Total chaos already as six of the top 10 lost this week. Lots of shuffling around. Kenwood Academy (Chicago) makes a huge jump after upsetting previous #1 DePaul College Prep (Chicago). Three new teams enter, Brother Rice (Chicago), Waukegan and St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago). Three drop out, New Trier (Winnekta), Stevenson (Lincolnshire) and DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago). I have a feeling they'll be back in at some point. Here we go:
1) Warren Township (Gurnee) (4-0): Moved up 4 spots. Won Mundelein Thanksgiving Tournament with relative ease. Sophomore Jaxson Davis, Senior Zach Ashburn, and junior Braylon Walker made All Tournament. Big week as Wednesday hosts arch rival #24 Waukegan (1of possible three matchups) and Saturday vs #11 Kenwood Academy (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
2) Homewood Flossmoor (4-0): Moved up 5 spots. Won Chicago Heights Thanksgiving Tournament. Senior Wofford commit Jayden "JD" Tyler was tournament MVP. Seniors Lewis commit Arden Eaves, and Ethan Howard made all tournament. Wednesday hosts Lincoln Way Central (New Lenox), Saturday vs #25 Whitney Young (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
3) Rich Township (Richton Park) (0-1): Stayed at 3. Lost to Summit Academy (Mi) at the Cross State Classic at Rich Township. Thursday hosts Thornton Township (Harvey), Saturday vs Duncanville (TX) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
4) Kankakee (1-0): Moved up 5 spots. Won against Mahomet Seymour in opener as top junior Lincoln Williams filled the stat sheet. Friday at Thronridge (Dolton), Saturday vs #7 Bolingbrook at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
5) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (3-1): Dropped 4 spots. Won Battle of The Bridge at DePaul Prep. Lost to #11 Kenwood Academy in Prep Insight Event as the #1 team. Whitney Young transfer junior Rykan Woo has had a great start to the season. Friday hosts St Rita (Chicago), Saturday vs Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
6) Benet Academy (Lisle) (3-1): Dropped 4 spots. Lost to new #23 St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago). Junior center Colin Stack has improved his movement on defense. Saturday hosts Niles West (Skokie).
7) Bolingbrook (2-1): Dropped 3 spots as they played all week without injured junior point guard Trey Brost. Lost to Peoria at Decatur. Tuesday at Yorkville, Friday hosts Oswego, Saturday vs #4 Kankakee at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
8) St Laurence (Burbank) (2-1): Dropped 2 spots with loss at Quincy. Senior point guard Purdue Fort Wayne commit EJ Mosley has had a great start to the season. Thursday at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), Friday vs #9 Lincoln Park (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic.
9) Lincoln Park (Chicago) (4-0): Moved up 1 spot. Senior center Keyshawn Barfield has been a double/double machine. Made all tournament in Rockford. Thursday at Whitney Young (Chicago), Friday vs #8 St Laurence (Burbank) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
10) Simeon Career Academy (Chicago) (1-0): Moved up one spot. Won on the road at Notre Dame College Prep (Niles). Monday hosts Bowen (Chicago), Thursday hosts Wendell Phillips Academy (Chicago), Saturday vs Chaminade College Prep (St Louis,MO) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
11) Kenwood Academy (Chicago) (2-0): Moved up 14 spots with upset of previous #1 DePaul College Prep (Chicago). Senior Amari Edwards took over the fourth quarter and sophomore Devin Cleveland hit two game winning free throws. Beat King (Detroit, MI) at Cross State Classic at Rich Township (Richton Park). Thursday at Taft (Chicago), Saturday vs #1 Warren Township (Gurnee) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
12) Mount Carmel (Chicago) (4-0): Moved up 3 spots. Won Loyola Academy (Wilmette)/New Trier (Winnetka) Thanksgiving Tournament beating previous #14 New Trier in Final. Senior Air Force commit Grant Best was MVP. Junior point guard Noah Mister made all tournament. Idle this week.
13) Evanston Township (4-0): Moved up 3 spots. Won Chuck Mitchell Thanksgiving Tournament at Fenton Community (Bensenville) beating previous #8 Rolling Meadows in title game. Senior Wash U St Louis commit Theo Rocca was tournament MVP. Senior point guard Kaidan Chatham was all tournament. Friday hosts Glenbrook North (Northbrook), Saturday hosts LaLumiere (IN) Blue.
14) Rolling Meadows (3-1): Moved down 6 spots. Runners-up in the Chuck Mitchell Thanksgiving Tournament at Fenton Community (Bensenville) losing to previous #16 Evanston Township. Senior Marquette commit Ian Militec was all tournment as well as senior Jack Duffer. Tuesday at Wauconda, Friday hosts Elk Grove, Saturday at Maine South (Park Ridge).
15) Hinsdale Central (3-1): Dropped 4 spots with loss to Guilford (Rockford). Senior South Dakota commit Vincas Buzelis has had a great start to the season. Friday hosts #21 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn).
16) Brother Rice (Chicago) (4-0): New to the poll. Recliner Boys Won Vandemerkt Thanksgiving Tournament at Riverside Brookfield. Senior Citadel commit Marcos Gonsales was named MVP. Senior Jack Weigus was named all tournament as was KJ Morris. Friday at Loyola Academy (Wilmette).
17) St Patrick (Chicago) (4-0): Maintained their spot. Won the Max Kurland Thanksgiving Tournament at St Patrick (Chicago). Senior Pittsburg State commit EJ Breland won MVP. Seniors Nevaeh Hawkins and Anthony Favia made all tournament. Friday at arch rival Notre Dame College Prep (Niles).
18 Marist (Chicago) (4-0): Mantained spot. Won District 218 tournament. Tuesday hosts Thornton Fractional South (Lansing), Friday hosts Bogan (Chicago), Saturday vs Hyde Park Academy (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
19) Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (4-0): Maintained spot. Won Batavia Thanksgiving Tournament. Senior Illinois State commit Tyreek Coleman won MVP. Seniors Moses Wilson and Joshua Tinney made all tournament. Friday at arch rival Metea Valley (Aurora), Saturday hosts Auburn (Rockford).
20) West (Joliet) (3-1): Dropped 7 spots. Third place at Vandemerkt Thanksgiving Tournament at Riverside Brookfield. Senior Zion Gross, and junior Ethan Hillsman have led the way. Tuesday hosts rival Central (Joliet), Friday at South (Plainfield).
21) Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (3-0): Moved up 1 spot. Won District 87 tournament with ease. Junior point guard Thaddeaus "TJ" Williams has been the leading scorer so far. Big week playing two ranked teams. Wednesday at DeKalb, Friday at #15 Hinsdale Central, Saturday hosts Stevenson
22) Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) (2-1): Dropped 2 spots. Came in second at the Battle of The Bridge at DePaul College Prep (Chicago). Senior Penn commit Dalton Scantlebury is a double/double machine and senior Zack Mazanowksi is opening some eyes. Thursday at Curie (Chicago), Friday vs #23 St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) at Credit Union One Arena.
23) St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) (4-0): New to the poll. Won Windy City Turkey Classic at DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago) beating previous #2 Benet Academy (Lisle). Senior Northwestern commit Phoenix Gill won MVP. Junior Chris Bolte made all tournament. Other contributors are seniors Alex Anaya, Ryan Cavanagh, and junior Nico Harris. Tuesday hosts Maine South (Park Ridge), Friday vs #22 Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
24) Waukegan (3-0): New to the poll. Holdover juniors Simereon Carter and Carter Newsome are tough athletes who play both ends. Add transfers senior Xavi Granville (Central (Grayslake)) and junior Jaali "Rico" Love to the lineup and they are tough. Won Johnsburg Thanksgiving Tournament. Wednesday at #1 Warren Township (Gurnee), Saturday at Christ The King College Prep (Chicago).
25) Whitney Young (Chicago) (1-1): Lost to Legacy School of Sport Sciences (TX). Beat Auburn (Rockford). Senior Antonio Munoz and juniors Marques Clark, and Alijah Little have led the way. Thursday hosts #9 Lincoln Park (Chicago), Saturday vs #2 Homewood Flossmoor at Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union One Arena.
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