Girls basketball / Top 20
Records through Jan. 8
Team Comment
1. Maine South (19-0) Best start in at least 26 years
2. Batavia (15-4) Continues playing elite schedule
3. Fremd (14-5) Coco Urclacher on a roll for Vikes
4. Geneva (12-5) Hit 13 3-pointers to beat St. Charles East
5. Waubonsie Valley (18-1) 5-foot-4 Garcia comes up big vs. Neuqua
6. Stevenson (15-3) Klatt 14 pts, 12 rebs in 5-point loss to No. 1
7. Libertyville (14-3) Rule sisters dominate Marist
8. Montini (13-4) Seven straight wins
9. Schaumburg (17-3) Harrell, G. Schluckbier shine at Grow Game
10. St. Charles North (15-2) Gets shot at Geneva on Tuesday
11. Downers North (16-3) Narrow lead in tight WSS race
12. St. Charles East (12-6) Maridis 15 pts in hard-fought Geneva loss
13. Glenbard West (17-3) DGN ends 5-game win streak
14. Benet (12-5) Two straight wins over York
15. Carmel (11-7) Not many breathers in the schedule
16. Neuqua Valley (11-8) Norkus 20 pts, Washington, Clifford 18 vs. OE
17. Barrington (10-8) 2-6 in last 8 games
18. Rolling Meadows (15-4) Romanacce 17 pts, 15 rebs. vs C-G
19. Hersey (11-8) Manthy collects 500th rebound vs Lyons
20. York (10-7) Huge game Thursday vs. DGN, then Batavia Saturday
Others to watch: Prospect 12-8, Lake Zurich 10-8, Warren 10-6, Grayslake Central 12-6, Wheaton Warrenville South 11-9, Mundelein 11-8, Huntley 10-4, Palatine 9-8, Wheaton North 10-8, Wauconda 9-4