Lake Forest, Grayslake Central and Highland Park rise in the rankings, Vernon Hills returns and Stevenson’s Aidan Bardic is the player of the week.
TOP 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Waukegan 17-5 (1)
Grayslake Central transfer Xavi Granville scores 20 of his game-high 22 points in the first half of the Bulldogs’ NSC win against Warren.
2. Lake Forest 14-7 (4)
Luke Sawant is making the most of increased playing time for the Scouts while teammate Dominic Mordini is sidelined.
3. Warren 15-7 (2)
Braylon Walker, rounding into shape after missing five games, has scored 35 points over the Blue Devils’ past two games.
4. Deerfield 15-7 (3)
Jake Pollack and Evan Nagler score 17 points apiece in the Warriors’ nonconference win against Grayslake Central.
5. Stevenson 15-8 (5)
Atticus Richmond’s putback at the buzzer clinches the Patriots’ NSC win against Mundelein.
6. Grayslake Central 15-7 (7)
Eric Brum has averaged six assists and only one turnover in the Rams’ past seven games.
7. Grant 13-7 (6)
Braylon Gray, Cameron Houghton, Damarrion Smith and Charles Schlicht all score in double figures in the Bulldogs’ NLCC win against Round Lake.
8. Highland Park 14-7 (10)
Simon Moschin continues his torrid scoring, totaling 54 points in the Giants’ back-to-back wins against Maine East and Buffalo Grove.
9. Vernon Hills 13-11 (NR)
Brady Larsen hits three 3-pointers in the first quarter and Graham Lis hits four in the third quarter of the Cougars’ win against Rochelle Zell.
10. Libertyville 11-9 (8)
Jonathan Adjei provides a boost off the bench with 12 points in the Wildcats’ NSC win against Lake Zurich.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior guard Aidan Bardic scores his 1,000th career point while contributing 26 during Stevenson’s 63-44 North Suburban Conference win against Libertyville on Jan. 24, becoming the seventh player in program history to reach that milestone.
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter.