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Glenbard West’s Alec Pierce dives to make a catch for a fifty-two yard gain against Maine South, August 26, 2017. Allen Cunningham /For the Sun-Times.

CLASS 8A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Maine South (13) (1-0) 130 1

2. Lincoln-Way East (1-0) 103 4

3. Loyola (0-1) 77 2

4. Homewood-Flossmoor (1-0) 76 6

5. Lyons (1-0) 75 5

6. Naperville Central (1-0) 72 10

7. Marist (1-0) 54 T8

8. Huntley (1-0) 24 NR

9. Stevenson (1-0) 21 NR

10. St. Charles East (1-0) 17 NR

— Others receiving votes: Waubonsie Valley 15, Naperville North 15, New Trier 11, Neuqua Valley 6, Brother Rice 5, Lake Park 5, Barrington 3, Oswego 2, Hinsdale Central 2, Edwardsville 1, Evanston 1.

CLASS 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. East St. Louis (11) (1-0) 137 2

2. Lake Zurich (1) (1-0) 115 3

3. Mount Carmel (1-0) 100 4

4. Glenbard West (2) (0-1) 95 1

5. Benet (1-0) 74 5

6. Normal (1-0) 60 6

7. St. Rita (1-0) 58 7

8. Fenwick (1-0) 31 8

9. Bradley-Bourbonnais (1-0) 29 NR

10. Batavia (1-0) 25 NR

— Others receiving votes: Jacobs 10, Plainfield North 9, Hoffman Estates 7, Lincoln-Way Central 4, Rockford Auburn 3, Glenbard North 3, Belleville West 3, Glenbrook North 2, St. Charles North 2, Wheaton North 2, Simeon 1.

CLASS 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Prairie Ridge (15) (1-0) 150 1

2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (1-0) 128 2

3. Montini (1-0) 106 5

4. Cary-Grove (0-1) 101 4

5. Normal West (1-0) 71 NR

6. DeKalb (1-0) 70 7

7. Peoria Central (0-1) 50 3

8. Nazareth (1-0) 34 T10

9. Danville (1-0) 29 9

10. Lake Forest (1-0) 17 NR

— Others receiving votes: Vernon Hills 15, Richards 13, Providence 11, Crete-Monee 7, Lemont 6, Springfield 6, Rock Island 4, Rockford Boylan 3, Riverside-Brookfield 1, Quincy 1, Bloomington 1, St. Viator 1.

CLASS 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Phillips (13) (1-0) 138 1

2. Washington (1-0) 120 2

3. Sterling (1) (1-0) 112 3

4. Highland (1-0) 75 4

5. Centralia (1-0) 74 5

6. Rochelle (1-0) 60 6

7. Marian Central (1-0) 55 9

8. Dunlap (1-0) 26 10

9. Joliet Catholic (1-0) 22 NR

10. Sycamore (0-1) 19 7

— Others receiving votes: Antioch 17, Notre Dame 10, Rich Central 10, Troy Triad 10, Metamora 9, Marion 7, Hillcrest 3, Chicago Solorio Academy 2, Peoria Richwoods 1.

CLASS 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Rochester (13) (1-0) 139 1

2. Belleville Althoff (1) (1-0) 115 2

3. Herscher (1-0) 107 3

4. Canton (1-0) 93 4

5. Johnsburg (1-0) 83 5

6. Dixon (1-0) 63 7

7. Morris (1-0) 60 6

8. Taylorville (1-0) 26 10

9. Rock Island Alleman (1-0) 18 NR

10. Breese Mater Dei (1-0) 16 NR

— Others receiving votes: Genoa-Kingston 14, Geneseo 11, Mt. Zion 5, Quincy Notre Dame 4, Coal City 4, Richmond-Burton 3, Columbia 2, Herrin 2, Fairbury Prairie Central 1, Charleston 1, Wheaton Academy 1, Carterville 1, Effingham 1.

CLASS 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. IC Catholic (15) (1-0) 150 1

2. Tolono Unity (1-0) 129 2

3. Monticello (1-0) 118 3

4. Byron (1-0) 98 4

5. Williamsville (1-0) 76 7

6. Carlinville (1-0) 72 5

7. Bloomington Central Catholic (1-0) 62 6

8. North-Mac (1-0) 30 8

9. Vandalia (1-0) 27 9

10. Decatur St. Teresa (1-0) 23 NR

— Others receiving votes: Wilmington 22, Elmwood-Brimfield 7, Beardstown 4, North Boone 3, Newton 2, Peotone 1, St. Joseph-Ogden 1.

CLASS 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Maroa-Forsyth (9) (1-0) 139 1

2. Sterling Newman (4) (1-0) 133 2

3. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (2) (1-0) 114 4

4. Farmington (1-0) 71 8

5. Annawan Wethersfield (1-0) 70 6

6. Hamilton West Hancock (1-0) 69 7

7. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (1-0) 58 9

8. Westville (1-0) 35 10

9. Downs Tri-Valley (0-1) 33 3

10. Bismarck-Henning (0-1) 21 5

— Others receiving votes: Chicago Hope Academy 16, Momence 16, Aurora Christian 11, Rockridge 11, Orion 9, Pana 9, Eldorado 4, Auburn 4, Carthage Illini West 2.

CLASS 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Forreston (14) (1-0) 140 1

2. Tuscola (1-0) 126 2

3. Lena-Winslow (1-0) 99 3

4. Fulton (1-0) 84 4

5. Eastland-Pearl City (1-0) 77 5

6. Mt. Sterling Brown County (1-0) 65 6

7. Ottawa Marquette (1-0) 56 7

8. Athens (1-0) 39 T8

9. Shelbyville (1-0) 33 NR

10. Freeport Aquin (1-0) 13 NR

— Others receiving votes: Fithian Oakwood 9, Hardin Calhoun 7, Dakota 7, Stark County 5, Stockton 4, Moweaqua Central A&M 3, Warrensburg-Latham 2, Jacksonville Routt 1.

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