Lockport, Marian Catholic, Sandburg and Brother Rice move up, while Providence and Reavis move into the rankings. Lockport’s Oskar Skurski is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Marist 9-0 (1)
Nathen Toth, RedHawks hit the road for Karch Kilary Tournament of Champions in California.
2. Lockport 14-1 (3)
Kevin Rodriguez and Porters deliver nine-match winning streak after 25-14, 25-16 loss to Marist.
3. Lincoln-Way West 10-1 (2)
Noah Konopack is an assist machine who can also play top-notch defense for Warriors.
4. Lincoln-Way East 7-3 (4)
Matthew Muehlnickel and Griffins head to Indiana this weekend to face top competition.
5. Marian Catholic 12-2 (8)
Boluwatife Osibogun is turning into an all-around threat for Spartans.
6. Sandburg 6-4 (10)
JT Snider and Eagles look to make noise at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic.
7. Homewood-Flossmoor 12-2 (5)
Off tourney title, Caleb Madden-led Vikings sweat out 25-18, 20-25, 25-21 win over Mount Carmel.
8. Brother Rice 5-4 (9)
Jimmy Lyons, defending champion Crusaders dive into Catholic League action this week.
9. Reavis 10-4 (NR)
Krystian Paluch and Rams are early season favorites in the South Suburban Conference.
10. Providence 10-7 (NR)
Kaden Kaczmarek and Celtics enter week having won seven of their last 10 matches.
Player of the Week
Oskar Skurski was named all-tournament as Lockport won the Argo Invitational for the first time. The senior middle hitter had 11 kills in a 20-25, 31-29, 25-17 win over reigning state runner-up Lyons in the championship match.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
