Illinois Top 40 – Week 5

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's that time of the year with Holiday tournaments beginning all around the state. But before we go there, we gotta recap this past week and update the rankings before all the major tournaments begin. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the third week in a row where the top 3 teams remain idle. But this week saw a major jump into the #4 spot. That's Brother Rice, who jumped 13 spots. The Crusaders are currently unbeaten and knocked off Bolingbrook in a thriller over the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='2538898' first='Jack' last='Weigus'] had a monster game that day with 24 points. They also have excellent pieces with [player_tooltip player_id='1545120' first='Marcos' last='Gonzales'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2538949' first='KJ' last='Morris'] who have been key contributors to their early successes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two additional programs are making their season debuts this week. First is Fenwick. The Firars are 9-2 and recently picked up a huge win over Peoria. [player_tooltip player_id='2105305' first='Dominick' last='Ducree'] led the way with 20 points and he's been electric all season. [player_tooltip player_id='1598778' first='Ty' last='Macariola'] is also having a nice year so far. Their only losses are to Brother Rice and St. Laurence. The other is Hinsdale Central at 8-2. Both teams have cracked the top 30.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RANKINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kenwood (10-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>DePaul Prep (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Waubonsie Valley (9-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brother Rice (10-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bolingbrook (9-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt Carmel (8-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Benet (9-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Homewood-Flossmor (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Quincy (9-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt. Zion (10-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Warren (6-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lincoln Park (10-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Ignatius (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Curie (8-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Laurence (9-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Metamora (8-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Peoria (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Marist (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alton (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Simeon (5-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kankakee (7-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bloom (7-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Trier (8-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Niles North (8-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rock Island (10-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Moline (10-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fenwick (9-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Joliet West (8-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Evanston (8-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hinsdale Central (8-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Whitney Young (6-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lemont (8-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>DGN (8-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glenbard West (8-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>De La Salle (7-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rolling Meadows (9-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Geneva (10-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hersey (9-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Crystal Lake South (7-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Normal (7-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->