Park Center at Andover
7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8

Park Center (7-3) is the top-ranked team in Class 3A, thanks to an offense that features four players averaging more than 10.0 points per game.

Sophomore forward Mikayla Hayes can score (14.6 ppg) and crash the boards (7.8 rebounds per game), while senior guard Hannah Schaub scores (11.8 ppg) and distributes (5.3 assists per game). Sophomore guards Danielle Schaub (11.6 ppg) and Ann Simonet (10.7 ppg) provide the Pirates with scoring, as well. Each has finished with 21 or more points in a game this season. 

Park Center is 3-0 and tied atop the Northwest Suburban Conference West Division standings. The Pirates needs to maintain their offensive balance as they travel to Andover, which is 4-0 and tied for first in the Northwest Suburban North Division.

Andover (7-2) began this season on a six-game winning streak. Sophomore guard Jolene Daninger (13.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg) leads the Huskies, and eight different have scored 10 or more points in a game. 

Andover must play better in the first half to keep up with Park Center's high-scoring offense. The Huskies have been outscored a combined 265-257 in the first halves of their nine games.