Four metro-east high school boys basketball teams are ranked among the best in Illinois
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school boys basketball teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 4A
School W-L Pts
1. Joliet West (1) 2-1 37
2. Moline (3) 1-1 36
3. Kenwood 2-0 31
(tie) St. Rita 2-2 31
5. Whitney Young 2-1 24
6. Rolling Meadows 5-1 18
7. Brother Rice 5-0 15
8. Quincy 3-0 8
9. Evanston Township 4-0 7
10. Curie 4-1 3
†(tie) Lisle (Benet Academy) 2-0 3
Others receiving votes: Glenbrook South 2. Belleville East 2. Oswego East 1. Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 1. Rockford Auburn 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts
1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (3) 1-0 38
2. Simeon (1) 1-0 37
4. Metamora 1-1 28
5. Hillcrest 4-0 25
6. St. Ignatius 4-0 21
7. Decatur MacArthur 4-0 14
8. Rock Island 4-0 10
9. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 4-1 6
10. Centralia 3-0 4
Others receiving votes: Hyde Park 2. Lemont 2. Chicago Mt. Carmel 2. Richwoods 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts
1. DePaul College Prep (4) 4-0 40
2. Fairbury Prairie Central 5-0 31
3. Princeton 5-0 30
4. St. Joseph-Ogden 2-0 29
5. Columbia 4-1 26
6. Chicago (Perspectives Charter/Leadership) 4-1 24
7. Rockridge 3-1 13
8. Pinckneyville 1-0 9
9. Breese Central 4-0 5
10. Rockford Lutheran 3-2 4
(tie) Breese Mater Dei 1-0 4
Others receiving votes: Quincy Notre Dame 3. Bloomington Central Catholic 2.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts
1. Augusta Southeastern (4) 2-0 40
2. Jacksonville Routt 3-0 33
3. Casey-Westfield 3-0 30
4. New Berlin 2-1 26
5. Winchester-West Central 0-0 18
6. North Clay 3-1 13
7. Fulton 3-2 11
8. South Beloit 4-1 10
9. Yorkville Christian 1-4 8
10. Scales Mound 5-0 7
Others receiving votes: Effingham St. Anthony 5. Steeleville 4. Tuscola 4. Decatur Lutheran (LSA) 3. East Dubuque 3. Madison 2. Altamont 2. Brown County 1.
This story was originally published December 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM.