EHS Remains In Seventh Place With One Regular Season Game Remaining

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Published on October 18 2017 2:37 pm
Last Updated on October 18 2017 2:44 pm
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham High School remained seventh in the Class 4A Associated Press state football poll.

The Hearts sport a 7-1 record with 32 points. Taylorville moved into the poll and stands in ninth place.

EHS finishes out regular season play with a home contest against Salem Friday. Game time is 7 p.m.

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  (7)                                  (8-0)            96             1    
  2.  Tuscola  (3)                                            (8-0)            93             2    
  3.  Forreston                                               (7-1)            81             3    
  4.  Carrollton                                               (8-0)            59             5
  5.  Annawan/Wethersfield                           (7-1)            54             4    
  6.  Shelbyville                                              (7-1)            50            6  
  7.  Red Hill (Bridgeport)                              (8-0)            44            7
  8.  Athens                                                     (7-1)            28         10    
  9.  Princeville                                               (7-1)            12          NR         
10.  Ottawa Marquette                                   (6-2)            11            8
 Others receiving votes: Stockton 6, Camp Point Central 5, Dakota 5, Fulton 3, Argenta-Oreana 3.

Class 2A

School                                                        W-L              Pts          Prv
  1.  Sterling  Newman  (10)                          (8-0)          105            1    
  2.  Farmington (1)                                       (8-0)            98            2
  3.  Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley                     (8-0)             84            3
  4.  Hamilton West  Hancock                       (8-0)             76            4    
  5.  Downs Tri-Valley                                   (7-1)             62            5    
  6.  Taylor Ridge Rockridge                         (7-1)            49             6
  7.   Westville                                               (8-0)            38            7    
  8.   Orion                                                     (7-1)            36            8
  9.  Maroa-Forsyth                                       (7-1)             21            9    
10. Trenton Wesclin                                     (8-0)            18          NR    
Others receiving votes: Chicago (Hope) Academy 8, Clifton Central 5, Alton Marquette 3, Fieldcrest 2.

Class 3A

School                                                         W-L            Pts         Prv
  1.  IC Catholic (10)                                     (7-1)          108            1    
  2.  Tolono Unity (1)                                    (8-0)            97             2    
  3.  Williamsville                                          (8-0)            91             3    
  4.  Byron                                                    (8-0)            73             4    
  5.  Carlinville                                              (8-0)            55             5    
  6.  Monticello                                              (7-1)           49             6
  7.  Bloomington Central Catholic               (7-1)            36             7
  8.  Decatur St. Teresa                                (7-1)            33             8
  9.  Peotone                                                 (7-1)            26             9
10. Anna-Jonesboro                                     (8-0)            16           NR
Others receiving votes: Wilmington 9, Fairfield 6, Sesser (S.-Valier) 5, Elmwood-Brimfield 1.

Class 4A

School                                          W-L            Pts         Prv

  1.  Rochester  (10)                        (8-0)          100          1    
  2.  Herscher                                  (8-0)           86           2
  3.  Johnsburg                                (8-0)           80          3    
  4.  Dixon                                        (8-0)           70          4
  5.  Morris                                       (7-1)           63          5
  6.  Belleville Althoff                       (7-1)           43           6    
  7.  Effingham                               (7-1)           32           7    
  8.  Herrin                                       (7-1)           30      T10
  9. Taylorville                                (7-1)           15       NR
10.  Raby                                        (7-1)            15      NR
Others receiving votes: Rock Island Alleman 9, Coal City 3, Chicago Sullivan 2, Genoa-Kingston 1.

Class 5A

School                                                          W-L         Pts         Prv

  1.  Chicago Phillips  (8)                                (8-0)          89         1    
  2.  Sterling  (1)                                             (8-0)          82         2    
  3.  Dunlap                                                    (8-0)         70          3    
  4.  Highland                                                 (8-0)          64          4    
  5.  Antioch                                                   (8-0)          53          5
  6.  Washington                                            (6-2)          40        T7
  7.  Centralia                                                (6-2)          12         9
  8.  Hillcrest                                                  (6-2)          18        10
  9.  Decatur MacArthur                                 (6-2)         16          6
10.  Triad                                                       (7-1)          13       NR    
Others receiving votes: Rich Central 9, Payton 5, Lindblom 4, Morton 4, Rochelle 2, Chicago (Solorio Academy) 2.

Class 6A

School                                                         W-L         Pts         Prv

  1.  Prairie Ridge  (10)                                (8-0)        100          1    
  2.  Crete Monee                                        (7-1)          88          2
  3.  Nazareth                                               (7-1)         68          5
  4.  DeKalb                                                 (7-1)          64          4
  5.  Normal West                                        (7-1)          58          6
  6.  Sacred Heart-Griffin                             (6-2)          51          7
  7.  Lakes Community                                 (7-1)          28       10
  8.  Lemont                                                  (7-1)          25       NR
  9.  Cary-Grove                                            (5-3)          23         3  
10.  St. Laurence                                          (6-2)         14        NR
Others receiving votes: Providence 12, Danville 9, Peoria Central 5, Oak Lawn Richards 2, Montini 2, Riverside-Brookfield 1.

Class 7A

School                                                 W-L        Pts      Prv

  1.  Lake Zurich (5)                            (8-0)         86        1
  2.  East St. Louis                              (7-1)         81        2
  3.  Glenbard  West                            (7-1)       72         3
  4.  Normal  Community (1)               (8-0)        60         4    
  5.  Batavia                                         (8-0)       53         5    
  6.  St. Charles North                         (7-1)       39         6
  7.  Chicago St. Rita                          (6-2)        33         7        
  8.  Hononegah                                  (8-0)       25         8
  9.   New Lenox Lincoln-Way C.        (7-1)       17         9
10.  Wheaton North                             (6-2)      10       10
Others receiving votes: Hoffman Estates 9, Lincoln Park 3, Rockford Auburn 3, Hersey 2, Willowbrook 2.

Class 8A

School                                            W-L          Pts        Prv
  1.  Lincoln-Way East (7)                (8-0)         79            1    
  2.  Maine South                             (7-1)         70            2    
  3.  Wilmette Loyola                        (7-1)         61            3
  4.  Marist                                        (8-0)         56            4
  5.  Barrington                                 (8-0)         47            5
  6. Homewood-Flossmoor              (7-1)         42            6    
  7.  Huntley                                     (7-1)         35            7
  8.  Bolingbrook                              (7-1)         31            8
  9.  Naperville Central                     (6-2)         12          10
10.  Hinsdale Central                       (6-2)           8         NR          
 Others receiving votes: Oswego 3, South Elgin 3, St. Charles East 1, Stevenson 1, Minooka 1.