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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

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