Illinois High School Football Predictions — Oct. 10-12

Illinois high school football is set to kick off the second week of October on Thursday and several ranked teams will face tough tests as the season hits the home stretch.

There are just two matchups between ranked teams this weekend, but that includes a top-10 showdown between Lyons and Downers Grove North. Chicago Mount Carmel, Geneva Community and Marist will each be challenged as well.

The On3 Massey Ratings — which were officially used during the BCS era and have generated college high school sports team rankings since 1995 — rank sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory.

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Below are the On3 Massey Ratings predictions for each game featuring a top-25 program in Illinois:

Top Illinois High School Football Games – Oct. 10

Schaumburg at No. 17 Barrington
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 49-14 Barrington

No. 21 Fremd at Palatine
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 28-20 Palatine

Zion-Benton at No. 23 Libertyville
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 46-7

Top Illinois High School Football Games – Oct. 11

Alton at No. 1 East St. Louis
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 45-0 East St. Louis

Lockport Township at No. 2 Lincoln-Way East
On3 Massey Ratings: 42-7 Lincoln-Way East

No. 20 Joliet Catholic Academy at No. 3 Chicago Mount Carmel
Chicago Mount Carmel was upset last weekend by Brother Rice 16-13. The Caravan had previously won four straight games after dropping the season opener to Hun School (N.J.). This week, they will host Joliet Catholic. The Hilltoppers are 4-2 on the year with losses to No. 18 Oswego and No. 10 Nazareth, but wins against Iowa City (Iowa), No. 22 Fenwick, No. 11 Marist and Notre Dame College Prep. They rank No. 23 in Illinois on offense but boast a top-10 defense. The On3 Massey Ratings project a 42-14 Mount Carmel victory.
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 42-14 Mount Carmel

No. 9 Lyons at No. 5 Downers Grove North
Lyons improved to 6-0 with a 49-14 win over River Forest over the weekend ahead of its clash with No. 5 Downers Grove North this Friday. The Lions have a top-15 defense in Illinois while the offense sits outside of the top 25. Downers Grove North got out to a 5-0 start this season against a schedule that had seen no games against ranked opponents. That changed this past weekend. The Trojans blasted No. 16 York Comm 35-14 and accordingly jumped up four spots in the state rankings. Lyons beat Downers Grove North 17-7 last year, but is a two-touchdown underdog this weekend per the On3 Massey Ratings.
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 28-14 Downers Grove North

No. 6 Cary-Grove at Huntley
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 35-14 Cary-Grove

No. 7 Batavia at St Charles East
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 42-7 Batavia

Wheaton North at No. 8 Geneva Community
Entering this weekend 3-3 on the year, Wheaton North has played one of the tougher schedules in Illinois. The Falcons have dropped games to No. 15 St. Charles North, No. 7 Batavia and Wheaton Warrenville South; while they have wins against Providence Catholic, Lockport Township and St. Charles East. On the flip side, Geneva is undefeated after beating its first ranked opponent of the year last Friday. The Vikings knocked off previous No. 4 Batavia 30-7. Wheaton North squeaked past Geneva 25-24 last season, but the Vikings are four-score favorites this Friday.
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 37-14 Geneva

No. 11 Marist at St. Ignatius
Marist has lost one game this season, and it came by just one point to No. 20 Joliet Catholic in late September. Since then, the RedHawks have beaten Immaculate Conception and Providence Catholic. Marist may be in for a bit of a test this Friday when it travels to St. Ignatius — a top-50 team in Illinois. The On3 Massey Ratings project Marist to win 35-27.
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 35-27 Marist

No. 12 Naperville Central at Metea Valley
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 44-6 Naperville Central

No. 13 St. Rita at Leo Catholic
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 42-0 St. Rita

Notre Dame College Prep at No. 14 Brother Rice
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 41-6 Brother Rice

No. 15 St Charles North at Glenbard North
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 38-6 St. Charles North

No. 18 Oswego at Yorkville
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 28-12 Oswego

No. 22 Fenwick at Benet Academy
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 31-20 Fenwick

Belleville-East at No. 25 Edwardsville
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 38-6 Edwardsville

Top Illinois High School Football Games – Oct. 12

Providence Catholic at No. 4 Loyola Academy
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 41-7 Loyola

No. 16 York Comm at Glenbard West
On3 Massey Ratings Prediction: 28-22 York

IDLE Teams

No. 10 Nazareth Academy