Big Tim's Super 25 in Chicago Area after Week 2!!!!

Biggest event was the Chicago Elite Classic which was a success once again. Some results in the games have preempted a shift in the rankings. #1 lost to a national prep school in Nike EYBL Scholastic League, which means they will stay in that spot. This week big event is Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago). Here we go:

1) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (5-1) (4A): Stays at 1. Beat Loyola Academy (Wilmette) and lost to nationally ranked LaLumiere (IN) at Chicago Elite Classic. Senior Brown commit Rykan Woo played well in both games. Three road games this week. Tuesday at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), Friday at St Francis (Wheaton), Sunday vs #3 Kankakee at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

2) Curie (Chicago) (2-0) (4A): Moves up five spots beating Crane Medical (Chicago) on the road and upsetting previous #2 Warren Township (Gurnee) coming back from 14 point second half deficit at Chicago Elite Classic. Senior Justin Oliver was MVP of the game. Tuesday host George Westinghouse College Prep (Chicago), Friday host Farragut Academy (Chicago), Sunday vs #10 East (Oswego) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

3) Kankakee (3-0) (3A): Moves up 1 spot. Beat Thornridge (Dolton) as senior Lincoln Williams scored a school single game record 44 points along with 14 rebounds. Did everything to be MVP of the game vs Pace Academy (Atlanta, GA) at Chicago Elite Classic. Tuesday host Urbana, Friday host Thornton Township (Harvey), Sunday vs #1 DePaul College Prep (Chicago) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

4) Marist (Chicago) (4-1) (4A): Dropped one spot. Beat King College Prep (Chicago), lost to Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) at Chicago Elite Classic. Sunday vs #21 Hyde Park Academy (Chicago) at Team Rose Shootout.

5) St Laurence (Burbank) (6-0) (4A): Stays put at 5. Beat Comer, beat Rich Township (Richton Park) at Chicago Elite Classic. Sophomore Noah Corro was MVP of the game. Tuesday at Providence St Mel (Chicago), Friday host Fenwick (Oak Park), Saturday vs Walter Payton College Prep (Chicago) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

6) St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) (6-0) (4A): Stays put at 6. Beat DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago), beat Whitney Young (Chicago) as senior Yale commit Chris Bolte was game MVP. Tuesday at Marmion Academy (Aurora), Saturday host Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep (Elmhurst).

7) Warren Township (Gurnee) (2-1) (4A): Dropped 5 spots. Beat Auburn (Rockford), lost to previous #7 Curie (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic as junior Mr Basketball Jaxson Davis fouled out late in the game. Monday at North (Grayslake), Wednesday at Lake Forest, Saturday at #16 Waukegan.

8) Benet Academy (Lisle) (7-1) (4A): Stayed at 8. Won 4 games this week including 3-0 in Philadelphia (PA) (hope team had plenty of cheesesteaks). Beat Catholic Academy (Joliet), Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), St Joseph Prep (Philadelphia), and LaSalle College Prep (Philadelphia). Saturday vs Rich Township (Richton Park) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

9) Fremd (Palatine) (5-0) (4A): Moves up 2 spots. Beat Evanston Township to win the Fenton Thanksgiving Tournament. Senior Illinois State commit Jordan Williams was MVP. Beat Barrington on the road. Tuesday at Buffalo Grove, Friday host Prospect (Mount Prospect).

10) East (Oswego) (5-0) (4A); Moves up 3 spots. Beat East (Plainfield), and North (Plainfield). Tuesday host Romeoville, Friday at #15 Bolingbrook, Saturday vs #2 Curie (Chicago) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

11) Homewood Flossmoor (5-0) (4A): Moves up 6 spots. Beat Lincoln Way Central (New Lenox), Beat previous #10 Bolingbrook at Chicago Elite Classic as senior Marvin Douglas was game MVP. Tuesday at Bradley Bourbonnais, Friday host Stagg (Palos Heights), Saturday vs Mount Vernon at Carbondale.

12) Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (6-1) (4A): Stays at 12. Beat Providence St Mel (Chicago), lost to #1 DePaul College Prep (Chicago), beat Taft (Chicago). Tuesday at Central Catholic (Aurora), Thursday host Niles West (Skokie), Sunday vs #14 Kenwood Academy (Chicago) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

13) New Trier (Winnetka) (5-1) (4A): Moves up one spot. Beat Maine South (Park Ridge), and Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) at Chicago Elite Classic as senior High Point commit Danny Houlihan was game MVP. Tuesday at Zion Benton, Friday host Deerfield.

14) Kenwood Academy (Chicago) (4-0) (4A): Moves up one spot. Beat Dunbar (Chicago), Farragut Academy (Chicago), and Dyett (Chicago). Tuesday host Englewood STEM (Chicago), Thursday at #21 Hyde Park Academy (Chicago), Saturday vs Richwoods (Peoria) at Peoria Showtime Classic at Woodruff Career and Tech Center in Peoria, Sunday vs #12 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) at Team Rose Shootout.

15) Bolingbrook (4-1) (4A): Drops 5 spots. Beat Romeoville, and Oswego. Lost to previous #17 Homewood Flossmoor at Chicago Elite Classic. Tuesday host Central (Joliet), Friday host #10 East (Oswego).

16) Waukegan (5-1) (4A): Stays at 16. Beat West Aurora and Evanston Township. Tuesday host Lake Zurich, Saturday host #7 Warren Township (Gurnee).

17) Hyde Park Academy (Chicago) (5-1) (3A): New to the poll. Top players are senior Kye Ward-Owens, Amare Leflore, and Lonnie Mosley. Beat Englewood STEM (Chicago) and previous #9 Lincoln Park (Chicago). Only loss is to #1 DePaul College Prep (Chicago). Tuesday host Wendell Phillips Academy (Chicago), Thursday host #14 Kenwood Academy (Chicago), Sunday vs #4 Marist (Chicago) at Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel (Chicago).

18) Glenbard East (Lombard) (5-0) (4A): Stays at 18. Beat North (St Charles), and Elmwood Park. Tuesday host West Chicago, Thursday at Fenton (Bensenville), Sunday at Mount Carmel (Chicago) in Team Rose Shootout.

19) Lockport Township (6-0) (4A): Stays at 19. Beat Thornridge (Dolton) and Lincoln Way West (New Lenox). Tuesday vs Lincoln Way Central (New Lenox).

20) Kaneland (Maple Park) (4-0) (3A): Stays at 20. Beat Mendota, Ottawa, and West Aurora. Wednesday at Hancock (Chicago), Friday host Rochelle.

21) Lincoln Park (Chicago) (4-1) (4A): Dropped 12 spots. Beat Amundsen (Chicago), lost to Hyde Park Academy (Chicago). Tuesday host Lake View (Chicago), Thursday at Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago), Friday vs Tri Cities (GA) at Carbondale, Saturday vs Coral Gables (FL).

22) Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (4-1) (4A): Stays at 22. Beat Lake Forest. Wednesday at Yorkville, Friday at Metea Valley (Aurora), Saturday host #23 Lyons Township (LaGrange).

23) Lyons Township (LaGrange) (4-0) (4A): Stays at 23. Beat Proviso West (Hillside). Tuesday host DeKalb, Friday host Hinsdale Central, Saturday at #22 Neuqua Valley (Naperville).

24) St Patrick (Chicago) (5-0) (4A): Stays at 24. Beat rival Notre Dame College Prep (Niles). Tuesday host Deerfield, Friday at Nazareth Academy (LaGrange).

25) Thornwood (South Holland) (7-0) New to the poll. Won Bill VanMerkt Thanksgiving Tournament at Riverside Brookfield. Top players are sophomore guards Lester Watson and Mekhi Young. Both are off to great starts to the season. Friday at Bloom Township (Chicago Heights).

Dropped out: Deerfield, Whitney Young (Chicago).