High school basketball: Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 rankings for Dec. 18, 2022

It was a calm week overall and that led to just a mild shakeup near the end of the Super 25.

Bolingbrook, which lost to Bradley-Bourbonnais and a team from Indiana, drops out. Marian Catholic leaves as well after losing to St. Patrick and Benet.

Those are two teams that will almost certainly return at some point this season. The Raiders have been missing some guys, although it appears that Aries Hull is now playing.

St. Patrick and Downers Grove North are the two new additions.

The Shamrocks were an easy call after knocking off Marian Catholic and Marist this week. St. Patrick’s losses this season are to Glenbrook North and Nazareth.

Downers Grove North lost its first game of the season to Lake Park and hasn’t lost since.

Super 25 for Dec. 18, 2022With record and last week’s ranking

1. Simeon (8-0) 1Two wins in Arkansas

2. Kenwood (8-1) 2Beat good Michigan team

3. Joliet West (9-2) 3Champs in Madison

4. St. Rita (6-3) 4Beat St. Laurence

5. Young (8-4) 5Faces Simeon Friday

6. Brother Rice (11-1) 6Handled Romeoville

7. Benet (10-0) 7In Arizona this week

8. Hillcrest (11-1) 8Had a three-win week

9. St. Ignatius (9-1) 9At Lane on Tuesday

10. New Trier (11-1) 10Plays Evanston Thursday

11. Mount Carmel (10-1) 11Faces Hyde Park, Loyola this week

12. Curie (8-3) 12Took down Oswego East

13. Rolling Meadows (10-1) 13Beat Buffalo Grove

14. Glenbrook North (10-0) 14Hosts Prospect Tuesday

15. Bloom (6-2) 16At Proviso East Thursday

16. Lyons (7-0) 20Won against York

17. Lincoln-Way East (9-1) 18Freshman BJ Powell a factor

18. Hyde Park (10-1) 21Unbeaten vs. local teams

19. Oswego East (10-2) 19Mekhi Lowery is fun to watch

20. Proviso East (7-1) 22Beat Perspectives-Leadership

21. Lemont (10-0) 23Has the week off

22. St. Patrick (8-2) NRBeat Marist, Marian, Loyola

23. Evanston (8-2) 24Survived Loyola

24. Marist (10-1) 25Deep and unselfish

25. Downers Grove North (9-1) NRNine consecutive wins

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