Southland girls basketball rankings and player of the week
Bloom takes the top spot, while red-hot Lincoln-Way West joins the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Bloom 20-2 (2)
Jayla Tyler and Blazing Trojans are outscoring their conference opponents by an average of 33 points per game.
2. Mother McAuley 19-5 (1)
GCAC Red Player of the Year Quinn Arundel and Mighty Macs earn 56-25 win over Simeon.
3. Providence 24-3 (4)
Kennady Kotowski and the Celtics pick up huge wins over Trinity and DePaul Prep in conference play.
4. Marist 19-6 (3)
Lily Porter and the RedHawks are looking forward to Friday’s rivalry game at home against McAuley.
5. TF Sud 21-2 (5)
Sharmaine Averhart and the Red Wolves enter the week with an eight-game winning streak.
6. Hillcrest 21-5 (7)
Treazure Coleman and Hawks face a huge conference game Thursday night against TF South.
7. Homewood-Flossmoor (8)
Ziko Okolo and the Vikings defeated Lane Tech 46-41 in the Anjinea Sha Hopson Memorial Classic.
8. Saint-Laurent 15-8 (9)
GCAC White Player of the Year Ciyah Thomas and the Vikings win the conference for the first time.
9. Lincoln-Way West 16-8 (NR)
Ava Tisch and the Warriors are on a hot streak, going 7-1 in 2026.
10. Lock Port 18-8 (6)
Molly Curtis and Porters suffer surprising losses to Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way East.
Player of the week
Senior guard/forward Landrie Callahan helps Providence improve to 4-0, including 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 66-60 win over DePaul Prep and 13 points in a 58-54 win over Trinity.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
