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Maine South, the defending Class 8A champion, could be the bracket's top seed by Saturday night. It's ranked second in the Midwest by the National Prep Football Poll and has to be considered the favorite in Class 8A. You might remember Cathedral -- the Indianapolis school pounded Neuqua Valley 63-34 at the beginning of October.

Midwest
1. Cleveland, St. Ignatius, 8-0-0
2. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South, 8-0-0
3. Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands, 8-0-0
4. Cincinnati, Moeller, 8-0-0
5. Cincinnati, St. Xavier, 7-1-0
6. Cleveland, Glenville, 7-1-0
7. Steubenville, Ohio, 8-0-0
8. Indianapolis, Cathedral, 8-1-0
9. Novi, Mich., Catholic Central, 8-0-0
10. Dublin, Ohio, Coffman, 8-0-0

"Naperville Sports Weekly" will be back on the air just as the prep football season begins again. The show starts its third season on Naperville Community Television on Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Viewers have three ways to watch: Channel 17; NCTV17.com through simultaneous streaming and on-demand; and iTunes podcast. The complete schedule can also be found at NCTV17.com.

The half-hour program has highlights and features from Benet, Naperville Central, Naperville North, Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley.

Babatunde Oshinowo, the defensive lineman out of Neuqua Valley and Stanford, has signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Oshinowo was released by the Carolina Panthers in late June. This transaction is merely a good excuse to post a Mike Singletary video: "CAN'T DO IT!"

ANOTHER ALUMNI UPDATE: We're late posting this, but Sun-Times Bears beat writer Brad Biggs has more on Glenn Earl's decision to retire.

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Offensive lineman Tyler Mizwicki (Naperville North) and defensive back Michael Oliver (Neuqua Valley) are among the 48 freshmen that make up Benedictine's incoming class. According to Monday's announcement, the list of newcomers includes: 28 from Illinois; nine from Michigan; seven from Indiana; as well as one each from Florida, Iowa, Georgia and Texas. Benedictine, which went 4-6 last year, opens its season on Sept. 5 at home against Elmhurst College.

Check out the full list after the jump...

Neuqua Valley now has a cool Web site up and running. It's filled with all sorts of information, including stats and records. It was designed by an alumnus with a high profile - Babatunde Oshinowo, the Carolina Panthers defensive lineman out of Stanford.

Neuqua Valley graduate Drew Fumagalli will be a captain for Dayton in the 2009 season.

A double major in business marketing and finance, Fumagalli was a member of the 2008 Pioneer Football League academic honor roll. The linebacker, who missed three games due to injuries, notched 36 total tackles last season as a starter. His brother Ross served as his backup.

According to the Neuqua Valley athletic department, the following athletes intend to play college football next season:

Chris Dawson, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Scott Doering, Wisconsin-Platteville
Grant Duckwall, Southern Nazarene
Kaelin Harvey, College of St. Scholastica
Mike Khalil, Minnesota State
Owen Larson, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Mikey Oliver, Benedictine
Nate Pena, Augustana
Josh Schaffer, Western Michigan
Conner Yearian, Carthage College