Thornton, Brother Rice, Bloom and Beecher among teams moving up in rankings. Homewood-Flossmoor’s Gianni Cobb is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Homewood-Flossmoor 19-1 (1)
Carson Brownfield, Vikings have big rematch Sunday with Thornton at Thornwood.
2. Thornton 18-2 (3)
Chase Abraham returns from an injury for Wildcats in 63-54 win over emerging Benet.
3. Mount Carmel 21-3 (2)
Lee Marks, Caravan will try to put Saturday’s 82-70 loss to Kenwood behind them quickly.
4. Brother Rice 19-3 (5)
Caden Workman, Crusaders beat Marist 65-47 before taking DePaul Prep to overtime.
5. Bloom 12-5 (6)
Elijah Lovemore tallies 11 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists in 81-46 win over Thornridge.
6. Marist 16-4 (4)
RedHawks, Stephen Brown seek revenge with Friday rematch vs. Marian Catholic.
7. Beecher 20-0 (8)
Former AP top-ranked Rockridge comes to town Saturday to test Ethan Rydberg, Bobcats.
8. Lincoln-Way East 15-5 (9)
BJ Powell, Griffins win three straight after Bloom snaps their seven-game winning streak.
9. St. Laurence 12-8 (10)
Bradley Stratton, Vikings open the week unbeaten this season on their home court.
10. De La Salle 12-8 (NR)
Will national schedule help Alioune Mbaye and Meteors down the stretch?
Player of the Week
Senior guard Gianni Cobb leads Homewood-Flossmoor to four wins in six days, including a 22-point, three-assist performance in Saturday’s 59-51 win over Downers Grove North.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.