Gregg Voss’ Daily Southtown girls basketball rankings and player of the week

Lincoln-Way East takes over the top spot, while Stagg enters the rankings. Stagg’s Ameli Sanchez is the player of the week.

Top 10

With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Lincoln-Way East 16-3 (1)

Griffins win Sandburg Holiday Classic. Senior center Hayven Smith is tournament MVP.

2. Homewood-Flossmoor 10-6 (3)

Jaeda Murphy scores 26 points in 52-49 OT loss to St. Vincent Pallotti in Tampa Bay.

3. Marian Catholic 15-5 (4)

Spartans begin West Coast swing on high note with pair of convincing wins.

4. Lincoln-Way Central 11-5 (2)

Not to be outdone, Gianna Amadio scores 26 points in 70-60 triple-OT loss to Lyons.

5. St. Laurence 12-6 (5)

Aaliyah Flores keeps turning heads as freshman with 19 points in 55-39 win over St. Viator.

6. Sandburg 11-7 (8)

Runner-up to Lincoln-Way East at own holiday tournament. Faces Griffins again Thursday.

7. Stagg 10-7 (NR)

Chargers defeat Bloom 56-51 to win their first-ever Hillcrest Holiday Classic championship.

8. Bloom 14-4 (6)

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Despite losing in Hillcrest Holiday Classic final, Blazing Trojans are 4-1 in last five games.

9. Mother McAuley 11-5 (9)

Mighty Macs are 6-1 in last seven games heading into weekend’s Grow the Game Shootout.

10. Providence 10-9 (10)

Gabi Bednar scores 1,000th career point as Celtics win consolation title at Sandburg.

Player of the Week

Ameli Sanchez led Stagg to the Hillcrest Holiday Classic title, with Chargers beating Marian Catholic in the semifinals and Bloom in the championship game. The senior point guard was named tournament MVP.

Gregg Voss is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.