Normal Community defenders wrap up a Bloomington ballcarrier. Gabe Holowka/Clutch Sports Media
Week 5 of the high school football season in Central Illinois provided a good indicator of who are legitimate conference title contenders.
Morton picked up arguably the biggest win in the Mid-Illini with a three-score win on the road at Dunlap but Pekin and Metamora kept on chugging ahead with strong showings as well.
Normal West took down another stout Big 12 obstacle in Peoria Notre Dame while El Paso-Gridley beat its biggest Heart of Central Illinois Large conference threat in Tri-Valley. Bloomington Central Catholic also shook up the Illini Prairie Conference race and is one of several teams to move up in this week’s Clutch Sports Media power rankings.
Check out how the top football teams in the area stack up in this week’s CSM Power Rankings below. Teams in the Mid-Illini and Big 12 are part of the large school rankings while area schools in any other conference are part of the small school rankings.
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