Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week

With rankings through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Brother Rice 26-4 (2)

Ahmad Henderson leads Crusaders past Indiana power La Lumiere.

2. Hillcrest 25-3 (1)

Hawks hope stunning 20-point loss to T.F. North was just bump in road.

3. Mount Carmel 23-6 (3)

DeAndre Craig tops the 1,000-point mark for the Caravan.

4. St. Rita 19-10 (5)

Mustangs crush Loyola, build momentum for playoffs.

5. Lemont 24-6 (4)

Only two losses with twins Matas and Rokas Castillo in the lineup.

6. Lincoln-Way East 23-4 (6)

Griffins starting to get healthy, will be dangerous fourth seed in Bolingbrook Sectional.

7. Marist 23-6 (7)

Justin Lang heats up in close loss to powerhouse Benet.

8. T.F. North 19-5 (NR)

Jevon Warren is a star and Meteors’ backcourt is loaded. Just ask Hillcrest.

9. Marian Catholic 22-7 (8)

Spartans close regular season with battles against Marist and De La Salle.

10. De La Salle 20-9 (9)

Meteors clinch Catholic League White title, get top seed in own 3A sectional.

Senior guard Jermell Lymon scored 29 points for Shepard in a 78-66 win over Evergreen Park. He also had 18 points in a 91-62 victory over EPIC Academy and 10 points in a 63-30 win over Universal.

Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.