Portage, Chesterton, West Side and LaPorte rise in the rankings, and Morton’s Lebron Hill is the player of the week.
TOP 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Crown Point 7-0 (1)
Kingston Rhodes scores 16 points in the Bulldogs’ win against Hamilton Southeastern.
2. 21st Century 9-2 (2)
Lemetrius Williams racks up 23 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, six steals and two blocked shots in the Cougars’ win against Lighthouse.
3. Portage 8-3 (4)
Michael Wellman produces 14 points and five rebounds in the Indians’ win against Chesterton.
4. East Chicago Central 10-5 (3)
Dominique Murphy posts 23 points and eight rebounds in the Cardinals’ win against Fort Wayne Carroll.
5. Chesterton 6-5 (7)
Logan Pokorney puts up 23 points in the Trojans’ win against Evansville Bosse.
6. West Side 7-5 (9)
Derek Collins is averaging 13.5 points and 4.2 rebounds for the Cougars.
7. Michigan City 5-5 (5)
Anthony Murphy records 23 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and five steals in the Wolves’ loss to Detroit Cass.
8. LaPorte 8-4 (NR)
Nic Spence registers 18 points, 14 rebounds and three assists in the Slicers’ win against Elkhart.
9. Munster 5-5 (6)
Joshua Malloy notches 23 points in the Mustangs’ win against Lake Central.
10. Valparaiso 4-7 (10)
Caden Crowell contributes 17 points and seven rebounds in the Vikings’ loss to South Bend St. Joseph.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior guard/forward Lebron Hill records 20 points and nine rebounds as Morton defeats Lake Central 63-43 on Tuesday to end a 10-game losing streak in the series dating to the 2016-17 season.