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MaxPreps rankings for Central Section football (2018). Every high school football team in the nation is ranked. Find out where your team stands... 

Central Section Football (2018) Rankings

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SoCal's CIF Southern Section takes top spot, but Texas has three divisions represented.

Top 10 Toughest Playoff Brackets in High School Football | 2026 Season

MaxPreps National Football Editor Zack Poff and MaxPreps Director of Editorial Steve Montoya give a MaxPreps Top 25 rankings update.

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 10 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 9 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps goes inside St. John Bosco (Calif.) for an exclusive look at the players, coaches, facilities and championship culture that have made the Braves one of the nation's premier high school football programs. The Bellflower powerhouse has captured four CIF Open Division state titles since 2013.

Inside St. John Bosco: A California High School Football Powerhouse

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 8 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 7 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 6 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps goes inside Allen football for a behind the scenes look at the stadium, players, traditions and scale surrounding one of Texas' premier high school football programs.

Inside Allen: Texas High School Football on Another Level

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 5 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps Top 25 Rankings Update | Week 4 2026 High School Football Season

MaxPreps goes inside Bishop Gorman football for a behind-the-scenes look at the players, practices, facilities and culture surrounding one of the nation’s premier high school football programs.

Inside Bishop Gorman: A High School Football Powerhouse

Inside Duncanville football. Colin Simmons went to Texas. Keelon Russell went to Alabama. Dakorien Moore went to Oregon. All three came off the same two Duncanville teams, the back-to-back Texas 6A state champions of 2022 and 2023.

None of it was given. Duncanville has played for a state title seven times and lost four, most recently by three points in 2025. Coach Reginald Samples has 364 career wins and counting, sixth-most in Texas history. At 70 he considered retiring. He came back instead.

Fifteen minutes down the road is DeSoto. In 2022 and 2023 the two schools split every 6A trophy in Texas between them.

Duncanville Panthers | Duncanville, Texas
317-221-13 all-time · 3 state titles · 7 state final appearances
Reginald Samples — winningest Black head coach in Texas high school football history

Heart of the Program is a four-part series from MaxPreps and Nike featuring DeSoto (TX), St. Thomas Aquinas (FL), Massillon Washington (OH) and Duncanville (TX).

Duncanville Football: 6 State Finals in 8 Years, 360+ Wins for Coach Samples | Presented by Nike

#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Fresno Christian	10-2	29.30	11.4
2	Riverdale Christian	7-4	8.30	6.0
3	Laton	6-5	1.80	-1.6
4	Desert	4-6	-10.70	8.0
5	Frazier Mountain	3-7	-18.00	0.0
6	Alpaugh	1-8	-41.30	-1.3

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