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

With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Hillcrest 25-2 (1)

Darrion Baker stars as Hawks clinch 34th conference title in last 35 seasons.

2. Brother Rice 24-4 (3)

Huge win over Mount Carmel followed by setback against Lemont.

3. Mount Carmel 22-5 (2)

Rich Zoller steps up as solid role player for Caravan.

4. Lemont 22-6 (8)

Matas Castillo drops 28 points in massive win over Brother Rice.

5. St. Rita 16-10 (6)

Morez Johnson hits 1,000 career points, Mustangs back on top in Catholic League Blue.

6. Lincoln-Way East 21-4 (4)

Griffins fall just short in second loss to Bolingbrook.

7. Marist 22-5 (5)

Stephen Brown lifts RedHawks over St. Patrick in nail-biter.

8. Marian Catholic 21-7 (7)

Quentin Jones shines but Spartans fall to loaded Benet.

9. Bloom 16-8 (10)

Jordan Brown leads Blazing Trojans past Kankakee for Southland Conference lead.

10. De La Salle 18-9 (NR)

Richard Lindsey sparks huge weekend with wins over Loyola, Oak Lawn.

Junior forward Morez Johnson had 21 points and 12 rebounds in St. Rita’s 49-41 win over Fenwick and topped the 1,000-point mark for his career. The Illinois recruit also scored 20 points in a 67-36 victory over Providence.

Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.