Illinois Associated Press High School Football Rankings

From The Associated Press

There were no changes among No. 1 teams in The Associated Press high school football rankings for the first time this season.

Aledo, No. 1 in Class 1A, won 55-0 over previously undefeated Bushnell-Prairie City/Avon in a West Prairie Trail West Conference game.

Mount Olive stayed unbeaten and climbed to No. 2 after a 45-7 win over Riverton. Previous No. 2 Lexington fell to No. 9 after a 20-18 loss to Fisher in the Heart of Illinois Conference.

In 2A, Maroa-Forsyth solidified its No. 1 ranking with a 34-14 victory in the Okaw Valley over Decatur St. Teresa, which hadn't allowed a point in its first two wins. Newcomers to the 2A ranks this week are Minonk Fieldcrest, which has three shutout victories, and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

Defending 3A state champion Bureau Valley stayed atop that class after a 47-7 victory over Peru St. Bede in the Big Rivers.

Plano improved one position to No. 2 after a 14-7 win over Reed-Custer. Previous No. 2 DuQuoin fell to No. 9 after an overtime loss to Herrin.

Driscoll remained No. 1 in 4A after a 57-12 Suburban Catholic win over St. Edward. New to the 4A ranks this week are Byron at No. 8, Mendota at No. 9 and Breese Mater Dei at No. 10.

In 5A, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin stayed No. 1 after a 33-7 win over Jacksonville in the Central State Eight. Metamora remained No. 2 and Geneseo No. 3 after each posted narrow victories.

Metamora defeated Dunlap, 14-7 in the Mid-Illini. Geneseo won a nonconference game, 14-6 over Quincy Notre Dame.

Normal Community rolled to a 48-8 win over Urbana and remains No. 1 in Class 6A. Hubbard stayed at No. 2.

Oak Forest and Thornton Fractional South broke into the 6A ranks at No. 8 and No. 10 after each won for the third time in as many weeks.

Holding the top spot in 7A for the second consecutive week is Carmel, coming off a 73-55 win over Marian Catholic in the East Suburban Catholic.

The other nine positions in Class 7A also were unchanged, with Libertyville staying at No. 2 after a 42-13 win over Fox Lake Grant.

Lincoln-Way East stayed atop the 8A rankings after a 33-0 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais. Mount Carmel and Wheaton Warrenville South remained Nos. 2 and 3 respectively.

Former No. 4 St. Rita fell to No. 10 after a 19-17 loss to Fenwick in the Catholic Blue.

Here are the entire rankings:

1A
1. Aledo (3-0)
2. Mount Olive (3-0)
3. Galena (3-0)
4. Stark County (3-0)
5. Lewistown (3-0)
6. Tuscola (3-0)
7. Hardin Calhoun (3-0)
8. Cambridge (2-1)
9. Lexington (2-1)
10. Carthage (2-1)

2A
1. Maroa-Forsyth (3-0)
2. Lena-Winslow (3-0)
3. Red Hill (3-0)
4. Morrison (3-0)
5. Westville (3-0)
6. Sterling Newman (2-1)
7. Forreston (3-0)
8. Minonk Fieldcrest (3-0)
9. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (3-0)
10. Carmi-White County (2-1)

3A
1. Bureau Valley (3-0)
2. Plano (3-0)
3. Spring Valley Hall (3-0)
4. Greenville (3-0)
5. Carterville (3-0)
6. St. Joseph-Ogden (3-0)
7. Tolono Unity (3-0)
8. Hamilton West Hancock (3-0)
9. DuQuoin (2-1)
10. Anna-Jonesboro (3-0)

4A
1. Driscoll (3-0)
2. Newton (3-0)
3. Fairbury Prairie Central (3-0)
4. Hilllsboro (3-0)
5. Bloomington Central Catholic (3-0)
6. Pontiac (1-1)
7. Hampshire (3-0)
8. Byron (3-0)
9. Mendota (3-0)
10. Breese Mater Dei (3-0)

5A
1. Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (3-0)
2. Metamora (3-0)
3. Geneseo (3-0)
4. Cahokia (2-1)
5. Bishop McNamara (2-1)
6. Rock Island Alleman (2-1)
7. Taylorville (3-0)
8. Kaneland (3-0)
9. Sterling (2-1)
10. Belleville Althoff (2-1)

6A
1. Normal Community (3-0)
2. Hubbard (2-1)
3. Cary-Grove (3-0)
4. Batavia (3-0)
5. St. Viator (3-0)
6. Richards (2-1)
7. Geneva (3-0)
8. Oak Forest (3-0)
9. Crystal Lake South (3-0)
10. Thornton Fractional South (3-0)

7A
1. Carmel (3-0)
2. Libertyville (3-0)
3. Edwardsville (3-0)
4. East St. Louis (3-0)
5. Prospect (2-1)
6. Joliet Catholic (1-2)
7. Morgan Park (1-2)
8. Rockford Guilford (3-0)
9. O'Fallon (2-1)
10. Lake Zurich (3-0)

8A
1. Lincoln-Way East (3-0)
2. Mount Carmel (3-0)
3. Wheaton Warrenville South (3-0)
4. Brother Rice (3-0)
5. Hinsdale Central (3-0)
6. Barrington (2-1)
7. Naperville North (2-1)
8. Neuqua Valley (2-1)
9. Bolingbrook (3-0)
10. St. Rita (2-1)