Were the preseason rankings wrong? Breaking down some major developments from Week 1 of high school football

Top-ranked Mount Carmel, No. 2 Brother Rice and No. 5 Nazareth all lost in Week 1. Does that mean the preseason rankings were lousy? The Caravan’s loss to East St. Louis wasn’t a major surprise, despite the team's college talent and four consecutive state championships. East St. Louis is nearly as loaded with college talent and, most importantly, returned starting quarterback Reece Shanklin. That was the common thread (and the possible weakness) among all three top teams that picked up…