MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

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All ranked teams avoided upsets over the weekend, leading to little turnover in this week's Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and Spartanburg (S.C.) both secured victories over ranked foes, securing their spots in the rankings.

The most impressive effort from a Top 10 team came courtesy of DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), which dominated St. John's 40-0. It has allowed just 48 points in five games, registering shutouts each of the last two weeks. At this pace, DeMatha is poised to rise even higher in the rankings.

Entering the rankings this week is St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio). The defending Division I state champion knocked off Cocoa (Fla.) and has several other impressive victories to its name. The Eagles will get a chance to demonstrate that they belong in the rankings immediately, as they take on No. 13 Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.) this weekend.


1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 6-0
The Gaels downed Shadow Ridge, 70-7.

2. (2) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 5-0
The Huskies easily dispatched Valencia 59-7.

3. (3) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 5-0
The Stags won a big Washington Catholic Athletic Conference game, beating St. John's 40-0.

4. (4) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 5-0
Idle.

5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 5-0
Idle.

6. (6) Allen (Texas), 6-0
Allen continues to roll. It pounded Lewisville, 52-7.

7. (7) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 6-0
The Packers avoided an upset bid by beating Lowndes, 42-20.

8. (8) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 4-0
Weather forced Ocean Lakes to move its game against Kempsville to Monday.

9. (9) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 5-1
American Heritage beat Stranahan, 42-7.

10. (10) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 5-0
IMG held off No. 24 St. Joseph Regional 24-12.

11. (11) Katy (Texas), 5-0
Idle.

12. (12) Spartanburg (S.C.), 6-0
In a rainy affair, Spartanburg held off Byrnes to earn a 17-7 victory.

13. (13) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 6-0
Mainland continues to look good. It defeated Deltona, 42-14.

14. (14) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 6-0
South Panola beat Olive Branch, 47-29.

15. (15) Trinity (Euless, Texas), 6-0
Trinity cruised to a 68-0 win over Haltom.

16. (16) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 6-0
Alabama's top team beat Center Point, 56-0.

17. (17) Cedar Hill (Texas), 5-0
Cedar Hill looks the part of a state title contender yet again. It beat Midlothian, 52-13.

18. (18) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 4-1
The Spartans blanked Granite Bay, 37-0.

19. (19) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 5-0
In a 34-0 win over South Gwinnett, Grayson's defense continued to look superb.

20. (20) Male (Louisville, Ky.), 7-0
Male moved to 7-0 with a 44-0 win over Pleasure Ridge Park.

21. (21) La Salle (Cincinnati), 6-0
La Salle continued to assert its superiority in Cincinnati with a 13-7 win over Archbishop Moeller.

22. (22) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 5-0
Idle.

23. (24) Chandler (Ariz.), 6-1
Chandler beat Basha, 55-28.

24. (23) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 4-1
St. Joseph performed admirably in a 24-12 loss on the road against IMG Academy. Its defense is top-notch.

25. (NR) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 5-1
St. Edward notched another solid victory, beating Cocoa 24-14. Its only loss was a two-point setback on the road against No. 24 St. Joseph Regional.