MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

Centennial (Corona, Calif.) is the new No. 1 after beating St. John Bosco for the Pac-5 Division title in Southern California.

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Dec 7, 2015, 12:00am
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Corona Centennial won the most anticipated game of the season, beating St. John Bosco 62-52 to capture a Pac-5 title. As a result, it is the new No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

Centennial's offense was its usual, explosive self, and its defense rose to the occasion to force three turnovers.

Centennial will enjoy a week off before playing in the CIF Open Division Bowl Game, where De La Salle will be waiting.

With over a half-dozen states still playing football, there is plenty of time for the rankings to continue to shift before a national champion is crowned on Monday, Dec. 21.

MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

Bishop Gorman leapfrogged St. John Bosco into the No. 2 spot.
Bishop Gorman leapfrogged St. John Bosco into the No. 2 spot.
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1. (2 last week) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 14-0
Centennial captured a Pac-5 title by beating St. John Bosco, 62-52. Game story

2. (3) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 14-0
Bishop Gorman closed its season with a state title, beating Liberty 62-21.

3. (4) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 14-0
The Packers downed Mill Creek, 52-31, to advance to the AAAAAA title game.

4. (5) Allen (Texas), 14-0
Allen beat Ryan, 48-27.

5. (1) St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 13-1
The Braves lost to Centennial, 62-52.

6. (6) Katy (Texas), 14-0
After a stressful week that saw Katy nearly get disqualified from the playoffs, it took the field on Friday and beat Manvel, 35-17.

7. (8) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0
Idle.

8. (9) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 12-1
The Spartans blanked Foothill, 35-0.

9. (13) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 14-1
St. Edward beat Wayne, 45-35, in the Division I state final. Its only blemish on the season was a two-point loss to St. Joseph Regional (N.J.).

10. (14) Roswell (Ga.), 14-0
Thanks to a late Hail Mary touchdown, Roswell got past Grayson, 30-26.

11. (11) Male (Louisville, Ky.), 15-0
Male completed a dream season, beating Lafayette 41-14 to finish 15-0.

12. (12) Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 14-0
Trinity Christian dominated American Heritage (Delray Beach), 30-3, to capture a Class 3A title.

13. (16) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 11-1
Season complete.

14. (15) Gilman (Baltimore), 10-1
Season complete.

15. (17) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 12-1
Aquinas got past Braden River, 27-10.

16. (18) Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0
Season complete.

17. (19) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0
Season complete.

18. (21) Steele (Cibolo, Texas), 14-0
Steele beat Clemens, 35-14.

19. (22) Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.), 13-0
In a thriller, Eastside Catholic came from behind to beat Bellevue in overtime, 48-42.

20. (23) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 14-0
Lake Travis downed Rockwall, 45-24.

21. (NR) Spanish Fort (Ala.), 15-0
Spanish Fort knocked off Clay-Chalkville, 31-28, to win Alabama's 6A title.

22. (NR) Jenks (Okla.), 11-1
Jenks won its fourth-consecutive state title, beating Broken Arrow, 35-14.

23. (NR) Central (Miami), 11-2
Central has defeated Mainland and Naples in consecutive weeks.

24. (NR) Starkville (Miss.), 14-1
Starkville cruised to a 27-7 victory over Petal in the Class 6A title game.

25. (NR) Westlake (Austin, Texas), 13-1
Westlake won easily over Atascocita, 49-28.

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