Top 10

With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Homewood-Flossmoor 6-0 (1)

Senior guard Ethan Howard emerges as surprise breakout performer for Vikings.

2. Mount Carmel 4-0 (3)

Senior guard Cameron Thomas does a little bit of everything for the Caravan.

3. Marist 7-0 (4)

Adoni Vassilakis and the RedHawks are not missing a beat in spite of injuries.

4. Brother Rice 5-0 (7)

Hinsdale South transfer Jack Weigus fits in immediately with Crusaders.

5. Bloom 4-1 (6)

Senior guard Elijah Lovemore gets off to a blazing start for the Blazing Trojans.

6. Lemont 5-1 (8)

Matas Gaidukevicius shows a knack for scoring outbursts early in the season.

7. Rich Township 1-2 (2)

Raptors fall twice to top out-of-state competition, but Al Brooks Jr. looks tough.

8. St. Laurence 3-2 (5)

Jacob Rice is making the most of his return to Vikings after a year away.

9. Marian Catholic 4-1 (NR)

Senior guard Zack Sharkey looks like one of the area’s best players.

10. De La Salle 5-1 (NR)

Junior guard Charles Barnes puts together a string of 20-plus point games for Meteors.

Player of the Week

Senior forward Jovan Thomas scores 26 points and pulls down a program-record 23 rebounds in Shepard’s 65-54 win over Stagg, then finishes with 19 points and 19 rebounds in a 61-56 overtime loss to T.F. South.

— Steve Millar