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Week 10 MVP

Kendall Stephens

Kendall Stephens

St. Charles East

The 6-foot-5 Purdue recruit totaled 39 points in Upstate Eight Conference River Division wins. The junior forward scored 18 points with 6 rebounds in a 66-55 win over Streamwood and followed with 21 points and 5 rebounds in a 65-63 win over Elgin. Stephens was perfect on 10 free throws in the two games with five 3-pointers.

Runner-up

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry

Vernon Hills

The junior guard missed two games after a collision with a teammate in practice resulted in him needing several stitches above his left eye. In his return to the lineup, Curry proved to be a cut above the rest. He scored 10 of his season- and game-high 22 points in the opening quarter and added 7 rebounds and 3 steals, as the Cougars cruised to a 76-51 win over Chicagoland Jewish.

Runner-up

Kevin Honn

Kevin Honn

Downers Grove South

With the Mustangs playing short-handed, Honn helped carry the load in three victories. The 6-foot-5 senior forward scored 22 points against Addison Trail, 26 against Willowbrook and 15 against Downers Grove North while shooting 65 percent from the field. Honn also averaged 7 rebounds and had 8 total steals.

Runner-up

Brandon Rodriguez

Brandon Rodriguez

Dundee-Crown

This junior guard was a road warrior in two victories. He scored a game-best 19 points to lead Dundee-Crown to a hard-fought 51-49 conference win at McHenry. At rival Jacobs, he scored 14 points and made 3 steals to lead the Chargers to their eighth victory in nine games.

Runner-up

Brad Zaumseil

Brad Zaumseil

Barrington

Zaumseil has had a lot to do with Barrington’s longest winning streak of the season which is now at four games. In the last three wins the junior guard averaged 17 points and 6.7 assists and he had a double-double of 22 points and 10 assists against Palatine.

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