Sports
Hoops: These Boys Are Flying High
Sports Editor Ron Kremer ranks the top area boys basketball teams from 1-5; plus the five knocking on the door.

1. Homewood-Flossmoor (6-2): Vikings have won 3-of-4, look to continue winning ways at Proviso West tourney Dec. 27-30.
2. Stagg (6-1): Darius Draper and Dan Ahern playing NBA-like two-man game for the Chargers.
3. Andrew (5-3): Adekoya. Adekoya. Adekoya. Say it three times. Three brothers have T-Bolts flying high in early going.
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4. Brother Rice (6-1): Alex Majewski scored 21 points in 78-40 victory over Sandburg.
5. Marist (7-3): RedHawks rolling at Lincoln-Way Central Winter Classic.
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Next best (in alphabetical order): Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way North, Oak Lawn, Rich South, Tinley Park.
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