MaxPreps Top 25 Texas high school football rankings

By Randy Jennings Sep 30, 2019, 10:15am

Longview quarterback Haynes King has a hand in six touchdowns in a 49-3 victory over Rockwall.

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Longview moves up one spot after dominating win.

In a weekend of landslide victories, Longview's 49-3 demolition of Rockwall in a District 11-6A opener created the biggest stir.

Longview (5-0), the defending Class 6A-2 state champion, moved up one rung to No. 5 in this week's MaxPreps Texas Top 25 high school football rankings after the impressive performance before the home fans at Lobo Stadium. Quarterback Haynes King, a Texas A&M pledge, ran for five touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Lobos.

Rockwall (3-2), averaging 53 points per game and ranked No. 18 coming into the District 11-6A opener, was without injured wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, an Ohio State pledge, for the final three quarters.

Donovan Eaglin, Manvel
Donovan Eaglin, Manvel
Photo by Ralph Parrott
MaxPreps Top 25 Texas high school football rankings

1. (Last week 1) Duncanville
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Berkner (Richardson) 42-0
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Skyline (Dallas)

2. (2) Katy
Record: 4-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Oct. 3 at Tompkins (Katy)

3. (3) North Shore (Houston)
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat La Porte 56-3
Next game: Oct. 4 at King (Houston)

4. (4) Allen
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat McKinney 49-21
Next game: Oct. 11 at Plano East (Plano)

5. (6) Longview
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Rockwall 49-3
Next game: Oct. 11 at Horn (Mesquite)

6. (5) Carroll (Southlake)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Keller 56-14
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Guyer (Denton)

7. (7) Guyer (Denton)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Keller Central (Keller) 49-10
Next game: Oct. 4 at Carroll (Southlake)

8. (8) Aledo
Record:
3-1
Last week: Beat Everman 42-13
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Midlothian

9. (9) Ryan (Denton)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Denton 59-28
Next game: Oct. 3 at Newman Smith (Carrollton)

10. (10) Shadow Creek (Pearland)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Angleton 42-14
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Texas City

11. (11) Westlake (Austin)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Lehman (Kyle) 52-7
Next game: Oct. 11 at Lake Travis (Austin)

12. (12) Judson (Converse)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat San Marcos 62-14
Next game: Oct. 11 at New Braunfels

13. (13) Westfield (Houston)
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat Spring 37-0
Next game: Oct. 4 at Dekaney (Houston)

14. (14) DeSoto
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Lake Ridge (Mansfield) 63-28
Next game: Oct. 11 at Mansfield

15. (15) Cy-Fair (Cypress)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Oct. 4 at Cypress Falls (Houston)

16. (16) Lone Star (Frisco)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Little Elm 56-13
Next game: Oct. 3 at Wakeland (Frisco)

17. (17) Highland Park (Dallas)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Woodrow Wilson (Dallas) 66-0
Next game: Oct. 11 vs Legacy (Mansfield)

18. (19) Pearland
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Alief Taylor (Houston) 48-32
Next game: Oct. 4 at Dawson (Pearland)

19. (21) Klein Collins (Spring)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat College Park (The Woodlands) 31-7
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Klein Oak (Spring)

20. (22) West Brook (Beaumont)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat King (Houston) 27-20
Next game: Oct. 4 at United (Beaumont)

21. (23) Manvel
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Northside (Houston) 71-20
Next game: Oct. 4 at Madison (Houston)

22. (24) Martin (Arlington)
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat Lamar (Arlington) 39-8
Next game: Oct. 4 at North Crowley (Fort Worth)

23. (25) Fort Bend Marshall (Missouri City)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Sterling (Houston) 69-21
Next game: Oct. 4 at Fort Bend Willowridge (Houston)

24. (NR) Midland Lee (Midland)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat San Benito 63-12
Next game: Oct. 11 vs Frenship (Wolfforth)

25. (NR) Brandeis (San Antonio)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Brennan (San Antonio) 51-16
Next game: Oct. 11 vs O'Connor (Helotes)

Ranking by classification

UIL 6A
1. Duncanville (4-0)
2. Katy (4-0)
3. North Shore (Houston) (3-1)
4. Allen (5-0)
5. Longview (5-0)
6. Carroll (Southlake) (4-0)
7. Guyer (Denton) (4-0)
8. Westlake (Austin) (5-0)
9. Judson (5-0)
10. Westfield (Houston) (3-1)
Week 5 was marked by blowouts for nine of the Top 10 in action (Katy was idle) with the average winning margin of 42 points. The fewest points scored by a top 10 team was 37 by Westfield while Judson tallied the most with 62. The defenses of Westfield and Duncanville recorded shutouts while North Shore and Longview surrendered only a field goal.

5A-1
1. Ryan (Denton) (4-0)
2. Shadow Creek (Pearland) (4-0)
3. Lone Star (Frisco) (4-0)
4. Highland Park (Dallas) (4-1)
5. Lufkin (3-1)
Shadow Creek (Pearland) remains undefeated in regular season games. In its first official varsity season a year ago, Shadow Creek was unbeaten all the way to the state championship game when Highland Park scored a 27-17 victory. The Sharks made it 4-0 this season with a 42-14 drubbing of previously-unbeaten Angleton.

5A-2
1. Aledo (3-1)
2. Manvel (5-0)
3. FB Marshall (Missouri City) (4-1)
4. A&M Consolidated (College Station) (4-0)
5. Calallen (Corpus Christi) (4-0)
A&M Consolidated trailed Huntsville on the road at halftime, but staged a second-half comeback and defeated the Hornets 24-14 in a District 10 clash. The other four members of the top five coasted to Week 5 wins.

4A-1
1. Argyle (4-0)
2. Carthage (4-0)
3. Sealy (4-0)
4. La Vega (Waco) (4-1)
5. Decatur (5-0)
Top-ranked Argyle allowed 42 points to Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) and still managed to win by three touchdowns (63-42). It was a bye week for No. 2 Carthage in advance of a showdown this week with Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), the top-ranked team in 4A-2.

4A-2
1. Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (5-0)
2. Greenwood (Midland) (5-0)
3. Navarro (Geronimo) (5-0)
4. Estacado (Lubbock) (5-0)
5. Connally (Waco) 5-0
Estacado moves into the top five this week after its fifth win against an opponent from a larger classification. The most recent victim was Class 5A-2 Wichita Falls, 45-3. 

3A-1
1. Grandview (5-0)
2. Malakoff (4-1)
3. Wall (5-0)
4. Mt. Vernon (5-0)
5. Pottsboro (5-0)
Top-ranked Grandview continued its winning ways by conquering West 42-14. Pottsboro joins the top five this week after a fourth consecutive victory. Mt. Vernon, under new coach Art Briles, is off to a 5-0 start.



3A-2
1. Canadian (5-0)
2. East Bernard (4-0)
3. Crane (5-0)
4. Rogers (5-0)
5. Gunter (4-1)
A shakeup at the top this week following defending state champ Newton's 16-0 loss at 4A-2 Gilmer. Canadian, state runner-up to Newton in 2018, is the new No. 1 after a 48-35 victory over Faith Christian (Grapevine). Rogers debuts in the top five this week.

2A-1
1. Refugio (5-0)
2. San Saba (5-0)
3. Shiner (5-0)
4. San Augustine (4-0)
5. Holland (5-0)
No. 1 Refugio, playing at home, overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to outlast 2A-2 contender Mart 48-40. No. 2 San Saba finally allowed its first touchdown of the year after allowing only three points in the first 19 quarters of the season.

2A-2
1. Bremond (5-0)
2. Christoval (5-0)
3. Ralls (5-0)
4. Sudan (4-0)
5. Flatonia (5-0)
Top-ranked Bremond's latest conquest, 57-35 over Jewett Leon, pushed the Tigers record to 5-0, already matching last season's win total.

TAPPS

1. Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) 5-0
2. Bishop Dunne (Dallas) 3-2
3. All Saints (Fort Worth) 3-1
4. Parish Episcopal (Dallas) (3-1)
5. Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (4-1)
Bishop Dunne made the biggest move, climbing to No. 2, after a 14-2 victory over previously unbeaten All Saints (Fort Worth). No. 1 Nolan Catholic won for the third time on the road, blanking Lincoln (Dallas) 42-0.