Warren, Glenbard East, Kaneland join Week 9 AP football rankings

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) (8-0) 98 1

2. Maine South (7-1) 87 2

3. Marist (1) (7-1) 79 3

4. Oswego (8-0) 74 4

5. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1) 60 5

6. Bolingbrook (7-1) 43 7

7. Naperville Central (6-2) 25 8

8. Warren (7-1) 23 NR

9. Glenbard West (6-2) 21 6

10. Hinsdale Central (6-2) 15 10

Others receiving votes: Oswego East 8, Oak Park-River Forest 5, Neuqua Valley 4, Edwardsville 3, Plainfield South 3, West Aurora 2.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Batavia (6) (8-0) 102 1

2. Brother Rice (2) (8-0) 96 2

3. East St. Louis (3) (6-2) 81 3

4. Nazareth (7-1) 77 T4

5. Mount Carmel (7-1) 64 T4

6. Simeon (8-0) 63 6

7. Hononegah (8-0) 43 7

8. Normal (7-1) 31 8

9. Glenbard East (8-0) 23 NR

10. St. Charles North (6-2) 7 10

Others receiving votes: Rolling Meadows 6, Belleville West 4, Moline 4, Wheaton-Warrenville South 2, Lincoln-Way West 1, Hoffman Estates 1.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Cary-Grove (7) (8-0) 106 T1

2. Richards (4) (8-0) 102 T1

3. Willowbrook (8-0) 76 3

4. Phillips (6-2) 73 5

5. Chatham Glenwood (8-0) 62 6

6. Prairie Ridge (6-2) 48 4

7. Notre Dame (7-1) 47 7

8. Normal West (7-1) 38 8

9. DeKalb (7-1) 33 9

10. Providence (5-3) 8 10

(tie)Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-2) 8 10

Others receiving votes: Kenwood 3, Bloomington 1.

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Washington, IL (9) (8-0) 107 1

2. Montini (1) (8-0) 98 2

3. Sterling (1) (8-0) 89 3

4. Hillcrest (8-0) 75 4

5. Highland (8-0) 63 5

6. Antioch (8-0) 58 6

7. Decatur MacArthur (6-2) 39 8

8. Metamora (7-1) 31 7

9. Payton (8-0) 21 10

10. Kaneland (6-2) 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Marion 4, Sycamore 3, St. Francis 2, Carbondale 1.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. IC Catholic (12) (8-0) 147 1

2. Rochester (3) (7-1) 136 2

3. Rockford Boylan (7-1) 111 4

4. Taylorville (8-0) 109 3

5. Cahokia (7-1) 76 6

6. Coal City (7-1) 69 5

7. Richmond-Burton (7-1) 50 7

8. Columbia (7-1) 48 8

9. Pontiac (7-1) 42 9

10. Marengo (6-2) 23 NR

Others receiving votes: Freeburg 4, Breese Mater Dei 3, Fairbury Prairie Central 3, UP-Bronzeville 2, Herrin 1, Murphysboro 1.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Byron (6) (8-0) 144 1

2. McNamara (7) (7-1) 137 2

3. Carlinville (2) (8-0) 130 3

4. Monticello (1) (8-0) 125 4

5. Farmington (8-0) 96 5

6. Williamsville (7-1) 78 6

7. Lisle (8-0) 55 7

8. Beardstown (7-1) 44 9

9. West Frankfort (7-1) 30 10

10. Paris (8-0) 22 NR

Others receiving votes: Fairfield 9, Anna-Jonesboro 2, Monmouth-Roseville 2, North Boone 1, Rock Island Alleman 1, Vandalia 1, Breese Central 1, Dunbar 1, Elmwood-Brimfield 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Maroa-Forsyth (10) (8-0) 145 1

2. Orion (4) (8-0) 133 2

3. Decatur St. Teresa (1) (8-0) 118 3

4. Sterling Newman (7-1) 98 4

5. Eastland-Pearl City (8-0) 93 5

6. Illini West (Carthage) (8-0) 72 6

7. Pana (7-1) 53 7

8. Hope Academy (6-2) 51 8

9. Nashville (7-1) 39 10

10. Eldorado (6-2) 6 NR

Others receiving votes: Rockridge 5, Knoxville 4, Bismarck-Henning 4, Collins 2, Clifton Central 1, Mercer County 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (15) (8-0) 168 1

2. Lena-Winslow (7-1) 142 2

3. Tuscola (7-1) 114 3

(tie) Princeville (8-0) 114 T4

5. Ottawa Marquette (1) (8-0) 113 T4

6. Camp Point Central (7-1) 75 6

7. Argenta-Oreana (1) (8-0) 68 8

8. Concord (Triopia) (7-1) 53 7

9. Milledgeville (8-0) 39 9

10. Aurora Christian (5-3) 19 10

Others receiving votes: Athens 10, Sesser (S.-Valier) 6, Madison 5, Fisher 4, Carrollton 2, Red Hill 2, Orr 1.