Kroner's prep football rankings: Unity, SJ-O at top

And the new No. 1 is ...

Each Sunday, prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner will update our football Top 10. Two newcomers join this week's rankings:

TEAM (Prvs.) RECORD

1. Unity (1) 2-0

— Three other 2-0 teams remain on Rockets' schedule

2. St. Joseph-Ogden (2) 2-0

— Spartans unbeaten against schools that were 16-5 a year ago

3. Bismarck-Henning (3) 2-0

— Blue Devils have outscored first two opponents 85-2

4. Monticello (6) 2-0

— Sages equally effective running and passing

5. LeRoy (5) 2-0

— Panthers have amassed 109 points in two games

6. Cerro Gordo/Bement (7) 2-0

— Next for Broncos: road game at 2-0 Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond

7. Salt Fork (9) 2-0

— Storm has yielded one touchdown in two games

8. Villa Grove (NR) 2-0

— Blue Devils preparing for second of three straight home games

9. Watseka (NR) 2-0

— Warriors open with back-to-back road victories

10. Tuscola (8) 1-1

— Shelbyville, and former Warrior coach Stan Wienke, looking for first win this week

NEAR MISSES (alphabetical): Mahomet-Seymour, Milford/Cissna Park, Paxton-Buckley-Loda, Prairie Central, St. Thomas More