Mallard Creek falls to Vance in North Carolina playoffs; Phoebus, Northwestern squeak out wins.
No. 1 Trinity (Euless, Texas) - 42Martin (Arlington, Texas) - 21Brandon Carter had 184 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns on 11 carries and also completed 3 of 4 passes for 85 yards to lead Trinity to its 26th win in a row.
No. 2 South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) - 43Madison Central (Madison, Miss.) - 7Qyendairs Griffin had four rushing touchdowns to lead South Panola to the win.
No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 49Cooper City (Fla.) - 7Jacob Rudock completed five touchdown passes, all in the first half, to lead Aquinas in a rout of Cooper City. Rudock was 10 of 12 for 155 yards in the win. Phillip Dorsett caught three touchdown passes and finished with four catches for 75 yards.
No. 4 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) - 23
Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio) - 13No. 5 Katy (Katy, Texas) - 32
North Shore (Houston, Texas) - 27No. 6 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) - 52Upland (Calif.) - 23Brandon Collins rushed for 302 yards and five touchdowns and Michael Eubank ran for 122 yards and three scores for the Huskies.
No. 7 Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) - 39Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.) - 6The Hawks scored three times on defense, getting a block punt return of 22 yards by Leon McQuay, a 37-yard fumble return by Jacob Zilbar and a 47-yard interception return for a score by D.J. Hitchman. Josh Grady and Matt Jones each scored on runs for Armwood as well.
No. 8 Grant (Sacramento, Calif.) - 20St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) - 11Despite missing several top players, including Shaq Thompson (who left after three carries with an ankle injury) and defender Ference Lang with a bad ankle, the Pacers got two touchdowns from Kaiiron Richards to top the Rams.
No. 9 Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, Calif.) - 31Santa Margarita (Calif.) - 28Dallas Kessman ran 24 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns to lift Mission Viejo past Santa Margarita. Tre Madden also sparked the Diablos on defense and at quarterback with a touchdown run.
No. 10 Hoover (Ala.) - 44Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.) - 20Justin McArthur scored four times and had eight receptions for 173 yards and Ryan Carter completed 23 of 30 passes for 357 yards with four touchdowns for Hoover.
No. 11 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) - 42St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) - 7Leonte Carroo had a touchdown catch and also scored on an end round as the Ironmen won easily over St. Joseph. They'll face Bergen Catholic in the Non-public Group 4 final.
No. 12 Phoebus (Hampton, Va.) - 12Hampton (Va.) - 7Daquan Romero caught a 6-yard touchdown pass with 2:55 left in the game to give Phoebus a come-from-behind win over Hampton. The victory was the 43rd win in a row for Phoebus. Tyree Lee gained 155 yards on 31 carries for the Phantoms.
No. 13 West Monroe (La.) - 28Jesuit (New Orleands, La.) - 11The Rebels won their 28th game in a row with Tyler Cain scoring one touchdown and Paul Turner adding two. Devontis Ellis also scored on a 98-yard kickoff return for the Rebels.
No. 14 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) - 70Heritage (Brentwood, Calif.) - 20The Spartans had three running backs go over 100 yards rushing, including Lucas Dunne, who scored three times, Gaeitano DeMattei, who also scored three touchdowns, and Joe Te'o, who scored twice. Bart Houston added 129 yards passing and a score.
No. 15 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, Ill.) - 28
Lake Zurich (Ill.) - 17
No. 16 Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)Season complete. 5A state champions.
No. 17 Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) - 43Hollywood Hills (Hollywood, Fla.) - 0Shawn McClaine ran for four touchdowns and gained 164 yards to lead Dwyer. McClain had scoring runs of 20, 73, 1 and 50 yards.
No. 18 Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) - 41Goose Creek (S.C.) - 34Justin Worley threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a pair of scores to help Northwestern edge past Goose Creek. Robert Joseph had 10 catches for 139 yards with two touchdowns in the win.
No. 19 Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.) - 41Venice (Fla.) - 28Mike Blakely had a 60-yard scoring run to highlight Manatee's victory over Venice.
No. 20 Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.) - 7Vance (Charlotte, N.C.) - 10Corey Dennis kicked a 19-yard field goal on the final play of the game to end Mallard Creek's perfect season. Mallard Creek quarterback Marquise Williams played with a sprained ankle and completed 10 of 19 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown.
No. 21 Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.) - 45Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) - 0Demetrius Hart had four rushing touchdowns and also caught a 38-yard pass for a score and had a 68-yard punt return for a touchdown in leading Dr. Phillips to a shutout playoff win over Oak Ridge. He gained 129 yards on 18 carries.
No. 22 Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) - 40Crespi (Encino, Calif.) - 16Malik Felton had 173 yards on 14 carries and had a 65-yard touchdown run for Servite in the win over Crespi.
No. 23 Mullen (Denver, Colo.) - 41
Grandview (Aurora, Colo.) - 7No. 24 Stony Point (Round Rock, Texas) - 42
A&M Consolidated (College Station, Texas) - 7
No. 25 Serra (Gardena, Calif.) - 40Camarillo (Calif.) - 7The Cavaliers got a 47-yard punt return for a touchdown by George Farmer and a 43-yard touchdown run from Shaquille Richard in the first quarter en route to the big win over Camarillo. Conner Preston also passed 39 yards to Marqise Lee for a first-quarter touchdown.
