Top 10 high school football rankings recap
Anna Jonesboro remains undefeated at 9-0 as they beat Benton 49-9. Mount Vernon slips after losing to Metamora 46-13. Marion defeats No 5 Herrin 21-14 and hosts Waterloo. Carterville, Herrin, Massac County, West Frankfort, Du Quoin, Carmi White County, and Fairfield fill the rest of the top 10 with varied results and upcoming showdowns this Saturday.
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Marion
Mount Carmel
Fairfield
Columbia
Carlinville
Carmi-White County
Mount Vernon
Cahokia
Anna Jonesboro
Carbondale
du Quoin
Belleville
Althoff
Pinckneyville
Nashville Centralia
Sparta
Chester Marion
Newton
Black Diamond
Rochester
Anna-Jonesboro
IRA
Eldorado
Herrin
Massac County
Mascoutah
Staunton
Carterville
West Frankfort
Vandalia
J. Ford
BVA
Uhls
R. Rushing
PVE
Rush
MTV
T. Taylor
HER
E. Jackson
CAH
B. Drust
CVE
D. Black
C. Kittinger
CWC
Taylor
L. Reever
FRF
M. Brown
D. Donald
D. Creamer
ELD
D. Rogers
B. Bailey
R. Rambert
R. Vaughan
HCO
N. Logan
D. Borum
MAR
J. Hewlett
A. Parker
T. Carpenter
SVWW
S. Sisco
Kester
L. Hileman
A. J. Hill
PINCK
J. Pecord
Marion 1814
West Frankfort hosts Vandalia in 3A playoff opener
In the IHSA Class 3A playoffs Vandalia hosts West Frankfort at 2 p.m. Both teams seek momentum after losses. Vandalia coach John Stout notes offensive rhythm issues after five turnovers last week while West Frankfort aims to end a 21 year drought since a deep playoff run.
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Vandalia
West Frankfort
Redbirds
Sirr Ohio
Carterville
Vandals
South Central East
Carlinville
John Stout
du Quoin
Breese Central
Chad Spence
Spence
Paul Newton
Matt Brown
Justin May
Brown
Herrin Draws Undefeated Mount Carmel In Playoff Opener
Herrin visits Mount Carmel at 2 p.m. in the first round, a matchup some viewed as unlikely given Mount Carmel’s 9-0 record and Herrin’s 7-2 mark. Mount Carmel relies on a strong option offense led by Jensen Dardeen, Clint Witsman, and Kyle Buss, while Herrin aims to disrupt the rushing attack and force the Golden Aces to pass.
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Herrin
Mount Carmel
Tigers
Golden Aces
Jason Karnes
Jensen Dardeen
Clint Witsman
Kyle Buss
Karnes
Buss
Massac County at Mascoutah in Class 4A playoff clash
Massac County brings its aerial attack to Mascoutah for a 2 p.m. playoff showdown. QB Zach Kester passed for 2,400 yards and 31 touchdowns. RB Chris Montgomery gained 1,426 yards with 20 scores for Mascoutah, while Massac County features receivers David Rogers and Byron Bailey. The Patriots, 7-2, face a running-heavy opponent in wet conditions anticipate field grip concerns.
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Massac County
Mascoutah
Zach Kester
Patriots
Kelly Glass
Chris Montgomery
Glass
David Rogers
Byron Bailey
The Southern Staff Picks Week 1 Playoff Games
Column lists Week 1 games chosen by The Southern staff. Matches include Columbia Linville Carmi Mount Carmel Frankfort Vandalia Mascoutah Illini at Mount Carmel Chester at Anna-Jonesboro Hokia at Mount Vernon and more.
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Columbia Carmi
Carterville
Vandalia
Mascoutah
Mount Carme
Anna-Jonesboro
Cahokia
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Waterloo
Olney East Richland
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Hamilton County
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Aaron Anderson
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Carminton
Frankfort
Vandalassac County
Tin
Mount
Scott Mees
Les Winkeler
Columbia Carmi Carterville
West
Frankfort Mascoutah
Mount Carmelina
Jonesbor
Geary Denister
Carterville West
Frankfor
D.W. Norris
Todd Hefferman
Pete Spitler
Columbia Carlinville