Through games of Oct. 25
With records and previous rankings
1. Mount Carmel (9-0) 1
Emmett Dowling throws for two TDs and runs for two more as the Caravan beat Loyola 35-24. The teams meet again this week in the playoffs at Mount Carmel.
2. Brother Rice (8-1) 2
CJ Gray ran for a score and passed for another in a 21-13 win against St. Ignatius.
3. Nazareth (8-1) 3
Jackson Failla threw a pair of touchdown passes to Trenton Walker as the Roadrunners beat St. Francis 42-16.
4. Lyons (7-2) 4
EJ Kuhlman set a program record with 246 rushing yards on 43 carries and scored three TDs in a 24-20 victory against York. The teams meet again this week at Lyons.
5. Richards (8-1) 5
Ahmad Buchanan ran for three touchdowns and Noah Escobedo passed for three TDs in a 51-0 shutout of Evergreen Park.
6. Sandburg (7-2) 8
The Eagles rallied from a 10-0 deficit to beat Lincoln-Way East 21-13 and earn a share of their first conference title since 1995.
7. Riverside-Brookfield (8-1) 6
The Bulldogs lost 45-43 to Glenbard East on a 47-yard field goal as time expired. Braeden Novak accounted for four TDs for R-B.
8. St. Rita (5-4) 10
Brandon Johnson Jr. ran 24 times for 158 yards and three TDs — giving him seven in the past two weeks — during a 38-21 win over IC Catholic.
9. Andrew (5-4) 9
Camden Maniatis set a program record with six touchdowns — three passing, three rushing — in a 53-41 loss to unbeaten Bradley-Bourbonnais.
10. Reavis (6-3) NR
Nikko Roberts returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a TD and also caught a 21-yard scoring pass as the Rams shut out Oak Lawn 42-0.