MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Scoreboard
No. 1 Trinity (Euless, Texas) - 35
Lee (Tyler, Texas) - 0
The top-ranked team in the country by MaxPreps had little trouble in its opener as Trinity shut out Lee. Brandon Carter had 111 yards receiving with two touchdowns while Terrence Tusan rushed six times for 67 yards and two scores. Lahi Kautai rushed for 91 yards and passed for 165 in the win.
No. 2 Butler (Matthews, N.C.)
Idle this week
Next Game – Sept. 3 vs. Vance
No. 3 Abilene (Abilene, Texas) - 36
Belton (Belton, Texas) - 27
Herschel Sims had 186 yards rushing and a touchdown to help lift Abilene past Belton. Ronnell Sims scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and Paxton Grayer and Tony Curtis each got into the end zone for the Eagles. Belton received 374 yards passing from quarterback David Ash, who completed 31 of 47 passes for three touchdowns.
No. 4 South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) - 65
Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.) - 35
Qyen Griffin ran 25 times for 286 yards and six touchdowns on runs of 8, 5, 75, 15, 76 and 2 yards to lead the Tigers to a big win over Colquitt County. Kendrick Market also scored for South Panola, going in on a 43-yard run and an 82-yard interception return.
No. 5 Grant (Sacramento, Calif.) - 49
Folsom (Folsom, Calif.) - 14
Grant quarterback Terry Shine passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more in his varsity debut in lifting the Pacers over the Bulldogs. Shaq Thompson also rushed for 129 yards and had 111 yards receiving while scoring on an 8-yard run and catching a 30-yard touchdown.
No. 6 West Monroe (West Monroe, La.)
Idle this week
Opens Sept. 3 vs. Leesville
No. 7 Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Idle this week
Opens Sept. 10 vs. Oxnard
No. 8 Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)
Idle this week
Opens Sept. 6 vs. Glenville
No. 9 Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) - 49
Alta (Sandy, Utah) - 26
Harvey Langi rushed for 223 yards and scored four touchdowns for Bingham in a clash between two of the top teams in Utah. Langi had a 45-yard touchdown run, a 50-yard touchdown run and a long run of 57 yards on the night.
No. 10 Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) - 32
Westlake (Austin, Texas) - 21
The Cavaliers stretched their win streak to 47 games in a row with the victory over Westlake. Griffin Gilbert, the brother of former Lake Travis quarterback Garrett Gilbert, caught nine passes for 164 yards and a touchdown and also had a two-point conversion. Quarterback Michael Brewer threw for 289 yards and the one score. He also rushed for a touchdown.
No. 11 Plant (Tampa, Fla.) - 10
No. 15 Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.) - 48
In a game that the state of Florida counts as a preseason game and does not count against its overall record, the defending 5A state champion Plant Panthers fell to Manatee 48-10 in a rematch of last year's 5A state championship game. Mike Blakely of Manatee ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns and had a 90-yard scoring run. He also threw a touchdown pass. The Hurricanes limited All-American candidate James Wilder to just 87 yards rushing on 15 carries. Plant's only score came on an 80-yard screen pass from Philip Ely to Antonio Crawford.
No. 12 Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) - 28
No. 16 Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) - 21
Cardale Jones came up with three big plays in the final 53 seconds, including a 31-yard pass on fourth and 17, a 15-yard pass on third and 10 and a 2-yard run with 11.9 seconds remaining to give the Tarblooders the win against Warren Central. Jones threw for 250 yards and completed 20 of 36 passes with two touchdowns. Shane Wynn also had a 90-yard kickoff return for a score for Glenville. Deionte Buckley had a pair of touchdowns for Warren Central.
No. 13 Servite (Anaheim, Calif.)
Idle this week
Opens Sept. 2 at Oceanside
No. 14 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)-21
St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)-6
Sunday, August 29
No. 17. Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) - 14
Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) - 0
Hoover limited Byrnes to just 127 yards of offense, including only 38 yards passing, in posting a shutout in its season opener. Caleb Sims scored on a 20-yard run for Hoover and Ryan Carter threw to Jaylon Denson for a 45-yard scoring play. Story.
No. 18 Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) - 42
South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.) - 20
Northwestern quarterback Justin Worley threw five touchdown passes in a span of five minutes during the third quarter to lift his team from a 20-7 deficit to a 42-20 win over crosstown rival South Pointe. Wroley had an 18-yard TD to Stewart Hunt, a 3-yard touchdown to LaThomas Long and a 24-yard TD pass to Brandon Lewis. He also threw a 4-yard touchdown to Robert Joseph and a 57-yard score to Lewis. Story.
No. 19 Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) - 43
St. Mary's (Phoenix, Ariz.) - 13
Kendyl Taylor rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown and Malcolm Holland returned a kickoff 68 yards for a touchdown to lift Hamilton.
No. 20 Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 35
Northmont (Clayton, Ohio) - 6
Tyler Williams had rushing touchdowns of 6, 50 and 7 yards and also threw a 23-yard touchdown to Chris Davis to lift Colerain to the big win. Williams finished with 161 yards rushing on 18 carries.
No. 21 Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) - 42
Middleton (Tampa, Fla.) - 0
Matt Jones ran for a pair of touchdowns and Alvin Bailey, A.J. King and Ronnie Thomas each had a touchdown catch for Armwood.
No. 22 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.)
Idle this week
Opens Sept. 2 vs. Bakersfield
No. 23 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 38
Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.) - 13
Shaquille Powell had scoring runs of 16, 67, 46 and 2 yards and gained 241 yards on 18 carries to lift Bishop Gorman to the easy win.
No. 24 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Idle this week
Opens Sept. 4 at Washington
No. 25 Shiloh Christian (Springdale, Ark.)
Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff, Ark.)
Monday, August 30
Other Notable Scores
Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) - 21
Gaffney (S.C.) - 12
Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.) - 65
Savannah (Ga.) - 14
Central (Miami, Fla.) - 50
Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.) - 6
Schaumburg (Ill.) - 29
Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.) - 17
Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, Ill.) - 28
Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.) - 7
Stony Point (Round Rock, Texas) - 48
Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) - 7
East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, Mich.) - 43
Jenison (Mich.) - 11
Katy (Texas) - 44
North Shore (Houston, Texas) - 6
St. Xavier (Louisville, Kent.) - 35
Ballard (Louisville, Kent.) - 34
Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.) - 7
Blue Springs (Mo.) - 6
