NO. TEAM REC QUICK HIT
1. Carmel 14-0 Class 6A champion and preseason No. 1 never faltered despite injury to QB Mark Venegoni.
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2. Lockport 12-2 Second-team All-State QB Jake Christensen returns to lead Porters’ bid for an 8A three-peat.
3. Oswego 12-1 Underrated Panthers proved skeptics wrong by winning 7A title in double OT.
4. Joliet Catholic 12-1 State-record 11 state titles not enough; Hilltoppers poised for No. 12 next year.
5. Maine South 13-1 QB Sean Price set season records for completions (342), attempts (525) and passing yds (4,751).
6. Libertyville 13-1 Best season in school history fell short of 7A title in double overtime.
7. Downers Grove North 12-1 Trojans lost heart and soul when QB Tom Edwards was injured in semifinal loss.
8. Prospect 11-2 Dream of a three-peat title was left behind in Libertyville.
9. St. Rita 11-2 Bloomington and All-State RB James Wade were too much in 6A semifinals.
10. Brother Rice 11-2 Best showing since 1985 just the beginning for revitalized Crusaders.
11. Lake Park 10-3 Magic disappeared against Maine South’s devastating passing attack and opportunistic defense.
12. Minooka 10-3 Rates with Brother Rice and Hinsdale Central as season’s biggest surprises.
13. Wheaton South 8-4 Final DuPage Valley playoff team eliminated by Lockport in quarterfinals.
14. Hinsdale Central 10-2 QB Joe Bozich finished with 1,830 yards passing and 28 total TDs.
15. Naperville North 10-1 Junior QB Greg Wunderlich finished with 2,167 total yards and 18 total TDs.
16. Providence 9-3 Quest for a three-peat ended in Minooka 2 yards shy of the end zone.
17. Barrington 10-2 RB Aaron Kirchoff’s quarterfinal heroics not enough against Lake Park’s comeback kids.
18. Glenbard North 9-2 Yet another victim of Lake Park’s late-season, late-game magic.
19. Deerfield 10-2 QB Jon Fixler finished with more than 3,300 total yards and 44 TDs.
20. Morgan Park 10-2 Can 2004 Mustangs become first Public League team to win a state title?
Best of the rest: Driscoll (14-0), Oak Forest (10-1), McHenry (10-2), Morris (9-3), Conant (9-2)
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