A flood of new teams enters the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
The influx of new teams follows a wild weekend in which six ranked squads suffered playoff losses. Two teams, Glades Central and Pleasant Grove, were ranked earlier in the season, while Maryville, Olive Branch, Page and Steele are making their season debuts.
Pleasant Grove gets the nod as Northern California's top team over De La Salle, which suffered a 30-6 loss in September to a St. Thomas Aquinas squad that has since dropped two games.
The nation's Top 3 teams all won comfortably, as Don Bosco Prep, Trinity, and Gaffney all head into the state finals with unblemished records.
MaxPreps National Football Playoff BracketsXCELLENT 25 NATIONAL FOOTBALL RANKINGS PRESENTED BY THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD1. (1) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 11-0The Ironmen dispatched of St. Joseph Regional on Thanksgiving, 41-0.
Story2. (2) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 13-0Trinity took another step toward a 6A crown, dominating Butler 49-6.
QwiXcore3. (3) Gaffney (S.C.), 14-0With a 35-7 victory over Boiling Springs, Gaffney set up a rematch with Byrnes in the state final next weekend.
QwiXcore4. (5) Miramar (Fla.), 11-0Defense shined again for Miramar, as it held Cypress Bay to minus-3 yards in the first half en route to a 23-7 win.
5. (6) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), 12-0Season complete. WCAC champions.
Good Counsel celebrates another WCAC crown.
File photo by Robert Eubanks
