Illinois prep football rankings: Blue Devils move to No. 6 in Class 7A, Panthers hold at No. 3 in Class 1A

CHICAGO — 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 (11) (6-0) 128 1

2. Lincoln-Way East (2) (6-0) 119 2

3. York (6-0) 104 3

4. Barrington (6-0) 84 4

5. Maine South (5-1) 82 5

6. Naperville Central (5-1) 50 9

7. Palatine (4-2) 45 6

8. Huntley (5-1) 29 NR

8. Gurnee Warren (4-2) 29 10

10. Oswego (5-1) 22 NR

Others receiving votes: South Elgin 8, Aurora West 7, Belleville East 4, Stevenson 2, Minooka 2.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (13) (6-0) 130 1

2. Hersey (6-0) 109 2

3. Batavia (5-1) 103 3

4. Normal Community (6-0) 91 4

5. Edwardsville (6-0) 67 7

6. Quincy (6-0) 49 8

7. Downers North (5-1) 47 6

8. Chicago (St. Rita) (4-2) 46 5

9. Hononegah (6-0) 34 10

10. Bradley-Bourbonnais (5-1) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Brother Rice 5, Lincoln Way West 5, St. Charles North 4, Lincoln-Way Central 3, Maine West 2.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. East St. Louis (10) (4-2) 127 1

2. Kankakee (3) (6-0) 114 2

3. Washington (5-1) 95 4

4. Geneva (5-1) 85 3

5. Lake Zurich (5-1) 71 6

6. Cary-Grove (5-1) 69 5

7. Dunlap (6-0) 46 7

8. Normal West (5-1) 45 9

9. Belvidere North (5-1) 29 10

10. Providence (4-2) 18 NR

Others receiving votes: Oak Park (Fenwick) 9, Libertyville 3, Lemont 2, Crete-Monee 1, Wauconda 1.

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (12) (6-0) 129 1

2. Sycamore (1) (6-0) 118 2

3. Carmel (5-1) 81 4

4. Chicago (Morgan Park) (5-1) 77 3

5. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (5-1) 57 5

6. Glenbard South (6-0) 54 7

7. Antioch (6-0) 41 8

8. Peoria (4-2) 36 6

9. Morton (6-0) 35 NR

10. St. Francis Wheaton (6-0) 33 10

Others receiving votes: Joliet Catholic 29, Mahomet-Seymour 18, Highland 4, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 2, LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 1.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Rochester (11) (6-0) 128 1

2. Morris (2) (6-0) 117 3

3. IC Catholic (5-1) 93 2

4. Murphysboro (6-0) 75 8

5. Rockford Boylan (5-1) 59 5

6. St. Laurence (5-1) 56 10

7. Richmond-Burton (5-1) 50 4

8. Wheaton Academy (5-1) 28 NR

9. Dixon (6-0) 22 NR

10. Coal City (5-1) 20 NR

(tie) Mt. Zion (5-1) 20 6

Others receiving votes: Carterville 17, Breese Central 10, Peoria Notre Dame 6, Geneseo 6, Harrisburg 3, Normal University 3, Rantoul 2.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Byron (13) (6-0) 130 1

2. Princeton (5-1) 102 3

3. Wilmington (5-1) 99 4

4. Montini (5-1) 88 2

5. Roxana (6-0) 69 8

6. Williamsville (5-1) 58 9

7. DuQuoin (6-0) 41 10

8. St. Joseph-Ogden (5-1) 34 5

9. Greenville (6-0) 26 NR

10. Stanford Olympia (4-2) 23 6

Others receiving votes: Durand-Pecatonica 20, Mt. Carmel 20, Chicago (Phillips) 5.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Maroa-Forsyth (13) (6-0) 130 1

2. Downs Tri-Valley (6-0) 109 2

3. Bloomington Central Catholic (6-0) 98 4

4. Seneca (6-0) 91 3

5. Knoxville (6-0) 75 5

6. Shelbyville (6-0) 53 7

7. Johnston City (6-0) 52 6

8. Athens (5-1) 26 8

9. Rockridge (5-1) 25 9

10. Momence (6-0) 23 10

Others receiving votes: Farmington 17, Breese Mater Dei 10, Woodstock Marian 4, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 2.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lena-Winslow (14) (6-0) 140 1

2. Forreston (6-0) 120 2

3. Camp Point Central (6-0) 107 3

4. Morrison (6-0) 94 4

5. Greenfield-Northwestern (6-0) 73 5

6. Althoff Catholic (5-1) 67 6

7. Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (5-1) 41 7

8. Stark County (6-0) 23 NR

9. Kewanee-Annawan-Wethersfield (5-1) 19 10

10. Hope Academy (5-1) 18 NR

(tie) Fulton (4-2) 18 9

Others receiving votes: Aurora Christian 15, LeRoy 14, Casey-Westfield 14, Sesser (S.-Valier) 5, Hardin (Calhoun) 1, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 1.