Jeff Vorva’s Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week

St. Laurence, Eisenhower and De La Salle move up and Marian Catholic moves into rankings. Lincoln-Way West’s Eli Bach is the player of the week.

Top 10

With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.                   

1. Homewood-Flossmoor 24-3 (1)

Carson Brownfield, Vikings looking to recover from 78-57 loss to Indiana power Fishers.

2. Thornton 23-3 (2)

Meyoh Swasney comes up big in narrow 53-50 win over Cardinal Ritter from St. Louis.

3. Mount Carmel 25-3 (3)

Angelo Ciaravino is banged up for Caravan, but Noah Mister and Lee Marks are stepping up.

4. Brother Rice 23-3 (4)

Cale Cosme and Crusaders getting ready for huge Friday showdown against Mount Carmel.

5. Marist 22-4 (5)

Darshan Thomas hits winning shot against Benet. RedHawks could share or win ESCC title.

6. Beecher 23-0 (6)

Perfection. Ethan Rydberg and Bobcats are only unbeaten team remaining in Illinois.

7. St. Laurence 16-10 (8)

Zerrick Johnson and Vikings are getting hot at right time, going 6-2 in last eight games.

8. Eisenhower 21-6 (9)

Darrion Pippen and Cardinals are riding high with a nine-game winning streak.

9. De La Salle 17-9 (10)

Big 75-66 win over Riverside-Brookfield for Richard Lindsey and Meteors.

10. Marian Catholic 18-8 (NR)

James Bullock and Spartans now own wins over Brother Rice, Marist and Benet.

Player of the Week

Senior guard Eli Bach surpasses the 1,000-point mark for his career, scoring a program-record 42 points against Bradley-Bourbonnais. He also led Lincoln-Way West with 16 points vs. T.F. South.

Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.

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