St. Charles North made the biggest opening week statement of any preseason unranked team. The North Stars knocked off Palatine and Iowa-bound receiver Jake Bostick 24-0. They check in at No. 19 this week’s High school sports rankings.
The other newcomers to the Super 25 for Week 2 are Richards, New Trier, Oswego East, Bolingbrook, and Homewood-Flossmoor. All of those names are familiar. The Raiders impressed with a dominant win against Minooka.
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Shepard, Barrington, Morgan Park, Huntley, Palatine, and Hinsdale Central all drop out. It was a busy opening week. Dropping out entirely may be a bit harsh on the Broncos and Red Devils. Both teams lost to very good, highly-ranked squads. But they will have a chance to work their way back in over the next few weeks.
Week 2’s Super 25
With record and last week’s ranking
1. Warren (1-0) 1
Friday vs. No. 11 Maine South
2. Brother Rice (1-0) 3
Friday at Perspectives
3. Loyola (1-0) 4
No game scheduled
4. Lincoln-Way East (1-0) 5
Friday at No. 9 Naperville Central
5. Marist (1-0) 6
Friday vs. No. 21 Richards
6. Joliet Catholic (1-0) 7
Saturday at St. Louis (Mo.) Cardinal Ritter
7. Mount Carmel (1-0) 11
Friday vs. Phillips
8. St. Rita (0-1) 1
Friday at Louisville (Ky.) Trinity
9. Naperville Central (1-0) 13
Friday vs. No. 4 Lincoln-Way East
10. Wheaton North (1-0) 9
Friday vs. Providence
11. Maine South (1-0) 10
Friday at No. 1 Warren
12. Cary-Grove (1-0) 12
Friday at Crystal Lake South
13. Glenbard West (1-0) 14
Saturday vs. Downers Grove South
14. Neuqua Valley (1-0) 15
Friday at No. 18 Wheaton Warrenville South
15. Batavia (1-0) 16
Friday at Oswego
16. Hersey (1-0) 23
Friday vs. Palatine
17. Fenwick (1-0) 17
Friday vs. Notre Dame
18. Wheaton Warrenville South (1-0) 18
Friday vs. No. 14 Neuqua Valley
19. St. Charles North (1-0) NR
Friday at Lake Zurich
20. Bolingbrook (1-0) NR
Friday vs. Simeon
21. Richards (1-0) NR
Friday at No. 5 Marist
22. Evanston (1-0) 22
Friday vs. Libertyville
23. Oswego East (1-0) NR
Friday vs. Lincoln-Way West
24. New Trier (1-0) NR
Friday vs. Stevenson
25. Homewood-Flossmoor (1-0) NR
Saturday at Cahokia
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