No. 2 Allen survives a scare in Texas while Central dominates in Florida.
Kyler Murray and Allen are racing toward a state title.
Photo by Neil Fonville
One week remains in the high school football season, and for now, Washington remains No. 1 in the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
The Tornadoes captured a Class 4A state title last week and were keeping an eye on games in Texas and California this week.
No. 2 Allen survived a major scare from DeSoto in a Texas classic. Thanks to a late touchdown from Kyler Murray,
Allen came from behind to win 42-35.
In California, De La Salle and St. John Bosco both won, meaning the nation's No. 3 and 4 teams will square off this weekend at the StubHub Center.
Central, whose only loss this season is to No. 1 Washington, rises to No. 5 after a dominant performance against Armwood in the Florida Class 6A title game.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
1. (1) Washington (Miami), 14-0Season complete. Class 4A state champion.
2. (2) Allen (Texas), 15-0Thanks to a late touchdown from
Kyler Murray, Allen escaped with a 42-35 win over DeSoto.
3. (3) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 15-0St. John Bosco held off Centennial 70-49 to earn a berth in the CIF Open Division Bowl Game.
See video highlights from the game.
4. (5) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 14-0For the second-straight year, the Spartans ended Folsom's season, dominating in a 45-17 victory.
5. (7) Central (Miami), 14-1In one of the more impressive victories in the season, Central flat-out dominated Armwood, 52-7.
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Dupre Hart's huge season helped Northwestern to a No. 6 ranking.
Photo by Dean Swint
Season complete, Class AAAA-II state champion.
7. (8) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 14-0Season complete, Division 1 state champion.
8. (9) Katy (Texas), 15-0Katy took one more step toward repeating with a 52-0 semifinal win over Johnson.
9. (4) DeSoto (Texas), 14-1DeSoto's dream run came to a crashing halt, as the team allowed Allen to come from behind in the fourth quarter to win 42-35.
10. (10) Bellevue (Wash.), 14-0Season complete, Class 3A state champion.
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Mallard Creek took home its first state title on Saturday night.
Photo by Randy Rimland
Season complete. Division I state champion.
12. (12) Hoover (Ala.), 15-0Season complete. Class 6A state champion.
13. (13) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 10-1Season complete. Non-Public Group 3 state champion.
14. (14) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 16-0With a 59-21 victory over Wake Forest, Mallard Creek won its first state title.
15. (15) Jenks (Okla.), 14-0With a 38-22 win over Union, Jenks took home the Class 6A state title.
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Kyle Gearig and Bingham are Class 5A champions in Utah.
Photo by Christian Wininger
Dwyer exploded for 55 points to clinch a state title with a victory over Niceville.
17. (18) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 13-2Season complete, Division I state champion.
18. (19) Blue Springs (Mo.), 14-0Season complete, Division 6 state champion.
19. (20) Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 14-0Season complete, Division 2 state champion.
20. (21) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 14-0Season complete, Class 5A state champion.
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American Heritage certainly looked like a national-caliber team in a Class 5A title game victory over Clay.
Photo by Gary McCullough
American Heritage looked superb in a 66-8 win over Clay. Its only loss was to Central.
22. (NR) East Jefferson (Metairie, La.), 15-0East Jefferson proved it was for real by closing out its season with wins over Neville and Edna Karr.
23. (NR) Norcross (Ga.), 13-2The state's preseason No. 1 team avenged an early-season loss to North Gwinnett by beating them in the AAAAAA title game.
24. (NR) Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Ariz.), 14-0Salpointe overwhelmed competition all season long, culminating in a state title for Dennis Bene's squad.
25. (NR) Aledo (Texas), 14-0After a slow start,
the all-time greatest offense (statistically) got rolling, as Aledo beat Ennis 29-6.
