Illinois Top 40: Week 8

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're now eight weeks into the high school season. And yet again, there isn't a change at the top. DePaul Prep remains idle at #1 followed by Bolingbrook and Kenwood. Then comes Waubonsie Valley, the only unbeaten in the Chicago Area that's on this list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors had a very similar start a year ago before dropping a few games. With an experienced group returning, they could very well finish the season unbeaten. Tough games vs Normal and Stevenson await. But their toughest game will come against Warren in a month from now. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was also the first time this week that no team dropped out of the rankings. Whitney Young took a small jump up after beating Fenwick over the weekend. So hopefully that's a sign of good things to come.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>DePaul Prep (16-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bolingbrook (16-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kenwood (17-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Waubonsie Valley (17-0)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Quincy (15-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Homewood-Flossmor (16-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brother Rice (16-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Benet (16-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rich (11-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Warren (12-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lincoln Park (16-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Metamora (16-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hinsdale Central (15-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt. Carmel (15-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rock Island (17-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fenwick (13-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Laurence (14-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Trier (14-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Morton (IL) (12-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Simeon (10-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Ignatius (14-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Peoria (14-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kankakee (12-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Curie (13-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Centralia (14-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Marist (16-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Joliet West (12-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alton (15-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rolling Meadows (15-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bloom (11-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Niles North (13-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Evanston (14-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Moline (15-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Whitney Young (12-7)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt. Zion (12-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Normal (11-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Edwardsville (14-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fremd (14-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Loyola (14-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Waukeagan (13-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->