Mount Carmel’s Darrion Gilliam (17) and Joey Thompson (27) celebrate Gilliam’s touchdown against Batavia. | Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times
A load of new teams join after reaching the quarterfinals.
Some big names fell out of the rankings this week after picking up losses in the second round. At this point I’m sticking with teams that are still playing.
At the end of the season I’ll go back and take a look at the season overall. It’s likely teams such as Batavia, St. Ignatius and maybe Warren pop back up in the final Super 25.
A load of new teams join after reaching the quarterfinals. Marist, Prospect, Prairie Ridge, and Nazareth all return to the Super 25 and Glenbrook South, Jacobs, Willowbrook and Lake Forest make their first appearances of the season.
Glenbrook South has been a clear miss for me over the last few months. I kept getting close to putting the Titans in but continually wound up choosing another team. They beat Hinsdale Central 14-7 on Saturday. It’s been a rough two rounds of the playoffs for the West Suburban.
Week 12’s Super 25
with record and last week’s ranking
1. Loyola (11-0) 1
8A: vs. No. 11 Lincoln-Way East
2. Joliet Catholic (11-0) 2
4A: vs. Genoa-Kingston
3. Brother Rice (9-2) 3
7A: vs. No. 8 Mount Carmel
4. Maine South (10-1) 4
8A: at No. 7 Neuqua Valley
5. Cary-Grove (11-0) 5
6A: vs. Crystal Lake Central
6. Wheaton North (10-1) 8
7A: at Willowbrook
7. Neuqua Valley (10-1) 9
8A: vs. No. 4 Maine South
8. Mount Carmel (8-3) 10
7A: at No. 3 Brother Rice
9. Fenwick (9-2) 13
5A: at Nazareth
10. St. Rita (9-2) 15
7A: vs. Hononegah
11. Lincoln-Way East (9-2) 16
8A: at No. 1 Loyola
12. Lockport (10-1) 17
8A: at No. 14 Glenbard North
13. Lemont (11-0) 18
6A: vs. East St. Louis
14. Glenbard North (8-3) 20
8A vs. No. 12 Lockport
15. Kankakee (11-0) 21
5A: vs. Marion
16. Crete-Monee (8-3) 22
6A: at Washington, IL
17. Glenbrook South (9-2) NR
8A: vs. No. 18 Marist
18. Marist (8-3) NR
8A: at No. 17 Glenbrook South
19. Jacobs (8-3) NR
7A: at No. 20 Prospect
20. Prospect (9-2) NR
7A: vs. No. 19 Jacobs
21. Willowbrook (8-3) NR
7A: vs. No. 6 Wheaton North
22. Prairie Ridge (9-2) NR
6A: at No. 23 Lake Forest
23. Lake Forest (9-2) NR
6A: vs. No. 22 Prairie Ridge
24. Richmond-Burton (11-0) 24
4A: at Phillips
25. Nazareth (7-4) NR
5A: vs. No. 9 Fenwick