CL Central moves into No. 7 spot in Class 6A
For the first time in a very long time, Crystal Lake Central has cracked the state football rankings.
The Tigers defeated Class 6A defending state champion Cary-Grove, 27-6, in the season opener and jumped from the teams receiving votes to No. 7 in The Associated Press Class 6A poll. C-G fell from No. 2 to a tie for No. 10.
Crystal Lake South remained in the No. 6 spot in Class 7A, Marian Central is No. 9 in Class 5A and Richmond-Burton is No. 7 in Class 4A.
Here are 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. Naperville North (2) (1-0) 70 4
2. Schaumburg (5) (1-0) 68
3. Glenbard North (1) (1-0) 65 6
4. Simeon (1-0) 50
5. Bolingbrook (1) (1-0) 43 9
6. Marist (1-0) 35 8
7. O'Fallon (1-0) 30
8. Stevenson (1-0) 29 9
9. Loyola (1-0) 22 9
10. Maine South (0-1) 17 1
Othersreceiving votes: Chicago Mt. Carmel 15, Fremd 13, Minooka 10, Sandburg 8, Belleville East 8, Downers South 6, Hinsdale Central 2, Lockport 2,Gurnee Warren 1, Naperville Central 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (5) (1-0) 85 2
2. Wheaton Warrenville South (4) (1-0) 84 1
3. Glenbard West (1-0) 65 3
4. Lincoln-Way East (1-0) 60 5
5. Lake Zurich (1-0) 55 4
6. Crystal Lake South (1-0) 42 6
7. St. Rita (1-0) 30 9
8. Elk Grove (1-0) 22 7
(tie) Carmel (1-0) 22 8
10. Rockford Boylan (1-0) 16 10
Others receiving votes: Mundelein 4, Wheaton North 3, Bogan 3, Quincy 2, Hononegah 1, Glenbrook North 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Danville (3) (1-0) 85 3
2. Bloomington (1-0) 66 5
3. Rock Island (1-0) 64 6
4. Morgan Park (5) (1-0) 63
5. De La Salle (1-0) 61 4
6. Providence (2) (1-0) 55 1
7. Crystal Lake Central (1-0) 48
8. Lemont (1-0) 36 8
9. Oak Lawn Richards (1-0) 24 7
10. Oak Forest (1-0) 23 9
(tie) Cary-Grove (1-0) 23 2
Others receiving votes: Rolling Meadows 6, Normal Community 4, Crete-Monee 2, Springfield 2, St. Viator 1, Marmion 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Joliet Catholic (10) (1-0) 100 1
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (1-0) 87 3
3. Metamora (1-0) 76 4
4. Montini (1-0) 60 2
5. Richwoods (1-0) 59 5
6. Washington (1-0) 48 6
7. Vernon Hills (1-0) 40 7
8. Sterling (1-0) 29 10
9. Marian Central Catholic (1-0) 23 10
10. Triad (1-0) 8
Others receiving votes: Sycamore 5, St. Francis 5, Marion 5, Kankakee 3, Morris 1, Rochelle 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Quincy Notre Dame (6) (1-0) 126 1
2. Breese Mater Dei (3) (1-0) 119 2
3. Stillman Valley (5) (1-0) 108 3
4. Geneseo (1-0) 107 3
5. Rochester (1-0) 85 5
6. Bishop McNamara (1-0) 68 6
7. Richmond-Burton (1-0) 49 9
8. Mahomet-Seymour (1-0) 45
9. Rock Island Alleman (1-0) 27
10. St. Edward (1-0) 8
Others receiving votes: Pontiac 7, Illinois Valley Central 7, Bloomington Central Catholic 4, Althoff Catholic 4, Mt. Zion 3, Effingham 2, Charleston 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Illini West (Carthage) (11) (1-0) 124 1
2. Wilmington (2) (1-0) 101 2
3. Decatur St. Teresa (1-0) 94 3
3. Tolono Unity (1-0) 94 4
5. St. Joseph-Ogden (1-0) 79 5
6. Nashville (1-0) 51 7
7. Greenville (1-0) 50 6
8. Auburn (1-0) 33 8
9. Elmhurst Immaculate Conception (1-0) 22
(tie) Mt. Carmel (1-0) 22 10
Others receiving votes: Monticello 21, Red Bud 7, Winnebago 7, DuQuoin 5, Camp Point Central 3, Carterville 2.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Sterling Newman (12) (1-0) 138 1
2. Maroa-Forsyth (1-0) 116 2
3. Morrison (1) (1-0) 108 2
4. Clifton Central (1-0) 84 5
5. Casey-Westfield (1-0) 76 6
(tie) Stark County (1-0) 76 6
7. Westville (1-0) 49 9
8. Mercer County (1) (1-0) 47 8
9. Bureau Valley (1-0) 32 10
10. Marshall (1-0) 20
Others receiving votes: Carlinville 11, Lena-Winslow 9, Eastland-Pearl City 4.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Tuscola (14) (1-0) 140 1
2. Dakota (1-0) 124 2
3. Lexington (1-0) 101 3
4. Brown County (1-0) 86 5
5. Galena (1-0) 81 6
6. Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg (1-0) 66 7
7. East Dubuque (1-0) 57 8
8. Moweaqua Central A&M (0-1) 33 4
9. Aquin (1-0) 21 10
10. Jacksonville Routt (1-0) 20
Othersreceiving votes: LeRoy 10, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 10, Villa Grove10, Greenfield-Northwestern 5, Alexis United 3, Chester 2, Lewistown 1.
- Joe Stevenson




