High school football rankings: Atascocita, DePaul Catholic and DeMatha join this week's media composite top 25

Mission Viejo cracks top 10 after 7-0 start, including 49-14 win over Long Beach Poly over the weekend.

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By Steve Montoya

Oct 8, 2024, 11:30am

Highlights of No. 24 Atascocita's (Humble, TX) 42-39 win over Summer Creek (Houston, TX). Atascocita went into halftime with a 35-7 lead but the Bulldogs scored 32 unanswered points to take a 39-35 lead with 3:02 left. Atascocita drove down the field and Tory Blaylock scored his third touchdown of the night with :12 left for the game-winning score to pull out a 42-39 win.

HIGHLIGHTS: No. 24 Atascocita PULLS OFF WILD WIN over Summer Creek with 42-39 victory 41,583 views 4:24

Three new teams enter this week's media composite top 25, including Atascocita (Humble, Texas) after a wild 42-39 victory over Summer Creek (Houston).

Reminiscent of the Alabama-Georgia instant classic, Atascocita led 35-7 at half but surrendered the lead late in the game only to score in the final seconds to remain undefeated.

DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.) is another newcomer after a 21-20 victory over Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.). Quarterback Derek Zammit connected with Elijah Burress four times for 132 and two touchdowns.

The third new entry is DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), which has won four straight after falling to No. 13 Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.) in the season opener.

The media composite top 25 incorporates computer algorithms by CalPreps and High School Football America along with expert rankings like the MaxPreps Top 25, SC Next, SB Live, Blue Star Media and National HSFB.

To be considered for the media composite top 25 a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

Since a season-opening loss to Archbishop Spalding, DeMatha has rebounded with four wins in a row while outscoring opponents 152-26. The Stags check in at No. 25 in this week's media composite top 25. (Photo: Matt Smith)

MEDIA COMPOSITE TOP 25

1. (No. 1 last update) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
CalPreps: 1
High School Football America: 1
SB Live: 1
Blue Star Media: 1
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 1

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Average rank: 2.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
CalPreps: 4
High School Football America: 2
SB Live: 2
Blue Star Media: 2
National HSFB: 2

SC Next: 2

3. (3) Duncanville (Texas)

Average rank: 4.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
CalPreps: 3
High School Football America: 6
SB Live: 4
Blue Star Media: 3
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 3

T4. (4) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Average rank: 4.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
CalPreps: 2
High School Football America: 3
SB Live: 5
Blue Star Media: 9
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 5

T4. (5) Milton (Ga.)

Average rank: 4.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
CalPreps: 9
High School Football America: 4
SB Live: 6
Blue Star Media: 4
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 4

6. (6) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Average rank: 6.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
CalPreps: 11
High School Football America: 7
SB Live: 3
Blue Star Media: 10
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 6

7. (7) North Shore (Houston, Texas)

Average rank: 9.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
CalPreps: 13
High School Football America: 10
SB Live: 8
Blue Star Media: 7
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 9

8. (9) North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)

Average rank: 10.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
CalPreps: 6
High School Football America: 16
SB Live: 7
Blue Star Media: 5
National HSFB: 16
SC Next: 11

9. (14) Mission Viejo (Calif.)

Average rank: 12.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
CalPreps: 5
High School Football America: 17
SB Live: 12
Blue Star Media: 14
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: 13

10. (8) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 5
SB Live: 13
Blue Star Media: 11
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 7

11. (10) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)

Average rank: 13.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
CalPreps: 19
High School Football America: 9
SB Live: 10
Blue Star Media: 12
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 14

12. (12) Carrollton (Ga.)

Average rank: 14.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 11
SB Live: 9
Blue Star Media: 6
National HSFB: 20
SC Next:8

13. (11) Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.)

Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
CalPreps: 23
High School Football America: 8
SB Live: 20
Blue Star Media: 17
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: 10

14. (13) DeSoto (Texas)

Average rank: 15.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
CalPreps: 17
High School Football America: 21
SB Live: 11
Blue Star Media: 8
National HSFB: 17
SC Next: 16

15. (18) Buford (Ga.)

Average rank: 15.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
CalPreps: 10
High School Football America: 22
SB Live: 18
Blue Star Media: 13
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 14

16. (15) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)

Average rank: 18
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
CalPreps: 8
High School Football America: 12
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 25
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 17

17. (NR) Atascocita (Humble, Texas)

Average rank: 23.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
CalPreps: 14
High School Football America: 18
SB Live: 15
Blue Star Media: 18
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR

T18. (24) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
CalPreps: 7
High School Football America: 23
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 19
National HSFB: 14
SC Next: NR

T18. (16) Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)

Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 20
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 16
National HSFB: 18
SC Next: 12

20. (20) Lakeland (Fla.)

Average rank: 26.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 15
SB Live: 14
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 19

21. (25) Venice (Fla.)

Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 14
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 19
SC Next: 20

22. (23) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)

Average rank: 27.7
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 12
High School Football America: 13
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: NR

23. (22) Boyle County (Danville, Ky.)

Average rank: 30.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 16
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 22
SC Next: NR

24. (NR) DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.)

Average rank: 30.4
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 25
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 20
National HSFB: 23
SC Next: 25

25. (NR) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)

Average rank: 33.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 24
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 24
SC Next: NR

Ranked by two media outlets

Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) — MaxPreps Top 25, 19; CalPreps, 15

Central (Phenix City, Ala.) — SB Live, 24; SC Next, 15

Central (Miami, Fla.) — High School Football America, 19; SC Next, 21

East St. Louis (Ill.) — SC Next, 18; SB Live, 22

Belleville (Mich.)— SB Live, 19; Blue Star Media, 21

Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) — SB Live, 23; Blue Star Media, 22

De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) — MaxPreps Top 23, 23; SC Next, 23

Ranked by one media outlet

Gaffney (S.C.) — Blue Star Media, 15

Ruston (La.) — CalPreps, 16

Westlake (Austin, Texas) — SB Live, 17