High School Football

Six metro-east high school football teams are ranked among the best in Illinois

Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters. Provided

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. Loyola (9) (7-0) 108 1

2. Lincoln-Way East (2) (7-0) 101 2

3. York (7-0) 88 3

4. Glenbard West (6-1) 74 4

5. Gurnee Warren (6-1) 59 5

6. O’Fallon (6-1) 44 6

7. Maine South (5-2) 34 7

8. Naperville Neuqua Valley (6-1) 31 8

9. Edwardsville (6-1) 20 9

10. South Elgin (7-0) 15 10

Others receiving votes: Plainfield North 13, Glenbrook South 8, Palatine 5, Chicago (Marist) 3, Naperville Central 1, Lyons 1.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (11) (7-0) 110 1

2. Hersey (7-0) 94 2

3. Prospect (6-1) 76 3

4. St. Charles North (6-1) 66 5

(tie) Chicago (St. Rita) (5-2) 66 4

6. Pekin (7-0) 56 6

7. Wheaton North (6-1) 48 7

8. Jacobs (6-1) 36 8

9. Batavia (5-2) 25 9

10. Lake Zurich (6-1) 21 10

Others receiving votes: Brother Rice 4, Yorkville 2, Moline 1.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. East St. Louis (11) (5-2) 110 1

2. Chicago (Simeon) (7-0) 96 2

3. Lemont (7-0) 88 3

4. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (6-1) 73 4

5. Crete-Monee (5-2) 58 5

6. Wauconda (7-0) 54 7

7. Belvidere North (7-0) 45 8

8. Normal West (6-1) 26 10

9. Niles Notre Dame (5-2) 23 9

10. Champaign Centennial (7-0) 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Ignatius) 11, Chatham Glenwood 5, Grayslake North 2.<

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Kankakee (10) (6-1) 100 1

2. Sycamore (1) (7-0) 96 2

3. Mahomet-Seymour (7-0) 84 3

4. Peoria (7-0) 81 4

5. Chicago (Morgan Park) (7-0) 68 5

6. Morris (6-1) 53 6

7. Sterling (6-1) 39 8

8. Highland (6-1) 38 7

9. Rockford Boylan (6-1) 27 9

10. Glenbard South (6-1) 13 10

Others receiving votes: LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 2, Providence 2, Rochelle 2.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (9) (7-0) 107 T1

2. Richmond-Burton (1) (7-0) 97 T1

3. St. Francis (1) (7-0) 92 3

4. Rochester (6-1) 75 5

5. Joliet Catholic (5-2) 63 4

6. Stillman Valley (7-0) 55 6

7. Carterville (7-0) 42 7

8. Macomb (7-0) 32 8

9. Wheaton Academy (6-1) 27 10

10. Breese Central (6-1) 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Genoa-Kingston 2, Coal City 1, Murphysboro 1.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. IC Catholic (10) (6-1) 115 1

2. Reed-Custer (2) (7-0) 109 2

3. Princeton (7-0) 97 4

4. Byron (6-1) 74 5

5. Fairbury Prairie Central (7-0) 71 6

6. Mt. Carmel (7-0) 60 7

7. Williamsville (6-1) 49 3

8. Seneca (7-0) 41 9

9. Tolono Unity (6-1) 20 10

10. Eureka (6-1) 19 8

Others receiving votes: Benton 3, Durand-Pecatonica 2.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Decatur St. Teresa (9) (7-0) 117 1

2. Maroa-Forsyth (3) (7-0) 111 2

3. Bismarck-Henning (7-0) 92 3

4. North-Mac (7-0) 84 4

5. Wilmington (6-1) 71 5

6. Rockridge (6-1) 57 6

7. Downs Tri-Valley (6-1) 46 7

8. Carmi White County (7-0) 35 8

9. Johnston City (7-0) 23 9

10. Nashville (5-2) 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Pana 8, Knoxville 4, Red Bud 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lena-Winslow (13) (7-0) 130 1

2. Colfax Ridgeview (7-0) 114 2

3. Camp Point Central (7-0) 98 3

4. Hope Academy (7-0) 96 4

5. Shelbyville (7-0) 74 5

6. Athens (6-1) 53 7

7. Fulton (5-2) 45 8

8. Greenfield-Northwestern (7-0) 39 9

9. Ottawa Marquette (6-1) 27 10

10. St. Bede (6-1) 26 6

Others receiving votes: Kewanee-Annawan-Wethersfield 9, Tuscola 3, Gilman Iroquois West 1.

This story was originally published October 12, 2022 at 4:00 PM.

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