After spending most of the season not receiving much love from Associated Press voters, Vandalia football broke through after Week 8 to sit at #10 in the poll and moved up one more spot after Week 9 to finish the regular season at #9 in the final AP poll of the season. The Vandals received 23 votes this week, up from jus 12 votes last week as they leapfrogged Chicago Hope Academy (8-1) to move up the one spot. The Vandals now prepare for the postseason as they take their #2 seed up against #15 seed Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (5-4) in the first round of the playoffs this Saturday at home at 2:00pm. The winner moves into the second round to take on the winner of the matchup between #7 Stanford Olympia and #10 Greenville.
CLASS 3A
1. Byron (11) (9-0) 137 1
2. Bloomington Central Catholic (9-0) 109 3
3. Elmhurst IC Catholic (3) (6-3) 108 2
4. Richmond-Burton (9-0) 92 5
5. Kankakee Bishop McNamara (9-0) 84 T6
6. Williamsville (9-0) 75 T6
7. Benton (9-0) 52 NR
8. Tolono Unity (8-1) 36 8
9. Vandalia (9-0) 23 10
10. Chicago Hope (8-1) 22 9
Others receiving votes: 11, Monmouth 13. 12, Monticello 11. 14, St. Joseph Ogden 3. 15, Durand 1.
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