Illinois prep football rankings: Central is only area team in top 10

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 (7)	(7-0)	70	1
2. Naperville Neuqua Valley	(7-0)	62	2
3. Maine South	(6-1)	52	4
4. Gurnee Warren	(6-1)	51	3
5. Lockport	(7-0)	40	5
6. Chicago (Marist)	(5-2)	38	6
7. South Elgin	(7-0)	23	7
8. Hinsdale Central	(6-1)	14	NR
9. Glenbard West	(6-1)	10	9
10. York	(6-1)	7	8

Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way East 6, Naperville Central 4, Palatine 4, O’Fallon 3, Bolingbrook 1.

Class 7A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Batavia (7)	(7-0)	88	2
2. Brother Rice (2)	(5-2)	79	1
3. Wheaton North	(6-1)	73	3
4. Chicago Mt. Carmel	(5-2)	57	4
5. Chicago (St. Rita)	(5-2)	50	5
6. Hersey	(7-0)	43	6
7. Normal Community	(7-0)	38	7
8. Hononegah	(7-0)	32	8
9. Prospect	(6-1)	15	9
10. Moline	(6-1)	10	NR

Others receiving votes: Hoffman Estates 8, Buffalo Grove 1, Pekin 1.

Class 6A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. East St. Louis (8)	(6-1)	98	1
2. Cary-Grove (2)	(7-0)	91	2
3. Kankakee	(7-0)	75	3
4. Chicago (St. Ignatius)	(7-0)	72	6
5. Lemont	(7-0)	59	4
6. Crete-Monee	(5-2)	49	5
7. Wauconda	(7-0)	30	7
8. Oak Lawn Richards	(6-1)	24	NR
9. Kenwood	(7-0)	20	8
(tie) Lake Forest	(6-1)	20	10

Others receiving votes: Deerfield 7, Machesney Park Harlem 4, Washington 1.

Class 5A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Rochester (9)	(6-1)	90	1
2. Oak Park (Fenwick)	(5-2)	77	2
3. Mascoutah	(7-0)	72	3
4. Morris	(7-0)	57	4
5. Sterling	(6-1)	54	5
6. Mahomet-Seymour	(7-0)	41	6
7. Peoria	(5-2)	38	8
8. Glenbard South	(6-1)	26	9
9. Marion	(6-1)	13	10
10. Sycamore	(4-2)	12	NR

Others receiving votes: Providence 8, Morton 6, Aurora (Marmion) 1.

Class 4A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Joliet Catholic (10)	(7-0)	100	1
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield)	(6-1)	85	2
3. Richmond-Burton	(7-0)	82	3
4. Kewanee	(7-0)	58	5
5. Genoa-Kingston	(6-1)	54	6
6. Chicago (Phillips)	(5-2)	46	7
7. St. Francis	(5-2)	45	4
8. Coal City	(5-2)	26	8
9. Stillman Valley	(6-1)	24	9
10. Peoria Notre Dame	(5-2)	20	10

Others receiving votes: Carterville 4, Wheaton Academy 3, Dixon 1, Mt. Zion 1, Murphysboro 1.

Class 3A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Wilmington (4)	(7-0)	94	1
2. IC Catholic (6)	(7-0)	85	2
3. Williamsville	(6-1)	69	5
4. Byron	(7-0)	68	6
5. Tolono Unity	(7-0)	66	4
6. Princeton	(6-1)	47	8
7. Farmington	(7-0)	34	7
8. Monticello	(6-1)	28	3
9. Mt. Carmel	(6-0)	13	NR
(tie) Durand	(6-1)	13	NR

Others receiving votes: Benton 12, Reed-Custer 10, Montini 6, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 3, Monmouth-Roseville 1, Fairbury Prairie Central 1.

Class 2A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Decatur St. Teresa (10)	(7-0)	100	1
2. Breese Mater Dei	(7-0)	87	2
3. Downs Tri-Valley	(7-0)	74	3
4. Maroa-Forsyth	(6-1)	73	4
5. Bismarck-Henning	(7-0)	62	5
6. Pana	(7-0)	44	6
7. Knoxville	(7-0)	40	7
8. Athens	(6-1)	24	9
9. Bishop McNamara	(4-3)	16	NR
10. Clifton Central	(5-2)	10	8

Others receiving votes: Vandalia 9, Johnston City 5, Rushville-Industry 3, Westville 1, Erie-Prophetstown 1, Rockridge 1.

Class 1A

School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Carrollton (7)	(6-1)	80	2
2. Lena-Winslow (1)	(6-1)	73	1
3. Abingdon (1)	(7-0)	71	T3
4. Camp Point Central	(6-1)	65	T3
5. Fulton	(5-2)	44	NR
6. Forreston	(5-2)	36	5
7. Ottawa Marquette	(6-1)	35	10
8. Moweaqua Central A&M	(5-2)	34	9
9. St. Bede	(5-2)	20	7
10. Aurora Christian	(4-2)	16	NR

Others receiving votes: Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 6, Cumberland 6, Nokomis 5, Sesser (S.-Valier) 2, Winchester West Central 2.