Hearts Remain in Seventh Place in Latest AP Football Poll

Effingham High School is still in the seventh spot in the Class 4A Associated Press state football poll.

The Hearts sport a 5-1 record with 33 points. Taylorville is in the others receiving votes category with nine points.

EHS travels to Charleston Friday for an Apollo Conference matchup. The Hearts will finish out regular season play with two straight home games the following two weeks with Mattoon October 13 and with Salem October 20.

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  (8)                                  (6-0)            95            1    
  2.  Tuscola  (1)                                            (6-0)            89            2    
  3.  Forreston (1)                                          (5-1)            81            3    
  4.  Mt. Sterling (Brown County)                   (6-0)            64            4
  5.  Annawan/Wethersfield                           (5-1)            49            7    
  6.  Shelbyville                                              (5-1)            42            8  
  7.  Carrollton                                                (6-0)            39          10
  8.  Ottawa Marquette                                   (5-1)            26            9    
  9.  Athens                                                     (5-1)            16            5         
10.  Fulton                                                      (4-2)            15            6
(tie) Red Hill (Bridgeport)                               (6-0)            15         NR
 Others receiving votes: Freeport Aquin 8, Lanark Eastland-Pearl City 7, Princeville 4.

Class 2A

School                                                        W-L              Pts          Prv

  1.  Sterling  Newman  (9)                           (6-0)            98            1    
  2.  Farmington                                            (6-0)            87            2
  3.  Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (1)                (6-0)            78           3
  4.  Hamilton West  Hancock                        (6-0)            65            4    
  5.  Downs  Tri-Valley                                   (5-1)             53          6    
  6.  Westville                                                 (6-0)            48           5    
  7.  Taylor Ridge Rockridge                          (5-1)            38           9
  8.  Maroa-Forsyth                                        (5-1)            38           9
  9.  Orion                                                       (5-1)            12        NR    
10. Fieldcrest                                                 (5-1)              8         NR     
 Others receiving votes: Aurora  Christian 7, Alton Marquette 6, Bismarck-Henning 4, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 2, Chicago Hope Academy 2, Trenton Wesclin 2,Clifton Central 1.

Class 3A

School                                                           W-L           Pts        Prv

  1.  IC Catholic (8)                                        (5-1)            96           1    
  2.  Tolono Unity (2)                                     (6-0)             91           2    
  3.  Williamsville                                           (6-0)             80           4    
  4.  Byron                                                     (6-0)            66            5    
  5.  Decatur St. Teresa                                 (6-0)            48            7    
  6.  Carlinville                                               (6-0)            44            6    
  7.  Monticello                                              (5-1)            43            3
  8.  Elmwood-Brimfield                                (6-0)            39            8
  9.  Bloomington Central Catholic               (5-1)            15            9
10.  Vandalia                                                (5-1)            7          NR
   Others receiving votes: Watseka 6, Fairfield 6, Peotone 3, Anna-Jonesboro 3, Wilmington 2, Newton 1.

Class 4A

School                                          W-L            Pts        Prv

  1.  Rochester  (10)                      (6-0)            100         1    
  2.  Morris                                      (6-0)             86         4
  3.  Herscher                                  (6-0)             80        2    
  4.  Johnsburg                                (6-0)             71        3
  5.  Dixon                                        (6-0)             55       5
  6.  Belleville Althoff                       (5-1)              45       6    
  7.  Effingham                               (5-1)             33       7    
  8.  Chicago Raby                          (6-0)            19      10
(tie) Coal  City                                 (5-1)            19        9
10.  Herrin                                       (5-1)            15      NR
   Others receiving votes: Rock Island Alleman 14, Taylorville 9, Genoa-Kingston 4.

Class 5A

School                                                          W-L         Pts         Prv

  1.  Chicago Phillips  (9)                             (6-0)          98           1    
  2.  Sterling  (1)                                           (6-0)          91           2    
  3.  Highland                                                (6-0)         76           3    
  4.  Dunlap                                                   (6-0)         75           4    
  5.  Antioch                                                  (6-0)          55           7
  6.  Centralia                                                (5-1)          75           4
  7.  Antioch                                                   (5-0)          58          8
  8.  Hillcrest                                                  (5-1)          34          9
  9.  Decatur MacArthur                                 (5-1)          29         5
(tie) Washington                                            (4-2)          29          6
10.  Morton                                                    (5-1)          15        10    
Others receiving votes: Rochelle 7, Troy Triad 2, Olympia Fields Rich Central 2, Chicago Payton 1.

Class 6A

School                                                         W-L         Pts         Prv

  1.  Prairie Ridge  (11)                                 (6-0)         110          1    
  2.  LaGrange Park Nazareth                      (6-0)          95          3
  3.  Sacred Heart-Griffin (Spring.)               (5-1)          84          4
  4.  Crete Monee                                         (5-1)          75          5
  5.  Cary Grove                                            (4-2)          61         6
  6.  DeKalb                                                   (5-1)         55          2
  7.  Normal West                                         (5-1)          51          7
  8.  Lake Villa Lakes                                    (6-0)          30         9
  8.  Peoria High                                            (4-2)         13      NR  
10.  Lombard Montini                                    (4-2)         10        10
Others receiving votes: Providence 9, Lemont 7, Aurora Marmion 2, Burbank St. Laruence 2, Riverside-Brookfield 1.

Class 7A

School                                                 W-L        Pts      Prv

  1.  East St. Louis (6)                        (5-1)         92         2
  2.  Lake Zurich (3)                            (6-0)        90         1
  3.  Glenbard  West                           (5-1)         80         3
  4.  Normal  Community (1)               (6-0)        71         4    
  5.  Batavia                                         (6-0)        58         5    
  6.  Hoffman Estates                          (6-0)        47       T6
  7.  Rockford Auburn                          (6-0)       37         8        
  8.  St. Charles North                          (5-1)       29         9
  9.   Chicago St. Rita                           (4-2)      20       T6
10.  New Lenox Lincoln-Way C.           (5-1)        8       NR
 Others receiving votes: Chicago Mount Carmel 5, Willowbrook 3, Alongonquin Jacobs 3, Chicago Lincoln Park 2, Rockton Hononegah 2, Lisle Benet 2, Belleville West 1.

Class 8A

School                                            W-L          Pts    Prv
  1.  Lincoln-Way  East  (9)             (6-0)         90            1    
  2.  Maine  South                            (5-1)         79            2    
  3.  Wilmette Loyola                       (5-1)         66            4
  4.  Marist                                        (6-0)         62            5
  5.  Barrington                                 (6-0)         45            8
(tie) Homewood-Flossmoor             (5-1)         45            3    
  7.  Huntley                                      (5-1)         37            9
  8.  Naperville Central                     (5-1)         26            7
  9.  Stevenson                                 (5-1)         16          10
10.  Hinsdale Central                        (5-1)         12        NR          
 Others receiving votes: Naperville Neuqua Valley 7, LaGrange Lyons 5, South Elgin 3, Bolingbrook 2.