Associated Press Week 5 Illinois high school football rankings

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to a panel of sportswriters.

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After Glenbard West’s Samson Zander (34) carried half of the Maine South defensive line into the end zone with him, half of his offensive line offered a hand to help him up.

After Glenbard West’s Samson Zander (34) carried half of the Maine South defensive line into the end zone with him, half of his offensive line offered a hand to help him up.

Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times

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 (12) (4-0) 128 1
2. Homewood-Flossmoor (1) (4-0) 115 2
3. Warren (4-0) 91 4
4. Hinsdale Central (4-0) 66 5
5. Loyola (2-2) 62 3
(tie) Notre Dame (4-0) 62 9
7. Minooka (4-0) 55 7
8. Oswego (4-0) 36 8
9. Neuqua Valley (3-1) 35 NR
10. Bolingbrook (3-1) 24 6

Others receiving votes: Edwardsville 22, South Elgin 7, Barrington 6, Huntley 4, Oswego East 2.

Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Mount Carmel (11) (4-0) 128 1
2. Nazareth (2) (3-1) 114 2
3. Glenbard West (4-0) 98 3
4. Phillips (2) (4-0) 84 2 (In 6A)
5. Batavia (3-1) 74 5
6. Hononegah (4-0) 49 6
7. Brother Rice (3-1) 46 8
8. Hersey (4-0) 36 9
9. Rolling Meadows (4-0) 34 7
10. Benet (4-0) 25 NR

Others receiving votes: St. Charles North 16, Wheaton-Warrenville South 14, Normal 7, Hoffman Estates 4, Glenbard East 3, Conant 2, Jacobs 2, Willowbrook 2, Harlem 1, Andrew 1, Grant 1.

Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Chatham Glenwood (4) (4-0) 114 5
2. Crete-Monee (4) (4-0) 112 4
3. Providence (1) (3-1) 75 3
4. Cary-Grove (1) (3-1) 72 1
5. Peoria Central (1) (4-0) 71 7
6. Richards (3-1) 67 6
7. Simeon (3-0) 49 9
8. Prairie Ridge (3-1) 44 8
9. Yorkville (4-0) 40 10
10. Antioch (3-1) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Antioch 20, Shepard 12, Lemont 6, Springfield 4, Normal West 3.

Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (15) (4-0) 150 1
2. Montini (3-1) 121 3
3. Sterling (4-0) 120 2
4. Rockford Boylan (4-0) 95 4
5. Hillcrest (3-1) 85 6
6. Sacred Heart-Griffin (3-1) 65 7
7. Sycamore (4-0) 60 8
8. St. Rita (1-3) 35 5
9. Carbondale (4-0) 32 9
10. Marion (4-0) 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Joliet Catholic 18, Kankakee 9, Cahokia 7, Marmion 5, Triad 2, Morris 1.

Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (13) (4-0) 130 1
2. Rochester (4-0) 110 2
3. Coal City (4-0) 106 3
4. Richmond-Burton (4-0) 85 4
5. Stillman Valley (4-0) 63 6
6. Bishop McNamara (2-2) 54 5
7. Columbia (4-0) 52 7
8. Genoa-Kingston (4-0) 47 8
9. Effingham (4-0) 37 9
10. Illinois Valley Central (4-0) 9 NR
(tie) Mt. Zion (4-0) 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Taylorville 7, Fairbury Prairie Central 2, Woodstock Marian 2, Tolono Unity 1, Benton 1.

Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Williamsville (8) (4-0) 137 1
2. Wilmington (7) (4-0) 132 2
3. Byron (3-1) 109 3
4. Beardstown (4-0) 97 4
5. Nashville (4-0) 76 5
6. Fairfield (4-0) 71 6
7. Vandalia (4-0) 68 7
8. Lisle (3-1) 32 9
9. Eureka (3-1) 28 8
10. Pana (4-0) 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Princeton 15, Monticello 14, Greenville 8, Peotone 7, Quincy Notre Dame 3, Breese Mater Dei 2, DuQuoin 2.

Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Clifton Central (9) (4-0) 105 3
2. Fieldcrest (4-0) 93 8
3. Decatur St. Teresa (2) (4-0) 92 5
4. Sterling Newman (1) (4-0) 91 4
5. Maroa-Forsyth (3-1) 68 2
(tie) Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (3-1) 68 1
7. Bismarck-Henning (4-0) 58 6
8. Knoxville (4-0) 45 9
9. Orion (3-1) 11 7
10. Auburn (3-1) 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Sesser (S.-Valier) 8, Eldorado 7, Red Bud 4, West Carroll 1.

Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Forreston (8) (4-0) 112 1
2. Lena-Winslow (4) (4-0) 105 2
3. Moweaqua Central A&M (4-0) 96 3
4. Camp Point Central (4-0) 73 5
5. Annawan-Wethersfield (4-0) 67 6
6. Ottawa Marquette (4-0) 52 7
7. Aurora Christian (3-1) 41 4
8. Carrollton (4-0) 40 8
9. Arcola (3-1) 21 10
10. Princeville (4-0) 13 NR
(tie) Aquin (4-0) 13 NR

Others receiving votes: Watseka Coop 11, Athens 9, Tuscola 3, Morrison 2, Hope Academy 2.

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