Few changes in poll

There were no changes at the top this week in The Associated Press statewide rankings for high school football released Tuesday.

In Class 8A, the top four teams remained the same.

No. 1 St. Rita (3-0) rolled to a 35-0 win over Chicago Leo and No. 2 Lincoln-Way East (3-0) won 42-14 over Bradley-Bourbonnais. No. 3 Mount Carmel (3-0) won 35-14 over Providence and No. 4 Naperville North (3-0) won 47-6 over Lombard Glenbard East.

Fremd (3-0) entered the 8A ranks at No. 10 after a 49-12 win over Elk Grove. Previous No. 5 Maine South fell out.

In 7A, No. 1 Rolling Meadows (3-0) got a stop on fourth-and-goal from the one with 28 seconds left to preserve a 21-14 victory over Palatine.

No. 2 Lake Zurich (2-1), No. 3 Crystal Lake South (3-0), No. 4 East St. Louis (2-1), No. 5 Chicago Morgan Park (2-1) and No. 6 Rockford Boylan (3-0) also won and retained their previous positions.

Willowbrook (3-0) moved into 7A at No. 10. Wheaton North dropped out.

In 6A, Normal Community held on to the top spot after a 38-0 victory over Urbana, and No. 2 Joliet Catholic (2-1) and No. 3 Lemont (3-0) held their positions after wins.

Previous No. 4 Oak Forest fell out of the 6A ranks after a 21-0 loss to Oak Lawn Richards. Richards (3-0) moved up three positions into the No. 4 spot. No. 8 Rock Island (3-0) and No. 10 St. Viator (3-0) joined the 6A ranks. Providence also dropped out.

The top five in 5A -- Marian Central, Montini, Metamora, Cahokia and Rochelle all remained undefeated and held their previous positions.

Geneseo (2-1) moved up four positions to No. 6 after a win over Quincy Notre Dame. Pontiac (2-1) fell four positions to No. 10 after a 35-14 loss to 4A No. 6 Mahomet-Seymour. Mattoon (3-0) joined the 5A ranks at No. 7. Kaneland dropped out.

Class 4A No. 1 Driscoll defeated Marmion 41-0.

The only newcomer in 4A is No. 10 Hillsboro (3-0). Quincy Notre Dame dropped out after a seven-point loss to 5A No. 6 Geneseo.