Joliet Catholic continues its climb in the Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings

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Joliet Catholic sits at No. 3 in the latest High School Football America Illinois Top 10 powered by NFL Play Football. The Hilltoppers move-up one spot to No. 3 after beating former No. 3 Brother Rice 56-49 in a high-scoring affair.

The win brings Joliet Catholic into our national Top 200 at No. 198. Brother Rice falls to No. 4 in the state and to No. 200 in our national rankings.

High School Football America Illinois Top 10

TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 East St. Louis(6-1)1
No. 2 Loyola Academy(7-0)2
No. 3 Joliet Catholic(7-0)4
No. 4 Brother Rice(5-2)3
No. 5 St. Ignatius(7-0)5
No. 6 Mount Carmel (Chicago)(5-2)6
No. 7 St. Rita (5-2)7
No. 8 Neuqua Valley(7-0)8
No. 9 Batavia(7-0)9
No. 10 Cary-Grove(7-0)10

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.