Next Week's Big Game
The biggest upcoming matchup is between Mater Dei and St. Mary's as the former is ranked 1st in the state and the latter is ranked 37th. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both Mater Dei and St. Mary's put up some lofty point totals in their previous games, so things might heat up even more when they play one another this week.
Look Out Below
Narbonne fell 270 yards shy of Centennial in their game last week, so the final result shouldn't be a surprise. There's no need to mince words: Narbonne lost to Centennial, and it lost bad. The score wound up at 52 - 6. Despite the outcome, Narbonne can look to its 4.5-sack defensive performance as a definite plus, positive energy it will want to mobilize against St. Louis. The rough outing dragged Narbonne down seven positions in the power rankings -- the largest fall of the week.
Have a Day
Heritage got a 49 - 29 win over Redlands East Valley last week, and a key reason for the win was senior Sherod White. White ran for 234 yards and also punched in three touchdowns. In fact, our algorithms singled out White as one of the top players in the power rankings for the week.
Movin on Up
Madison will have a better view of things this week after its strong showing last week propelled it 18 spots up the power rankings. That was the biggest rise of the week. It was able to grind out a solid victory over Dixie, winning 24 - 14. Madison found its leader in an underclassman: Ke'ontae Springs picked up 164 yards on the ground, which was enough to make him the team's best player.
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