Friday Night Drive’s Power Rankings: Week 8

October 18, 2021 at 2:59 pm CDT

Prospect's Gavin Flanagan gains yardage on this handoff play and is brought down by Hersey's Cole Woods in boys football at Hersey on Friday. (Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com/Daily Herald)

Odds are Week 9 is going to be a hectic one.

Six of the Top 25 are paired up in matchups of ranked teams, while several others will face off with opponents that could make an argument that they belong in the rankings themselves. Even further, the No. 1 team, East St. Louis will lock horns with a national and undefeated powerhouse, IMG Academy.

Maybe Week 8 was simply the calm before the storm.

Here are the full Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: