Mount Carmel, Brother Rice, Lincoln-Way Central, Sandburg and Lockport are picks to click for Week 2.

St. Rita (1-0) at Mount Carmel (1-0)

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Matchup breakdown: The longtime rivals meet again after the Caravan handed the Mustangs two of their three losses last season — 28-0 in Week 2 and 43-24 in a Class 7A semifinal.

St. Rita will certainly have its work cut out if it wants to turn those tables, but senior quarterback Steven Armbruster and a veteran defense will be ready to put up a fight. Senior linebacker Owen Lynch had 10 tackles in the Mustangs’ big 28-21 win over Marist.

Mount Carmel is back home after representing Illinois well in a heart-stopping 43-42 win over Moeller in Ohio. Senior quarterback Emmett Dowling shined in that one, while Vanderb

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