Blue Springs (Mo.) enters the fold after moving to 11-0.
Booker T. Washington has lived up to the preseason hype this season and remains No. 1 in the country.
Photo by Stuart Browning
The Show Me State makes its debut in this week's Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
Blue Springs (Mo.), which boasts an 11-0 record, checks in at No. 25 this week, following a 40-0 playoff victory over Blue Springs South.
Led by running back Dalvin Warmack, Blue Springs has outscored opponents 427-107 on the season.
Jumping one spot in the rankings is Serra (Gardena, Calif.), which is No. 9 this week.
Serra, which features explosive two-way star
Adoree' Jackson, followed up a 35-21 win over Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.) with a 56-10 road victory over St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).
The rankings will be more fluid in coming weeks, as playoff action intensifies around the country.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
1. (1) Washington (Miami), 10-0Idle.
2. (2) DeSoto (Texas), 10-0Claude Mathis' squad dominated in a 54-14 win over Mansfield.
3. (3) Allen (Texas), 10-0Allen moved one step closer to repeating as state champs with a 42-13 win over Plano.
4. (4) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 8-0Playing only its third public school of the season, St Joseph Regional dominated a well-coached Ramapo squad.
5. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 10-0St. John Bosco pulled away from Servite to win 42-21.{PAGEBREAK}
Jalen Green and Serra are getting hot at the right time.
Photo by Ian Tennant
The Spartans moved to 10-0 with a 55-0 win over California.
7. (7) Central (Miami), 8-1Facing a tough University squad, Central's defense powered a 28-3 victory.
8. (8) Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.), 11-0Northwestern might have the most impressive offense in the country. It unleashed 66 points in a win over Rock Hill.
9. (10) Serra (Gardena, Calif.), 10-0Serra continued to play at a very high level with a 56-10 win over St. Paul.
10. (9) Katy (Texas), 10-0The stadium vote may have been defeated in Katy, but the town's Tigers were not.{PAGEBREAK}
Hoover is likely to make another trip to the class 6A state title game.
Photo by Joe Boyd
In playoff action, Mountain Pointe knocked off Boulder Creek 55-7.
12. (11) Bellevue (Wash.), 10-0It seems as if Bellevue has not been tested since its matchup with Euless Trinity in 2012. The Wolverines defeated Ferndale 44-0.
13. (13) Hoover (Ala.), 11-0Amazingly, Hoover's squad could be even better in 2014. It downed Huntsville 41-7 on Friday.
14. (14) Miramar (Fla.), 10-0Idle.
15. (15) Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 10-0Idle.{PAGEBREAK}
Prolific passer Jake Browning has Folsom on a roll.
Photo by Todd Shurtleff
set the state regular season record for touchdown passes in Folsom's 63-39 win over Pleasant Grove.
17. (17) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 10-1Byrnes pulled away from Wade Hampton to win 47-21.
18. (18) Colerain (Cincinnati), 11-0Colerain won again, this time downing Springboro 41-14.
19. (19) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 9-1After a nail-biter against Eastern Christian Academy, St. Edward won more easily against Shaker Heights, 49-0.
20. (21) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 11-0While Butler and Independence waged an epic battle across town, Mallard Creek cruised to a 55-7 win over North Mecklenberg.{PAGEBREAK}
Dalvin Warmack and Blue Springs burst into the Xcellent 25.
Photo by Sam Soliday
Jenks overwhelmed North Putnam, winning 56-7.
22. (24) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 9-1Carroll looks like it will make a run at another state title. It impressed with a 65-7 win over Haltom.
23. (23) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 9-2The Gaels defeated Desert Oasis 69-7.
24. (25) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 10-1Against longtime rival St. Xavier, Moeller prevailed 42-17.
25. (NR) Blue Springs (Mo.), 11-0Led by running back
Dalvin Warmack, Blue Springs is the Class 6 state title favorite.
