Girls basketball Top 20
1. Fremd (30-7) Third in state last year with plenty back
2. Waubonsie Valley (32-5) Mporokoso led Warriors to 4th in 4A last year
3. Benet Academy (24-7) 12 returners including Brown recruit Harzich
4. Montini (30-8) Missouri recruit Kerstein averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 assists
5. Hersey (22-10) Five of top eight return for coach Ludois
6. Maine South (31-2) Three starters back from sectional finalist
7. Downers Grove North (30-4) Returning starters Thulin, Gross lead deep squad
8. Lake Zurich (19-14) Eight of top nine return including Cooper
9. Glenbard West (26-7) Benjamin already over 1,000 points
10. Prospect (20-13) Every Knight a multi-sport athlete
11. St. Charles East (19-13) Akron commit Reed leads Saints
12. Huntley (24-7) 52-1 last three years in FVC
13. Glenbard South (24-8) Moore unanimous all-conference 3 times
14. Neuqua Valley (19-11) 2-9 in games decided by 6 points or less last year
15. Grayslake Central (27-7) NLCC POY Hoffman returns
16. Libertyville (30-6) Two starters back for '23 sectional champs
17. St. Charles North (27-5) N. Stars graduated several key players
18. Batavia (29-6) Has to replace all-time leading scorer Carlson
19. Geneva (23-8) Palmer among the big shoes to fill
20. Wheaton North (19-13) Abdul (17.3 ppg) a four-year standout
Others to watch: Stevenson 29-4, York 16-14, Kaneland 25-10, Hinsdale South 26-12, Barrington 16-12, Downers Grove South 18-14, Wheaton Warrenville South 17-16, Glenbard East 22-9, IC Catholic Prep 25-10, Hampshire 20-12, Lisle 21-12, Aurora Central Catholic 23-9