Who's the Number 1 in High School Football Team?

The age old question is asked about Illinois High School Football and answered by our team.... This time of the year many people are curious about which high school football team is the best in Illinois. While we have seen many of the teams in our coverage area, I have not seen some of the other statewide contenders. However, like anyone, we can certainly offer an opinion on the teams we have seen, read about and are familiar with so far this year. Here's our preseason poll... NOTE: This is based on our coverage area. 1. Bolingbrook Impact Player: QB Aaron Bailey Biggest Issue for 2012? Inexperienced defense... 2. Mount Carmel Impact Player: QB Donny Butkus Biggest Issue for 2012? Can the secondary defense stop the pass? 3. Loyola Impact Player: WR/DB Luke Ford Biggest Issue for 2012? Can Peter Pujlas replace Malcolm Weaver? 4. Joliet Catholic Impact Player: RB Ty Isaac Biggest Issue for 2012? One word: Defense!

CONFERENCE LEADERS Catholic Blue Mount Carmel Loyola St. Rita Providence Catholic Brother Rice   Catholic Red Hales Leo St. Ignatius Gordon Tech St. Joseph

5. St Rita Impact Player (s): Offensive line Biggest Issue for 2012? Steady play at QB1. 6. Lincoln-Way East Impact Player: QB Tommy Fuessel Biggest Issue for 2012? Moving into 2012 season strong - leaving the 2011 season in the past. Catholic White De La Salle McNamara Fenwick St. Laurence Lake Forest Academy   SO SUBURBAN BLUE Lemont Oak Forest TF South Tinley Park Bremen TF North Hillcrest 7. Marist Impact Player: TE Nic Weishar Biggest Issue for 2012: Can anyone standup on defense?   8. Crete Impact Player: WR LaQuon Treadwell Biggest Issue for 2012? Outside of the Southland, can they standup in the Class 6A playoffs? 9. Lemont Impact Player: OT Ethan Pocic Biggest Issue for 2012? Can the inexperienced offensive skills develop fast enough SO SUBURBAN RED Richards Eisenhower Shepard Evergreen Park Argo Reavis Oak Lawn   SW SUBURBAN BLUE Bolingbrook LW East Homewood-Flossmoor Lockport LW Central Sandburg Joliet W Joliet C 10. Thornton Impact Player: Jalen Banks is actually one of the most experienced players in the state, having played varsity football since he arrived at Thornton as a freshman in 2009. Biggest Issue for 2012: Battled test - but can they play together against steep competition? Notables: Marist; Homewood-Flossmoor; Oak Lawn Richards; Fenwick; Providence Catholic; De La Salle; Andrew; Rich East; Hales; Chicago Simeon; Chicago Hubbard SW SUBURBAN RED Thornton LW West Andrew LW North Thornwood Bradley Stagg hornridge   SOUTHLAND Crete Rich East Rich Central Rich South Bloom Kankakee

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