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player ready...St. Charles North, South Elgin and Yorkville move up, while West Aurora enters the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Geneva 7-1 (1): Eastern Michigan-bound Ben Peterson completes 14 of 16 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown in 42-14 win over Wheaton North. He now has 2,402 yards and 30 TDs.
2. Oswego 7-1 (2): Drew Kleinhans completes 8 of 11 passes for 247 yards and four TDs, leading Panthers to 40-14 win over Minooka after picking up several NCAA Division III offers.
3. Batavia 7-2 (3): Charlie Rosengren runs for 104 yards and a TD and catches a 34-yard TD pass to help the Bulldogs cruise to a 34-14 DuKane Conference win at St. Charles East.
4. Kaneland 7-1 (4): Colton Ludwig runs for 212 yards and three TDs on 17 carries, featuring a 60-yard run on game’s first play in Knights’ 59-14 Interstate Eight Conference rout of Ottawa.
5. Aurora Christian 7-1 (5): Luke Baumann runs nine times for 111 yards, including a 56-yard TD on a direct snap, as Eagles edge Wheaton Academy 32-27 to grab share of conference lead.
6. Jacobs 7-1 (6): Austin Stennett throws TD passes of 27 and 11 yards to Owen Crouch and also runs for two TDs covering 65 and 13 yards as Golden Eagles defeat Dundee-Crown 27-13.
7. St. Charles North 4-4 (8): Landon Conroy throws pass with 45 seconds left that was tipped and grabbed by Kiren Walker for 56-yard TD, lifting the North Stars past Glenbard North 33-32.
8. South Elgin 7-1 (9): Mar’Kale Ford produces 220 yards on 26 carries in first start at running back, leading Storm past Elgin 46-13 to clinch second straight Upstate Eight West title.
9. Yorkville 4-4 (10): Quintin Rink replaces injured starter Max Delgado in the third quarter and throws two TD passes as Foxes top Oswego East 21-7 in Southwest Prairie West.
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10. West Aurora 5-3 (NR): Bryce Riley runs for 78 yards and catches TD pass in first quarter from Tyler Fecht, who throws for 131 yards as Blackhawks beat Glenbard South 23-12.
Offensive Player of the Week
Junior running back Jalen Callaway gains 113 yards on 11 carries and catches five passes for 98 yards, including TDs of 47 and 34 yards, to lead Aurora Christian to 32-27 win at Wheaton Academy.
Defensive Player of the Week
Senior linebacker Darius Stewart comes through with eight tackles, including two for loss, a pass breakup and an interception he returned 10 yards for a TD to power West Aurora to 23-12 win over Glenbard South.