Southland girls basketball rankings and player of the week
Providence takes the top spot, while Mother McAuley moves up and Oak Lawn enters the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Providence 16-2 (3)
Taylor Healy grabs 17 rebounds in Sandburg’s 69-48 tournament title win over Lincoln-Way East.
2. Mother McAuley 6-3 (6)
Quinn Arundel and Mighty Macs hold Bloom to 12 second-half points in 53-38 victory.
3. Bloom 14-2 (2)
Sandburg, Thornwood and Kankakee are next for Shania Jackson and the Blazing Trojans.
4. Marist 15-4 (1)
Grace Harmon and RedHawks earn victory against Fishers, Indiana between losses against Benet.
5. FO South 15-2 (4)
Gigi Dillon and Red Wolves recover from Phillips loss to beat Joliet Central and Whitney Young.
6. Homewood-Flossmoor 10-6 (5)
The Vikings bounce back from their trip to Phoenix by beating Lincoln-Way Central 48-36 to improve to 6-0 in conference play.
7. Lock Port 14-5 (7)
Evelyn Ingram and the Porters face a huge conference showdown Saturday against HF.
8. Evergreen Park 11-4 (8)
Grace Kole and the Mustangs eye the Jan. 13 crossover conference battle against Lemont.
9. TF North 11-4 (9)
Lauryn Jackson scores 21 points and grabs 21 rebounds in 52-49 win over Waukegan.
10. Oak Lawn 11-5 (NR)
Bianca Fleitas becomes MVP at the Tampa Bay Invitational as coach Mark Sevedge wins his 200th game.
Player of the week
Senior guard/forward Landrie Callahan wins tournament MVP awards at Oak Lawn and Sandburg as Providence wins championships. She scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 69-48 victory over Lincoln-Way East in the Sandburg final.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
