1. Bloom (19-3): Donald Moore runs the show. Henry Hicks runs the floor. The two combined for 24 points in the Blazing Trojans’ 64-44 victory over Rich East. And they’ll need to step up again as Bloom looks to settle a score with Rich South on Friday night. Moore has been selected to play in the Chicago United Hoops Classic all-star game on May 5.

2. Andrew (18-1): Jubril Adekoya is one of the area’s premier players. He also is one of the area’s most consistent players. He scored 24 points in the T-Bolts’ 73-46 victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais. Andrew plays host to Lincoln-Way North on Friday night, then braces for a battle with district rival Sandburg on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

3. Marist (20-5): Tyler Oden lifted the RedHawks to the 20-win marker. He scored 16 points in a 62-42 victory over Tinley Park. Marist plays at Marian Catholic on Friday night in a battle of East Suburban Catholic rivals and talented guards. The Spartans’ Tyler Ulis has been lighting up the scoreboard.

4. Homewood-Flossmoor (16-6): Tyrone “The Tank” Sherman made like a tank in the Vikings’ 63-56 victory over Lincoln-Way East. He didn’t let any of the Griffins get in his way in a 20-point performance.

5. Sandburg (11-9): Coach Todd Allen’s team remains on a bit of an up-and-down roller coaster ride. The Eagles lose one to Bolingbrook (55-48) and then win one against Joliet Central (54-47) on a two-game road trip. Nick Lehnerer is poised to pounce from the 3-point line of Lincoln-Way East plays a zone defense in Friday’s rematch between the two Southwest Suburban Blue rivals in Orland Park.

Next best in alphabetical order: Brother Rice, Marian Catholic, Oak Lawn, Providence, Stagg.

(Covering the following Patch communities: Chicago Heights, Evergreen Park, Frankfort, Homewood-Flossmoor, Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Palos, Tinley Park and the neighboring private schools that draw students from those communities).