Lake Forest unseats Warren at the top as Stevenson and Wauconda move up.
Top 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Lake Forest 12-5 (2)
Hudson Scroggins scores 21 points as the Scouts beat Warren in a North Suburban Conference showdown.
2. Warren 16-3 (1)
Losses to Kenwood and Lake Forest bring the Blue Devils back down to earth, but their long-term prospects are still bright.
3. Lake Zurich 13-4 (3)
Kain Kretschmar scores a combined 33 points in NSC wins against Mundelein and Lake Forest.
4. Stevenson 11-5 (5)
The Patriots have reeled off five straight wins after Donnie Williams’ free throws with 1.6 seconds left beat Waukegan.
5. Waukegan 11-6 (4)
The Bulldogs haven’t gotten over the hump with a win against an NSC contender but figure to be right in the hunt.
6. Grayslake Central 11-5 (6)
Xavi Granville‘s 22 points and a strong bench effort lead the Rams’ Northern Lake County Conference win against North Chicago.
7. Wauconda 11-5 (8)
Zach Miller, with 27 points and 11 rebounds, paces four double-digit scorers in the Bulldogs’ NLCC win against Antioch.
8. Deerfield 8-8 (7)
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Winners of four of their last five games, the Warriors get their first Central Suburban South victory by beating Maine South in overtime.
9. Vernon Hills 10-7 (9)
The Cougars’ win against Maine West is their sixth in a row, and they’ve allowed an average of 36.8 points during that span.
10. Antioch 8-10 (10)
Marshall Gehrke, who averaged 15.0 points in three games last week, scores 24 in the Sequoits’ loss to Wauconda, their first conference defeat.
Player of the Week
Stevenson junior guard Aidan Bardic averaged 20.0 points in Stevenson’s North Suburban Conference wins against Zion-Benton and Waukegan after being named to the all-tournament team at Hinsdale Central.
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.