Batavia takes over the top spot with statement win over Maine South, while Jacobs also moves up and Yorkville enters the rankings.
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Week 1 recap: How Chicagoland high school football teams fared
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Batavia 1-0 (2): Wyoming recruit Michael Vander Luitgaren tops Indiana commit Jameson Purcell in the battle of Division I quarterbacks as Batavia earns big 49-35 win over Maine South.
2. Oswego 1-0 (1): Ammar Banire continues to elevate his game for the Panthers, producing 276 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns in a 44-22 nonconference win over Neuqua Valley.
3. St. Charles North 1-0 (3): The North Stars put rotating quarterbacks Landon Conroy, a senior, and Dashel Von Qualen, a sophomore, to good use in a 28-7 victory over Minooka.
4. Geneva 1-0 (4): Illinois-bound senior receiver Bennett Konkey returns the opening kickoff 100 yards for a TD and catches two TD passes as Vikings roll to 28-14 win over Libertyville.
5. Jacobs 1-0 (7): Aiden Brunner accounts for all three TDs and also scores on a 2-point conversion run to provide all of the Golden Eagles’ points in a 20-7 win at Cary-Grove.
6. Kaneland 1-0 (6): Junior quarterback Brody Guthrie delivers in strong varsity debut for the Knights, completing 9 of 11 passes for 203 yards and three TDs in 49-7 rout of Rock Island.
7. Burlington Central 1-0 (5): Bennek Braden catches a TD pass and also delivers defensively with an important interception to key the Rockets to a 13-3 victory over Dundee-Crown.
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8. Aurora Christian 1-0 (8): Junior running back Jalen Callaway scores three TDs for the Eagles in a 27-18 nonconference win at Ottawa Marquette that gets delayed twice by lightning.
9. Yorkville 1-0 (NR): Maximus Delgado throws for 145 yards and a TD and also runs for 70 yards and two TDs as Foxes come through with a 25-15 victory over Crete-Monee.
10. South Elgin 1-0 (9): The Storm makes their business trip to the Orlando area well worth the while by coming home with a 21-6 win over Oak Ridge, Florida.
Offensive Player of the Week
Senior quarterback Michael Vander Luitgaren completes passes to seven receivers and finishes 27 of 33 for 429 yards and five TDs in Batavia’s 49-35 win over Maine South.
Defensive Player of the Week
Junior linebacker/running back Aiden Brunner makes nine tackles and returns fumble 23 yards for a TD in Jacobs’ 20-7 win over Cary-Grove. He also rushes for 130 yards and TD and adds 5-yard TD catch.