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Week 3: Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll

With two games down, here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class.

Associated Press

Associated Press

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Week 3: Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll

By the Associated Press

With two games down, here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:

Class 8A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Naperville Central (3) (2-0) 74 4
  2. Maine South (3) (2-0) 72 5
  3. Chicago (Marist) (2) (2-0) 68 3
  4. Gurnee Warren (1-1) 45 1
  5. Naperville Neuqua Valley (2-0) 42 6
  6. Lincoln-Way East (1-1) 41 2
    (tie) Glenbard West (2-0) 41 7
  7. Bolingbrook (2-0) 23 8
  8. Homewood-Flossmoor (2-0) 15 10
  9. Hinsdale Central (1-1) 5 NR

Others receiving votes: Lockport 4, O'Fallon 4, Oswego East 4, South Elgin 1, New Trier 1.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Loyola (8) (2-0) 89 2
  2. Chicago Mt. Carmel (1) (2-0) 81 1
  3. Brother Rice (2-0) 69 3
  4. Chicago (St. Rita) (1-1) 58 6
  5. Wheaton North (1-1) 56 4
  6. St. Charles North (2-0) 43 5
  7. Batavia (2-0) 41 7
  8. Hersey (2-0) 24 10
  9. Prospect (2-0) 14 T8
  10. Pekin (2-0) 7 NR

Others receiving votes: Normal Community 5, Buffalo Grove 3, Bradley-Bourbonnais 2, Wheaton Warrenville South 2, Hononegah 1.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Cary-Grove (9) (2-0) 90 1
  2. Kankakee (2-0) 72 6
  3. Crete-Monee (1-1) 66 2
  4. Lemont (2-0) 56 9
  5. Springfield (2-0) 48 7
  6. Crystal Lake Central (2-0) 43 8
  7. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (2-0) 31 NR
  8. Washington (1-1) 18 3
  9. Lake Forest (1-1) 15 4
  10. Kenwood (2-0) 12 NR

Others receiving votes: Deerfield 9, Rockford Boylan 8, Chicago (Simeon) 6, Vernon Hills 5, Lisle (Benet) 5, Oak Lawn Richards 4, Carmel 3, Belvidere North 2, Wauconda 1, Chatham Glenwood 1.

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. East St. Louis (7) (2-0) 79 1
  2. Rochester (1) (1-1) 71 2
  3. Oak Park (Fenwick) (2-0) 60 6
  4. Providence (1-1) 36 4
  5. Marion (2-0) 35 8
  6. Mascoutah (2-0) 33 10
  7. Peoria (1-1) 25 3
  8. Sycamore (1-1) 23 9
  9. Morris (2-0) 19 NR
  10. Metamora (2-0) 14 NR
    (tie) Glenbard South (2-0) 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Sterling 11, Chicago (Morgan Park) 7, Aurora (Marmion) 5, Mahomet-Seymour 4, LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 2, Decatur MacArthur 2.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Joliet Catholic (9) (2-0) 90 1
  2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (2-0) 80 2
  3. Richmond-Burton (2-0) 70 3
  4. Quincy Notre Dame (2-0) 60 4
  5. St. Francis (1-1) 56 6
  6. Genoa-Kingston (2-0) 38 5
  7. Mt. Zion (2-0) 31 8
  8. Coal City (1-1) 22 9
  9. Murphysboro (2-0) 17 10
  10. Chicago (Phillips) (0-2) 12 7

Others receiving votes: Bethalto Civic Memorial 8, Stillman Valley 4, Harrisburg 3, Cahokia 2, Dixon 1, Taylorville 1.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Wilmington (4) (2-0) 75 1
  2. Princeton (4) (2-0) 71 2
  3. Monticello (2-0) 61 3
  4. Tolono Unity (2-0) 45 4
  5. Williamsville (1-1) 41 5
  6. Montini (1-1) 40 T9
  7. Byron (2-0) 33 6
  8. Farmington (2-0) 31 7
  9. Mt. Carmel (2-0) 21 T9
  10. Paxton-Buckley-Loda (2-0) 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Reed-Custer 5, Nashville 3, Durand 2, Peotone 1, Carlinville 1, Wheaton Academy 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Decatur St. Teresa (5) (2-0) 75 1
  2. IC Catholic (3) (2-0) 71 3
  3. Maroa-Forsyth (2-0) 68 2
  4. Breese Mater Dei (2-0) 53 4
  5. Downs Tri-Valley (2-0) 38 6
  6. Bismarck-Henning (2-0) 36 T7
    (tie) Rockridge (1-1) 36 9
  7. Pana (2-0) 23 10
  8. Sterling Newman (1-1) 14 5
  9. Rushville-Industry (2-0) 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Bishop McNamara 6, Tremont 5, Clifton Central 3, Knoxville 3, Athens 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

  1. Moweaqua Central A&M (3) (2-0) 75 T1
  2. Lena-Winslow (5) (2-0) 73 T1
  3. Mt. Sterling (Brown County) (2-0) 53 3
  4. Fulton (2-0) 45 T4
    (tie) Kewanee (Wethersfield) (2-0) 45 T4
  5. Cumberland (2-0) 37 8
  6. Aurora Christian (2-0) 33 T9
  7. Camp Point Central (2-0) 25 T9
  8. Carrollton (1-1) 15 NR
  9. St. Bede (2-0) 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Winchester West Central 7, Greenfield-Northwestern 6, Tuscola 5, Forreston 4, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 4, Galena 2, Ottawa Marquette 2, Hope Academy 1.

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