After a dominant 6-0 start that includes a 70-21 win last week,
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) is nearly unanimous as the No. 1 team in the media composite top 25 high school football rankings.
Bosco was ranked No. 1 by six of the seven media outlets included and No. 2 from the seventh.
Bixby (Okla.) was the only other program to to earn a No. 1 ranking and is No. 23 overall in the composite. The Spartans (5-0) are averaging 61.8 points per game, including an 81-6 win Friday.
Southlake Carroll (6-0) is averaging 49.6 point per game behind senior quarterback
Angelo Renda, who has thrown for 1,805 yards and 20 touchdowns against just three interceptions.
Edna Karr (5-0) has won 18 in a row dating back to last season. Senior quarterback
John Johnson threw for 342 yards and accounted for five touchdowns in last week's 42-21 win over
St. Augustine (New Orleans).
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies from the
MaxPreps Top 25,
National HSFB,
Massey,
SB Live,
SC Next,
USA Today and
High School Football America rankings.
To be considered for the media composite top 25, a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.
1. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
Massey: 3
SB Live: 1
National HSFB: 1
SC Next: 1
USA Today: 1
HSFA: 1
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
Massey: 2
SB Live: 3
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 2
USA Today: 2
HSFA: 3
3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 4.29
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
Massey: 10
SB Live: 2
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 6
USA Today: 3
HSFA: 4
4. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Average rank: 4.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
Massey: 6
SB Live: 4
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 4
USA Today: 7
HSFA: 2
5. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 5.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
Massey: 8
SB Live: 7
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 3
USA Today: 5
HSFA: 5
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 7.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
Massey: 12
SB Live: 8
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 5
USA Today: 6
HSFA: 6
Average rank: 7.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
Massey: 5
SB Live: 5
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 7
USA Today: 8
HSFA: 9
8. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 11.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
Massey: NR
SB Live: 6
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 10
USA Today: 4
HSFA: 11
9. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 13.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
Massey: 20
SB Live: 12
National HSFB: 22
SC Next: 9
USA Today: 9
HSFA: 13
10. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 13.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
Massey: NR
SB Live: 10
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: 8
USA Today: 11
HSFA: 7
11. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 15.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
Massey: NR
SB Live: 11
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 14
USA Today: 13
HSFA: 14
12. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
Massey: 4
SB Live: 13
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 11
USA Today: 15
HSFA: 18
13. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 16.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
Massey: NR
SB Live: 9
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: 18
USA Today: 10
HSFA: 16
14. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 18.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
Massey: NR
SB Live: 19
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 12
USA Today: 12
HSFA: 21
15. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 22.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
Massey: 9
SB Live: 16
National HSFB: 24
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 14
HSFA: NR
16. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 23.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
Massey: NR
SB Live: 22
National HSFB: 25
SC Next: 21
USA Today: 18
HSFA: 17
17. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 23.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
Massey: NR
SB Live: 25
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: 19
USA Today: NR
HSFA: 10
18. Milton (Ga.)
Average rank: 23.5
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 14
National HSFB: 19
SC Next: 17
USA Today: 20
HSFA: 15
19. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Average rank: 25.2
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: NR
SB Live: 18
National HSFB: 16
SC Next: 15
USA Today: NR
HSFA: 8
20. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 25.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
Massey: NR
SB Live: 20
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 25
USA Today: 16
HSFA: 19
21. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
Massey: 18
SB Live: 17
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: NR
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
22. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 28.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
Massey: NR
SB Live: 21
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 20
USA Today: 22
HSFA: NR
23. Bixby (Okla.)
Average rank: 29.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
Massey: 1
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 25
HSFA: NR
24. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 29.7
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 7
SB Live: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: NR
USA Today: 19
HSFA: 22
25. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 30.1
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
Massey: 13
SB Live: 15
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 23
USA Today: NR
HSFA: NR
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