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Princeton moves up to No. 3 in 3A

CJ Hickey runs for Princeton Friday Night against St. Bede at Bryant Field. The Tigers won 56-7.

Princeton’s 56-7 win over St. Bede last week had repercussions in both team’s rankings in this week’s AP IHSA Football Poll.

The Tigers moved up one spot to No. 3 in 3A while the Bruins fell four spots to No. 10 in 1A.

Princeton (7-0) received 97 votes for third place, behind No. 1 ranked IC Catholic (6-1) with 10 of 12 first-place votes and 115 points, and Braidwood Reed-Custer (7-0), which received two first-place votes and 109 points.

Byron (6-1) stepped up one spot to No. 4 in 3A with 74 points, followed by Fairbury Prairie Central (7-0) with 71 votes, Mt. Carmel (7-0) with 69 votes and Williamsville (6-1), which fell from No. 3 to No. 7 with 49 points after its Week 6 loss to No. 2 1A Colfax Ridgeview.

St. Bede (6-1), which was No. 6 last week in 1A, came in at No. 10 this week with 26 points. Lena-Winslow (7-0) received all 13 first-places and 130 votes at No. 1 with Colfax Ridgeview (7-0) at No. 2 with 114 points.

All No. 1 ranked teams held their positions, including Decatur St. Teresa (2A), Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (4A), Kankakee (5A), East St. Louis (6A), Chicago Mt. Carmel (7A) and Loyola (8A).

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL