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Here the Illinois Media football rankings for Aug. 26, based on a statewide vote of sports writers and broadcasters, with records, preseason rankings, points and first-place votes in parentheses:<\/p>\n

Class 1A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Lena-Winslow (11) 0-1 127 1<\/p>\n

2. Brown County (2) 1-0 122 2<\/p>\n

3. Calhoun (1) 1-0 111 4<\/p>\n

4. Camp Point Central 1-0 99 5<\/p>\n

5. Heyworth 1-0 62 7<\/p>\n

6. Stockton 0-1 61 3<\/p>\n

7. Oakwood 1-0 48 9<\/p>\n

8. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 1-0 40 8<\/p>\n

9. Annawan-Wethersfield 1-0 30 10<\/p>\n

10. Forreston 1-0 23 RV<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Tuscola 21, Casey-Westfield 20, Athens 4, Galena 3, Dwight 1.<\/p>\n

Class 2A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Wilmington (12) 1-0 138 1<\/p>\n

2. El Paso-Gridley (1) 1-0 126 2<\/p>\n

3. Maroa-Forsyth 1-0 (1) 112 3<\/p>\n

4. Tri-Valley 1-0 99 4<\/p>\n

5. Sterling Newman 1-0 71 5t<\/p>\n

6. Aurora Christian 1-0 58 5t<\/p>\n

7. Farmington 1-0 49 7t<\/p>\n

8. Westville 1-0 43 9<\/p>\n

9. Nashville 1-0 29 RV<\/p>\n

10. Rockridge 1-0 24 7t<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Riverdale 7, Flora 6, Eastland 4, Central A&M 3, St. Teresa 1.<\/p>\n

Class 3A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Byron (7) 1-0 133 1<\/p>\n

2. IC Catholic (7) 1-0 128 2<\/p>\n

3. St. Joseph-Ogden 1-0 102 3<\/p>\n

4. Tolono Unity 1-0 98 4<\/p>\n

5. Richmond-Burton 1-0 90 5<\/p>\n

6. Monticello 1-0 55 6<\/p>\n

7. Williamsville 1-0 47 RV<\/p>\n

8. Olympia 1-0 28 8<\/p>\n

9. (tie) Bishop McNamara 0-1 26 7<\/p>\n

Vandalia 1-0 26 9<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Du-Pec 22, Benton 3, PORTA 2, Manteno 1.<\/p>\n

Class 4A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Montini (14) 1-0 140 1<\/p>\n

2. Rochester 1-0 116 2<\/p>\n

3. Morris 1-0 111 3<\/p>\n

4. Bloomington Central Catholic 1-0 83 4<\/p>\n

5. Coal City 1-0 73 6<\/p>\n

6. Breese Central 1-0 71 5<\/p>\n

7. Cahokia 1-0 62 7<\/p>\n

8. Metamora 1-0 34 8<\/p>\n

9. Centralia 1-0 32 10<\/p>\n

10. Geneseo 1-0 21 9<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Althoff 12, Dixon 7, Macomb 6, Sterling 1, Waterloo 1.<\/p>\n

Class 5A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Providence (13) 1-0 130 1<\/p>\n

2. Sacred Heart-Griffin 1-0 106 3<\/p>\n

3. Kankakee 1-0 101 7<\/p>\n

4. St. Francis 0-1 95 2<\/p>\n

5. Mahomet-Seymour 1-0 74 RV<\/p>\n

6. Kaneland 1-0 67 RV<\/p>\n

7. Morgan Park 0-1 53 10<\/p>\n

8. Crystal Lake South 1-0 17 NR<\/p>\n

9. Morton 0-1 16 9<\/p>\n

10. Peoria 0-1 15 6<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Triad 14, Washington 12, Belvidere North 10, Antioch 5, Oak Forest 3, Wheaton Academy 3, Decatur MacArthur 2.<\/p>\n

Class 6A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. East St. Louis (13) 1-0 130 1<\/p>\n

2. Fenwick 1-0 117 3<\/p>\n

3. Normal West 1-0 86 6<\/p>\n

4. (tie) Geneva 1-0 84 7<\/p>\n

Nazareth 0-1 84 2<\/p>\n

6. Carmel 0-1 52 5<\/p>\n

7. Dunlap 1-0 34 10t<\/p>\n

8. (tie) Burlington Central 1-0 31 9
\nHarlem 1-0 31 NR<\/p>\n

10. Joliet Catholic 0-1 29 8<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Lake Zurich 18, Bradley-Bourbonnais 8, Wauconda 5, Libertyville 3, Richwoods 3, Simeon 1.<\/p>\n

Class 7A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Batavia (12) 1-0 120 2<\/p>\n

2. Brother Rice 0-1 101 1<\/p>\n

3. Hersey 1-0 91 4<\/p>\n

4. Downers Grove North 1-0 72 5<\/p>\n

5. Glenbard West 1-0 68 6<\/p>\n

6. St. Rita 0-1 63 3<\/p>\n

7. St. Charles North 1-0 52 9<\/p>\n

8. (tie) Normal 1-0 27 RV
\nWheaton Warrenville South 1-0 27 10<\/p>\n

10. Prospect 1-0 21 NR<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: DePaul Prep 8, Lincoln-Way West 6, Jacobs 2, St. Laurence 1, Andrew 1.<\/p>\n

Class 8A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Loyola (11) 1-0 110 4<\/p>\n

2. Mount Carmel 0-1 94 1<\/p>\n

3. Lincoln-Way East 1-0 87 5t<\/p>\n

4. Oswego 1-0 83 2<\/p>\n

5. Homewood-Flossmoor 1-0 59 RV<\/p>\n

6. Lyons 1-0 53 5t<\/p>\n

7. Fremd 1-0 33 RV<\/p>\n

8. York 1-0 24 RV<\/p>\n

9. Marist 1-0 20 NR<\/p>\n

10. Barrington 0-1 19 5t<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes: Maine South, 14, Bolingbrook 7, Sandburg 5, Huntley 4, Naperville North 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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