MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

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A victory over Bergen Catholic helped IMG Academy crack the Top 10 of the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

The Florida power traveled to New Jersey and survived a shootout against a very good Bergen Catholic squad, winning 59-47. The victory also provides a lift to American Heritage, which defeated IMG Academy in a preseason kickoff classic that was played like a game but officially counts as a scrimmage. American Heritage lost narrowly to No. 4 DeMatha as well earlier this season.

Entering the rankings this week is Mater Dei, which knocked off nationally ranked Bishop Amat earlier this season and now sits at 4-0.


1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 4-0
Bishop Gorman routed Long Beach Poly 52-13.

2. (2) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 4-0
The Raiders blasted Cypress Bay, 45-10.

3. (3) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 4-0
Centennial continues to impress, beating Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 52-0.

4. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 3-0
After a sluggish start, DeMatha rallied to beat LaSalle, 32-12.

5. (5) Allen (Texas), 4-0
Allen shutout Plano, 65-0.

6. (6) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 5-0
Colquitt County won easily over Pelham, 65-21.

7. (7) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 4-0
The Braves handed Crespi a 55-7 defeat.

8. (9) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.), 3-0
Idle.

9. (18) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 3-1
American Heritage continues to look very strong. It downed Coconut Creek, 41-20.

10. (19) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 4-0
IMG Academy looked very strong in a 59-47 victory on the road against Bergen Catholic.

11. (10) Katy (Texas), 4-0
After struggling against The Woodlands, Katy rebounded with a 52-0 win over Mayde Creek.

12. (11) Spartanburg (S.C.), 4-0
Spartanburg rolled to a 42-7 win over Greenwood.

13. (12) Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 4-0
Mainland once again was victorious, beating Pine Ridge, 48-0.

14. (13) Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 3-0
Rummel downed Wayne County on national television, 27-16.

15. (14) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 4-0
Mississippi's top team beat Memphis University, 49-28.

16. (15) Trinity (Euless, Texas), 4-0
Trinity pulled away from North Shore to win 42-32.

17. (16) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 5-0
Clay-Chalkville blanked Pinson Valley, 65-0.

18. (17) Cedar Hill (Texas), 4-0
The Longhorns defeated Coppell, 36-21.

19. (21) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 3-1
The Spartans knocked off Orange Lutheran, 41-3.

20. (22) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 4-0
Byrnes held off Gaffney, 28-14.

21. (23) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 4-0
Grayson continues to look strong, beating Parkview 49-10.

22. (20) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 2-1
Bergen Catholic endured a 59-47 loss to IMG Academy.

23. (24) Male (Louisville, Ky.), 5-0
Male rolled to a 63-0 win over Seneca.

24. (25) La Salle (Cincinnati), 4-0
Ohio's top-ranked team beat Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.), 49-14.

25. (NR) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 4-0
The Monarchs are 4-0 and will take on Edison (Huntington Beach) this week before Trinity League play begins.