Shaw Local

Analysis   •   Features   •   Podcast   •   Photo Store
Friday Night Drive

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Several top 10 teams fall

Fremd's Marquan Brewster looks away as Mount Carmel's Isaac Saldana, left, and Dean Kemph celebrate after the Vikings failed to complete a pass for a fourth-down conversion during the IHSA Class 8A football semifinal game on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 in Chicago.

Fremd's Marquan Brewster looks away as Mount Carmel's Isaac Saldana, left, and Dean Kemph celebrate after the Vikings failed to complete a pass for a fourth-down conversion during the IHSA Class 8A football semifinal game on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 in Chicago. Mount Carmel continues to be the top ranked team in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings. (Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com/Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com)

By Steve Soucie

While the top three teams (Mount Carmel, Brother Rice and East St. Louis) in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings kept doing what they have done all season, there was once again considerable movement inside of the top 10.

Starting with the team previously ranked No. 4 (Nazareth), three other members of the top 10 also bowed out for the season with losses.

Fenwick made the biggest move in the poll after toppling Nazareth in a Class 6A semifinal and now faces an even bigger challenge in trying to best East St. Louis.

Providence, St. Francis and St. Rita also climbed into the Top 10.

Here are the complete Friday Night Drive Power Rankings:

High School FootballFriday Night DriveFND - DeKalb CountyFND - DuPage & Cook CountiesFND - Illinois ValleyFND - Kane CountyFND - KankakeeFND - Kendall CountyFND - Lake CountyFND - McHenry CountyFND - Ogle CountyFND - Sauk ValleyFND - Will & Grundy CountiesMcHenry County Front HeadlinesDuPage and Cook County Front HeadlinesWill County Front HeadlinesSauk Valley Front HeadlinesGrundy County Front HeadlinesKankakee County Front HeadlinesKane County Front HeadlinesDeKalb County Front Headlines
Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie is the Managing Editor of Friday Night Drive for Shaw Media. Also previously for Shaw Media, Soucie was the Sports Editor at the Joliet Herald News. Prior to that, Soucie worked at the Kankakee Daily Journal and for Pro Football Weekly.