Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings welcome two teams

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Reigning 7A champ Wheaton North is back into the High School Football America Illinois Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football. The Falcons, who fell-out of the statewide rankings after their Week 4 one-point loss to St. Charles North, re-enter the rankings at No. 9.

Hersey is also new to the Top 10 created with our proprietary algorithm. The Huskies make their first-ever Top 10 appearance after a 7-0 start.

No. 3 Mount Carmel (Chicago) remains a perfect 6-0 with its 28-21 win over No. 5 Brother Rice. Quarterback Blainey Dowling scored the winning touchdown with just under two minutes to play in the game.

High School Football America Illinois Top 10

Ranking/TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Loyola Academy(6-0)1
No. 2 East St. Louis(4-2)2
No. 3 Mount Carmel (Chicago)(6-0)3
No. 4 St. Rita(4-2)4
No. 5 Brother Rice(3-3)5
No. 6 Lincoln-Way East(6-0)6
No. 7 Palatine(5-1)9
No. 8 St. Charles North(5-1)10
No. 9 Wheaton North(5-1)NR
No. 10 Hersey(6-0)NR

Dropped-out: No. 7 Glenbard West, No. 8 Glenbrook South

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.