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Mike Clark

Mike Clark

Joined: Dec 22, 2022

Mike Clark has covered Illinois and Indiana high school sports for decades with a focus on football, basketball, wrestling, track and field and baseball. He has covered high school sports for SBLive Sports since 2022.

The Naperville Central Redhawks have climbed into the Top 5 of this week's Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings after a Class 8A playoff win over Lyons.
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Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings (11/20/2024)

York bounds up 11 spots to No. 6; Naperville Central climbs into the Top 5; Lyons falls all the way to No. 15; Montini and Lincoln-Way Central grab the final two spots.

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Mount Carmel climbed four spots this week to reach the Top 5 in this week's Top Illinois High School Football Rankings.
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Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings (11/13/2024)

Mt. Carmel climbs up to No. 5; Normal, Lake Forest and Sycamore jump into the bottom three spots.

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Oregon commit Jonas Williams (13) tossed three touchdowns, including the 100th of his high school career, in leading top-ranked Lincoln-Way East to a 42-0 win over Niles West in the opening round of the Class 8A state playoffs.
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Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings (11/6/2024)

Illinois' top-ranked teams dominate in the opening round of the Illinois high school football state tournament.

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The East St. Louis Flyers dropped a tough overtime battle with national power IMG Academy (Florida), last week, but remain No. 2 in this week's Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings.
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Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings (10/29/2024)

Lyons, Loyola and Cary-Grove all jump into the Top 5; St. Francis and St. Charles North earn spots in the Top 25.

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Lincoln-Way East did a lot of celebrating during its 49-20 win over Andrew High last week and now the Griffins are celebrating their rise to the No. 1 spot in this week's Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings.
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Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings (10/22/2024)

Lincoln-Way East leapfrogs East St. Louis to reach No. 1; Edwardsville earns its place at No. 24.

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East St. Louis remains undefeated at 7-0 and they continue as Illinois No. 1 high school football team after a 57-0 win over Alton.
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Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings (10/14/2024)

Palatine and Prospect jump into the rankings after big rivalry wins and unbeaten Lyons rises into the top five.

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Fremd jumped 14 spots, from No. 22 to No. 8, in this week's Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings, after the Vikings defeated Barrington, 56-35.
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Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings (10/7/2024)

Fermd and Geneva make big jumps; All 25 ranked teams return from last week but with some minor shuffling in positions.

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Tate Beran and his Geneva Vikings teammates moved to 5-0 last week and earned a spot in our Top 25 Illinois high school rankings, at No. 19.
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Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings (10/4/2024)

Stability reigns at the top of the rankings, while Geneva, Quincy and Parairie Ridge earns spots in the Top 25

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Libertyvillle is off to a 4-0 start and the Wildcats join this week's Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings at No. 22.
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Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings (9/26/2024)

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Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is one of two new team's in this week's Top 25 Indiana High School Football State Rankings. The Braves jump in at No. 13.
Indiana

Top 25 Indiana high school football rankings (9/26/2024)

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East St. Louis remains No. 1 in our Illinois high school football rankings.
Illinois

Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings (9/16/2024)

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Indiana

Vote: Who should be the SBLive/SI Indiana Athlete of the Week (9/16/2024)?

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