The primary portion of the season is full, so what have we realized about this yr’s batch of highschool basketball groups?
Kenwood is a real No. 1
The Broncos have the expertise, the undefeated file and the resume. Wins towards DePaul Prep, Simeon and Warren have confirmed that Kenwood is the unquestioned prime crew within the space heading into the vacation tournaments.
The remainder of the highest tier continues to be forming
Bolingbrook, DePaul Prep and Warren have been the three groups thought of for the preseason No. 1 rating. Solely the Rams have lived as much as the hype to this point. Bolingbrook and Warren have handled vital accidents and will nonetheless turn into elite.
Are Brother Rice and Waubonsie Valley really prime 5 groups? Was Mount Carmel’s heavy defeat at Fenwick only a fluke? These are among the questions that the vacations ought to reply.
Additionally control Benet, Homewood-Flossmoor, Niles North and Lincoln Park. All three have proven sufficient promise to wind up within the prime 5 after the vacation tournaments.
Public League is best than anticipated
Kenwood, Simeon, Lincoln Park, Curie Younger are little question Tremendous 25 groups. The vacation tournaments will present simply how good all of them are. Additionally control Lane, Views-Management and Dyett this week.
The Participant of the 12 months race is vast open
The highest contenders ought to reveal themselves over the vacations. Kenwood’s TJ Seals is a shock title. Senior guards Tyreek Coleman of Waubonsie Valley and Phoenix Gill of St. Ignatius have performed properly sufficient to get within the dialog. The sophomore trio of Warren’s Jaxson Davis, Bolingbrook’s Davion Thompson and Kenwood’s Devin Cleveland has lived as much as expectations however probably not pulled forward of the upperclassmen.
The Raiders got here up quick final night time towards Brother Rice, however senior JT Pettigrew was glorious. He’s a scoring and rebounding drive however makes such an influence defensively as properly. The Valparaiso recruit is on my Participant of the 12 months radar.
Notable scores
Monday, Dec. 16
Homewood-Flossmoor 91, Andrew 58
Marian Catholic 62, Shepard 44
Naperville Central 50, Bradley-Bourbonnais 48
Palatine 71, Crystal Lake Central 35
Romeoville 67, Plainfield East 46
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Ag. Science 57, Farragut 54, ot
Curie 86, Taft 42
Downers Grove North 35, TF South 29
Dyett 64, North Lawndale 60
Fenwick 71, Mount Carmel 58
Kankakee 64, Decatur Eisenhower 46
Kenwood 71, Hyde Park 50
Lane 62, Clark 32
Lincoln Park 64, Lindblom 43
Marian Catholic 52, Leo 42
Views-Lead 70, Marshall 58
Stevenson 70, Lockport 63
Younger 48, Simeon 45
Thursday, Dec. 19
Benet 64, Wheaton Academy 39
Crane 59, Farragut 51
Curie 64, Phillips 47
Dyett 75, Marshall 41
Hope Academy 53, St. Viator 51
Kenwood 82, Lane 75
New Trier 67, Apollo (AZ) 53
North Lawndale 87, Carver 59
Simeon 70, Lincoln Park 69
Friday, Dec. 20
Conant 62, Barrington 58
Deerfield 61, Glenbrook South 46
Fremd 72, Schaumburg 60
Geneva 62, Batavia 37
Hinsdale Central 48, Downers Grove North 25
Kankakee 68, Bloom 62
Loyola 40, Notre Dame 36
Lyons 54, Glenbard West 34
Marist 60, Marian Catholic 52
Minooka 53, Romeoville 51
Omaha Millard South, Neb. 77, New Trier 71
St. Laurence 60, Fenwick 48
St. Patrick 58, Joliet Catholic 56
West Aurora 58, East Aurora 56
Saturday, Dec. 21
Brother Rice 72, Bolingbrook 71
Burroughs, Mo. 57, Romeoville 49
Curie 67, Waukegan 65, ot
DePaul Prep 56, Oswego East 48
Downers Grove North 59, Downers Grove South 41
Dyett 80, Paducah Tilghman, Ky. 66
Fenwick 42, Peoria Central 28
Glenbrook South 62, McHenry 45
Hinsdale Central 60, Lemont 56
Kankakee 72, Webster Groves, Mo. 52
Kenwood 69, Gary West Aspect (IN) 58
Lincoln Park 74, Griffith (IN) 44
Loyola 61, Detroit Nation Day, Mich. 37
New Trier 64, Olympia (WA) 49
Niles North 61, Lake Forest 47
Oak Garden 55, Lyons 37
Proviso West 76, Proviso East 69
St. Louis Vashon, Mol. 72, Wealthy 49
St. Patrick 77, Neuqua Valley 55
Schaumburg 59, Views-MSA 55
Shepard 75, Addison Path 64
Warren 76, Morton, Ind. 60
West Aurora 54, Thornton Fr. North 49
Yorkville Christian 68, Windfall 66
Younger 61, East Chicago Central, Ind. 55
Among the week’s prime performances
Aleks Alston, Kenwood: 25 factors, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks vs. Lane
Grant Finest, Mount Carmel: 25 factors, 23 rebounds vs. IC Catholic
EJ Breland, St. Patrick: 25 factors vs. Neuqua Valley
Devin Cleveland, Kenwood: 21 factors, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals vs. Gary West Aspect, Ind.
Jaxson Davis, Warren: 32 factors vs. Hammond Morton, Ind.
Travon Gourdine, Richards: 28 factors vs. Crete-Monee
Arnez Jones, North Lawndale: 22 factors, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks vs. Carver
Elijah Lovemore, Bloom: 17 factors, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 8 steals vs. Kankakee
Tayshawn Marble, Views-MSA: 19 factors, 10 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Orr
Zach Mazanowski, Lane: 31 factors vs. Kenwood
Collin Miller, Lockport: 30 factors, 7 rebounds vs. Sandburg
Antonio Munoz, Younger: 20 factors, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks vs. Hyde Park
Daniel Orozco, Hinsdale Central: 30 factors vs. Lemont
Finn Pivnicka, Marian Central: 42 factors vs. Schaumburg Christian
Nasir Rankin, Morgan Park: 21 factors vs. Washington
Jacob Reardon, Reed-Custer: 24 factors, 17 rebounds vs. Gardner
Dawayne Redmond, Manley: 15 factors, 17 rebounds vs. Clemente
Jayden Riley, Yorkville Christian: 34 factors, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals vs. Marquette
TJ Seals, Kenwood: 18 factors, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks vs. Gary West Aspect, Ind.
Alex Sirbu, Buffalo Grove: 30 factors, 17 rebounds vs. Maine West
Adin Smajlovic, Mather: 38 factors vs. North Chicago
Jovan Thomas, Shepard: 30 factors, 17 rebounds vs. Addison Path
Lincoln Williams, Kankakee: 23 factors, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists vs. Webster Groves, Mo.
