Football / Top 20
Football
Team Comment
1. Wheaton North (13-1) Class 7A state champion
2. Cary-Grove (14-0) 6A champ stunned E. St. Louis
3. Maine South (12-2) 8A runner-up
4. Neuqua Valley (10-2) Another great season
5. Batavia (10-1) Only team to beat Wheaton North
6. Prospect (10-3) Reached 7A semifinals
7. Glenbard North (8-4) Good run to 8A quarters
8. Warren (9-2) Edwards made Blue Devils go
9. Buffalo Grove (8-2) MSL East co-champs; 7A quarters
10. Hinsdale Central (9-2) Regular season: 32.9 ppg
11. South Elgin (10-1) Upstate Eight champs
12. Glenbard West (8-3) Ran into Lockport in playoffs
13. Wauconda (10-1) Bulldogs give Mills great ending
14. Palatine (7-4) MSL West co-champs; reached 8A quarters
15. WW South (5-5) Gave Brother Rice all it could handle
16. Naperville Central (7-4) Lost to Loyola in second round
17. Naperville North (6-4) Regular season: 28.7 ppg
18. Grayslake Central (8-3) Lost to Cary-Grove in second round
19. Hoffman Estates (8-3) MSL West co-champs; reached 7A quarters
20. York (8-2) Tough loss to Minooka in first round