I guess Loyola's 28-3 defeat of Providence (5-3) impressed Mr. Clark more than Phillips's 14-9 victory over Solorio (6-2). In any case, those two programs supplanted Rochester (8-0) and East St. Louis (7-1) in the MaxPreps top ten.
(I had incorrectly predicted that Providence would upset the traveling Ramblers. Sue me.)
Once again, the 2017 season plodded along in its characteristically boring way, saving all of the excitement (I hope!) for the playoffs.
We're going into Week Nine, and where are all the conference matchups between two undefeated teams that you usually see? The closest I can find is Lincoln-Way East (8-0) at Bolingbrook (7-1). That might be a good game, but the Raiders got clobbered by Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1), 48-20, who in turn lost convincingly to the Griffins, 29-7. So forgive me for not jumping in my car and barreling out to Bolingbrook this Friday. (Although it is a nice, large stadium with plenty of seating and ample parking.)
Any other good tilts this weekend? Well, there's Buffalo Grove (7-1) at Rolling Meadows (6-2), DeKalb (7-1) at Sterling (8-0) -- although that's two hours from my house! -- Antioch (8-0) at Grayslake North (6-2) and Batavia (8-0) at St. Charles North (7-1). I guess that's not a bad lineup.
In the meantime, here are the current rankings. (All teams undefeated unless otherwise noted.)
WEEK NINE
Tribune:
1. Lincoln-Way East
2. Maine South (7-1)
3. Prairie Ridge
4. Loyola (7-1)
5. Phillips
6. Glenbard West (7-1)
7. Marist
8. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1)
9. Lake Zurich
10. Barrington
Sun-Times:
1. Lincoln-Way East
2. Prairie Ridge
3. Maine South (7-1)
4. Phillips
5. Loyola (7-1)
6. Marist
7. Glenbard West (7-1)
8. Lake Zurich
9. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1)
10. Barrington
MaxPreps:
1. Lincoln-Way East
2. Prairie Ridge
3. Maine South (7-1)
4. Lake Zurich
5. Barrington
6. Marist
7. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1)
8. Huntley (7-1)
9. Phillips
10. Loyola (7-1)
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