Despite some big upsets, the new Super 25 rankings see little movement

Super 25 football rankings for Week 9: Mount Carmel joins top ten

By Beth Long

There are no newcomers to the Super 25 this week despite a pair of notable upsets involving ranked teams. Instead it’s a reshuffling of the deck entering Week 9 of the 2018 season.

Glenbard West (6-2, 4-1) faltered offensively in a 10-7 loss to Oak Park (6-2, 4-0) that gave the Huskies their first win in Glen Ellyn in 20 years. The Hilltoppers had been rolling since their season-opening loss to Maine South (7-1, 4-0), but scored just one touchdown before Oak Park kicker Henry Darrow hit the 41-yard game-winning field goal with three seconds left.

The other ranked loss wasn’t as surprising with Prairie Ridge (6-2, 4-1) losing to Cary-Grove (8-0, 8-0) in the Sun-Times’ Game of the Week. The Trojans clinched the Fox Valley championship with the 21-14 victory, which came behind a dominant effort from quarterback Ben McDonald. The Wolves had no way of stopping the senior, who passed for 158 yards, ran for 113 yards and had a hand in two touchdowns.

It’s still the same 25 teams in this week’s rankings, however, thanks to the strong resumes of those teams throughout the year.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Lincoln-Way East (8-0) 1

Friday vs. No. 20 Bolingbrook

2. Batavia (8-0) 2

Friday at Wheaton North

3. Oswego (8-0) 3

Friday at Plainfield South

4. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1) 4

Friday vs. Sandburg

5. Simeon (8-0) 5

Saturday at Curie