High school football rankings: Chicago Mt. Carmel finishes No. 1 in final Illinois MaxPreps Top 25

By Dean Backes Nov 29, 2022, 10:00am

Caravan win fourth state football championship in 11 seasons to finish No. 1.

The high school football season in Illinois came to a close last weekend with champions crowned in eight classifications. Chicago Mt. Carmel was among the winners, beating Batavia in the Class 7A state championship game at the University of Illinois. That victory helped propel the Caravan to the No. 1 ranking in the final state MaxPreps Top 25.

One of four Illinois schools to finish the 2022 season with a perfect 13-0 record, Mt. Carmel upended the Bulldogs 44-20 on Saturday to claim its fourth state title in 11 seasons.

Led by 2022 MaxPreps Illinois High School Football Player of the Year Blainey Dowling, who completed 25 of 40 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns in the title game, Mt. Carmel jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the title game.

Class 8A state champion Loyola Academy (Wilmette) settled into the No. 2 spot after securing a 13-3 triumph over Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) last weekend.

East St. Louis lays claim to the No. 3 spot after finishing the season with a 12-2 record and the Class 6A state title.



Other IHSA state football champions that finished in the MaxPreps Top 25 include No. 8 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), No. 9 IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst), No. 12 Lena-Winslow (Lena) and No. 13 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park).

Read on for a complete look at the final Illinois MaxPreps Top 25.

2022 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS

Class 7A – Chicago Mt. Carmel
Class 6A – East St. Louis
Class 1A – Lena-Winslow (Lena)

FINAL ILLINOIS MAXPREPS TOP 25

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1CMCHS (Chicago)14-036.1--
2Loyola Academy (Wilmette)13-136.1--
3East St. Louis12-229.7--
4LWEHS (Frankfort)13-130.0--
5St. Rita (Chicago)10-339.0--
6York (Elmhurst)12-128.3+1
7GWHS (Glen Ellyn)10-228.5-1
8SHGHS (Springfield)14-08.7+10
9ICCP (Elmhurst)13-19.6+5
10Marist (Chicago)7-436.0-1
11Batavia10-429.9-3
12Lena-Winslow (Lena)14-06.2+5
13NA (LaGrange Park)10-425.0+6
14Brother Rice (Chicago)7-533.5-4
15Lyons (LaGrange)9-326.9-4
16Sycamore12-113.3-4
17Warren Township (Gurnee)10-218.2-2
18Maine South (Park Ridge)9-323.2-2
19Palatine10-220.8+1
20Lemont12-112.6+6
21SCNHS (St. Charles)10-224.8+1
22PCHS (New Lenox)9-530.5-9
23HHS (Arlington Heights)10-110.4+2
24Joliet Catholic (Joliet)8-323.8-1
25Prospect (Mt. Prospect)9-218.1+2

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