Boys basketball / Top 20
Boys basketball
Team Comment
1. Downers North 32-5 Princeton-bound Stanton returns
2. Benet 35-2 New cast for last year's 4A runner-ups
3. Fremd 18-10 Widlowski retiring after 23 seasons
4. Warren 18-15 3 starters, 6 of top 8 back, plus key frosh
5. Naperville North 20-12 Williams averaged 20.9 ppg last year
6. Stevenson 22-8 Dabbs, Bardic return for new coach Benson
7. Lake Park 22-10 Cerese as good as anyone in area
8. Geneva 25-10 Diamond brings back toughness
9. Metea Valley 21-10 An 11-game improvement last year
10. Conant 14-14 One of most experienced teams around
11. Prospect 20-12 Nice mix of experience, skill, size
12. Neuqua Valley 25-8 Kinkade's tough to stop
13. Palatine 25-7 May (18 ppg) back for MSL champs
14. WW South 27-6 Tigers know how to win
15. Hinsdale Central 31-4 Red Devils have a lot of shoes to fill
16. West Aurora 18-15 Terrence Smith one to watch
17. Wauconda 16-13 5 seniors back including Carlsen (25.3 ppg)
18. Barrington 21-5 A transition for couple football players
19. Schaumburg 10-20 Transfer Young joins talented core
20. Burlington Central 29-6 Three straight FVC championships
Others to watch: Hersey 19-13, Libertyville 29-6, Glenbard West 19-13, Fenton 24-8, Crystal Lake South 25-9, Batavia 16-14, Wheaton North 14-17, Kaneland 26-6, Huntley 22-11, St. Francis 13-19