Lockport finishes No. 1 in final Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings

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8A champ Lockport Township jumps from No. 4 to No. 1 in the final High School Football America Illinois Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football.

6A champ Cary-Grove jumps four spots in the final rankings to finish No. 5 after upsetting former No. 1 East St. Louis in the state title game.

7A champ Wheaton North also climbs four to finish No. 6.

The statewide rankings are created with our proprietary algorithm.

High School Football America Illinois Top 10

TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Lockport Township(13-1)4
No. 2 East St. Louis(11-3)1
No. 3 Joliet Catholic(14-0)2
No. 4 Loyola Academy(12-1)3
No. 5 Cary-Grove(14-0)9
No. 6 Wheaton North(12-1)10
No. 7 Brother Rice(10-3)7
No. 8 Mount Carmel (Chicago)(8-4)8
No. 9 Maine South (12-2)6
No. 10 St. Rita (11-2)5

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.