A little bit little bit of stability arrived to the Super 25 this week.
The highest three groups stay the identical. All turned in robust performances this week. Kenwood beat Simeon, Bolingbrook impressed in opposition to Oswego East and DePaul Prep dominated Wealthy.
Niles North and St. Laurence made the most important leaps this week. Niles North, ranked No. 10 within the preseason, opened the season with out Yaris Irby and picked up a few losses and dropped down the rankings. They knocked off Simeon handily on Saturday and rose to No. 11.
St. Laurence upset Homewood-Flossmoor in additional time at Mount Carmel on Sunday. It jumps all the way in which from No. 21 to No. 7.
It was time so as to add a whole lot of groups which might be off to scorching begins. Hersey, Geneva and Downers Grove North are all undefeated and be part of the rankings.
Hersey, with new coach Bob Widlowski, has knocked off Palatine, Stevenson and Prospect. Geneva has wins in opposition to Downers Grove South and Conant. The Vikings and Huskies had been anticipated to crack the Tremendous 25 sooner or later this season.
Downers Grove North is a shock. Jim Thomas has a brand new group enjoying nicely. The Trojans have an enormous weekend forward with video games in opposition to Hinsdale Central and rival Downers Grove South.
St. Patrick, Joliet West, Evanston and Bradley-Bourbonnais drop out after losses. The Boilermakers misplaced to Homewood-Flossmoor. No disgrace in that, however the rating was 72-38.
Tremendous 25 highschool basketball rankings for Dec. 8, 2024
With document and final week’s rating
1. Kenwood (7-0) 1
Beat Simeon
2. Bolingbrook (7-1) 2
Faces Brother Rice Saturday
3. DePaul Prep (8-1) 3
Good win vs. Wealthy
4. Waubonsie Valley (8-0) 7
Moses Wilson is an element
5. Mount Carmel (7-0) 8
Dominated Younger
6. Lincoln Park (8-1) 6
Misplaced to Arkansas workforce
7. St. Laurence (6-2) 21
Beat H-F in additional time
8. Homewood-Flossmoor (8-1) 4
Hosts Andrew Monday
9. Warren (5-2) 9
Beat Lake Forest
10. Niles North (5-2) 18
Dealt with Simeon
11. Brother Rice (8-0) 14
Marcos Gonzales is rolling
12. Simeon (4-2) 5
Two-loss week
13. Wealthy (2-3) 10
Couldn’t dangle with DePaul
14. Bloom (6-1) 13
Hosts Kankakee Friday
15. Kankakee (4-1) 15
Dominated Thornton
16. Waukegan (5-2) 16
Xavi Granville can play
17. St. Ignatius (8-1) 11
Misplaced to Loyola
18. Benet (8-1) 12
Survived Marist
19. Curie (5-1) 17
Misplaced to Lincoln Park
20. Glenbard West (8-0) 20
Beat Proviso West
21. Younger (3-4) 19
At Simeon on Tuesday
22. Hersey (8-0) NR
Bob Widlowski successful
23. Geneva (8-0) NR
At Batavia Friday
24. Marist (8-1) NR
Rokas Zilys can rating
25. Downers Grove North (8-0) NR
Huge weekend forward
