Santa Margarita pulled away from St. Bonaventure, but lost quarterback Johnny Stanton in the process.
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After numerous upsets over the weekend, five new teams enter the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
Two of them are no strangers to the rankings.
Bishop Gorman and Our Lady of Good Counsel return to the rankings; the former defeated Servite 42-0 while the latter won its fourth straight game.
Traditional Texas powerhouse Katy makes its debut, as does up-and-coming Georgia program Lassiter, which has boasted one of the more impressive offenses in the country.
Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard1. (1) Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 3-0Idle.
2. (2) Curtis (River Ridge, La.), 4-0It was an easy day at the office for Curtis, which beat Cohen 56-0.
3. (3) Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 5-0In perhaps the biggest game of the weekend, Santa Margarita came from behind to defeat St. Bonaventure 35-27. However,
the loss of star quarterback Johnny Stanton, who suffered an ACL injury, could loom large.
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Video4. (4) Bellevue (Wash.), 4-0Bellevue continues to roll, posting a 56-0 shutout of Lake Washington.
5. (5) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 5-0Shuler Bentley powered the Byrnes offense with five touchdowns in a 35-7 victory over Boiling Springs.
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