), Monday vs West (Joliet) hosting their MLK Classic.
7) Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (17-0) (4A): Stays at seven. Went 3-0 on week. Tuesday at Neuqua Valley (Naperville), Saturday vs Jefferson Rockford) and Central (Naperville) at Wheaton Warrenville South MLK Classic, Monday vs Stevenson (Lincolnshire) at Wheaton Warrenville South MLK Classic.
8) Mount Carmel (Chicago) (15-2) (3A):Stays at eight. Blew out previously ranked St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago). Tuesday host Montini Catholic (Lombard), Friday host #1 DePaul College Prep (Chicago).
9) Hinsdale Central (15-2) (4A): Moves up one spot. Won both games last week. Tuesday at York Community (Elmhurst), Friday host Wheaton Academy (West Chicago), Saturday at Hinsdale South (Darien), Monday vs Notre Dame College Prep (Niles) at Fenwick (Oak Park) MLK Classic.
10) Kankakee (12-2) (3A): Moves up one spot. Went 2-0 last week. Tuesday host #5 Rich Township (Richton Park) Friday host Clemente (Chicago), Monday vs Romeoville at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Classic.
11) Brother Rice (Chicago) (16-1) (3A): Moves up one spot. Went 2-0 last week. Tuesday host Providence Catholic (New Lenox), Friday host St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago).
12) Rolling Meadows (15-2) (4A): Moves up one spot. Beat Hersey (Arlington Heights) and got revenge on #20 Evanston Township in two point win at home. Tuesday at Conant (Hoffman Estates) Friday at Buffalo Grove.
13) Warren Township (Gurnee) (12-4) (4A): Dropped four spots. Lost at West (Joliet) as sophomore Jaxson Davis scored 38 points and went over 1000 for his career. Beat Mundelein and Stevenson (Lincolnshire) on the road. Wednesday host Lake Zurich, Saturday at Libertyville.
14) Lincoln Park (Chicago) (16-3) (4A): Stays at fourteen. Won in New York City as freshman Alvin Robinson III got some minutes, and junior Ahmad Lee was MVP of the game. Sunday vs Bloom Township (Chicago Heights) at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Classic.
15) Marist (Chicago) (16-2) (4A): Moved up one spot. Went 2-0 last week. Junior Stephen Brown is back and healthy. Tuesday host Perspectives MSA (Chicago), Thursday host Carmel Catholic (Mundelein).
16) St Laurence (Burbank) (14-4) (3A): Dropped one spot. Lost at Chaminade (MO) as sophmore Markese Peoples continued his sparkling play. Tuesday at DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago), Friday host Montini Catholic (Lombard), Saturday vs #5 Benet Academy (Lisle) at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Classic.
17) Kaneland (15-1) (3A): Moved up two spots. Won at Taylorville Shootout as junior Marshawn Cocroft was Game MVP. Tuesday at Central (Naperville), Friday host Morris.
18) Niles North (Skokie) (13-4) (4A): Moved up six spots. Beat Vernon Hills. Tuesday host #20 Evanston Township in Central Suburban Crossover, Saturday vs Lake Park (Roselle) at Glenbrook South MLK Shootout, Sunday vs Lemont at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Classic.
19) Simeon Career Academy (Chicago) (11-5) (4A): Dropped two spots. Lost to Crete Monee at Bob Hambric Shootout. Saturday host Perspectives MSA (Chicago), Monday at Fenwick (Oak Park) for their MLK Shootout.
20) Evanston Township (14-3) (4A): Dropped two spots. Went 2-1. Lost to Rolling Meadows by two points. Series is even this year. Tuesday at #18 Niles North (Skokie), Friday at Glenbrook North (Northbrook).
21) New Trier (Winnetka) (15-4) (4A): Moved up four spots. Went 2-0 against Glenbrooks (North and South). Friday at #24 Deerfield, Saturday vs Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) at Hoops for Hunger at Northwestern University (Evanston), Monday host #2 Kenwood Academy (Chicago) at their MLK Classic.
22) Fremd (Palatine) (14-2) (4A): Dropped two spots. Lost at Barrington. Tuesday host Elk Grove, Friday host Hoffman Estates, Saturday vs Burlington Central (Hampshire) at Lakes (Lake Villa) MLK Tournament.
23) Fenwick (Oak Park) (13-4) (3A): Dropped two spots. Lost to Whitney Young (Chicago) at St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) Shootout. Tuesday host St Francis (Wheaton), Friday host Loyola Academy (Wilmette), Monday host #19 Simeon Career Academy (Chicago) at their own MLK Shootout.
24) Deerfield (13-4) (3A): New to the poll. Junior's Jake Pollack, and Evan Nagler are the stars. Seniors Sam Hanus and Quinn Schimanski are good at their roles. Friday host #21 New Trier (Winnetka), Saturday vs Mundelein at Lakes (Lake Villa) MLK Tournament, Monday TBA at Lakes (Lake Villa) MLK Tournament.
25) Waukegan (13-4) (4A): Back in the poll. Junior Simereon Carter is back from injury. Senior Xavi Granville is having a great season, juniors Jaali "Rico" Love, and Carter Newsome are other top players.
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