In this space last week it was pointed out that just four schools with enrollments of 1,950 or larger remained undefeated.

The fact that the list now has just one team on it tells you all you need to know about what happened in Week 8.

Mount Carmel was the only one of that undefeated group that survived the carnage that was Week 8, and they didn’t exactly have an easy stroll, getting past an inspired effort turned in by Fenwick to make it a clean sweep of losses handed to premier programs.

• Lincoln-Way East’s loss to Naperville North was surprising for a number of reasons.

Simply put, the Griffins just don’t lose regular-season games. You have to go back to 2022 to find the last regular-season loss for Lincoln-Way East, a 30-27 decision won by Sandburg in Week 6 of that year.

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