Rick Armstrong’s high school boys basketball rankings and player of the week for the Aurora-Elgin area

Burlington Central makes the biggest move, while Yorkville and Marmion enter the rankings.

Top 10

With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Kaneland 23-0 (1)

Twice as nice. Marshawn Cocroft tops 1,000 points with Knights after 1,016 at Aurora Christian.

2. Oswego 16-8 (3)

Graham Schwab and Panthers roll past Oak Park-River Forest 81-51 for eighth win in last nine.

3. Aurora Christian 17-4 (4)

Joe DeCort helps Eagles squeak past Little Ten Conference leader Hinckley-Big Rock 72-71.

4. Burlington Central 15-7 (6)

Bennek Braden and Rockets top Crystal Lake Central 65-46, extend winning streak to nine.

5. Geneva 19-4 (2)

Wheaton Warrenville South stuns the Vikings 67-37 to tighten the DuKane Conference race.

6. Oswego East 15-9 (5)

Mason Lockett and Wolves snap four-game slide by stopping Lincoln-Way Central 55-45.

7. Batavia 15-8 (7)

Dane Farrar scores 16 points as Bulldogs, 10-1 in their last 11 games, beat Lake Park 45-33.

8. Waubonsie Valley 14-8 (8)

TJ Adams scores 17 points as Warriors travel to Quincy and come away with 52-44 win.

9. Yorkville 12-9 (NR)

Career-high 27 points by Graham Martinson lift Foxes to 64-40 OT win vs. St. Charles North.

10. Marmion 14-10 (NR)

Ben Piekarz sparks 22-0 run for Cadets, finishes with 16 points in 67-45 win over IC Catholic.

Player of the Week

Oswego East’s Mason Lockett, a 6-foot-5 senior guard and DePaul recruit, moves past 1,000-point mark for his career in Saturday’s 55-45 nonconference win over Lincoln-Way Central at showcase hosted by Lincoln-Way West.

 

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