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Friday Night Drive’s Week 8 Power Rankings: St. Francis, Sacred Heart Griffin join Top 25

St. Francis's Alessio Milivojevic makes his way into the end zone during their home game against Sterling Friday Sept 2, 2022.

St. Francis's Alessio Milivojevic makes his way into the end zone against Sterling on Sept. 2. (Erica Benson for Shaw Local)

By Steve Soucie

The top 10 teams in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings held their positions in yet another week of remarkable stability.

The top five still include, in order: Loyola, Mount Carmel, Lincoln-Way East, East St. Louis and York.

New entrants in the poll were St. Francis, which entered the poll at No. 23, while Sacred Heart Griffin rounded out this week’s rankings by moving into 25th position.

Here are the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings following Week 7:

High School FootballGlenbard West PrepsPrairie Ridge PrepsLincoln-Way East PrepsPlainfield North PrepsJoliet Catholic PrepsJacobs PrepsLemont PrepsSt. Charles North PrepsRichmond-Burton PrepsSt. Francis PrepsYork PrepsWheaton North Preps
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.