Xcellent 25 National Football Scoreboard

By Staff Report Sep 8, 2012, 12:00am

Curtis, Plant showdown highlights Xcellent 25 action.

The Top 10 showdown between John Curtis and Plant has attracted national attention.
The Top 10 showdown between John Curtis and Plant has attracted national attention.
Photos by Marc Estrada/Roddy Johnson

Xcellent 25 National Football Scoreboard


No. 1 Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.) - 49
Riverview (Sarasota, Fla.)
- 7
Cord Sandberg threw three touchdown passes and rushed for a score in leading No. 1 Manatee over Riverview.
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No. 2 Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
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No. 3 Skyline (Dallas, Texas) - 37
Martin (Arlington, Texas) - 34

Skyline got off to a strong early lead, but Martin kept the pressure on throughout. Jordan Stevenson had touchdown runs of 58 and 52 yards and Devante Kincade had a pair of touchdown passes and a 68-yard touchdown run. Kincade completed 14 of 22 passes for 222 yards and rushed 10 times for 80 yards. Stevenson carried 12 times for 176 yards.

No. 4 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) - 55
Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, Calif.) - 0

Johnny Stanton rushed for two touchdowns and threw three touchdown passes while Ryan Wolpin ran for three scores in Santa Margarita's big win.
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No. 5 Bellevue (Wash.) - 35
Bothell (Wash.) - 7

Jack Meggs completed three touchdown passes, including a pair to Scott Whiting, to pace Bellevue which scored all of its points in the first half.

No. 6 Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) - 32
No. 25 Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.)
- 28
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No. 7 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) - 30
Mullen (Denver, CO) - 13

Mullen held the first-half lead, but De La Salle rallied for touchdown runs by Chris Williams, Tiapepe Vitale and Das Tautalatasi in the second half for the win.
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No. 8 Curtis (River Ridge, La.) - 33
No 10. Plant (Tampa, Fla.)
- 3
Sherman Baddie had 92 yards on 10 carries with three touchdowns and Richard Allen had a 42-yard punt return for a score to give Curtis the win in a showdown between a pair of top 10 teams.
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No. 9 Washington (Miami, Fla.) - 26
Central (Miami, Fla.) - 37

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No. 11 Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) - 49
Canyon (New Braunfels, Texas) - 7

Baker Mayfield completed 11 of 14 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 64 yards. Shaun Nixon added 105 yards rushing with an 87-yard touchdown run.

No. 12 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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No. 13 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.)
- 49
South (Anchorage, Alaska) - 8
Su'a Cravens had a big game on defense, recovering a fumble and an interception for a touchdown and also catching a touchdown pass on offense.
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No. 14 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) - 59
St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.)
- 21
Bergen Catholic forced four turnovers on defense and got a defensive touchdown from Danny Grosso, who recovered a bad pitch on an option play in the end zone.
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No. 15 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) - 45
Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 21
Travis Wright threw a pair of touchdown passes to keep Trinity unbeaten at 3-0.
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No. 16 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) - 48
Mentor (Ohio)
- 21
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No. 17 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 61
Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.)
- 33
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No. 18 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) - 6
Gilman (Baltimore, Md.) - 13

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No. 19 Butler (Matthews, N.C.) - 48
Vance (Charlotte, N.C.) - 6

Riley Ferguson threw three touchdown passes, including two to Uriah Lemay, while Josh Glisson had three touchdowns for Butler.
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No. 20 Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) - 47
Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, Tenn.) - 0

Justin Lloyd scored a touchdown on offense and defense and Cornelius Elder had two rushing touchdowns to keep Ensworth unbeaten.
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No. 21 Hoover (Ala.) - 45
Hueytown (Ala.) - 6

Connor Short threw three touchdown passes for Hoover, which also received an 84-yard kickoff return and a 27-yard run from Alex Elam.
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No. 22 Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.) - 55
Johnson (Savannah, Ga.) - 0

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No. 23 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) - 35
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.) - 7

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No. 24 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 43
Cypress Bay (Weston, Fla.) - 17

John O'Korn rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns and completed 12 of 21 passes for 138 yards and two scores for Aquinas. Fred Coppet added 143 yards rushing on 13 carries along with a 71-yard touchdown run.