MaxPreps Top 25 Texas high school football rankings

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In a weekend of landslide victories, Longview's 49-3 demolition of Rockwall in a District 11-6A opener created the biggest stir.

Longview (5-0), the defending Class 6A-2 state champion, moved up one rung to No. 5 in this week's MaxPreps Texas Top 25 high school football rankings after the impressive performance before the home fans at Lobo Stadium. Quarterback Haynes King, a Texas A&M pledge, ran for five touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Lobos.

Rockwall (3-2), averaging 53 points per game and ranked No. 18 coming into the District 11-6A opener, was without injured wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, an Ohio State pledge, for the final three quarters.

Donovan Eaglin, Manvel

Photo by Ralph Parrott

1. (Last week 1) Duncanville
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Berkner (Richardson) 42-0
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Skyline (Dallas)

2. (2) Katy
Record: 4-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Oct. 3 at Tompkins (Katy)

3. (3) North Shore (Houston)
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat La Porte 56-3
Next game: Oct. 4 at King (Houston)

4. (4) Allen
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat McKinney 49-21
Next game: Oct. 11 at Plano East (Plano)

5. (6) Longview
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Rockwall 49-3
Next game: Oct. 11 at Horn (Mesquite)

6. (5) Carroll (Southlake)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Keller 56-14
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Guyer (Denton)

7. (7) Guyer (Denton)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Keller Central (Keller) 49-10
Next game: Oct. 4 at Carroll (Southlake)

8. (8) Aledo
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat Everman 42-13
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Midlothian

9. (9) Ryan (Denton)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Denton 59-28
Next game: Oct. 3 at Newman Smith (Carrollton)

10. (10) Shadow Creek (Pearland)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Angleton 42-14
Next game: Oct. 4 vs Texas City

11. (11) Westlake (Austin)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Lehman (Kyle) 52-7
Next game: Oct. 11 at Lake Travis (Austin)

12. (12) Judson (Converse)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat San Marcos 62-14
Next game: Oct. 11 at New Braunfels

13. (13) Westfield (Houston)
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat Spring 37-0
Next game: Oct. 4 at Dekaney (Houston)

14. (14) DeSoto
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Lake Ridge (Mansfield) 63-28
Next game: Oct. 11 at Mansfield

15. (15) Cy-Fair (Cypress)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Oct. 4 at Cypress Falls (Houston)

16. (16) Lone Star (Frisco)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Little Elm 56-13
Next game: Oct. 3 at Wakeland (Frisco)

17. (17) Highland Park (Dallas)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Woodrow Wilson (Dallas) 66-0
Next game: Oct. 11 vs Legacy (Mansfield)

18. (19) Pearland
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat Alief Taylor (Houston) 48-32
Next game: Oct. 4 at Dawson (Pearland)

19. (21) Klein Collins (Spring)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat College Park (The Woodlands) 31-7
Next game: Oct. 4 vs. Klein Oak (Spring)

20. (22) West Brook (Beaumont)
Record: 4-0
Last week: Beat King (Houston) 27-20
Next game: Oct. 4 at United (Beaumont)

21. (23) Manvel
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Northside (Houston) 71-20
Next game: Oct. 4 at Madison (Houston)

22. (24) Martin (Arlington)
Record: 3-1
Last week: Beat Lamar (Arlington) 39-8
Next game: Oct. 4 at North Crowley (Fort Worth)

23. (25) Fort Bend Marshall (Missouri City)
Record: 4-1
Last week: Beat Sterling (Houston) 69-21
Next game: Oct. 4 at Fort Bend Willowridge (Houston)

24. (NR) Midland Lee (Midland)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat San Benito 63-12
Next game: Oct. 11 vs Frenship (Wolfforth)

25. (NR) Brandeis (San Antonio)
Record: 5-0
Last week: Beat Brennan (San Antonio) 51-16
Next game: Oct. 11 vs O'Connor (Helotes)

Ranking by classification

UIL 6A
1. Duncanville (4-0)
2. Katy (4-0)
3. North Shore (Houston) (3-1)
4. Allen (5-0)
5. Longview (5-0)
6. Carroll (Southlake) (4-0)
7. Guyer (Denton) (4-0)
8. Westlake (Austin) (5-0)
9. Judson (5-0)
10. Westfield (Houston) (3-1)
Week 5 was marked by blowouts for nine of the Top 10 in action (Katy was idle) with the average winning margin of 42 points. The fewest points scored by a top 10 team was 37 by Westfield while Judson tallied the most with 62. The defenses of Westfield and Duncanville recorded shutouts while North Shore and Longview surrendered only a field goal.

5A-1
1. Ryan (Denton) (4-0)
2. Shadow Creek (Pearland) (4-0)
3. Lone Star (Frisco) (4-0)
4. Highland Park (Dallas) (4-1)
5. Lufkin (3-1)
Shadow Creek (Pearland) remains undefeated in regular season games. In its first official varsity season a year ago, Shadow Creek was unbeaten all the way to the state championship game when Highland Park scored a 27-17 victory. The Sharks made it 4-0 this season with a 42-14 drubbing of previously-unbeaten Angleton.

5A-2
1. Aledo (3-1)
2. Manvel (5-0)
3. FB Marshall (Missouri City) (4-1)
4. A&M Consolidated (College Station) (4-0)
5. Calallen (Corpus Christi) (4-0)
A&M Consolidated trailed Huntsville on the road at halftime, but staged a second-half comeback and defeated the Hornets 24-14 in a District 10 clash. The other four members of the top five coasted to Week 5 wins.

4A-1
1. Argyle (4-0)
2. Carthage (4-0)
3. Sealy (4-0)
4. La Vega (Waco) (4-1)
5. Decatur (5-0)
Top-ranked Argyle allowed 42 points to Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) and still managed to win by three touchdowns (63-42). It was a bye week for No. 2 Carthage in advance of a showdown this week with Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), the top-ranked team in 4A-2.

4A-2
1. Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (5-0)
2. Greenwood (Midland) (5-0)
3. Navarro (Geronimo) (5-0)
4. Estacado (Lubbock) (5-0)
5. Connally (Waco) 5-0
Estacado moves into the top five this week after its fifth win against an opponent from a larger classification. The most recent victim was Class 5A-2 Wichita Falls, 45-3. 

3A-1
1. Grandview (5-0)
2. Malakoff (4-1)
3. Wall (5-0)
4. Mt. Vernon (5-0)
5. Pottsboro (5-0)
Top-ranked Grandview continued its winning ways by conquering West 42-14. Pottsboro joins the top five this week after a fourth consecutive victory. Mt. Vernon, under new coach Art Briles, is off to a 5-0 start.

3A-2
1. Canadian (5-0)
2. East Bernard (4-0)
3. Crane (5-0)
4. Rogers (5-0)
5. Gunter (4-1)
A shakeup at the top this week following defending state champ Newton's 16-0 loss at 4A-2 Gilmer. Canadian, state runner-up to Newton in 2018, is the new No. 1 after a 48-35 victory over Faith Christian (Grapevine). Rogers debuts in the top five this week.

2A-1
1. Refugio (5-0)
2. San Saba (5-0)
3. Shiner (5-0)
4. San Augustine (4-0)
5. Holland (5-0)
No. 1 Refugio, playing at home, overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to outlast 2A-2 contender Mart 48-40. No. 2 San Saba finally allowed its first touchdown of the year after allowing only three points in the first 19 quarters of the season.

2A-2
1. Bremond (5-0)
2. Christoval (5-0)
3. Ralls (5-0)
4. Sudan (4-0)
5. Flatonia (5-0)
Top-ranked Bremond's latest conquest, 57-35 over Jewett Leon, pushed the Tigers record to 5-0, already matching last season's win total.

TAPPS

1. Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) 5-0
2. Bishop Dunne (Dallas) 3-2
3. All Saints (Fort Worth) 3-1
4. Parish Episcopal (Dallas) (3-1)
5. Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (4-1)
Bishop Dunne made the biggest move, climbing to No. 2, after a 14-2 victory over previously unbeaten All Saints (Fort Worth). No. 1 Nolan Catholic won for the third time on the road, blanking Lincoln (Dallas) 42-0.