Top 30 Poll: Week 1 Games and Picks

Sandburg quarterback Sean Ruisz throws a pass in last season's week 9 matchup at Lincoln-Way East

For most, the high school football season begins tonight. That means it's time to pick the Sports Blog's top 30 games in the state of Illinois:

30. Flora over Sesser-Valier

29. Milledgeville over Galva

28. Downers Grove South over West Aurora

27. Carrollton over Brown County

26. Rochelle over Normal U-High

25. Yorkville over Crete-Monee

24. Du-Pec over Oregon

23. Joliet Catholic over Fenwick

22. Springfield over Cahokia

21. Prospect over Stevenson

20. Marion over Carterville

19. Glenwood over Normal West

18. Dixon over Genoa-Kingston

17. Glenbard East over Willowbrook

16. Sycamore over DeKalb

15. Forreston over Dwight

14. Geneva over Libertyville

13. Metamora over Sterling

12. Lockport over Glenbard West

11. Macomb over Knoxville

10. Brother Rice over Lincoln-Way East

9. St. Rita over Providence Catholic

8. El Paso-Gridley over Stockton

7. Monmouth-Roseville over Erie-Prophetstown

6. Riverdale over Princeton

5. Rochester over Moline

4. Nazareth over IC Catholic

3. Bolingbrook over Homewood-Flossmoor

2. Batavia over Maine South

1. Mount Carmel over East St. Louis