DePaul-bound guard Billy Garrett Jr. is having a special senior season at Morgan Park.
Photo by Jann Hendry
In a year where everybody in Chicago was talking about Simeon and Whitney Young, the Mustangs nearly snuck through the back door and stole the city title.
22. (NR) Romulus (Mich.), 16-1The Eagles have won 15 games in a row since an early December loss to No. 11 Pershing. Romulus has beaten Arthur Hill (Saginaw), Consortium College Prep (Detroit) and Detroit County Day (Beverly Hills) in a tough run of games this month – teams with a combined record of 42-8.
23. (NR) Wenonah (Birmingham, Ala.), 30-2Based on Friday's 128-42 sub-region win over Walker (Jasper), head coach Cedric Lane's squad looks ready to make a run for its third state championship in a row.
24. (NR) Hebron (Carrollton, Texas), 32-2We nearly went with South Grand Prairie here, but both the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches have Hebron rated higher. No. 7 DeSoto and Berkner (Richardson) are the only teams to beat the Hawks, who returned the favor against the latter twice. Cal Poly signee
Ridge Shipley leads Hebron in scoring at 18.4 points per game.
25. (25) Northland (Columbus, Ohio), 22-0The unbeaten Vikings open Division I district play Friday against Hilliard Darby. Regardless of what happens in the state tournament, keep an eye on Northland in 2013-14 as it returns six of its top seven scorers and 14 players who have seen action this season.
Dropped out: No. 13 last week
Midwest City (Okla.), No. 18
Theodore Roosevelt (Washington, D.C.), No. 21
Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.).
