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Here the Illinois Media football rankings for Sept. 9, 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>
\n1. Brown County (11) 4-0 142 1
\n2. Calhoun 4-0 128 2
\n3. Lena-Winslow (3) 2-2 111 3
\n4. Camp Point Central 4-0 105 4
\n5. Heyworth 4-0 93 5
\n6. Stockton (1) 3-1 73 7
\n7. Tuscola 4-0 54 9
\n8. Arthur-Lovington-A-H 4-0 50 8
\n9. Dwight 3-1 29 NR
\n10. Forreston 13 14 RV
\nOthers receiving votes: Galena 12, Oakwood 8, Fulton 3, Greenfield-Northwestern 3.<\/p>\n

Class 2A<\/strong>
\n1. Wilmington (14) 4-0 158 1
\n2. El Paso-Gridley (1) 4-0 143 2
\n3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) 4-0 128 3
\n4. Tri-Valley 4-0 114 4
\n5. Aurora Christian 4-0 90 5
\n6. Rockridge 4-0 70 6
\n7. Riverdale 4-0 62 7
\n8. Johnston City 4-0 37 10
\n9. St. Teresa 3-1 22
\n10. Erie-Prophetstown 4-0 21 NR
\nOthers receiving votes: Flora 13, West Frankfort 6, Sullivan 4, Westville 4, Nashville 3.<\/p>\n

Class 3A<\/strong>
\n1. (tie) Byron (6) 4-0 123 1t
\nIC Catholic (7) 4-0 123 1t
\n3. St. Joseph-Ogden 4-0 100 3
\n4. Richmond-Burton 4-0 83 4
\n5. Monticello 4-0 76 5
\n6. Williamsville 4-0 70 6
\n7. Durand-Pecatonica (Du-Pec) 4-0 41 8
\n8. Bishop McNamara 3-1 32 9
\n9. Benton 4-0 21 10t
\n10. Hillsboro 4-0 18 10t
\nOthers receiving votes: Tolono Unity 13, Mt. Carmel 8, Olympia 4, Manteno 3.<\/p>\n

Class 4A<\/strong>
\n1. Rochester (12) 4-0 146 1
\n2. Montini (2) 3-1 134 2
\n3. Morris 4-0 120 3
\n4. Breese Central (1) 4-0 102 4
\n5. Centralia 4-0 90 5
\n6. Coal City 3-1 61 7t
\n7. Bloomington CC 3-1 54 7t
\n8. Metamora 3-1 37 9
\n9. Carterville 4-0 22 RV
\n10. Geneseo 3-1 20 6
\nOthers receiving votes: Cahokia 13, Macomb 12, Dixon 10, Highland 5, Jacksonville 4, Evergreen Park 2, Rochelle 1.<\/p>\n

Class 5A<\/strong>
\n1. Providence (15) 4-0 150 1
\n2. Mahomet-Seymour 4-0 128 2
\n3. Triad 4-0 101 4
\n4. Sacred Heart-Griffin 3-1 93 5
\n5. Kankakee 3-1 92 6
\n6. Morgan Park 3-1 81 7
\n7. Kaneland 3-1 51 3
\n8. Antioch 4-0 44 9
\n9. Morton 3-1 39 RV
\n10. Cary-Grove 3-1 25 RV
\nOthers receiving votes: Wheaton Academy 18, St. Francis 3, MacArthur 2, Woodstock 1.<\/p>\n

Class 6A<\/strong>
\n1. Geneva (11) 3-1 127 3
\n2. Normal West (2) 4-0 109 4
\n3. Fenwick 3-1 99 2
\n4. Dunlap 4-0 91 6
\n5. Harlem 4-0 74 7
\n6. Wheaton North 4-0 72 RV
\n7. Nazareth 1-3 59 5
\n8. Wauconda 4-0 31 RV
\n9. Joliet Catholic 2-2 16 RV
\n10. Carmel 2-2 15 8
\nOthers receiving votes: Glenwood 9, King 5, Bradley-Bourbonnais 4, Oak Lawn 2, Libertyville 1, Niles Notre Dame 1.<\/p>\n

Class 7A<\/strong>
\n1. East St. Louis (14) 3-1 140 1 (6A)
\n2. Brother Rice 2-2 118 1
\n3. Hersey 4-0 117 2
\n4. Downers Grove North 4-0 100 3
\n5. Batavia 3-1 75 4
\n6. Prospect 4-0 70 6t
\n7. St. Rita 2-2 56 6t
\n8. Normal 4-0 36 8
\n9. (tie) Glenbard West 2-2 21 5
\nJacobs 4-0 21 NR
\nAlso receiving votes: Lincoln-Way West 5, Quincy 4, St. Patrick 2, Wheaton-Warrenville South 2, Lincoln-Way Central 1, Plainfield East 1, Guilford 1.<\/p>\n

Class 8A<\/strong>
\n1. Loyola (11) 4-0 119 1
\n2. Mount Carmel 3-1 107
\n3. Lincoln-Way East (1) 4-0 98 3
\n4. Lyons 4-0 81 5
\n5. Homewood-Flossmoor 3-1 65 9
\n6. Bolingbrook 3-1 57 10
\n7. (tie) Oswego 3-1 38 4
\nMaine South 3-1 38 8
\n9. Huntley 4-0 27 NR
\n10. Sandburg 3-1 21 7
\nOthers receiving votes: Fremd 6, St. Ignatius 2, Conant 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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