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1. Joliet Catholic 9-0 Side-by-side 1
Has won 28 in row as Joe Benson has rushed for 1,596 yards and scored 24
TDs while Bill McKeon has 1,278 total yards and 20 TDs.
2. Lincoln-Way East 9-0 Side-by-side 2
Class 8A’s top defense surrendering just 8 points per game while QB
Anthony Kropp passing for 1,614 yards and 23 TDs.
3. Mt. Carmel 9-0 Side-by-side 3
Leading rusher Dominic Sulo (1,115 yards, 16 TDs) emerging as Caravan’s best
pass-catcher in clutch situations.
4. Stevenson 9-0 Side-by-side 4
Survives game of year with 35-34, 2-OT victory over Warren. Carl Johnson and
Mike Breckheimer have rushed for 1,573 yards and 33 TDs.
5. Morris 9-0 Side-by-side 5
All-State RB John Dergo scores 5 TDs in comeback win over Plainfield Central.
For season, Dergo has rushed for 1,940 yards and scored 38 TDs.
6. Wheaton Warrenville South 9-0 Side-by-side 6
Double-D duo of Dan Dierking and Scott Danly leads Tigers into playoffs.
Dierking has scored 28 TDs while Danly has passed for 1,476 yards, 14 TDs.
7. Warren 8-1 Side-by-side 7
Athletic 6-3 Marcus Lewis virtually unstoppable in fade routes and has
Combined with 6-3 Matt Mose for 67 catches, 1,212 yards and 13 TDs.
8. Fremd 9-0 Side-by-side 8
Unbeaten in regular season for first time since 1992 as Cleo Walker rushes
for 184 yards and 2 TDs in 29-14 victory over Palatine.
9. Maine South 8-1 Side-by-side 9
Two-time 8A runner-up is looking to bring home biggest trophy this time. QB
Tyler Knight rushes for 2 TDs in 39-21 victory over Evanston.
10. Morgan Park 8-1 Side-by-side 10
Opens Public League playoffs with 48-0 rout of Fenger as Notre Dame-bound
QB Demetrius Jones fires 4 TDs. First Public Leaguer to win state title?
11. Downers Grove North 8-1 Up 13
QB Garrett Edwards leads Trojans past rival Downers South with total 194
yards, 3 TDs. On season, Edwards has piled up 1,894 total yards and 27 TDs.
12. Hinsdale South 8-1 Up 14
Indiana-bound RB Matt Mayberry cuts it loose in regular season finale, rushing
for 220 yards and 5 touchdowns. On season, Mayberry has 29 TDs.
13. Cary-Grove 9-0 Up 16
Big-play specialist Alex Kube scores 2 TDs and makes game-clinching INT in
21-16 win over McHenry; unbeaten in Fox Valley 2nd year in row.
14. Thornton Fractional South 9-0 Up 17
Joe Rizzi throws 2 TDs; Rebels defense led by Erik Hanson, Jeff Daisy, Cody
Provenzano, Denny Sidkey and Josiah Cook in 52-14 win over Eisenhower.
15. Stagg 8-1 Up 18
Charges into playoffs after piling up 304 rush yards in 49-0 win over
Thornwood. Joe Plewa has 2 TDs and Mark Parton adds 47-yard TD run.
16. St. Viator 8-1 Up 19
QB Jared Funk has 247 total yards and 2 TD passes and Pat McAvoy rushes
for 175 yards and TD. On season, Funk has 2,222 total yards and 23 TDs.
17. Crystal Lake South 8-1 Up 20
Gators follow up near upset of Cary-Grove last week with 50-0 shellacking of
Crystal Lake Central as 6-2, 220-pound Ryan Lowmiller scores 5 times.
18. St. Rita 7-2 Up NR
After coming within :13 of upsetting Mt. Carmel, Mustangs stampede past
Guerin 49-20. Darieon Hood and Clifford Moore have 14 TDs on season.
19. Bolingbrook 7-2 Up NR
Looks playoff-ready after 30-3 upset of previous No. 11 Lincoln-Way C.
behind QB Javon Stewart, RB Dale Martin, WRs Carl Fisher and Sean Hughes.
20. Neuqua Valley 8-1 Up NR
Game-breaking RB Alan Smith has 66-yard TD run and 41-yard TD catch as
Wildcats score 31 first-half points in 45-19 victory over Larkin.
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On the verge: Naperville North (7-2), Lincoln-Way Central (7-2), Brother Rice (7-2), Downers Grove South (7-2), Prospect (8-1).
