Boys basketball Top 20
Records through Jan. 5
Team Comment
1. Waubonsie Valley (14-0) Only one win closer than 14 points
2. Benet (14-2) Stack 12 points, 15 rebounds vs. Stevenson
3. Warren (10-3) Latest victim of 15-1 DePaul Prep
4. Rolling Meadows (13-2) Rallied from 12 down to beat Downers North
5. Fremd (14-1) Williams 25 vs. Oak Park-River Forest
6. Hinsdale Central (12-2) Orozco 27 in 24-point win over Hersey
7. Hersey (12-2) Struggled from 3 (2-for-15) vs. Hinsdale Central
8. Downers North (12-4) Grganto 19 pts in loss to Rolling Meadows
9. Crystal Lake South (11-3) Game behind McHenry in FVC race
10. Palatine (9-6) Showed toughness vs. Glenbard West
11. Barrington (8-4) Huge game Friday vs. Fremd
12. Glenbard West (11-4) Returns to Silver play against Proviso West
13. Stevenson (8-6) Plays Lake Forest, Warren this week
14. Libertyville (9-3) Plays Waukegan, Zion-Benton this week
15. Geneva (12-2) One-game lead in DuKane Conference
16. WW South (9-4) Gets Palatine in DuKane/MSL challenge at Lake Park
17. Metea Valley (9-4) Starts 2025 with Naperville Central, DeKalb
18. Saint Viator (8-5) Notre Dame, Nazareth coming up
19. Hoffman Estates (13-4) Struggled against York
20. Kaneland (13-1) Only loss to 11-2 McHenry
Others to watch: Conant 8-6, Burlington Central 9-5, Grayslake Central 9-4, Schaumburg 11-5, York 6-8, Lake Zurich 6-8, Maine South 7-7, Cary-Grove 11-4, Neuqua Valley 7-6, IC Catholic Prep 12-2