Video: Running back lands flip, scores touchdownSumter (S.C.) senior running back Quintein Anderson somersaults over the defender's back.Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) made the most of its win over nationally-ranked DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) by making its debut in the MaxPreps South Region Football Computer Rankings at No. 3.
The Maryland/Washington D.C. area is now home to three of the top four teams in the South. Gilman (Baltimore) moved up to No. 2 while DeMatha dropped from No. 2 to No. 4.
The regional rankings are based on the
MaxPreps Computer Rankings, presented by the Army National Guard. The South region includes teams from Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Washington D.C., Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
MaxPreps South Region Football Computer Rankings
Gonzaga entered the South Rankings at No. 3 after a huge upset over DeMatha.
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1. (last week 1)
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 6-0, 78.0
2. (4)
Gilman (Baltimore), 7-1, 69.8
3. (NR)
Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 7-0, 69.0
4. (2)
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 6-1, 67.5
5. (6)
Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 8-0, 66.8
6. (10)
Roswell (Ga.), 7-0, 66.7
7. (5)
Maryville (Tenn.), 8-0, 65.3
8. (7)
Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 7-0, 64.7
9. (9)
American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 6-1, 65.8
10. (13)
Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 7-1, 63.5
11. (14)
Male (Louisville, Ky.), 8-0, 63.3
12. (12)
South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 8-0, 63.2
13. (3)
Spartanburg (S.C.), 7-1, 63.0
14. (8)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 6-1, 62.3
15. (11)
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 8-0, 62.2
16. (15)
Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.), 8-0, 61.8
17. (24)
Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 8-1, 61.7
18. (16)
Bird (Chesterfield, Va.), 7-0, 60.4
19. (17)
Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), 5-1, 59.63
20. (22)
Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 7-1, 59.4
21. (18)
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.), 6-1, 58.7
22. (23)
Opelika (Ala.), 9-0, 58.2
23. (21)
Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 7-1, 58.2
24. (NR)
Muscle Shoals (Ala.), 8-0, 58.1
25. (NR)
Starkville (Miss.), 7-1, 58.1
