City League: Toughest high school football cities in 2014 by region

South

1. Miami
Average rating: 58.29

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Overall rating: 81.7
National rank: 7

Washington (Miami)
Overall rating: 77.4
National rank: 11

Central (Miami)
Overall rating: 66.4
National rank: 36

American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Overall rating: 62.1
National rank: 64

Miramar (Fla.)
Overall rating: 56.9
National rank: 115

Columbus (Miami)
Overall rating: 51.2
National rank: 233

Westminster Christian (Miami)
Overall rating: 48
National rank: 323

Killian (Miami)
Overall rating: 47.5
National rank: 345

Monarch (Coconut Creek, Fla.)
Overall rating: 46
National rank: 404

South Dade (Homestead, Fla.)
Overall rating:  45.7
National rank: 410

2. National Capital Region
Average rating: 57.65

Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Overall rating: 80.2
National rank: 9

Centreville (Clifton, Va.)
Overall rating: 71.5
National rank: 18

St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Overall rating: 64.9
National rank: 49

Tuscarora (Leesburg, Va.)
Overall rating: 53.6
National rank: 178

Martinsburg (W. Va.)
Overall rating: 53.3
National rank: 183

Northwest (Germantown, Md.)
Overall rating: 52.5
National rank: 195

Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)
Overall rating: 52
National rank: 210

DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Overall rating: 49.8
National rank: 267

Linganore (Frederick, Md.)
Overall rating: 49.4
National rank: 284

Massaponax (Spotsylvania, Va.)
Overall rating: 49.3
National rank: 289

3. Metro Atlanta
Average rating: 57.5

Buford (Ga.)
Overall rating: 74.5
National rank: 14

Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Overall rating: 60.8
National rank: 71

Griffin (Ga.)
Overall rating: 60
National rank: 79

Milton (Ga.)
Overall rating: 56.4
National rank: 121

North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)
Overall rating: 56.1
National rank: 124

McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Overall rating: 56.1
National rank: 125

Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.)
Overall rating: 55.3
National rank: 137

Dacula (Ga.)
Overall rating: 53
National rank: 187

Marist (Atlanta)
Overall rating: 52.1
National rank: 208

Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.)
Overall rating: 50.7
National rank: 253

4. Nashville
Average rating: 52.37

Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 70.2
National rank: 22

Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 64.8
National rank: 51

Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 63.5
National rank: 57

Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 54.6
National rank: 154

Bowling Green (Ky.)
Overall rating: 50.9
National rank: 244

Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 46.8
National rank: 375

Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 43.3
National rank: 519

Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 43.3
National rank: 524

Hendersonville (Tenn.)
Overall rating: 43.3
National rank: 525

Independence (Thompson's Station, Tenn.)
Overall rating: 43
National rank: 534

5. Greater New Orleans Region
Average rating: 50.66

Destrehan (La.)
Overall rating: 59.5
National rank: 82

Curtis (River Ridge, La.)
Overall rating: 58.7
National rank: 92

Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.)
Overall rating: 58.4
National rank: 96

Picayune (Miss.)
Overall rating: 57.2
National rank: 112

Easton (New Orleans)
Overall rating: 53.6
National rank: 174

Franklinton (La.)
Overall rating: 46.8
National rank: 374

Ponchatoula (La.)
Overall rating: 46.7
National rank: 380

Jesuit (New Orleans)
Overall rating: 43.6
National rank: 509

St. Charles Catholic (LaPlace, La.)
Overall rating: 42.1
National rank: 591

Covington (La.)
Overall rating: 40
National rank: 726