High school football rankings: Miracle finish helps Thompson repeat in Alabama, remain No. 6 in MaxPreps Top 25

Thompson (Alabaster) needed one of the wildest finishes in recent memory to capture its second consecutive Alabama 7A title and remain No. 6 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings. The Warriors scored 10 points in the final 30 seconds to shock Auburn 29-28.

Trailing 28-19, Thompson's Ahmari Bolden blocked a punt to cut the lead to 28-26. The Warriors then recovered the onside kick before two consecutive pass interference calls set up Trevor Hardy's 35-yard game-winning field goal as the clock hit zero.

Dutch Fork (Irmo) became the first South Carolina public school to win five consecutive state titles as the Silver Foxes beat T.L. Hanna (Anderson) 28-6 in the 5A championship. Clemson commit Will Taylor and Jarvis Green each rushed for a pair of touchdowns.

In the Arizona Open Division semifinals, Chandler nearly blew a 28-7 halftime lead against Liberty (Peoria), but hung on for a 35-34 overtime win. Eli Sanders scored four times while Oregon commit Brandon Buckner made big plays on defense to set up a state championship showdown Dec. 12 against Hamilton (Chandler).

In Texas, the UIL 6A Division 1 playoffs get underway this week with seven MaxPreps Top 25 teams in the field — No. 2 North Shore (Houston), No. 7 Duncanville, No. 11 Allen, No. 16 Westlake (Austin), No. 22 Tompkins (Katy), No. 24 DeSoto and No. 25 Lake Travis (Austin).

MaxPreps Top 25 High School Football Rankings

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 1

Record: 10-0 | Last week: 2

Last week: Idle

Next week: Dec. 10 vs. Deer Park

Record: 6-0 | Last week: 3

Record: 11-0 | Last week: 4

Last week: Beat Harrison (Kennesaw) 30-6

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. West Forsyth (Cumming)

Record: 9-0 | Last week: 5

Last week: Beat Liberty (Peoria) 35-34

Next week: Dec. 12 vs. Hamilton (Chandler)

Record: 14-0 | Last week: 6

Last week: Beat Auburn 29-28

Record: 6-1 | Last week: 7

Last week: Idle

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Harker Heights

Record: 14-0 | Last week: 8

Record: 9-0 | Last week: 9

Last week: Beat Walton (Marietta) 35-12

Next week: Dec. 11 at Norcross

Record: 9-0 | Last week: 10

Last week: Beat Lone Star (Frisco) 35-21

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Adams (Dallas)

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 11

Last week: Beat Braswell (Little Elm) 59-35

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Plano West (Plano)

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 12

Last week: Beat Dixie Heights (Edgewood) 56-0

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. St. Xavier (Louisville)

Record: 11-0 | Last week: 13

Record: 14-0 | Last week: 14

Record: 10-0 | Last week: 15

Last week: Beat T.L. Hanna (Anderson) 28-6

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 16

Last week: Idle

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Cedar Ridge (Round Rock)

Record: 6-1 | Last week: 17

Last week: Beat Venice 29-8

Next week: Dec. 11 at Bloomingdale (Valrico)

Record: 6-1 | Last week: 18

Last week: Beat Dunbar (Fort Myers) 40-0

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Palmetto

Record: 13-1 | Last week: 19

Record: 10-2 | Last week: 20

Record: 7-1 | Last week: 21

Last week: Beat Midway (Waco) 58-7

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Bryan

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 22

Last week: Idle

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Fort Bend Travis (Richmond)

Record: 9-2 | Last week: 23

Last week: Beat Eau Gallie (Melbourne) 38-18

Next week: Dec. 11 vs. Jesuit (Tampa)

Record: 7-1 | Last week: 24

Last week: Beat Waco 62-6

Next week: Dec. 10 vs. Shoemaker (Killeen)

Record: 6-0 | Last week: 25

Last week: Idle

Next week: Dec. 11 at Round Rock