MaxPreps Texas Top 25 high school football rankings

As the UIL state football playoffs reach the midpoint, the Class 5A unbeaten teams have been trimmed to four: Allen, DeSoto, Katy and Spring Westfield (Houston).

All four own 13-0 records.

Allen leapfrogged DeSoto and regained the top spot in this week's MaxPreps Texas Top 25.

Katy, the only unbeaten team remaining in the Division II bracket, is in the third position followed by Westfield, which moves up from sixth to fourth.

Two previously unbeaten teams, North Shore (Houston) and Lamar (Houston) suffered regional semifinal defeats in Week 13.

Another holiday weekend victim was previous No. 4 Carroll (Southlake), upset by Trinity (Euless), 42-38.

Looking ahead to this week's regional title games, the headliner is the 5A-I Region II playoff matching No. 1 Allen vs. No. 4 Westfield in Round Rock's Reeves Stadium. Allen, the defending 5A-I state champion, owns a 24-game winning streak.

No. 2 DeSoto will try to avoid Carroll's fate when it faces 11-2 Trinity in a rematch of a Week 2 non-district game that DeSoto dominated, 61-35. The 5A-I Region I title game will be played Saturday afternoon in Allen.

Katy, a winner of 29 straight, has coasted through its first three 5A-II playoff rounds, but the defending state champion should get a test from No. 6 Manvel (12-1). The Region III final will be played at Houston's Reliant Stadium.

No. 5 Steele (Cibolo), the dominant San Antonio team for the last five years, faces a challenge from giant-slayer Johnson (San Antonio) in the 5A-II Region IV title game in San Marcos. Johnson has already taken out highly regarded Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) and Brandeis (San Antonio).

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Here's the MaxPreps Texas Top 25 following Week 13 games.

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1. Allen 13-0 (2)
Kyler Murray threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-21 rout of 10-3 The Woodlands in a 5A-I regional semifinal in Waco. Murray also ran for a score as the Eagles opened a 49-0 lead. Jalen Guyton and Cole Carter had a pair of touchdown catches each. The Eagles shoot for their 25th straight victory against 13-0 Spring Westfield (Houston) in the Region II title game set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Round Rock's Reeves Stadium.

2. DeSoto 13-0 (1)
The Eagles relied on a 416-yard rushing attack to neutralize the strong pass rush of 10-3 Martin (Arlington) in a 56-34 5A-I regional semifinal victory. Jaimon Peterson ran for 119 yard and four touchdowns to lead DeSoto. In the middle as usual was TCU-commit Desmon White with 131 rushing yards and 184 more through the air. Next is 11-2 Trinity (Euless) in the Region I title game set for 4 p.m. Saturday in Allen.

3. Katy 13-0 (3)
Rodney Anderson, a Texas A&M pledge, carried 16 times for 161 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-26 elimination of 10-3 Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City). Kyle Porter added 142 yards and two touchdowns for Katy in the 5A-II regional semifinal. Quarterback Garrett Doiron connected on 10 of 13 passes for 160 yards. The Tigers will put their 29-game winning streak on the line against 12-1 Manvel in the Region III title game set for 7 p.m. Friday at Houston's Reliant Stadium.

4. Westfield (Houston) 13-0 (6)
Courtland Greenwood's five-yard touchdown run in the second overtime was the difference in a 55-48 victory over 11-2 Skyline (Dallas) in a 5A-I regional semifinal Saturday in Georgetown. Greenwood threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score in addition to the game-winner. Greenwood's 25-yard touchdown pass to Trevian Perrino forced the second overtime. Up next is 13-0 Allen in the Region II title game set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Round Rock's Reeves Stadium.

5. Steele (Cibolo) 12-1 (9)
The Knights scored on their first six possessions on the way to a 48-14 rout of 11-2 Edinburg North in a 5A-II regional semifinal in Corpus Christi. Texas Tech pledge Justin Stockton, playing only in the first quarter, rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. Up next is 11-2 Johnson (San Antonio) in the Region IV final set for 2 p.m. Saturday in San Marcos.

6. Manvel 12-1 (10)
Sophomore quarterback D'Eriq King ran for touchdowns on four straight first-half possessions in the Mavericks' 49-21 elimination of 8-5 Memorial (Houston) Saturday in Sugar Land. King also threw for 141 yards and a pair of scores as Manvel reached the 5A-II Region III title game in the school's second season in the top classification. Looming next is defending state champion Katy (13-0) set for 7 p.m. Friday at Houston's Reliant Stadium.

7. Pearland 12-1 (14)
Connor Heath threw two touchdown passes, 25 yards to Carter Jefferson and 80 yards to JaColbie Butler, in a 21-13 elimination of 11-1 Lamar (Houston). The Oilers defense intercepted three passes in the 5A-I regional semifinal. Up next is the Region III title game against 12-1 Cy-Fair (Cypress) set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Sugar Land's Mercer Stadium.

8. Cy-Fair (Cypress) 12-1 (18)
Dillon Birden rushed for 216 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, to lead the Bobcats to a 9-7 elimination of 12-1 North Shore (Houston) in a 5A-I regional semifinal. It took an 18-yard field goal in the fourth quarter from Braden Mann to put the Bobcats ahead to stay. Up next is 12-1 Pearland in the Region III title game set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Sugar Land's Mercer Stadium.

9. Coppell 9-2 (8), season complete
The only losses on the Cowboys ledger were to No. 1 Allen on the road and No. 2 DeSoto in a 5A-I area playoff.

10. Trinity (Euless) 11-2 (21)
A tackle by Turner Woolley forced a fumble that defensive tackle Hafoka Olie recovered to stop a late drive by Carroll (Southlake) in the Trojans' 42-38 5A-I regional semifinal victory at AT&T Stadium. Trinity's winning touchdown, a 23-yard pass from Christian Hammack to Will Taylor, came with nine minutes remaining. The Trojans advance to the Region I title game against 13-0 DeSoto set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Allen.

11. Carroll (Southlake) 11-2 (4), season complete
Despite quarterback Ryan Agnew's performance (39 of 48 passing for 449, three touchdowns), the Dragons were eliminated 42-38 by Trinity (Euless) in a 5A-I regional semifinal in front of 20,000 fans at AT&T Stadium. A failure to contain Trinity's 448-yard rushing attack doomed the Dragons.

12. Aledo 13-0 (12)
Ryan Newsome rushed for two touchdowns and caught another as the Bearcats crushed 12-1 Canyon 54-14 Saturday in a 4A-II regional semifinal in Snyder. Quarterback Luke Bishop produced 308 combined yards and two scores. Parker Shaunfield kicked two field goals. Up next is 8-5 Wichita Falls in the Region I title game set for 7:30 p.m. Friday in Justin.

13. North Shore (Houston) 12-1 (5), season complete
The high-scoring Mustangs could manage only one touchdown, a 15-yard screen pass from Lawance McCardell to Kevian DeLeon, in a 9-7 loss to Cy-Fair (Cypress) in a 5A-I regional semifinal. Tristan Houston paced North Shore with 158 yards on 29 carries. The Mustangs, whose lowest game output coming in was 24 points, owned a 7-6 lead going into the fourth quarter.

14. Skyline (Dallas) 11-2 (11), season complete
The Raiders fought from a 14-point deficit to force overtime, but lost a 55-48 double-overtime heart-breaker to 13-0 Spring Westfield (Houston) in a 5A-I semifinal Saturday in Georgetown. Junior quarterback Sederian Copeland threw for 295 yards and six touchdowns with two of the scores coming in the last five minutes and another in overtime. Savon Rollinson had three touchdown catches.

15. Lamar (Houston) 11-1 (7), season complete
The Redskins' hopes for a second straight trip to the 5A-I state finals ended with a 21-13 loss to Pearland in a Region III semifinal. Quarterback Darrell Colbert gave the 2012 state finalist a quick lead with a 10-yard touchdown run, but was picked off three times. Lamar pulled to within eight points on a 22-yard touchdown run by Ronnie Wesley with seven minutes remaining. 

16. Cedar Hill 11-2 (13)
The Longhorns survived a fourth-quarter comeback by 8-5 Cooper (Abilene) to hold on for a 28-23 victory in a 5A-II regional semifinal in Stephenville. Larry Hill's 5-yard touchdown run, his second scoring run of the game, gave Cedar Hill a 28-10 lead going into the fourth quarter. Aca'cedric Ware led the Longhorns with 143 rushing yards. Up next is 10-2 Ryan (Denton) in the Region I title game set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Denton's Apogee Stadium.

17. Lake Travis (Austin) 11-1 (16)
Varshaun Nixon, a Texas A&M pledge, carried the Cavs with 337 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a 55-30 elimination of 9-4 Jesuit (Dallas) in a 5A-II regional semifinal Saturday in Waco. Chayce Pannell added an 85-yard kickoff return and Dominic De Lira threw for a score. Up next is 10-2 A&M Consolidated (College Station) in the Region II title game set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Temple.

18. Johnson (San Antonio) 11-2 (20)
Darrian McElhannon returned the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown sending the Jaguars on their way to a 56-41 5A-II regional semifinal victory over 9-4 Alexander (Laredo). Hunter Rittimann connected with Charles Reininger for 80-yard scoring pass on the Jaguars first play from scrimmage and Elijah Lloyd returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown to pad the Johnson lead. Up next is 12-1 Steele (Cibolo) in the Region IV final set for 2 p.m. Saturday in San Marcos.

19. Judson (Converse) 11-2 (23)
RayJohn Austin-Ramsey threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns in a 68-21 rout of 10-3 United (Laredo) in a 5A-I regional semifinal. Austin-Ramsey ran for a score and Malik Pryor and Blaine Albrecht added defensive touchdowns for the Rockets. Up next is 10-3 Madison (San Antonio) in the Region IV title game set for 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio's Heroes Stadium.

20. A&M Consolidated (College Station) 10-2 (24)
Alex Arseneaux intercepted a screen pass and returned it 43 yards for a game-changing touchdown in the third quarter of a 45-35 victory over 11-2 Longview in a 5A-II regional semifinal Saturday in Midlothian. Riley Garner added a second defensive score with a 51-yard fumble return. Up next is 11-1 Lake Travis in the Region II title game set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Temple.

21. Martin (Arlington) 10-3 (19), season complete
The Warriors surprised DeSoto by opening an 11-point first half lead, but even Martin's highly ranked defense was no match for the No. 1 Eagles in a 56-34 5A-I regional semifinal defeat. DeSoto defeated Martin and its sophomore tandem of quarterback Eric Walker and running back Nic Smith 46-7 in the first game of the season.

22. Guyer (Denton) 11-2 (25)
Jerrod Heard, a Texas Longhorns commit, accounted for 251 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-21 rout of 7-6 Amarillo in a 4A-I regional semifinal in Lubbock. D.J. Breedlove scored three times as Guyer opened a 56-0 lead in the third period. Up next is 11-2 Birdville (North Richland Hills) in a Region I final set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Justin's Northwest ISD Stadium.

23. George Ranch (Richmond) 13-0 (NR)
Xavian Marks, Collins Kwabena and Darius Anderson all rushed for more than 100 yards in 37-28 victory over 12-1 Elgin in a 4A-II regional semifinal. The Longhorns, in only their second varsity season, took control from the start, opening a 28-0 halftime lead. Up next is 12-1 Brenham in a Region III title game set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Houston's Tully Stadium.

24. Brenham 12-1 (NR)
Trailing 14-10 at halftime, the Cubs reeled off 27 consecutive second-half points and held on for a 37-34 victory over 12-1 Texas City in a 4A-II regional semifinal. Caleb Hill threw two touchdown passes and Jordan Graves punched in two short scoring runs to account for the second half explosion. Up next is 13-0 George Ranch (Richmond) in the Region III title game set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Houston's Tully Stadium.

25. Ryan (Denton) 10-2 (NR)
The Raiders rallied from a 31-0 deficit to pull out an unlikely 42-37 victory over Fossil Ridge (Keller) in a 5A-II regional semifinal Saturday at AT&T Stadium. Mitchell Bridges accounted for six touchdowns, throwing for three and running for three. In the final 10 minutes, he had a hand in all 27 points. Up next is 11-2 Cedar Hill in the Region I title game set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Denton's Apogee Stadium.

Dropped out: No. 15 Cedar Park, No. 17 Longview, No. 22 The Woodlands.

On the bubble
Birdville (North Richland Hills) 11-2, Brennan (San Antonio) 13-0, Calhoun (Port Lavaca) 12-1, Dawson (Pearland) 11-2, Ennis 13-0, Highland Park (Dallas) 12-1, Madison (San Antonio) 10-3, Poteet (Mesquite) 12-1, Rouse (Leander) 10-3, Stratford (Houston) 12-1