Video: Xcellent 25 High School Football RankingsLouisiana's University Lab only new team in Top 25 as little movement among top teams. There wasn't a ton of movement in this week's Top 25 as
University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.) is the only new team to join the rankings after cruising to its 19th consecutive victory. The Cubs have won every game by at least 20 points through their first five games and beat a very good Zachary (La.) team 49-27 on Friday night. The defending Division II state champs are the clear favorites to repeat this season.
See the video above for a complete look at this week's Xcellent 25 rankings presented by the Army National Guard.Trinity League action got underway last week and the top two teams in the country both won in different fashion.
No. 1
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) was in a tough game against a previously undefeated JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) team and pulled out a 35-28 win to improve to 6-0.
George Holani had a monster game accounting for nearly 200 yards of offense and four touchdowns.
No. 2
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) recorded its fourth shutout of the season dominating Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) 35-0.
Bryce Young, a 2020 USC commit, accounted for three scores and 5-star cornerback
Elias Ricks recorded his fourth interception of the season and took it back 78-yards to the house.
Up next for the Braves is Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) and Santa Margarita (Calif.) takes on the Monarchs before the top two teams meet at the Santa Ana Bowl on Oct. 12.
No. 4
St. John's (Washington, D.C.) finished off its non-league schedule snapping Christian Brothers (St. Louis) 17-game winning streak with a 59-49 win.
Sol-Jay Maiava threw for five scores with four of them going to 2019 Connecticut commit
Cam Ross. The Cadets have now won 12 games in a row dating back to last season and they begin WCAC action Saturday against Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.).
All four teams from Texas in the Top 25 rolled last week.
No. 3
Allen (Texas) won its 21st consecutive game beating McKinney (Texas) 54-14.
Grant Tisdale, a 2019 Ole Miss commit, finished the night with over 300 yards of offense and four scores.
No. 8
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) improved to 5-0 with a 45 point victory over Austin (Texas).
Hudson Card, a 2020 Texas commit, completed 19-of-22 passes for 254 yards and four scores. He also added 94 yards on the ground and another score without playing in the second half.
No. 17
North Shore (Houston) recorded its second shutout of the season with a 55-0 win over La Porte (Texas) and No. 19
Duncanville (Texas) cruised to a 63-0 victory against Berkner (Richardson, Texas). The Panthers have outscored their first three opponents 138-14.
Sol-Jay Maiava, St. John's
Photo by Bob Powers