MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: 47-yard field goal lifts No. 3 IMG Academy over The St. James Performance Academy 44-42 on Saturday

In a showdown between nationally-ranked Florida powerhouses, No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) overcame a two-score deficit to top No. 22 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 21-20. Chaminade went up 20-7 in the third quarter as junior quarterback Brady Quinn ran for two touchdowns and threw another one. 

The fourth quarter was all Raiders as Ryan Mathis first rushed for a touchdown, and then caught the go-ahead score from quarterback Cody Conness.

No. 11 Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) cruised to a 49-7 rivalry win over McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.) in the MaxPreps Game of the Week. Senior Ole Miss commit Keegan Croucher threw four touchdowns, two of which went to Antwaun Adams.

Another went to five-star running back David Gabriel Georges. The Tennessee commit did most of his damage on the ground by going over 100 yards and adding two rushing scores. 

No. 15 Brownsburg (Ind.) remains undefeated with a 38-3 victory over Zionsville (Ind.). Senior Illinois State commit Oscar Frye threw three touchdown passes, two of which went to sophomore running back Parker Condon. Frye now has 20 touchdown passes against one interception for the 7-0 Bulldogs.

No. 24 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) shut out Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 62-0 as quarterback Owen Herrick threw three touchdowns. Two of those went to freshman wide receiver Kayden Jones. Junior Chrys Black Jr. also dominated with a pair of rushing scores and a punt return for a touchdown. 

After falling behind 7-0, No. 4 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) scored 14 straight points to defeat No. 18 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 14-7 in Southern California. Sophomore Adrian Petero scored the first touchdown for the Eagles. Quarterback Fletch Palmer then found junior Grant Van Raaphorst for the go-ahead score. Defensively Santa Margarita recorded seven sacks as the Eagles move to 6-0.

No. 9 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) defeated JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 40-14. Junior quarterback Koa Malau'ulu threw two touchdowns, one of which went to running back Maliq Allen. The tailback added three touchdowns on the ground. 

No. 20 De La Salle (Concord) shutout Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) 42-0. Coming off an epic 35-32 win over Centennial (Corona), the Spartans were led by senior quarterback Jaxon Loftin who threw one touchdown and ran for two more. His first touchdown toss was to four-star weapon Damari Dean. The Spartans have a bye this coming week.

Don Bosco Prep saw quarterback Carson Schoen pass for a touchdown and throw for another while Kane Ramos returned an interception for a touchdown. 

No. 3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) used a 47-yard field goal to defeat The St. James Performance Academy (Springfield, Va.) 

St. James took a 42-41 lead with 57 seconds left before Alabama commit Osani Gayles of IMG, who had two receiving touchdowns as well, returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards into the red zone. 

With two seconds left, kicker Zach Brien drilled a 47-yard field goal to win the game for the Ascenders. 

IMG trailed in the second half before coming up with two interceptions to stall drives, including one that was returned for a touchdown by Censere Gaylord. Then St. James scored to take a 42-41 lead with under a minute to play.

IMG quarterback Jayden Wade threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in the win.

• • 21
    St. Thomas Aquinas
  • 20
    Chaminade-Madonna

  10/02 Final

• • 46
    St. Frances Academy
  • 0
    LSSS

  10/02 Final

• • 42
    TSJPA
  • 44
    IMG Academy

  10/03 Final

• • 7
    Mater Dei
  • 14
    Santa Margarita

  10/02 Final

• • 0
    Loyola
  • 41
    Sierra Canyon

  10/02 Final

• • 0
    Southwest
  • 53
    Columbus

  10/01 Final

• • 14
    JSerra Catholic
  • 40
    St. John Bosco

  10/02 Final

• • 7
    McCallie
  • 49
    Baylor

  10/02 Final

• • 31
    Thompson
  • 14
    Hoover

  10/02 Final

• • 12
    Veterans
  • 55
    Thomas County Central

  10/02 Final

• • 38
    Brownsburg
  • 3
    Zionsville

  10/02 Final

• • 42
    De La Salle
  • 0
    Cathedral Catholic

  10/02 Final

• • 34
    Central
  • 0
    Miami Springs

  10/03 Final

• • 30
    Don Bosco Prep
  • 34
    Bergen Catholic

  10/03 Final

• • 62
    Central Catholic
  • 0
    Mt. Lebanon

  10/02 Final

• • 41
    North Shore
  • 0
    Humble

  10/01 Final