Illinois prep football rankings: Quincy cracks Class 7A top 10 heading into Western Big 6 play

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The Quincy High School football team's 2-0 start has earned the Blue Devils a spot in this week's Class 7A state poll. | Matt Schuckman photo

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. Lincoln-Way East (9) (2-0) 117 1
2. Loyola (3) (2-0) 111 2
3. York (2-0) 96 3
4. Maine South (1-1) 62 5
5. Barrington (2-0) 60 T7
6. Glenbard West (1-1) 44 4
7. O’Fallon (2-0) 43 9
8. Palatine (1-1) 38 T7
9. Marist (1-1) 20 NR
10. Naperville North (1-1) 15 6

Others receiving votes: Huntley 14, Bolingbrook 12, South Elgin 9, Lockport 9, Naperville Central 4, Oswego 3, Warren 2, Belleville East 1.

Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. Mount Carmel (11) (2-0) 110 1
2. St. Rita (2-0) 102 2
3. St. Charles North (2-0) 81 4
4. Batavia (1-1) 77 2
5. Hersey (2-0) 72 5
6. Normal (2-0) 55 7
7. Edwardsville (2-0) 40 10
8. Brother Rice (1-1) 37 3
9. Quincy (2-0) 33 NR
10. Downers Grove North (2-0) 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Bradley-Bourbonnais 13, Hononegah 12, Wheaton North 7, Yorkville 2, Moline 2, Prospect 2, Jacobs 2, Lincoln-Way Central 1.

Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. East St. Louis (10) (1-1) 109 1
2. Kankakee (1) (2-0) 91 4
3. Lake Zurich (2-0) 86 5
4. Geneva (2-0) 68 6
5. Normal West (2-0) 45 8
6. Libertyville (2-0) 42 9
7. Cary-Grove (2-0) 39 T10
8. Providence (1-1) 33 3
(tie) Notre Dame (2-0) 33 T10
10. Belvidere North (2-0) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Washington 10, Chatham Glenwood 10, Champaign Centennial 6, Carmel 3, Lemont 2, Deerfield 1, Riverside-Brookfield 1.

Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. Joliet Catholic (9) (2-0) 107 1
2. Prairie Ridge (2) (2-0) 99 2
3. Sycamore (2-0) 87 T3
4. Benet (2-0) 56 9
5. Peoria (1-1) 46 6
6. Morgan Park (1-1) 32 5
7. Metamora (2-0) 31 T10
8. Carmel (2-0) 27 T10
9. Nazareth (0-2) 24 T3
10. Fenwick (2-0) 23 NR

Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart-Griffin 20, Antioch 13, Glenbard South 13, Mahomet-Seymour 11, St. Francis 11, Mascoutah 2, Highland 2, Marion 1.

Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. Rochester (6) (2-0) 105 1
2. IC Catholic (5) (2-0) 98 2
3. Morris (2-0) 81 3
4. Richmond-Burton (2-0) 80 4
5. Rockford Boylan (1-0) 58 5
6. Mt. Zion (2-0) 48 8
7. Wheaton Academy (2-0) 47 7
8. Carterville (2-0) 34 9
9. Murphysboro (0-0) 23 10
10. Geneseo (2-0) 17 NR

Others receiving votes: Rochelle 6, St. Laurence 3, Coal City 2, Johnsburg 1, Normal University 1, Plano 1.

Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. Byron (10) (2-0) 108 2
2. Williamsville (1) (2-0) 94 4
3. Montini (2-0) 87 5
4. St. Joseph-Ogden (2-0) 70 1
5. Stanford Olympia (2-0) 46 7
6. Princeton (1-1) 44 1
7. Wilmington (1-1) 35 9
8. Tolono Unity (1-1) 34 3
9. Durand-Pecatonica (2-0) 27 NR
10. Reed-Custer (1-1) 11 6

Others receiving votes: Greenville 9, Fairbury Prairie Central 8, Roxana 7, Genoa-Kingston 5, DuQuoin 4, Eureka 3, Stillman Valley 3, Mt. Carmel Ill. 3, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 3, Benton 2, Sullivan 2.

Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. Maroa-Forsyth (11) (2-0) 110 1
2. Downs Tri-Valley (2-0) 91 2
3. Seneca (2-0) 80 4
4. Athens (2-0) 78 3
5. Bloomington Central Catholic (2-0) 59 9
6. Johnston City (2-0) 29 NR
7. El Paso-Gridley (2-0) 23 NR
8. Rockridge (1-1) 23 10
9. Bismarck-Henning (1-1) 21 5
10. Knoxville (2-0) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Westville 14, Pana 13, Shelbyville 12, Nashville 11, Marian Central 8, Decatur St. Teresa 7, Leo 2, Farmington 2, Trenton Wesclin 1, Momence 1.

Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lena-Winslow (10) (2-0) 100 1
2. Forreston (2-0) 80 2
3. Althoff Catholic (2-0) 73 4
4. Camp Point Central (2-0) 69 3
5. Greenfield-Northwestern (2-0) 53 5
6. Newman Central Catholic (2-0) 31 8
7.Fulton (0-2) 17 6
8. Morrison (2-0) 16 NR
9. Kewanee -Annawan-Wethersfield (2-0) 15 7
(tie) Galena (2-0) 15 NR

Others receiving votes: Deer Creek-Mackinaw 14, Dakota 11, Hope Academy 11, Aurora Christian 10, LeRoy 9, Carrollton 8, Dupo 4, St. Bede 4, Calhoun 4, Winchester West Central 3, Tuscola 2, Ottawa Marquette 1.

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