MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

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Georgia high school football is arguably as good as the brand of pigskin played in any other state. Need proof? Two teams from the Peach State enter this week's Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

That brings the number of Georgia teams in the rankings to four.

Roswell (9-0) and Archer (8-1) are both among the country's elite, as Roswell has dominated opponents en route to an unbeaten record thus far and Archer's only loss was a two-point setback to fellow ranked team Grayson.

South Georgia power Colquitt County is the highest-ranked team in the state, holding steady at No. 5 nationally after avoiding a loss at the hands of Tift County.

All four ranked teams from Georgia play in the state's largest classification and could lock horns in the playoffs.


1. (1) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 10-0
The Gaels pounded Palo Verde, 70-3.

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 9-0
St. John Bosco pulled away from Orange Lutheran to win 31-12.

3. (3) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 9-0
Centennial rolled over crosstown foe Corona, 69-7.

4. (4) Allen (Texas), 9-0
The Eagles cruised to a 69-10 win over Plano West.

5. (5) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 9-0
Colquitt County hung on to beat Tift County, 41-33.

6. (6) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 9-0
Ocean Lakes won easily again, 49-7 over Cox.

7. (8) Trinity (Euless, Texas), 10-0
The Trojans handled Richland, winning 31-0.

8. (7) Katy (Texas), 9-0
Katy approached the century mark, posting an 84-0 victory over Tompkins.

9. (9) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 10-0
Lance Pogue's squad beat Columbus, 35-13.

10. (13) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 10-0
Grayson dominated both sides of the ball in a 50-10 win over Brookwood.

11. (10) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 8-0
Gonzaga keeps winning. It downed Archbishop Carroll, 41-19.

12. (14) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 8-1
The Stags beat Bishop O'Connell, 49-7.

13. (15) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 8-1
Mike Rumph's squad defeated Hallandale, 38-14.

14. (16) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0
IMG closed out its season with a 50-16 win over Eastern Christian Academy.

15. (17) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 8-1
NorCal's top team turned away James Logan, 57-14.

16. (18) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 8-1
The Eagles held off rival St. Ignatius, 35-28.

17. (11) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 10-0
Clay-Chalkville allowed 27 points or more for the second week in a row, but defeated Hewitt-Trussville, 53-35.

18. (19) Male (Louisville, Ky.), 10-0
Male routed Western, 56-0.

19. (20) Chandler (Ariz.), 9-1
Chandler defeated rival Hamilton, 27-20, in the weekend's biggest game.

20. (21) Gilman (Baltimore), 9-1
Gilman allowed one touchdown or less in its fourth game in five weeks as it beat Calvert Hall, 38-0.

21. (22) Colerain (Cincinnati), 9-1
The Cardinals pounded Oak Hills, 63-8.

22. (23) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 7-1
The Raiders were victorious over Blanche Ely, 37-13.

23. (25) Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 9-0
The small-school juggernaut beat Episcopal School of Jacksonville, 52-7.

24. (NR) Roswell (Ga.), 9-0
Roswell has improved immensely from last season. It has outscored opponents 444-70.

25. (NR) Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 8-1
Archer beat Dacula, 35-3.