MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

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St. John Bosco is on the rise in the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

On Friday night, St. John Bosco went on the road and trounced Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 66-17, the team's third-consecutive blowout victory to open the season.

That allowed the SoCal power to rise from No. 9 to No. 7. With upcoming games against St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Orange Lutheran (Calif.), St. John Bosco could rise even higher over the next several weeks.

There was plenty of turnover in the state of Georgia this week, as both Archer and McEachern exited the rankings following losses. That paved the way for Grayson (3-0) to crack the Top 25 after a 26-24 upset of Archer.

Male (Louisville, Ky.) and LaSalle (Cincinnati) also crack the rankings following big victories on Friday night.


1. (1) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 3-0
Bishop Gorman hit the road and dominated Bellevue (Wash.), 35-7. Story

2. (2) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 3-0
Aquinas continues to roll. It downed Plantation, 43-20.

3. (3) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 3-0
Centennial used a strong second half to defeat Orange Lutheran 35-14. Story

4. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 2-0
After two big wins against Florida foes, DeMatha enjoyed a bye week.

5. (5) Allen (Texas), 3-0
Texas' top team downed McKinney, 45-9.

6. (6) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 4-0
Rush Propst's squad hammered Enterprise, 51-14.

7. (9) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 3-0
Three weeks, three dominant wins for St. John Bosco, which blasted Central Catholic 66-17 on the road.

8. (7) Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), 2-0
Flanagan will take on South Plantation this week.

9. (10) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 3-0
Ocean Lakes is simply destroying teams. It defeated Princess Anne 70-0.

10. (8) Katy (Texas), 3-0
Katy survived against The Woodlands, winning 14-7.

11. (12) Spartanburg (S.C.), 3-0
South Carolina's No. 1 team beat Gaffney, 41-14.

12. (13) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 3-0
Flagler Palm Coast hung with Mainland early on, but Mainland prevailed 35-10.

13. (14) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 2-0
Rummel knocked off Covington, 48-0.

14. (15) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 3-0
Lance Pogue's Tigers knocked off Madison Central, 24-6.

15. (17) Trinity (Euless, Texas), 3-0
The Trojans outlasted Lancaster, winning 26-14.

16. (18) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 4-0
After a narrow win last week, Clay-Chalkville cruised to a 41-7 win over Huffman.

17. (22) Cedar Hill (Texas), 3-0
The Longhorns held off a very talented Skyline squad, winning 20-10.

18. (19) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 2-1
After losing to DeMatha, American Heritage bounced back to beat Northwestern 44-23.

19. (20) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 3-0
The Ascenders routed Cocoa, 49-7.

20. (25) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 2-0
The Crusaders handed St. Peter's Prep a 47-14 defeat.

21. (21) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 2-1
De La Salle blasted Servite, 52-15.

22. (23) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 3-0
After an upset win over Mallard Creek, Byrnes enjoyed a bye week.

23. (NR) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 3-0
Grayson moved to 3-0 with an upset win over Archer, 26-24.

24. (NR) Male (Louisville, Ky.), 4-0
Male dominated previously unbeaten Trinity 42-13.

25. (NR) La Salle (Cincinnati), 3-0
The defending Division II state champion stunned Colerain and is now the top-ranked team in the Buckeye State.