Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin area football rankings and players of the week

Oswego and Aurora Christian move up, while Marmion and Burlington Central enter the rankings.

Top 10

With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. St. Charles North 2-0 (1)

Keaton Reinke catches and throws TD passes, returns kick for TD in 50-26 win over Crete-Monee.

2. Batavia 2-0 (2)

Isaiah Brown catches five passes for 110 yards and two TDs in 42-14 win over South Elgin.

3. Oswego 2-0 (4)

Ayden Villa breaks free for 64-yard TD run to spark Panthers in 17-0 win over Joliet Catholic.

4. Geneva 2-0 (3)

Georgia-bound Talyn Taylor tallies six catches for 174 yards, three TDs in 41-7 win over Lemont.

5. West Aurora 2-0 (5)

Kewon Marshall catches four passes for 65 yards, two TDs in 45-20 victory at Glenbard East.

6. Waubonsie Valley 2-0 (6)

Joshua Tinney and Nate Cerilli return interceptions for TDs in 50-0 win over Plainfield East.

7. Kaneland 2-0 (7)

Difference-maker Sam Bruno kicks field goals of 26, 26 and 23 yards in 16-7 win over Wauconda.

8. Marmion 2-0 (NR)

Bryan Scales breaks off 50-yard interception return for TD in Cadets’ 56-0 win over Noble.

9. Aurora Christian 2-0 (10)

Early conference showdown up next vs. Hope, which eliminated Eagles from last year’s playoffs.

10. Burlington Central 1-1 (NR)

David McCoy converts 37-yard field goal with 3 seconds left in 24-22 win over Dundee-Crown.

Offensive Player of the Week

Senior running back/defensive back Azuriah Sylvester goes for 116 yards and two TDs on 11 carries for West Aurora. He also adds nine tackles and intercepts a pass.

Defensive Player of the Week

Junior defensive back Dane Turner totals six tackles Friday and halts three straight possessions by Lemont in the third quarter by intercepting passes for Geneva.

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