Trinity has been nearly unstoppable this season and comes in at No. 20 in this week's composite. Since falling to No. 7
Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 35-27 on Sept. 11, the Shamrocks have pitched six straight shutouts, putting up 279 points in those games.
Prattville (9-0) checks in at No. 22 coming off a win over nationally-ranked
Thompson (Alabaster) and a shutout of
Vestavia Hills the last two weeks.
Trinity running back Ashton Taylor scored four touchdowns in a 49-0 win over Oldham County last week. The Shamrocks are ranked in four of the six polls, including the MaxPreps Top 25. (FILE PHOTO: Jeff Hoskins)
Averaging nearly 50 points per game, Bixby (8-0) took the final spot at No. 25 ahead of this week's showdown with fellow unbeaten
Broken Arrow.
No. 2
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and No. 4
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) were the other programs receiving No. 1 acclaim.
Schools from California, Florida and Texas combined to produce 12 of the top 25 spots in the rankings.
The composite rankings incorporate a wide spectrum of methodologies including the
MaxPreps Top 25,
National HSFB,
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.
MEDIA COMPOSITE TOP 25
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 1.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
National HSFB: 2
USA Today: 2
SC Next: 1
SB Live: 2
HSFA: 1
2. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
National HSFB: 4
USA Today: 1
SC Next: 5
SB Live: 3
HSFA: 2
3. Buford (Ga.)
Average rank: 3.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
National HSFB: 3
USA Today: 3
SC Next: 2
SB Live: 4
HSFA: 3
4. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 3.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
National HSFB: 1
USA Today: 7
SC Next: 3
SB Live: 1
HSFA: 6
5. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Average rank: 6.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
National HSFB: 7
USA Today: 6
SC Next: 6
SB Live: 6
HSFA: 8
6. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.0
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
National HSFB: 8
USA Today: 9
SC Next: 7
SB Live: 7
HSFA: 13
T7. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Average rank: 8.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
National HSFB: 9
USA Today: 12
SC Next: 9
SB Live: 5
HSFA: 5
T7. Columbus (Miami, Fla.)
Average rank: 8.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
National HSFB: 6
USA Today: 5
SC Next: 10
SB Live: 15
HSFA: 7
9. Carrollton (Ga.)
Average rank: 8.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
National HSFB: 14
USA Today: 11
SC Next: 4
SB Live: 8
HSFA: 4
10. Allen (Texas)
Average rank: 9.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
National HSFB: 15
USA Today: 4
SC Next: 11
SB Live: 9
HSFA: 9
T11. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Average rank: 13.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
National HSFB: 10
USA Today: 13
SC Next: 14
SB Live: 22
HSFA: 10
T11. Thomas County Central (Thomasville, Ga.)
Average rank: 13.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
National HSFB: 13
USA Today: 14
SC Next: 13
SB Live: 12
HSFA: 16
T13. Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)
Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
National HSFB: 18
USA Today: 17
SC Next: 12
SB Live: 11
HSFA: 18
T13. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
National HSFB: 19
USA Today: 8
SC Next: 15
SB Live: 19
HSFA: 17
15. Brownsburg (Ind.)
Average rank: 15.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
National HSFB: 23
USA Today: 15
SC Next: 22
SB Live: 10
HSFA: 11
16. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 16.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
National HSFB: 16
USA Today: 16
SC Next: 21
SB Live: 17
HSFA: 12
17. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
National HSFB: 11
USA Today: 20
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: 14
18. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Average rank: 24.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 24
SC Next: 19
SB Live: 21
HSFA: 19
19. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Average rank: 24.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
National HSFB: 12
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: 16
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: 22
20. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
National HSFB: 24
USA Today: 18
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 25
HSFA: 21
21. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 29.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
National HSFB: 17
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: 15
22. Prattville (Ala.)
Average rank: 30.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
National HSFB: 21
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 23
HSFA: N/A
23. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Average rank: 32.1
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 25
SC Next: 24
SB Live: N/A
HSFA: 24
24. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Average rank: 32.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: N/A
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 16
HSFA: N/A
25. Bixby (Okla.)
Average rank: 32.6
MaxPreps Top 25: N/A
National HSFB: N/A
USA Today: 23
SC Next: N/A
SB Live: 13
HSFA: N/A
Ranked by two media outletsCentral (Miami, Fla.)King (Houston, Texas)Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Ranked by one media outlet
Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio)Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)East St. Louis (Ill.)Folsom (Calif.)North Shore (Houston, Texas)Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)Raines (Jacksonville, Fla.)Randle (Richmond, Texas)Ridge Point (Missouri City, Texas)St. John's (Washington, D.C.)Waxahachie (Texas)
