There is only one week left until the postseason, and three Kendall County area teams still are battling for positioning in the field of 256.
Here is where teams stand heading into Week 9.
Locked in
Yorkville (7-1, 40 playoff points)
The Foxes, after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since 2017, have bounced back in a big way. Yorkville won its first six games, leads the Southwest Prairie West by a game and can win the league outright with a win at Bolingbrook Friday. Yorkville, with its record and robust number of playoff points, could end up the No. 1 seed in the Class 7A bracket. A win Friday would guarantee a first-round home game.
Oswego East (6-2, 39 playoff points)
The Wolves made seven consecutive playoff appearances between 2015-2022, but have been on the