Staff Report
MaxPreps.com
Long Beach Poly (Calif.) is the new No. 1 in the MaxPreps National Rankings. The Jackrabbits moved up one spot after a 26-2 victory over Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.) last week. On Friday night, Poly traveled to Carson to defend the top spot.
Carson gave Matt Barkley and Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) all it wanted to open the season on national television in a 46-43 overtime loss. Long Beach Poly didn't overlook the Colts despite their 1-2 record and survived a tough battle, winning 14-0.
On Saturday, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) will take on Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) in a made-for-television Saturday showdown. No. 13 De La Salle started the season with two narrow victories over Serra (San Mateo, Calif.) and Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) by a total of seven points.
Don Bosco Prep dropped its season opener against St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) before blasting Valley Forge Military (Wayne, Penn.), 51-0.
Speaking of St. Xavier, the Bombers bowed out in another crucial confrontation against Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) on Friday night. The Panthers cruised to a 26-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 33-15 win.
Thanks to a brutal schedule, St. Xavier is 3-3 following losses to Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio), No. 16 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) and now Elder. St. Xavier owns impressive victories over Prattville (Ala.), Indianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), and Don Bosco Prep.
Elder is now 5-1 record with its only loss coming to No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
Movin’ On Up
High-risers in the MaxPreps National Top 50
No. 36 Mission Viejo (Calif.) – Up 125
No. 33 Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) – Up 53
No. 44 Rocky Mount (N.C.) – Up 50
No. 16 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) – Up 49
No. 30 Chamberlain (Tampa, Fla.) – Up 40
No. 44 Franklin (Tenn.) – Up 36
MaxPreps National Top 25 Scoreboard
No. 1 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) - 14
Carson (Calif.) - 0
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Keller (Texas) - 10
No. 2 Trinity (Euless, Texas) - 17
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No. 3 Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) - 42
Gaffney (S.C.) - 14
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No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 38
South Plantation (Fla.) - 10
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No. 5 Wayne County (Waynesboro, Miss.) - 24
Laurel (Miss.) - 3
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No. 6 Madison County (Madison, Fla.) - 63
Suwannee (Live Oak, Fla.) - 0
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No. 7 Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) - 42
Newsome (Lithia, Fla.) - 0
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No. 8 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) - 42
Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.) - 7
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Heritage (Newport News, Va.) - 0
No. 9 Phoebus (Hampton, Va.) - 35
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No. 10 Crespi (Encino, Calif.) - 14
St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.) - 31
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No. 11 Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.) - 49
Newport (Bellevue, Wash.) - 0
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No. 12 Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.) - 69
Windsor Forest (Savannah, Ga.) - 7
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Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) - 23
No. 13 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) - 21
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McLean (Va.) - 13
No. 14 Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) - 51
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No. 15 South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.) - 40
York (S.C.) - 7
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No. 16 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) - 49
Eastern (Louisville, Ky.) - 0
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Mason (Ohio) - 27
No. 17 Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 48
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No. 18 Bellarmine Prep (San Jose, Calif.) - 51
Piedmont Hills (San Jose, Calif.) - 0
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Monroe (Albany, Ga.) - 0
No. 19 Cairo (Ga.) - 21
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Parkway (Rockford, Ohio) - 6
No. 20 Coldwater (Ohio) - 51
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No. 21 Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) - 34
Hanna (Anderson, S.C.) - 9
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No. 22 Bastrop (La.) - 22
East St. John (Reserve, La.) - 18
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No. 23 St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) - Idle
Higgins (Marrero, La.) - 0
No. 24 Destrehan (La.) - 20
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No. 25 Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.) - 28
Tift County (Tifton, Ga.) - 14
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Key Games Outside the Top 25
No. 27 Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) - 27
Lancaster (S.C.) - 7
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No. 32 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 15
No. 33 Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 33
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DuPont Manual (Louisville, Ky.) - 0
No. 43 St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) - 57
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No. 47 Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) - 29
Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.) - 17
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