High school football rankings: No. 6 Duncanville, No. 13 DeSoto set for MaxPreps Top 25 showdown in Texas

All eyes are on Texas this week when it comes to the MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings as No. 6 Duncanville meets No. 13 DeSoto (Texas) in a battle for Class 6A District 11 supremacy Friday. Further south on the same night will be No. 7 North Shore (Houston) hosting undefeated Atascocita (Humble).

Duncanville improved to 7-0 with a 49-3 victory over Skyline (Dallas). The defending Class 6A Division I state champions have won 22 in a row and outscored opponents 354-26 this season.

DeSoto is also 7-0 and winning by an average margin of 37.3 points per game. Class 6A Division II state champs a year ago, the Eagles are riding a 14-game win streak. 

The two schools are separated by less than 10 miles so bragging rights are a real thing in this series. Duncanville has won the past five meetings after DeSoto grabbed six straight from 2009 until 2016.

Houston powerhouse North Shore is 23-1 since the start of the 2022 campaign with the only loss coming against Duncanville in last year's state championship game. Averaging nearly 55 points per game this season, Atascocita (8-0) looks like a formidable test for the Mustangs.

No. 16 Washington (Massillon, Ohio), No. 19 Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) and No. 24 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) all begin postseason action this week.

Washington opens playoff action Friday against Central Crossing (Grove City) in Ohio's Division II bracket. The Tigers seek their first state title since the OHSAA implemented a playoff system in 1972. They finished as the state runner-up in 1980, 1982, 2005, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Corner Canyon is coming off a first-round bye and hosts Layton on Friday in Utah's 6A bracket. The Chargers are 9-1 with the lone loss against No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). Senior quarterback Isaac Wilson is in the mix to be named the MaxPreps National Player of the Year, having thrown for 3,359 yards and 37 touchdowns to go with 703 yards on the ground and nine more scores. 

St. Edward is trying to do something that hasn't been done since 1995 — win three consecutive Division I state titles. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) won five straight from 1991-95. The Eagles enter the playoffs riding high after beating previously-unbeaten Archbishop Hoban (Akron) 14-7. They have won five in a row since a 15-13 loss at No. 16 Washington (Massillon).

MaxPreps Top 25 football rankings

Record: 10-0 | Last week: 1

Last week: Beat Coronado (Henderson) 49-7

This week: Idle

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 2

Last week: Beat Avant Garde Academy (Hollywood) 64-0

This week: Thursday at St. John Paul II Academy (Boca Raton)

Record: 8-1 | Last week: 3

Last week: Beat JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 42-20

This week: Friday at Orange Lutheran (Orange)

Record: 7-0 | Last week: 4

Last week: Beat Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.) 53-7

This week: Idle

Record: 8-1 | Last week: 5

Last week: Beat Orange Lutheran (Orange) 55-13

This week: Friday vs. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Record: 7-0 | Last week: 6

Last week: Beat Skyline (Dallas) 49-3

This week: Friday at No. 13 DeSoto

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 7

Last week: Beat Humble 38-24

This week: Friday vs. Atascocita (Humble)

Record: 9-1 | Last week: 8

Last week: Idle

This week: Saturday vs. Kapolei

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 9

Last week: Beat Collins Hill (Suwanee) 24-18

This week: Friday at Dacula

Record: 7-1 | Last week: 10

Last week: Beat Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.) 24-6

This week: Saturday at Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)

Record: 8-1 | Last week: 11

Last week: Beat Monarch (Coconut Creek) 35-19

This week: Friday vs. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale)

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 12

Last week: Beat Lowndes (Valdosta) 52-34

This week: Friday vs. Valdosta

Record: 7-0 | Last week: 13

Last week: Beat Cedar Hill 35-13

This week: Friday vs. No. 6 Duncanville

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 14

Last week: Beat Cherokee (Canton) 48-7

This week: Friday vs. Osborne (Marietta)

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 15

Last week: Beat Columbus (Miami) 16-3

This week: Friday at North Miami Beach

Record: 10-0 | Last week: 16

Last week: Beat McKinley (Canton) 35-0

This week: Friday vs. Central Crossing (Grove City)

Record: 7-1 | Last week: 17

Last week: Beat Dacula 66-0

This week: Friday vs. Mountain View (Lawrenceville)

Record: 8-1 | Last week: 18

Last week: Beat Westlake (Atlanta) 31-7

This week: Friday at Campbell (Smyrna)

Record: 9-1 | Last week: 19

Last week: Idle

This week: Friday vs. Layton

Record: 7-2 | Last week: 20

Last week: Beat Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 63-27

This week: Thursday at Norco

Record: 7-1 | Last week: 21

Last week: Beat Naples 38-17

This week: Friday at Hallandale

Record: 9-0 | Last week: 22

Last week: Beat Serra (Gardena) 35-28

This week: Friday vs. Chaminade (West Hills)

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 23

Last week: Beat Chaparral (Scottsdale) 56-14

This week: Friday at Pinnacle (Phoenix)

Record: 9-1 | Last week: 24

Last week: Beat Archbishop Hoban (Akron) 14-7

This week: Friday vs. Elyria

Record: 7-1 | Last week: 25

Last week: Beat Saguaro (Scottsdale) 31-3

This week: Friday at Chaparral (Scottsdale)