High school football top 25 rankings: Chaminade-Madonna re-joins after win over American Heritage

By Zack Poff Sep 8, 2025, 8:30am

Mater Dei survives scare from Kahuku while St. John Bosco rallies for win over St. Frances Academy.

Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) is the only new team to join this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings after beating American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 28-24. 

Four-star Texas commit Derrek Cooper had 12 carries for 93 yards and three scores for Chaminade-Madonna while freshman quarterback Malik Leonard connected with Jasen Lopez for the go-ahead score with 2:42 left as the Lions took their first lead of the game. 

Five-star Texas pledge Dia Bell completed 25 of 35 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns in the loss. American Heritage dropped 16 spots to No. 23 ahead of a trip to New Orleans to face No. 12 Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) on Friday at Caesars Superdome.
Florida State-bound wide receiver Jasen Lopez celebrates after scoring the game-winning touchdown for Chaminade-Madonna against American Heritage. (PHOTO: Jeff Klein)
Florida State-bound wide receiver Jasen Lopez celebrates after scoring the game-winning touchdown for Chaminade-Madonna against American Heritage. (PHOTO: Jeff Klein)
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) stays at No. 1 after holding on for a 21-18 win over Kahuku (Hawaii). The Monarchs' next two opponents are both ranked as they face No. 21 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) on Friday and No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) on Sept. 19. 

No. 2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) and No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) squared off in the first top-five matchup of the season and it lived up to the hype. The Braves erased a 14-7 fourth quarter deficit and pulled out a 21-14 win. Four-star Texas A&M commit Madden Williams hauled in eight catches for 193 yards and a score while sophomore quarterback Koa Malau'ulu threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns. 



St. Frances Academy stays at No. 4 despite the loss. 

Mission Viejo (Calif.) jumped two spots to No. 9 after a dominant 53-14 win over Folsom (Calif.) to improve to 3-0. Ohio State-bound quarterback Luke Fahey completed 21 of 31 passes for 323 yards and five touchdowns. The Diablos have a couple of tough road tests coming up as they face Lincoln (San Diego, Calif.) on Friday, then travel to Tennessee to face McCallie (Chattanooga) on Sept. 19. 

The MaxPreps Game of the Week heads to Georgia as No. 25 Carrollton faces Gainesville on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Trojans improved to 4-0 with a 63-0 win over Lithia Springs last week but face their biggest test on Friday. The Red Elephants are one of the first five teams outside of the MaxPreps Top 25 as they check in at No. 29 in our expanded top 100. They are 3-0 and have outscored their first three opponents 117-28. 

MaxPreps Top 25 football rankings

Record: 2-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Beat Kahuku (Hawaii) 21-18
This week: Friday at No. 21 Centennial (Corona)

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 2
Last week: Beat St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) 21-14
This week: Friday vs. Serra (San Mateo)

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 3
Last week: Beat Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 35-14
This week: Friday vs. East St. Louis (Ill.)



Record: 1-1 | Last week: 4
Last week: Lost 21-14 to St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 21-14
This week: Saturday at St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

Record: 4-0 | Last week: 5
Last week: Beat Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.) 63-13
This week: Idle

Record: 2-0 | Last week: 6
Last week: Idle
This week: Saturday vs. Coronado (Henderson, Nev.)

Record: 1-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat South Oak Cliff (Dallas) 35-28
This week: Idle

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 9
Last week: Beat Roswell 65-21
This week: Friday vs. Douglas County (Douglasville)

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 11
Last week: Beat Folsom 53-14
This week: Friday at Lincoln (San Diego)



Record: 2-1 | Last week: 10
Last week: Beat Columbus (Miami) 42-7
This week: Friday vs. Western (Davie)

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 12
Last week: Beat Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) 45-0
This week: Friday at Downey 

Record: 1-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Beat Archbishop Shaw (Marrero) 35-0
This week: Friday vs. No. 23 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)

Record: 4-0 | Last week: 14
Last week: Beat Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) 45-14
This week: Friday vs. Brighton (Salt Lake City)

Record: 2-0 | Last week: 15
Last week: Beat Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) 30-14
This week: Friday at Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)

Record: 2-0 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat West Boca Raton (Boca Raton, Fla.) 21-14
This week: Friday at Winslow Township (Atco)

Record: 2-1 | Last week: 17
Last week: Beat Highland (Palmdale) 45-13
This week: Friday at Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)



Record: 2-0 | Last week: 18
Last week: Beat Hebron (Carrollton) 35-7
This week: Friday at Byron Nelson (Trophy Club)

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 19
Last week: Beat East Forsyth (Kernersville) 48-21
This week: Idle

Record: 2-1 | Last week: NR
Last week: Beat American Heritage (Plantation) 28-24
This week: Friday at Edison (Miami)

Record: 2-0 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat DeSoto 36-27
This week: Friday at Guyer (Denton)

Record: 2-1 | Last week: 21
Last week: Beat Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) 42-6
This week: Friday vs. No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana)

Record: 2-1 | Last week: 22
Last week: Beat Tuscaloosa County (Northport) 69-0
This week: Friday at Oak Mountain (Birmingham)

Record: 1-1 | Last week: 7
Last week: Lost 28-24 to Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood)
This week: Friday at No. 12 Edna Karr (New Orleans)



Record: 2-0 | Last week: 24
Last week: Beat Grandville 31-28
This week: Friday vs. Renaissance (Detroit)

Record: 4-0 | Last week: 25
Last week: Beat Lithia Springs 63-0
This week: Friday at Gainesville