St. Edward is off to an 8-1 start and holds onto the No. 2 ranking in the Midwest Top 25.
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Lanphier (Springfield, Ill.), Hickman (Columbia, Mo.) and Dubuque (Iowa) entered the Midwest Top 25 boys basketball rankings this week.
MaxPreps Midwest Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings
1. (1 last week) Indianapolis Arsenal Technical (Indianapolis), 12-1Trey Lyles, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical
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The Titans defeated then No. 19-ranked Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 80-76, for their 11th straight victory during Mustang Madness in Paducah, Ky. University of Kentucky signee
Trey Lyles dominated with 29 points and 15 rebounds.
Next: Friday at Northwest (Indianapolis)
2. (2) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 8-1The Eagles defeated Beachwood (Ohio), 78-63, as
Kipper Nichols posted 21 points and nine rebounds.
Marsalis Hamilton added 17 points, while sophomore
Derek Funderburk contributed 15 points to go with 10 rebounds.
Next: Saturday vs. St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
3. (4) Curie (Chicago), 13-1The Condors won three games last week, including a 66-63 verdict against then No. 19 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) during Mustang Madness in Paducah, Ky.
Cliff Alexander starred with 25 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks, while sophomore
Devin Gage had 15 points. Alexander also had 17 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks and the defense forced 29 turnovers during a 53-26 rout of DuSable (Chicago). Alexander had 29 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks in a 75-59 victory over North Chicago (Ill.) at the Bob Hambric Shootout.
Joseph Stamps added 18 points.
Next: Tuesday vs. Dunbar (Chicago)
4. (5) Carmel (Ind.), 8-0The Greyhounds routed Westfield (Ind.), 68-24, as
Ryan Cline scored 21 points.
Next: Wednesday at Cathedral (Indianapolis)
5. (6) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 9-1Senior guard
Grant Benzinger scored 16 points to spark a 53-44 victory over Elder (Cincinnati).
Next: Tuesday at Centerville (Ohio)
6. (7) Park Tudor (Indianapolis), 7-1Xavier signee
Trevon Bluiett scored 36 points during a 91-56 rout of Heritage Christian (Indianapolis) and 40 during a 90-83 overtime win against Hopkinsville (Ky.).
Next: Tuesday vs. Roncalli (Indianapolis) in the Marion County Tournament
7. (8) Apple Valley (Minn.), 13-1The Eagles flew past Burnsville (Minn.), 99-72, for their eighth straight victory. Duke signee
Tyus Jones scored 27 points and
Dennis Austin had 21. Jones had 22 points and eight assists during an 87-51 win over Eagan (Minn.).
Next: Tuesday vs. Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minn.)
8. (11) Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, Ill.), 13-1The Spartans defeated Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis, Tenn.), 80-63, during Mustang Madness in Paducah, Ky. as
Terrone Parham scored 17 points.
Tyler Ulis added 14 points and 10 assists. Parham had 22 points, while Ulis had 16 points, 11 assists and five steals during a 72-56 victory over St. Viator (Arlington Heights, Ill.).
Next: Saturday vs. Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio) at the Flyin' to the Hoop Invitational in Dayton, Ohio.
9. (9) Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), 9-1The Buffaloes split a pair of games during Mustang Madness in Paducah, Ky. They lost their first game to powerful Prime Prep (Dallas) 61-56, but rebounded with a 66-65 win over Carlisle School (Axton, Va.) as
Lourawls Nairn Jr. scored 20 points.
Next: Tuesday vs. Prime Prep (Dallas) in Wichita, Kan.
10. (10) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 14-2Munis Tutu, La Lumiere
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Did not play.
Next: Saturday vs. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) at Springfield, Mass.
11. (3) Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), 13-1The Patriots were handed their first loss, 70-69 in overtime, by Zion-Benton (Zion, Ill.) despite 27 points by
Jalen Brunson.
Milik Yarbrough added 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Next: Friday vs. Lake Forest (Ill.).
12. (12) Muskegon (Mich.), 12-0The Big Reds defeated Grand Haven 55-45 behind the balanced scoring of
Deshaun Thrower (16),
Joeviair Kennedy (15) and
William Roberson (14).
Next: Tuesday at Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
13. (13) Pershing (Detroit), 6-1The Doughboys posted a major victory on Saturday by handing Consortium College Prep (Detroit) its first loss 72-70 as
Justin Tillman scored 23 points and
Mory Diane 16. Diane had 21 points during a 61-50 victory over King (Detroit).
Next: Tuesday vs. East English Village Prep (Detroit)
14. (14) Whitney Young (Chicago), 9-4The Dolphins defeated Marshall (Chicago) 67-42 behind the dominance of 6-11
Jahlil Okafor, who had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.
Miles Reynolds added 18 points.
Next: Monday vs. Westinghouse (Chicago)
15. (15) Germantown (Wis.), 13-0The Warhawks stretched the nation's longest current winning streak to 69 games with a 72-63 victory over Homestead (Mequon, Wis.). Seniors
Evan Wesenberg and
LaMonte Bearden Jr. scored 20 and 19 points, respectively.
Next: Tuesday at unbeaten Brookfield Central (Brookfield, Wis.)
16. (17) Greensburg (Ind.), 12-0The Pirates made two more teams walk the plank over the weekend. They rolled past Shelbyville (Ind.), 69-43, on Friday as junior
Ryan Welage scored a career-high 20 points and 6-6 Ball State University recruit
Sean Sellers added 17. On Saturday they edged Connersville (Ind.) 46-39 with Sellers again scoring 17 points.
Next: Thursday vs. Batesville (Ind.)
17. (NR) Lanphier (Springfield, Ill.), 15-0The Lions are roaring behind University of Tennessee recruit
Larry Austin Jr., who had 25 points and eight steals during a 67-36 victory over Rochester (Ill.). He also had 29 points and 15 rebounds and
Xavier Bishop had 24 points during an 82-72 victory over talented Christian Brothers College (St. Louis).
Next: Friday vs. unbeaten Lincoln (Ill.)
18. (18) Bowman Academy (Gary, Ind.), 10-2The Eagles beat Northrop (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 73-61 behind the all-around efforts of
Davon Dillard, who had 24 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
Arthur Haggard added 17 points.
Next: Tuesday vs. Lake Station (Ind.)
19. (NR) Hickman (Columbia, Mo.), 12-0The Kewpies rode a 43-point third quarter to a 77-28 rout of Battle (Columbia, Mo.).
Jimmy Whitt led the way with 25 points and
Douglas Johnson added 18. Whitt had 27 points and 10 rebounds, while
Chris Clark added 20 points and dished out four assists during a 74-53 win against Cahokia (Ill.).
Next: Friday at Northeast Law & Public Service (Kansas City, Mo.)
20. (20) Edwardsville (Ill.), 12-0Did not play.
Next: Tuesday at O'Fallon (Ill.)
21. (21) Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.), 4-1The Huskies defeated Blue Valley (Stillwell, Kan.), 71-42, as
Clayton Custer scored 23 points and also defeated Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit, Mo.), 68-63.
Next: Tuesday at Blue Valley West (Stillwell, Kan.)
22. (NR) Dubuque (Iowa), 8-0Tre'Shawn Thurman, Omaha Central
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The Rams snapped a state-record 60-game winning streak by beating Iowa City West (Iowa), 68-47 before a standing-room-only home crowd. Six-foot-seven
Kyle Haber dominated with 29 points and University of Iowa football recruit
Lucas Legrand grabbed 10 rebounds to lead a 38-24 advantage on the boards.
Next: Friday at Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
23. (23) Chaminade (St. Louis), 10-1Did not play.
Next: Tuesday at DeSmet (St. Louis)
24. (24) St. Mary's Central (Bismarck, N.D.), 6-0The Saints raced past Williston (N.D.) 70-48 behind the efforts of
Darius Sparks (17 points),
Ben Weisbeck (16 points and eight assists) and
Scott Nagel (13 rebounds).
Next: Friday at Turtle Mountain (Belcourt, N.D.)
25. (25) Omaha Central (Neb.), 11-1The Eagles defeated Millard West (Omaha, Neb.), 63-42, and Southeast (Lincoln, Neb.), 57-53, to stretch their winning streak to 10 games.
Jarek Coles scored 15 points against Southeast, while 6-6 senior
Tre'Shawn Thurman contributed 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks.
Next: Friday vs. Burke (Omaha, Neb.)
Dropped out:No. 16 Iowa City West (Iowa City, Iowa) lost to Dubuque (Iowa) 68-47.
No. 19 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) lost to No. 1 Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis) 80-76 and No. 3 Curie (Chicago) 66-63.
No. 22 Huron (S.D.) lost to Watertown (S.D.) 65-64.
The Midwestern region includes all teams from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota and Wisconsin.