Usually this is the place reserved for short, quippy, paragraphs that explain what happened during the past week to change up the rankings.
I’m not going to lie to you, I just don’t have the emotional or creativity energy to come up with such paragraphs right now.
I never met Kobe Bryant and his family, I’m not a father, hell I’m not even a Lakers fan. But for whatever reason, the news of his death this morning hit me harder than I ever could have imagined. I guess that may just be a byproduct of being a sports fan growing up in the 90s and 00s.
This one will sting the sporting world for a while, but nevertheless there is a job to do and life always moves on. And I like to think if they ever read this site, It’s what Kobe and Gigi would have wanted.
Here are this weeks rankings.
1. Evanston (19-2) 1
Couple of big matchups on the horizon
2. Benet (21-2) 2
Marist right on their heels in conference
3. Montini (22-4) 3
Another split out of state
4. Simeon (22-2) 5
Awesome road win over Maine West
5. Maine West (20-3) 4
Regrouped against Lake Zurich
6. Marist (21-3) 7
Schedule doesn’t let up
7. Lincoln-Way West (21-2) 8
Evanston and Montini looming
8. Libertyville (18-4) 11
Haven’t lost in 2020
9. Kenwood (20-5) 9
Lull before the Public League playoffs
10. Homewood-Flossmoor (18-5) 12
Nice win over the Brook
11. Hersey (20-6) 12
Conference rematch against Buffalo Grove
12. Bolingbrook (17-6) 10
Will have another crack at HF later
13. Fremd (17-6) 14
Back to winning ways
14. Whitney Young (18-6) 15
Done until the postseason
15. Maine South (20-5) 16
Tough game against vastly improved New Trier
16. Stevenson (20-6) 18
NSC title still a possibility
17. Grayslake Central (19-3) 17
Another player in 3A
18. Geneva (17-5) 19
Saved their place in the rankings
19. York (20-5) NR
Back in the top-20
20. Downers Grove North (21-5) NR
The ultimate rankings yo-yo team