High school flag football rankings: Mountain Vista of Colorado makes big jump in this week's Top 25 as 10 new teams enter

By Staff Report Sep 19, 2024, 12:30pm

No. 6 Golden Eagles climb 17 spots on heels of 10-0 start while Ponderosa of California enters at No. 8.

The MaxPreps high school flag football computer rankings are updated twice per week which accounts for a lot of movement. This week 10 new teams join the Top 25 rankings.

Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.) is coming off a big week, including a 34-10 over previous No. 13 Christian Brothers (Sacramento, Calif.) on Wednesday. Quarterback Brooklynn Nordquist rushed for 145 yards and a score while fellow senior Molly McFarland had three TD receptions. The Bruins jump into this week's rankings at No. 8, the highest-ranked newcomer.

No. 6 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) is averaging over 37 points per game. Junior QB Ariana Akey is putting a big numbers, including 32 TD passes for the 10-0 Golden Eagles, who climb 17 spots.

Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.) is another team on the rise. Sophomore Emerson De La Cruz has nine touchdown receptions as well as six interceptions on defense. The Hawks land at No. 10 overall, up 14 places from last week.



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Ariana Akey has throw 32 touchdown passes for Colorado's Mountain Vista. The sixth-ranked Golden Eagles climb 17 spots in this week's Top 25 flag football rankings. (Photo: Tim Bourke)
Ariana Akey has throw 32 touchdown passes for Colorado's Mountain Vista. The sixth-ranked Golden Eagles climb 17 spots in this week's Top 25 flag football rankings. (Photo: Tim Bourke)
1. (No. 1 last week) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 15-0

2. (2) Classical Academy (Escondido, Calif.)
Record: 11-0



5. (9) Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
Record: 16-2

6. (23) Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Record: 10-0

Record: 10-3

8. (NR) Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
Record: 11-0

9. (7) Tokay (Lodi, Calif.)
Record: 13-0

10. (24) Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Record: 10-0

11. (NR) Grossmont (El Cajon, Calif.)
Record: 6-1



12. (NR) McClatchy (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 13-0

13. (NR) Mira Mesa (San Diego, Calif.)
Record: 9-1

14. (25) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Record: 10-3

15. (NR) Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.)
Record: 7-2

16. (8) Pitman (Turlock, Calif.)
Record: 9-0

17. (NR) La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Record: 6-1



18. (4) Taft (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 11-1

19. (6) Cypress (Calif.)
Record: 7-2

20. (NR) California (San Ramon, Calif.)
Record: 8-1

21. (NR) Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Record: 6-0

22. (NR) Willowbrook (Villa Park, Ill.)
Record: 14-2

23. (15) Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.)
Record: 9-0



24. (22) Ventura (Calif.)
Record: 14-2

25. (NR) Western Christian (Upland, Calif.)
Record: 16-3

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