EHS Ninth In IHSA Preseason Football Poll

The Illinois High School pre-season football rankings were released.

Effingham is listed as ninth in Class 4A. Four Effingham opponents also are in the polls. Taylorville garnered the 10th spot. Mount Zion and Breese Mater Dei are listed in the others receiving votes category in 4A. In 5A, Mahomet-Seymour was in the others receiving votes.

In Class 3A, Newton is listed in the others receiving votes.

Week One

Class 8A

School                                    W-L          Pts

1. Maine South (11)                  0-0          127
2. Loyola (2)                             0-0          107
3. Waubonsie Valley                 0-0            86
4. Lincoln-Way East                  0-0            80
5. Lyons                                     0-0           55
6. Homewood-Flossmoor          0-0           53
7. Palatine                                 0-0           38
8. Marist                                    0-0           37
(tie)Edwardsville                       0-0           37
10. Naperville Central               0-0           24
Others receiving votes: Huntley 17, Brother Rice 13, Hinsdale Central 10, St. Charles East 10, New Trier 9, Oswego 6, Naperville North 2, Barrington 2, Aurora West 1, Naperville Neuqua Valley 1.

Class 7A

School                                     W-L          Pts

1. Glenbard West (7)                0-0          130
2. East St. Louis (7)                  0-0          123
3. Lake Zurich                           0-0            93
4. Chicago Mt. Carmel              0-0            79
5. Benet                                     0-0            67
6. Normal Community               0-0            48
7. St. Rita                                  0-0            41
8. Fenwick                                0-0            38
9. Glenbard North                    0-0             29
10. Jacobs                               0-0            28
Others receiving votes: Bradley-Bourbonnais 16, Plainfield North 13, Batavia 12, Simeon 11, Rolling Meadows 10, St. Charles North 6, Pekin 5, Rockford Auburn 5, Libertyville 4, Glenbrook North 3, Hoffman Estates 3, Wheaton Warrenville South 3, Belleville West 1, Geneva 1, Prospect 1.

Class 6A

School                                                  W-L      Pts

1. Prairie Ridge (10)                              0-0         34
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Spr.)                0-0        111
3. Peoria Central (4)                             0-0        105
4. Cary-Grove                                       0-0         90
5. Montini                                              0-0         80
6. Lemont                                              0-0         45
7. DeKalb                                              0-0         31
8. Quincy                                              0-0         29
9. Danville                                             0-0        23
10. Rock Island                                     0-0        22
(tie)Nazareth                                         0-0        22
Others receiving votes:  Providence 13, Lake Forest 12, St. Laurence 11, Crete-Monee 10, Normal West 7, Rockford Boylan 7, Oak Lawn Richards 6, Grayslake North 5, Vernon Hills 5, Crystal Lake South 1, Riverside-Brookfield 1.

Class 5A

School                                          W-L        Pts

1. Phillips (11)                               0-0         123
2. Washington (1)                         0-0         101
3. Sterling                                     0-0           91
4. Highland                                   0-0           54
5. Centralia                                   0-0           52
6. Rochelle                                   0-0           48
7. Sycamore (1)                           0-0           47
(tie)Metamora                              0-0           47
9. Woodstock Marian                   0-0           39
10. Dunlap                                   0-0           31   
Others receiving votes: Mahomet-Seymour 19, Peoria Notre Dame 15, Antioch 14, Joliet Catholic 8, Chicago (Solorio Academy)  8, Marion 5, Rich Central 3, Normal University 2, Hillcrest 2, Cahokia 2, Woodstock North 2, Glenbard South 1, Decatur MacArthur 1.

Class 4A

School                                  W-L          Pts

1. Rochester (11)                  0-0           137
2. Althoff Catholic (2)            0-0           111
3. Herscher (1)                      0-0            96
4. Canton                              0-0            78
5. Johnsburg                         0-0            60
6. Morris                               0-0            45
7. Dixon                                0-0            40
8. Columbia                          0-0            38
9. Effingham                        0-0            33
10. Taylorville                      0-0            29  
Others receiving votes: Genoa-Kingston 24, Breese Mater Dei 22, Geneseo 16, Richmond-Burton 13, Rockford Lutheran 9, Mt. Zion 9, Manteno 4, Coal City 3, Herrin 2, Quincy Notre Dame 1.

Class 3A

School                                               W-L         Pts

1. IC Catholic (13)                               0-0         136
2. Tolono Unity                                    0-0         104
3. Monticello                                        0-0           80
4. Byron (1)                                         0-0           76
5. Carlinville                                        0-0           73
6. Bloomington Central Catholic         0-0           64
7. Williamsville                                    0-0           54
8. North-Mac                                       0-0           34
9. Vandalia                                         0-0           30
10. Wilmington                                    0-0           22
Others receiving votes: Decatur St. Teresa 21, Elmwood-Brimfield 15, Mt. Carmel 13, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 11, Newton 9, Bishop McNamara 4, Champaign St. Thomas More 4, St. Joseph-Ogden 4, Breese Central 4, Marshall 4, Greenville 3, St. Bede 3, Beardstown 2.

Class 2A

School                                                W-L       Pts

1. Maroa-Forsyth (4)                           0-0       108
2. Sterling Newman (5)                       0-0       104
3. Downs Tri-Valley                             0-0         93
4. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (4)               0-0         89
5. Bismarck-Henning                          0-0         60
6. Annawan Wethersfield                   0-0          43
7. Hamilton West Hancock                 0-0         42
8. Farmington                                     0-0         37
9. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley              0-0         34
10. Westville                                       0-0         26
Others receiving votes: Mercer County 20, Momence 17, Rockridge 11, Chicago (Hope) Academy 9, Aurora Christian 5, Eldorado 4, Pana 4, Illini West (Carthage) 3, Red Bud 2, Orion 2, Auburn 2.

Class 1A

School                                                W-L      Pts

1. Forreston (12)                                  0-0      120
2. Tuscola                                            0-0       105
3. Lena-Winslow                                  0-0         61
4. Fulton                                               0-0        52
5. Eastland-Pearl City                          0-0        47
6. Brown County                                  0-0        45
7. Ottawa Marquette                            0-0        33
8. Athens                                             0-0        26
(tie)Stark County                                 0-0        26
10. Arcola                                            0-0        24  
Others receiving votes: Camp Point Central 23, Aquin 21, LeRoy 14, Shelbyville 13, Hardin (Calhoun) 13, Dakota 9, Warrensburg-Latham 7, Carrollton 7, Kirkland Hiawatha 7, Stockton 2, Greenfield-Northwestern 2, Sidell (Jamaica)-Salt Fork 2, Fithian Oakwood 1.