Catholic High School League boys basketball power rankings for Jan. 7

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• Keith Dunlap | For MLive.com

Following a successful shot season, nan Catholic High School League hopes to person authorities title contenders successful boys hoops arsenic good this winter. With nan convention play now successful afloat swing, present are this season’s first Catholic League boys hoops rankings.

1. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (8-3)

The Warriors are a bully blend of underclassmen and elder talent.

2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (6-3)

Shamrocks person been a pleasant astonishment truthful acold this season, but will get a large measuring instrumentality of wherever they are astatine pinch a crippled astatine Brother Rice connected Friday.

3. Toledo Central Catholic (5-2)

Eastern Michigan signee Manny Johnson is disconnected to a beardown commencement for Central Catholic.

4. Toledo St. Francis de Sales (5-2)

It was a large triumph for de Sales connected Tuesday erstwhile it earned a 69-67 triumph complete rival Toledo St. John’s.

5. Toledo St. John’s (8-3)

Was a reliable nonaccomplishment to de Sales connected Tuesday, but it’s still been a bully commencement for St. John’s.

6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (2-6)

Cubs person played a beardown early play schedule that they dream will make them tougher arsenic nan play goes along.

7. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (4-3)

Eaglets didn’t return a starter from past year, but erstwhile younger talent starts growing, they will beryllium a factor.

8. Detroit Loyola (9-0)

Loyola is nan early favourite successful nan AA Division, but a crippled astatine Divine Child connected Friday will beryllium a test.

9. Dearborn Divine Child (8-2)

Falcons connected way to travel up a authorities title shot play pinch a successful 1 successful basketball.

10. Warren De La Salle (2-8)

Pilots person taken lumps against a potent early-season schedule, but they fig to play their champion successful nan 2nd half of nan year.