Illinois Girl HS Basketball Rankings (12/13)

BENTON - We’re back for Week 3 of girls basketball rankings like we never left. Some pivotal shootout and regularly scheduled games today could shake some things up. Let’s get right down to business.

1A

1.  Deer Creek-Mackinaw (7-0)

   -Big wins this week over Clinton & Eureka. @ Sullivan today.

2.  Mt. Sterling (Brown County) (7-0)

   -Blowout win over Carrollton. @ Home against Newman Central Catholic today.

3.  Okawville (7-1)

   -Running clock victory over Chester. Big test today with a rematch against 2A Freeburg.

4.  Abingdon-Avon (8-1)

   -30 point win over Monmouth-Roseville. @ Home against Roanoke-Benson today.

5.  Rockford Christian (7-1)

   -Blowout win over Oregon. Royal Lions won't play again until Thursday.

6.  Illini Bluffs (8-1)

   -Solid win over Illini Central. @ Home today against West Prairie.

7.  Brownstown/St.Elmo (9-1)

   -Nothing but blowout wins this week. @ Home against Neoga on Thursday.

8.  Lanark (Eastland) (8-1)

   -Gave Lena-Winslow the work 51-29. @ Home today against Milledgeville.

9.  Heyworth (9-1)

   -W's over Olympia, Colfax Ridgeview and GCMS. @ Home Monday against Fieldcrest.

10.  Woodlawn (6-3)

    -Tough loss to 2A Harrisburg, 20-point win over Wayne City. @ Home today against Red Hill.

2A

1.  Nashville (6-1)

   -Blowout win over West Frankfort. @ the Holiday Hoopla Classic today against University (Jackson, TN).

2.  Pleasant Plains (7-0)

   -30+ point wins over Springfield Southeast & Taylorville. @ Home today against Cissna Park.

3.  Aurora Central Catholic (9-2)

   -Lost to Burbank-St Laurence. Beat Chicago Resurrection. Travel to Aurora East on Monday.

4.  Breese Central (7-1)

   -Blowout win over rival Breese Mater Dei. Taking on 3A #1 Washington today.

5.  Byron (6-0)

   -Blowout win over Rockford Lutheran. @ Home on Monday against Dakota.

6.  Teutopolis (8-0)

   -Unbeaten thus far. Lady Shoes play their first game of the week today @ St. Joseph-Ogden.

7.  Princeton (8-0)

   -Blowout wins over Rock Falls & Mendota. On the road today @ Wethersfield.

8.  Timothy Christian (6-1)

   -Big win over a tough 1A St. Edward squad. @ Home on Friday against Hope Academy.

9.  Johnsburg (9-0)

   -Solid wins against Woodstock North & Plano. @ Home today against Sandwich.

10.  Illinois Valley Central (8-0)

    -Good win over Brimfield. On the road Monday as they travel to Midland.

3A

1.  Washington (9-0)

   -Making their case for best team in the state. Beat 4A #1 Loyola Academy. @ Home vs Breese Central today.

2.  DePaul College Prep (9-0)

   -Solid wins over Bolingbrook & Trinity. @ Home today against 4A #6 Chicago Bloom.

3.  Providence Catholic (8-1)

   -Solid wins over Fenwick & St. Ignatius. @ Home against Lockport today.

4.  Dixon (8-0)

   -Solid wins over 4A teams Oswego & Kaneland. On the road Monday @ Morton.

5.  Galesburg (8-1)

   -Good win over 4A Quincy. On the road @ East Moline United today.

6.  Quincy Notre Dame (6-0)

   -Blowout win over Sacred Heart-Griffin. @ Home today against 1A Carrollton.

7.  Marion (7-0)

   -Blowout win over Mount Vernon. @ Home on Tuesday against Cahokia.

8.  Sterling (4-1)

   -Solid win over Geneseo. @ Home against East Moline United on Thursday.

9.  Peoria Notre Dame (8-1)

   -Good win over Dunlap. On the road @ #5 Galesburg on Monday.

10.  River Forest (Trinity) (6-2)

    -Good wins over Chicago Butler and Montini Catholic. Close loss @ DePaul. @ Home today vs Thornton.

4A

1.  Loyola Academy (8-1)

   -Good win over Kenwood Academy. Lost to 3A #1 Washington. @ Peoria Richwoods today.

2.  Waubonsie Valley (10-0)

   -Blowout wins over Neuqua Valley & DeKalb. On the road @ Kenwood Academy today.

3.  Nazareth Academy (8-0)

   -Blowout wins over Joliet Catholic & Romeoville. @ Home against #4 Benet Academy today.

4.  Benet Academy (7-1)

   -Escaped a tough Chicago Prospect team. On the road @ #3 Nazareth Academy today.

5.  DePaul College Prep (9-0)

   -Gritty wins over #7 Bolingbrook & 3A #10 Trinity. Neutral game today against #6 Chicago Bloom.

6.  Chicago (Bloom) (8-0)

   -Solid wins over Lane Tech, Kankakee and Crete-Monee. Neutral game today against #5 DePaul Prep.

7.  Bolingbrook (6-1)

   -Lost to Depaul in a tight one. Good wins over Joliet Central & Oswego East. @ Home Monday vs Plainfield North.

8.  Chicago (Marist) (8-1)

   -Fluke loss to a good Carmel team. Good win over Lincoln-Way Central. @ Home vs Rich Township today.

9.  Belleville East (7-0)

   -Blowout wins over Collinsville & Belleville West. On the road Tuesday @ Althoff Catholic.

10.  Lyons Township (8-1)

    -First loss to Downers Grove North. On the road today @ Chicago Phillips.