Homewood-Flossmoor, Brother Rice and Sandburg enter the rankings, while Eisenhower’s Nick Mayfield and Lemont’s Nevan Bufka are the players of the week.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Mount Carmel 8-1 (1)
Watch out. Jack Elliott and his teammates are seething after Loyola loss.
2. Lincoln-Way East 9-0 (2)
Conner Durkin and Griffins wrap up ninth 9-0 regular season in program history.
3. Morgan Park 8-1 (3)
Ahmad Grayer helps lead Mustangs to come-from-behind 16-8 win over Simeon.
4. Lincoln-Way Central 8-1 (5)
Michael Kuehl-to-Justin Bafia connection gets Knights past Bradley-Bourbonnais in OT.
5. Lincoln-Way West 7-2 (7)
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and Warriors face tough test in Hoffman Estates to open playoffs.6. Richards 7-2 (8)
Bulldogs ready for postseason after winning 34th conference title in program history.
7. Joliet Catholic 6-3 (4)
Dillan Johnson, Hilltoppers’ defense take on Peoria, which is averaging 55 points a game.
8. Homewood-Flossmoor 5-4 (NR)
Randall McDonald lifts Vikings to wins over Lincoln-Way West, Lockport to make playoffs.
9. Brother Rice 5-4 (NR)
Quarterback tandem of Ryan Hartz and Marcus Brown work well together vs. St. Rita.
10. Sandburg 6-3 (NR)
Anthony Shelton tops the 2,000-yard mark in passing this season in 31-28 win over Stagg.
Offensive Player of the Week
Senior quarterback Nick Mayfield completes 13 of 13 passes for 317 yards and five touchdowns and runs five times for 129 yards and two more TDs in Eisenhower’s 49-26 South Suburban Red win over Oak Lawn.
Defensive Player of the Week
Junior safety Nevan Bufka hauls down two interceptions in the final 3:20 as Lemont erases a 12-6 deficit for a 19-18 South Suburban Blue win over T.F. North that clinched a playoff berth.
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.