Sports
Hoops: Give These Girls a High Five
Sports Editor Ron Kremer ranks the top area girls basketball teams from 1-5; plus the five knocking on the door.

1. Marian Catholic (7-0): Simone Law scored 22 points in a 66-47 victory over Providence.
2. Lincoln-Way East (5-1): Griffins go on the road to play state, national power Bolingbrook on tonight.
3. Marist (6-1): Redhawks gird for South Side showdown, play host to Marian at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
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4. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1): Vikings play at Joliet Central tonight; suffered their lone loss to Marist (77-48) on Nov. 23.
5. Lincoln-Way West (5-1): Jessica McDonald scored 14 points in a 49-38 victory over Plainfield East.
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Next best (in alphabetical order): Andrew, Lincoln-Way North, Mother McAuley, Oak Forest, Providence Catholic.
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