Brother Rice makes the biggest move, while Marian Catholic and De La Salle join the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Homewood-Flossmoor 6-0 (1)
Senior guard Ethan Howard emerges as surprise breakout performer for Vikings.
2. Mount Carmel 4-0 (3)
Senior guard Cameron Thomas does a little bit of everything for the Caravan.
3. Marist 7-0 (4)
Adoni Vassilakis and the RedHawks are not missing a beat in spite of injuries.
4. Brother Rice 5-0 (7)
Hinsdale South transfer Jack Weigus fits in immediately with Crusaders.
5. Bloom 4-1 (6)
Senior guard Elijah Lovemore gets off to a blazing start for the Blazing Trojans.
6. Lemont 5-1 (8)
Matas Gaidukevicius shows a knack for scoring outbursts early in the season.
7. Rich Township 1-2 (2)
Raptors fall twice to top out-of-state competition, but Al Brooks Jr. looks tough.
8. St. Laurence 3-2 (5)
Jacob Rice is making the most of his return to Vikings after a year away.
9. Marian Catholic 4-1 (NR)
Senior guard Zack Sharkey looks like one of the area’s best players.
10. De La Salle 5-1 (NR)
Junior guard Charles Barnes puts together a string of 20-plus point games for Meteors.
Player of the Week
Senior forward Jovan Thomas scores 26 points and pulls down a program-record 23 rebounds in Shepard’s 65-54 win over Stagg, then finishes with 19 points and 19 rebounds in a 61-56 overtime loss to T.F. South.
