Hearts Move Up Another Spot in Poll

Effingham High School moved up another position in the Associated Press Top 10 Football Poll.

The Hearts went up from eighth to seventh in The Class 4A poll with a 4-1 record and 41 points. Taylorville is in the others receiving votes category.

Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:

Class 1A

School                                                            W-L          Pts    Prv
  1.  Lena-Winslow  (12)                                (5-0)          135            1    
  2.  Tuscola  (1)                                            (5-0)          124            2    
  3.  Forreston (1)                                          (4-1)          109            3    
  4.  Mt. Sterling (Brown County)                   (5-0)            77            5
  5.  Athens                                                    (5-0)            66          T6    
  6.  Fulton                                                     (4-1)            64          T6      
  7.  Annawan-Wethersfield                           (4-1)            45            8
  8.  Shelbyville                                              (4-1)            36          10     
  9.  Ottawa Marquette                                   (4-1)            33            6         
10.  Carrollton                                                (5-0)            30          NR
 Others receiving votes: Princeville 17, Red Hill 15, Aquin 7, Eastland-Pearl City 7, Moweaqua Central A&M 2, Fisher 1, Fithian Oakwood 1, Decatur Lutheran (LSA) 1.

Class 2A

School                                                        W-L          Pts    Prv
  1.  Sterling  Newman  (12)                          (5-0)          135            1    
  2.  Farmington                                            (5-0)           113           3
  3.  Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (1)                (5-0)            99           5
  4.  Hamilton  West  Hancock                      (5-0)            95           4    
  5.  Westville                                                (5-0)            54           7    
  6.  Downs Tri Valley                                    (4-1)           49            8    
  7.  Deer Creek Mackinaw                           (4-1)           46            2    
  8.  Rockridge                                              (4-1)            41         NR
  9.  Maroa-Forsyth                                      (4-1)            34            9    
10.  Alton Marquette                                    (5-0)            32          10     
 Others receiving votes: Chicago Hope Academy 31, Bismarck-Henning 11, Trenton Wesclin 11, Orion 9, Pana 5,Aurora Christian 1, Bureau Valley 1.

Class 3A

School                                                              W-L          Pts    Prv
  1.  IC Catholic (12)                                     (4-1)          135            1    
  2.  Tolono Unity                                           (5-0)          121            2    
  3.  Monticello  (1)                                       (5-0)          112             3    
  4.  Williamsville (1)                                     (5-0)          103            4    
  5.  Byron                                                     (5-0)           87            5    
  6.  Carlinville                                               (5-0)           60            7    
  7.  Decatur St.Teresa                                 (5-0)            54            8
  8.  Elmwood-Brimfield                                (5-0)           39             9
  9.  Bloomington Central Catholic                (4-1)          26             6
10.  Breese Central                                      (4-0)           13           10    
   Others receiving votes: Fairfield 5, Anna-Jonesboro 5, Vandalia 5, Wilimington 3, Watseka Co-op 2.

Class 4A

School                                          W-L            Pts         Prv

  1.  Rochester  (12)                     (5-0)          129          1    
  2.  Herscher (1)                          (5-0)          114          3    
  3.  Johnsburg                              (5-0)          100         4    
  4.  Morris                                     (5-0)            89         5
  5.  Dixon                                      (5-0)            79         6
  6.  Althoff Catholic                       (4-1)            62         2    
  7.  Effingham                              (4-1)            41        8    
  8.  Rock Island Alleman              (4-1)             39        9    
  9.  Coal City                                  (4-1)            23        7   
10.  Raby                                        (5-0)           14     NR   
   Others receiving votes: Herrin 11, Taylorville 6, Geneseo 5, Genoa-Kingston 3.

Class 5A

School                                                          W-L         Pts         Prv

  1.  Phillips  (12)                                         (5-0)        138          1    
  2.  Sterling  (2)                                           (5-0)        128          2    
  3.  Highland                                                (5-0)        106          3    
  4.  Dunlap                                                  (5-0)          96           4    
  5.  Decatur  MacArthur                               (5-0)         82          5
  6.  Washington                                           (4-1)          64          7
  7.  Antioch                                                   (5-0)          58         8
  8.  Centralia                                                 (4-1)          37         9
  9.  Hillcrest                                                  (4-1)          32       10
10.  Morton                                                    (4-1)          15         6    
Others receiving votes: Rich Central 13, Rochelle 1.

Class 6A

School                                                         W-L         Pts         Prv

  1.  Prairie Ridge  (15)                               (5-0)         150          1    
  2.  DeKalb                                                 (5-0)         123         3
  3.  Nazareth                                              (5-0)         119         4
  4.  Sacred Heart-Griffin (Spring.)              (4-1)           92          6
  5.  Crete Monee                                         (4-1)          87          7    
  6.  Cary Grove                                            (3-2)         70          2
  7.  Normal West                                         (4-1)          66          9
  8.  Marmion                                                 (5-0)         32       NR
  8.  Lakes Community                                  (5-0)         28        10   
10.  Montini                                                   (3-2)         15          5
Others receiving votes: Peoria Central 10, Providence 10, Riverside-Brookfield 9, Lemont 6, St. Laurence 4, Oak Lawn Richards 2, Danville.

Class 7A

School                                                 W-L        Pts      Prv

  1.  Lake  Zurich  (7)                          (5-0)      129         1    
  2.  East  St.  Louis  (6)                     (4-1)       126         2    
  3.  Glenbard  West                           (4-1)       110         3
  4.  Normal  Community (1)               (5-0)        99         4    
  5.  Batavia                                         (5-0)       73         5    
  6.  Hoffman Estates                          (5-0)       65         8
(tie) St. Rita                                         (4-1)       65         9    
  8.  Rockford Auburn                          (5-0)       23       NR        
  9.  St. Charles North                          (4-1)      16       NR
10.  Chicago Mt. Carmel                      (3-2)       14         6

Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way Central 12, Willowbrook 12, Belleville West 10, Benet 6, Jacobs 5, Lincoln Park 2, Hononegah 1, Wheaton North 1, Stagg 1.

Class 8A

School                                            W-L          Pts    Prv
  1.  Lincoln-Way  East  (13)           (5-0)       130          1    
  2.  Maine  South                            (4-1)       112           2    
  3.  Homewood-Flossmoor           (5-0)         95           3
  4.  Loyola                                       (4-1)         85           4      
  5.  Marist                                        (5-0)         84            6
  6.  Lyons                                        (5-0)         60            5        
  7.  Naperville  Central                    (5-0)        57             7    
  8.  Barrington                                  (5-0)        35            8
  9.  Huntley                                       (4-1)        28          10   
10.  Stevenson                                 (4-1)          9           NR          
 Others receiving votes: Naperville North 8, Hinsdale Central 5, Oswego East 3, Naperville Neuqua Valley 2.