For the past few seasons, the primary question on anyone’s mind was could anyone beat Mount Carmel?

The answer to that question over the last three seasons was no, but it’s no longer a valid question to have, at least in regards to the Class 7A field, as the Caravan have been moved up to Class 8A because of the IHSA’s success formula.

What that leaves is a potentially wide-open classification with many potential teams staking legitimate claims to their ability to potentially reach a state title game.

First-round matchups

Richards vs. Edwardsville : Richards elected to play up to Class 7A this season and after a surprising Week 2 loss to Sandburg that decision seemed questionable. But ever since then the Bulldogs have been on a tear scoring at least 49 points in their last five g

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