1. MARIST (8-1)
Last week: Beat Notre Dame 34-0
This week: vs. Glenbrook South, Class 8A
Comment: Jacob Ritter threw for three touchdowns and scored on a run for the RedHawks.
2. LYONS (9-0)
Last week: Beat Proviso East 50-6
This week: vs. Joliet West, Class 8A
Comment: This is the Lions’ first 9-0 team since 1943.
3. ST. RITA (7-2)
Last week: Beat IC Catholic 42-20
This week: vs. Guilford, Class 7A
Comment: Steven Armbruster passed for 220 yards and a TD while Nick Herman rushed for 142 yards and three scores.
4. RICHARDS (8-1)
Last week: Beat Reavis 76-0
This week: vs. Dunlap, Class 6A
Comment: Myles Mitchell tied the program single-season record with 30 touchdowns.
5. BROTHER RICE (6-3)
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 24-7
This week: at Fenwick, Class 7A
Comment: Five wins in a row for the Crusaders, a team no one wants to see in the state playoffs.
6. MOUNT CARMEL (6-3)
Last week: Lost to Loyola 31-7
This week: at Harlem, Class 7A
Comment: Fifteen state titles for Caravan, who have won Class 7A in back-to-back seasons.
7. NAZARETH (7-2)
Last week: Lost to St. Francis 39-36
This week: vs. Payton, Class 5A
Comment: Roadrunners outscored 22-10 in second half of loss to the Spartans.
8. SHEPARD (7-2)
Last week: Beat Eisenhower 31-6
This week: at Washington, Ill., Class 6A
Comment: Anthony Loughran and Cameron Tryon are playmakers on both sides of the ball.
9. ST. LAURENCE (6-3)
Last week: Lost to Montini 28-3
This week: at Richmond-Burton, Class 4A
Comment: Can Vikings make another magical postseason run in 4A?
10. SANDBURG (5-4)
Last week: Lost to Naperville North 44-34
This week: at Stevenson, Class 8A
Comment: Eagles looking to reset after losing last three regular-season games.