Boys basketball / Top 20
Records through Jan. 29
Team Comment
1. Waubonsie V. (22-0) Getting everyone’s best shot, tips Metea by 3
2. Benet (19-3) Walsh 13 leads balanced attack vs. Carmel
3. Lake Park (21-3) Defense continues to be elite, holds Geneva to 18
4. Warren (22-4) Wild week: OT loss Stevenson, tight wins LZ, Palatine
5. Downers North (19-4) Great race with York in West Suburban Silver
6. Neuqua Valley (20-4) Seven straight wins
7. Stevenson (16-6) Dabbs 31 points vs. Warren, 25 vs. Mundelein
8. York (20-4) Levine 23 points, winning FTs in final minute vs. LZ
9. Lake Zurich (15-6) Lost tight games to Warren, York
10. Palatine (18-7) May 24 points in 1-point loss to Warren
11. Prospect (18-6) Tied with Meadows for MSL East lead
12. Crystal Lake South (21-2) Demirov having special season
13. Barrington (16-4) Fremd win keeps them tied for MSL West lead
14. West Aurora (15-8) Beats New Trier to snap 4-game skid
15. Rolling Meadows (17-7) Miletic gets offers to Illinois, Marquette
16. Metea Valley (16-8) Ashford 17 points in narrow loss to No. 1
17. Batavia (15-7) Lost to 21-2 Quincy on annual trip
18. Conant (13-9) On a roll, gets 2nd shot at Palatine on Tuesday
19. Fremd (13-8) Williams 20 points in 3-point loss to Barrington
20. Glenbard North (15-8) Double OT loss to WW South
Others to watch: Wheaton North 13-9, Downers Grove South 17-7, Leyden 19-5, Fenton 21-3, Wheaton Warrenville South 12-12, Schaumburg 14-11, Aurora Christian 15-5, St. Francis 14-9, Kaneland 17-4, St. Viator 14-11