Illinois prep football polls: Central opens at No. 2 in Class 1A, QHS and QND both receiving votes

Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters and released Wednesday:

Class 8A

School Pts 

1. Lincoln-Way East (8) 116 

2. Loyola (4) 111 

3. York 78  

4. Maine South 73  

5. Gurnee Warren 60  

6. Palatine 53

7. Glenbard West 52  

8. Lyons 26

9. Chicago (Marist) 18  

10. O’Fallon 12  

Others receiving votes: Naperville Neuqua Valley 11, Naperville North 10, Bolingbrook 7, South Elgin 7, Plainfield North 6, Huntley 5, Minooka 4, Homewood-Flossmoor 4, New Trier 4, Naperville Central 3.

Class 7A

School Pts 

1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (12) 120 

2. Batavia 103 

3. Hersey 69  

4. Brother Rice 61

5. St. Charles North 53

6. Wheaton North 34

7. Normal Community 27

8. Yorkville 26

(tie) Edwardsville 26

10. Prospect 24  

Others receiving votes: Jacobs 22, Kenwood 20, Quincy 20, Moline 19, Pekin 14, Bradley-Bourbonnais 9, McHenry 8, Hononegah 3, Willowbrook 2.

Class 6A

School Pts 

1. East St. Louis (12) 120 

2. Chicago (St. Rita) 78

3. Lemont 65

4. Providence 56

5. Kankakee 51

6. Lake Zurich 41

7. Chicago (Simeon) 36

8. Washington 33

9. Geneva 26

10. Normal West 25

Others receiving votes: Crete-Monee 21, Cary-Grove 19, Belvidere North 16, Niles Notre Dame 15, Crystal Lake Central 11, Champaign Centennial 10, Wauconda 8, Crystal Lake South 7, Chatham Glenwood 6, Machesney Park Harlem 5, Kaneland 4, Deerfield 2, Bremen 2, Dunlap 2, Oak Lawn Richards 1.

Class 5A

School Pts 

1. LaGrange Park (Nazareth) (10) 118 

2. Peoria (2) 86  

3. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 77  

4. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 74

5. Joliet Catholic 69

6. Sycamore 51

7. Mahomet-Seymour 40

8. Sterling 30

9. St. Francis Wheaton 26

10. Chicago (Morgan Park) 19

(tie) Highland 19   

Others receiving votes: Mascoutah 14, Lisle (Benet) 8, Mount Vernon 7, Glenbard South 6, Oak Park (Fenwick) 5, Antioch 3, Chicago (St. Patrick) 3, Mundelein (Carmel) 2, Ottawa 1, Metamora 1, Triad 1.

Class 4A

School Pts 

1. IC Catholic (6) 94

2. Rochester (3) 93

3. Richmond-Burton (2) 85

4. Morris 63

5. Rockford Boylan 54

6. Wheaton Academy 39

7. Carterville 37

8. Coal City 25

9. Mt. Zion 21

10. Rochelle 20

Others receiving votes: Murphysboro 16, Breese Central 14, Macomb 7, Geneseo 7, Normal University 5, St. Viator 5, Effingham 5, Columbia 4, Cahokia 3, Waterloo 3, Dixon 2, Plano 1, St. Laurence 1, Jacksonville 1.

Class 3A

School Pts 

1. Byron (1) 100 

2. Princeton (5) 91

3. Williamsville (1) 83

4. Tolono Unity (2) 69

5. Wilmington (3) 66

6. Fairbury Prairie Central 50

7. Montini 45

8. Stillman Valley 41

9. Reed-Custer 27

10. Stanford Olympia 19

Others receiving votes: Mt. Carmel 17, Eureka 17, Benton 11, Genoa-Kingston 9, Durand-Pecatonica 7, Monticello 5, St. Joseph-Ogden 3.

Class 2A

School Pts 

1. Decatur St. Teresa (6) 95

2. Maroa-Forsyth (3) 78

3. Rockridge (1) 73

4. Downs Tri-Valley 60

5. Athens 47

6. Bismarck-Henning (1) 46

7. Woodstock Marian 37

8. Seneca 36

9. Nashville 19

10. Bloomington Central Catholic 18

Others receiving votes: El Paso-Gridley 15, Johnston City 15, Colfax Ridgeview 15, Knoxville 11, Shelbyville 9, Orion 6, Pana 6, Quincy Notre Dame 5, North-Mac 4, Dwight 3, Newman Central Catholic 2, Clifton Central 1, Farmington 1, Carmi White County 1, Bishop McNamara 1, Breese Mater Dei 1.

Class 1A

School   Pts                                     

1. Lena-Winslow (10) 115 

2. Camp Point Central (2) 104

3. Fulton 76

4. Forreston 75

5. Greenfield-Northwestern 53

6. Tuscola 44

7. Althoff Catholic 33

8. Kewanee -Annawan-Wethersfield 30  

9. Ottawa Marquette 25

10. Dakota 20

Others receiving votes: Hope Academy 19, St. Bede 8, Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 8, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 7, Galena 6, Aurora Christian 6, Stockton 6, Jacksonville Routt 5, Rockford Lutheran 4, Moweaqua Central A&M 4, Hardin (Calhoun) 4, Carrollton 3, Sterling Newman 2, Red Hill 1, Madison 1, LeRoy 1.