Sectional seeding meetings for the Class AA state tournament will be held Monday, and a few teams helped their causes with upsets last week.
Thornwood beat Young, previously ranked second, to carry some weight in the Lincoln-Way East sectional, which is loaded with tough SICA East teams in addition to Hillcrest, Rich Central and the host Griffins.
Warren avenged a loss to Libertyville, previously No. 18, with a 23-point victory over the Wildcats. It could help the Blue Devils gain a favorable seed in the Waukegan sectional, which also includes Zion-Benton, Lake Forest, Waukegan and Stevenson.
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1. West Aurora (18-2): Blackhawks’ biggest test since December comes Saturday against Proviso East in City-Suburban Showdown.
2. Crane (21-0): Florentino Valencia is unstoppable in the post.
3. Hillcrest (20-1): Hawks likely will get the top seed at Lincoln-Way East.
4. Proviso East (20-1): Shannon Brown scored 37 in OT win over Proviso West.
5. Thornwood (16-4): Thunderbirds got back on track with 15-point victory over Young.
6. Young (21-2): Life won’t get easier for Dolphins; No. 13 Farragut is up next.
7. Fenwick (15-4): Plays Westinghouse in City-Suburban Showdown on Saturday at Northwestern.
8. Curie (21-5): Plays Robeson in Public League Red tourney quarterfinals.
9. Bloom (20-3): Stumbled against Homewood-Flossmoor, leaving SICA East race wide open.
10. Neuqua Valley (20-2): Bobby Catchings and Co. are No. 1 in the Upstate Eight at 9-1.
11. Homewood-Flossmoor (16-6): Has won 8 straight, with big wins over Bloom and Rockford Boylan.
12. Simeon (15-5): Big showdown with Hubbard in Public Red tourney quarterfinals.
13. Farragut (10-10): Admirals had to forfeit 5 victories for using an ineligible player.
14. St. Patrick (18-2): Has sole possession of first place in East Suburban Catholic at 9-1.
15. Zion-Benton (21-1): Julian Lott and Andre White carried the Zee-Bees past Lake Forest.
16. Downers Grove South (16-4): Mustangs must rebound from loss to crosstown rival Downers North.
17. New Trier (14-7): Upset of Evanston leaves Central Suburban South title up for grabs.
18. Brother Rice (16-5): Steve Woerheide and Bob Frasor have Crusaders back in the Top 20.
19. Eisenhower (17-3): Cardinals have won 10 straight thanks to Chris Hobson and Montez Lewis.
20. Chicago Latin (19-2): Will try to knock off St. Rita on Tuesday.
Best of the rest: Rich Central, Evanston, St. Rita, Warren, Niles West.
Player to watch
– Cyrus Tate, Homewood-Flossmoor
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When the 6-foot-7-inch junior is playing well, H-F is unbeatable. Tate scored 23 Friday in a SICA East victory over Bloom.
Monster matchup
– No. 3 Hillcrest at No. 19 Eisenhower, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Hillcrest is on its way to a 15th consecutive SICA Central championship. To get a share of it, Eisenhower must win Tuesday.