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Area rankings
The top 10 School (Record) Last week
1. Brookfield Central (18-1) 1
2. Nicolet (16-3) 3
3. Sussex Hamilton (16-3) 2
4. Racine St. Catherine's (19-0) 4
5. Arrowhead (17-1) 5
6. Milwaukee King (17-0) 6
7. East Troy (17-1) 7
8. Dominican (17-2) 8
9. Brookfield East (16-3) 9
10. St. John's Northwestern (15-3) 10
The next 10
11. Milwaukee Academy of Science (15-3) 11; 12. Racine Case (16-3) 12; 13. Milwaukee Lutheran (15-3) 18; 14. Martin Luther (14-5) 13; 15. Whitefish Bay (13-6) 15; 16. Grafton (15-4) 19; 17. Wisconsin Lutheran (13-6) 14; 18. New Berlin Eisenhower (14-5) 17; 19. Milwaukee Bay View (12-6) 20; 20. Elkhorn (15-4) 16.
Player of the week
Anthony Jones, Destiny: The senior guard scored 33 points in a 102-83 loss to Kenosha Indian Trail Tuesday to successfully follow one of the greatest single-game scoring performances in state history. Jones scored 64 points, which ties for the eighth-best singlegame performance all-time, in an 85-80 victory over Milwaukee Collegiate Academy on Feb. 7. Jones hit 5 threepointers and went 15 for 16 from the free throw line in the contest. The performance was his second 50-point game of the season. He had 55 in an overtime loss to Milwaukee Juneau on Dec. 10.
Teams of the week
Brookfield Central
For the third time in four seasons the Lancers have won the area's toughest conference. They assured themselves of at least a share of the Greater Metro crown by completing a sweep of Sussex Hamilton on the road Friday. The 78-73 victory was fueled by a big night from junior forward David Joplin, who had 36 points on 12-for-22 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. Senior forward Eric Radisevic added 14 points and eight steals. Junior guard Ben Nau posted 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Greendale
The Panthers did a handful of teams a favor in the Woodland West by upsetting first-place Wisconsin Lutheran to create the possibility of a three-way tie for the division championship. Four players scored in double figures – Will Brust (19 points), Matt Harrison (15), Matthew Schultz (14) and Marcus Calvert (11) – to help the Panthers win their fourth straight game.
Coming up
Kenosha Bradford at Racine Case, 7
p.m. Tuesday: Case can avenge a onepoint loss to second-place Bradford on Jan. 3 and clinch the Southeast Conference title with a win.
Milwaukee Vincent at Milwaukee King, 7 p.m. Wednesday: King puts its undefeated record on the line against the Vikings, who are 7-1 in the City.
Brookfield Academy at Lake Country Lutheran, 7:15 p.m. Thursday: The winner takes sole possession of second place in the Midwest Classic behind St. John's Northwestern Military Academy.
Dominican at Racine St. Catherine's, 7 p.m. Friday: First place will be on the line in the Metro Classic. St. Catherine's won the first meeting, 54-50, Jan. 16.
New Berlin Eisenhower at West Allis Central, 7 p.m. Friday: The winner gets a share of the Woodland West title.
Grafton at Nicolet, 7:15 p.m. Friday:
Assuming Nicolet beats Cedarburg on Tuesday, it will have a chance to clinch the North Shore title against the Black Hawks. Nicolet has won eight straight since losing to Grafton on Jan. 10.
Milwaukee Languages at Milwaukee
Carmen Northwest, 7 p.m. Friday: A last-place finisher last season, Carmen will assure itself of at least a share of the City Blue title with a victory.