MaxPreps Top 25 National Football Rankings

Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.) scored a big victory over St. Bonaventure on Friday night and as a result, enjoys a nice rise in the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

The top-ranked team in Southern California, Westlake rises from No. 22 to just outside the Top 10 at No. 12.

If it survives the Southern Section Northern Division playoff bracket unscathed, it will have a great chance to capture an Open Division Bowl Game berth.

The rankings figure to change greatly over the next few weeks, as several ranked teams will square off.



Trinity and Allen will do battle in the Texas 5A-I playoffs on Saturday. The winner could see Skyline down the road, if Skyline can clear a major hurdle against DeSoto.

Similarly, Georgia's AAAAA bracket features both Grayson and Camden County, along several other dangerous teams.

Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

1. (1) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 9-0
Bye. Next game: Friday vs. Paramus Catholic.
New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoff bracket

2. (2) Armwood (Seffner, Fla.), 10-0
Idle. Next game: Friday vs. Lakewood Ranch.
Florida Class 6A playoff bracket

3. (3) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 11-0
Travis Wright continued his prodigious junior season with four more touchdown passes in Trinity's 55-0 win over Manual. QwiXcore
Kentucky Class 6A playoff bracket

4. (4) Katy (Texas), 11-0
Katy opened its state title chase with a 55-0 shutout of Madison.
Texas 5A-II playoff bracket

5. (5) Gaffney (S.C.), 12-0
Wide receiver Quinshad Davis continued his fine play by reeling in four passes for 99 yards and two scores in Gaffney's 52-27 win over West Ashley. QwiXcore
South Carolina AAAA-Division I playoff bracket
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6. (6) Miramar (Fla.), 9-0
Idle. Next game: Friday vs. South Plantation.
Florida Class 8A playoff bracket

7. (7) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.), 11-0
The Falcons received a big game from talented receiver Wes Brown in a 47-7 blowout over St. John's. QwiXcore



8. (8) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 12-1
Bishop Gorman continues to annihilate Nevada competition. This week, it took another step towards a 4A title by downing Arbor View 56-20.
Nevada Class 4A playoff bracket

9. (9) Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.), 12-0
Six total touchdowns from Jela Duncan allowed Mallard Creek to cruise past Ardrey Kell 51-9.
North Carolina Class 4AA playoff bracket

10. (10) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 11-0
Grayson's defense was its usual staunch self, and the Rams' offense got the job done as well, beating Collins Hill 32-7. QwiXcore
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11. (11) Buford (Ga.), 11-0
Quarterback Sam Clay threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another in Buford's 49-13 victory over Temple.
Georgia AA playoff bracket

12. (22) Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.), 10-0
Westlake looked extremely impressive in a 35-14 victory over Marmonte League foe St. Bonaventure. QwiXcore
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13. (14) Trinity (Euless, Texas), 11-0
Five touchdowns from Joel Kimpela helped Trinity get past Duncanville 55-36.

14. (13) Carmel (Ind.), 12-1
Carmel beat a very good opponent for the second week in a row, following up an upset over Warren Central with an 11-9 win over Ben Davis. QwiXcore
Indiana Class 5A playoff bracket

15. (12) Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.), 11-0
Camden County won its first-round playoff game 34-0 over North Cobb.
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16. (15) Skyline (Dallas), 11-0
Skyline remained unbeaten, downing Boyd 31-8. Thomas Johnson led the way with two touchdown receptions.

17. (17) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 11-0
Three touchdowns from Varshaun Nixon powered Lake Travis past McCallum 58-7.
Texas 4A-I playoff bracket



18. (16) Central (Miami), 9-0
Central dominated both sides of the ball in an easy 42-0 victory against North Miami Beach.

19. (18) University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 11-0
Idle. Next game: Friday vs. Cardinal Newman.
Florida Class 3A playoff bracket

20. (20) Bentonville (Ark.), 10-0
Idle. Next game: Friday vs. West Memphis.
Arkansas Class 7A playoff bracket
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21. (19) Allen (Texas), 11-0
With another come-from-behind effort, Allen slipped past Keller 30-17, setting up a showdown with Trinity in the second round.

22. (21) Bellevue (Wash.), 11-0
A 42-0 shutout of Eastside Catholic sets up a playoff showdown with undefeated Lakes. QwiXcore
Washington 3A playoff bracket

23. (23) Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-2
Anthonyu Lauro found the end zone three times in Manatee's final tune up before the playoffs, a 38-7 victory over Lakewood Ranch.
Florida Class 7A playoff bracket

24. (24) Warren Central (Indianapolis), 11-1
Season complete.

25. (25) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 12-0
Hamilton advanced in the playoffs by beating rival Chandler 28-0. Kendyl Taylor had two touchdown receptions for the Huskies. Story

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