The top of the rankings mostly remained static as most teams didn’t play the week before Christmas tournaments began.
The top three remain the same. Lyons should be tested at the Montini Christmas Tournament. Kenwood is traveling for the holidays after a blowout win last week against Lane. Benet picked up a double-digit win against Carmel on Saturday.
Stability, however, didn’t exist in the rest of the rankings. St. Ignatius moved up one spot over Young after the Wolfpack picked up three wins in three days (Loyola Academy, Taft, and Homewood-Flossmoor). Young is still one of the best teams in the state, but the Dolphins lost four straight games when it traveled out of state.
The middle class of the rankings was in a bit of a flux this week. Batavia, in particular, had a great week. The Bulldogs are 8-2 and earned wins against St. Charles North and Geneva. Kevin Jensen has Batavia playing cohesively. Senior guard Hallie Crane is averaging 13.4 points. I’m curious to see how Batavia fares at the Loyola Christmas Tournament.
Hinsdale Central also saw a jump after knocking off Downers Grove North in its 46-30 win. They play against Elk Grove on Monday.
I’ll be at the Montini and Loyola this week. The holiday tournaments at both schools should bring some intrigue for next week’s rankings.
Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 22.
With record and last week’s ranking.
1. Lyons (12-0) 1
Faces St. Laurence on Monday.
2. Kenwood (12-1) 2
Going out of town for Washington tournament.
3. Benet (10-1) 3
Aria Mazza is a lights-out shooter for a team with impressive depth.
4. Fremd (11-2) 4
Résumé includes victories against Lake Zurich and Waubonsie Valley.
5. St. Ignatius (9-1) 6
Riding a four-game winning streak into the State Farm Holiday Classic.
6. Young (6-4) 5
Earned a good victory against Loyola at the Chicago Elite Classic.
7. Waubonsie Valley (10-1) 7
Hosts Wheaton North on Dec. 23.
8. Loyola (8-2) 8
Its losses came against St. Ignatius and Young.
9. Nazareth (8-2) 9
Plays against Glenbard East on Thursday.
10. St. Charles East (8-2) 11
Picked up a good road win against No. 14 St. Charles North.
11. Maine South (10-3) 10
Picked up a dominant win against Glenbrook North.
12. Prospect (9-2) 13
Good test coming up on Monday against Geneva.
13. Batavia (8-2) 22
Impressive week for Batavia after beating Geneva and No. 16 St. Charles North.
14. Downers Grove North (8-3) 12
Bad loss against Hinsdale Central.
15. Huntley (10-0) 17
Owns wins against Mother McAuley and Hersey.
16. St. Charles North (11-2) 14
Needs to rebound after losing to Batavia and St. Charles East.
17. Montini (8-3) 17
Undefeated in conference play. Nikki Kerstein was impressive against No. 22 Mother McAuley.
18. Glenbrook South (6-4) 15
Will be tested at Wheaton North tournament.
19. Hinsdale Central (7-4) 24
Impressive win against No. 14 Downers Grove North.
20. Libertyville (9-4) 20
Big game against Evanston on Thursday.
21. Lane (9-4) 21
Need to rebound after losses to Mother McAuley and Kenwood.
22. Mother McAuley (9-4) 19
Overwhlemed by Montini.
23. Hersey (8-4) 23
Blowout loss against Huntley.
24. Glenbrook North (9-3) 24
Plays Wheeling on Monday.
25. Marist (11-2) NR
Enter the rankings after an impressive start to the season.
