Paul Johnson’s Aurora-Elgin girls basketball rankings and player of the week

Aurora Central Catholic makes biggest move, while Streamwood enters the rankings.

Top 10

With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Waubonsie Valley 19-1 (1)

Junior guard Arie Garcia-Evans picks up her first Division I offer from Siena.

2. St. Charles East 18-6 (3)

Saints top Wheaton North behind 17 points from Corinne Reed to move to 9-0 in conference.

3. Aurora Central Catholic 21-2 (5)

Senior guard Riley Cwinski, a St. Francis recruit, is named GCAC White’s player of the year.

4. St. Charles North 19-5 (4)

North Stars have dropped two of three but Friday showdown with St. Charles East looms.

5. Batavia 16-8 (2)

Bulldogs ride roller coaster, drop pair of games as they work through some injury issues.

6. West Aurora 16-4 (6)

Blackhawks push winning streak to seven, improve to 10-1 in Upstate Eight Conference.

7. Plano 20-3 (7)

Josie Larson scores 22 points in 52-29 victory over Woodstock North for 12th straight win.

8. Yorkville 14-6 (8)

Brooke Spychalski scores 24 points in the Indiana gym used in the movie “Hoosiers.”

9. Streamwood 18-6 (NR)

Sophomore guard Ayumi Ishikawa sparks Sabres on stretch that garners 11-1 mark in 12 games.

10. Kaneland 16-9 (10)

Kendra Brown is now program’s all-time 3-point shooter, sitting at 235 and counting.

Player of the Week

Junior guard Mia Carter eclipses 1,000-point mark for career by scoring a career-high 35 for Larkin in Saturday’s 60-48 win at Dundee-Crown.

Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.

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