Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Mount Carmel 8-0 (1)
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Caravan set for Game of the Year on Saturday at undefeated Loyola.
2. Lincoln-Way East 8-0 (2)
Running, catching, blocking. Petey Olaleye does a bit of everything for the Griffins.
3. Lemont 8-0 (3)
A 42-8 win over Hillcrest actually drops Lemont’s scoring average down to 45 points a game.
4. St. Rita 6-2 (4)
Like their basketball team, Mustangs show strength scoring two points at a time with pair of safeties against Providence.
5. Marist 5-3 (5)
RedHawks set for the Battle of Pulaski on Friday night at Brother Rice.
6. Crete-Monee 6-2 (7)
Lynel Billups-Williams has been pretty much unstoppable at receiver.
7. Brother Rice 5-3 (8)
Ryan Hartz is heating up in the passing game for Crusaders.
8. Morgan Park 7-1 (6)
Loss to unbeaten Simeon is nothing to be ashamed of.
9. Homewood-Flossmoor 5-3 (9)
Kamrin Cox is an Aaron Judge-like home run threat every time he touches the ball.
10. Joliet Catholic 6-2 (NR)
Hilltoppers bounce back from loss to Brother Rice by routing Benet.
Offensive Player of the Week
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Senior quarterback Cory Stennis accounted for seven first-half touchdowns in Crete-Monee’s 61-6 win over Bloom. Stennis completed 10 of 15 passes for 261 yards and five TDs and ran for two TDs.
Defensive Player of the Week
Senior linebacker Matt Kingsbury totaled 16 tackles, including two for a loss and one for a safety, in St. Rita’s 26-16 win over Providence.
Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.