Seeds come in this week will know them by Thursday. Chicago Public League playoffs continue with quarterfinal play. Championship is Saturday. Some movement in rankings. Lake Park rejoins, Evanston Township enters rankings. Neuqua Valley and New Trier drop out. Here we go:
Curie (Chicago) (24-2) (4A): Moves up to #1. Won their first two Chicago Public League Red playoff games with ease. Tuesday host Whitney Young (Chicago) in quarterfinals.
2) Homewood Flossmoor (24-3) (4A): Lost to Fishers (IN) at O'Fallon Shootout. Won at Lincoln Way East in overtime. Tuesday at Lockport, Friday at Hillcrest (Country Club Hills).
3) Thornton Township (Harvey) (23-3) (3A): Beat Cardinal Ritter (MO) at O'Fallon Shootout, Kankakee and Thornridge. Friday at Thornwood (South Holland).
4) Mount Carmel (Chicago) (25-3) (3A): Beat St Francis (Wheaton) and Wheaton Warrenville South. Tuesday at Leo Catholic (Chicago), Friday at #6 Brother Rice (Chicago).
5) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (24-2) (3A): Won two games this week. Tuesday host DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago), Friday at Fenwick (Oak Park)
6) Brother Rice (Chicago) (23-3) (3A): Won both games last week. Tuesday host St Laurence (Burbank), Friday host #4 Mount Carmel (Chicago), Saturday at Verona (WI).
7) Bolingbrook (20-4) (4A): Lost to Homewood Flossmoor, beat previously undefeated Waubonsie Valley. Tuesday at Lincoln Way East (Frankfort), Friday host Lockport.
8) Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (23-1) (4A): Lost to Bolingbrook. Friday at Neuqua Valley (Naperville)
9) North (Downers Grove) (22-4) (4A): Won three games last week. Saturday at #24 York Community (Elmhurst)
10) Kankakee (20-3) (3A): Lost to #3 Thornton Township (Harvey), beat #22 Bloom Township (Chicago Heights). Tuesday at Thornwood (South Holland), Friday host Crete Monee, Saturday Mahomet Seymour at Danville Shootout.
11) Warren Township (Gurnee) (24-4) (4A): Put a running clock on rival Waukegan. Tuesday at #18 Lake Forest for first place in North Suburban.
12) Marist (Chicago) (22-4) (4A): Beat #14 Benet Academy (Lisle). Won 6 in a row. Tuesday at Carmel Catholic (Mundelein), Thursday at Joliet Catholic Academy, Friday N/A.
13) Kenwood Academy (Chicago) (20-6) (4A): Won both games in Chicago Public League Red playoffs. Tuesday host Lincoln Park (Chicago) in quarterfinals.
14) Benet Academy (Lisle) (20-5) (4A): Lost to #12 Marist (Chicago) and Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) for first two East Suburban Catholic League losses. Tuesday at St Viator (Arlington Heights), Saturday host Lake Forest.
15) Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (23-5) (4A): Won both games last week. Tuesday host St Rita (Chicago), Friday at DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago).
16) South (Crystal Lake) (23-2) (3A): Have won 10 in a row. Tuesday at Huntley, Friday at Central (Crystal Lake), Saturday at Geneva.
17) Beecher (25-0) (2A): Easily won both games last week. Today at Byron, Tuesday host Reed Custer, Friday host Grant Park.
18) Lake Forest (20-5) (3A): Won three games last week. Tuesday host #11 Warren Township (Gurnee) for first place in North Suburban.
19) Barrington (18-4) (4A): Won both games last week. Friday at Palatine.
20) Riverside Brookfield (22-4) (4A): Lost to DeLaSalle Institute (Chicago) without sophomore star Cameron Mercer (concussion protocol). Friday at Ridgewood (Norridge).
21) Lake Park (Roselle) (24-3) (4A): Back in poll as senior guard Camden Cerese CAM...OH CAM has made some clutch shots lately.
22) Bloom Township (Chicago Heights) (14-8) (4A): Lost to #10 Kankakee but junior point guard Elijah Lovemore continues to put up triple doubles. Tuesday at Crete Monee, Friday host Rich Township (Richton Park).
23) Glenbrook North (Northbrook) (21-5) (4A): Shocking loss at home to last place Maine South (Park Ridge). Broke a long home winning streak. Tuesday at Rolling Meadows, Friday at New Trier (Winnetka).
24) York Community (21-6) (4A): Lost to Lyons Township (LaGrange) and #21 Lake Park (Roselle)
25) Evanston Township (19-9) (4A): New to the poll. Seniors Brandon Watson, Morgan Brown, and Antoine Thomas have played very well. Junior Theo Rocca has put up some good numbers. Freshman Vito Rocca is getting time. Friday at Glenbrook South (Glenview).
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