Three teams enter HSFA Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings

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St. Francis makes its first-ever appearance in the High School Football America Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Spartans break in at No. 7 after beating former No. 5 St. Rita 31-28. The loss drops the Mustangs to No. 8.

Maine South re-enters the Top 10 at No. 9 after winning its sixth straight since losing its season-opener 10-7 to Brother Rice.

Edwardsville also makes its first appearance in the statewide rankings at No. 10. The 7-0 Tigers will test that ranking against No. 2 East St. Louis at home this Saturday.

High School Football America Illinois Top 10

Ranking/TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Mount Carmel (Chicago)(7-0)1
No. 2 East St. Louis(5-2)2
No. 3 Loyola Academy(7-0)3
No. 4 Lincoln-Way East(7-0)4
No. 5 Batavia(6-1)6
No. 6 Barrington (7-0)8
No. 7 St. Francis(5-2)NR
No. 8 St. Rita(4-3)5
No. 9 Maine South(6-1)NR
No. 10 Edwardsville(7-0)NR

Dropped-out: No. 7 York, No. 8 Downers Grove North, No. 10 Brother Rice

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

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Jeff Fisher
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.