High school football rankings: Sierra Canyon on the rise in this week's composite top 25 after decisive victory

Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) surged in this week's top 25 media composite high school football rankings, becoming the third Golden State team to land in the top 20. 

The Trailblazers average rank went from 28.1 to 19.8 after another impressive win, 63-6 over Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.). SB Live is the lone poll without Sierra Canyon ranked.

Walton (Marietta, Ga.) is another that saw its average rank climb again. It went from 25.3 to 18.1. The Raiders are now a unanimous top 25 team after SBLive and National HSFB added them this week following a 52-8 win over Marietta.

The composite top 25 takes into account a wide range of approaches to high school football rankings by six different media outlets. That includes computer algorithms by CalPreps and High School Football America as well as expert rankings from MaxPreps, SBLive, Blue Star Media and National HSFB.

To be considered for the rankings a team must be recognized by two or more media outlets. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

Top 25 composite football rankings

Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
CalPreps: 1
High School Football America: 1
SB Live: 1
Blue Star Media: 1
National HSFB: 1

Average rank: 2.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
CalPreps: 2
High School Football America: 2
SB Live: 2
Blue Star Media: 2
National HSFB: 4

Average rank: 3.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
CalPreps: 3
High School Football America: 4
SB Live: 3
Blue Star Media: 4
National HSFB: 2

Average rank: 4
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
CalPreps: 4
High School Football America: 3
SB Live: 5
Blue Star Media: 6
National HSFB: 3

Average rank: 7
MaxPreps Top 25:
CalPreps:
High School Football America:
SB Live:
Blue Star Media:
National HSFB:

Average rank: 7.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
CalPreps: 7
High School Football America: 6
SB Live: 7
Blue Star Media: 5
National HSFB: 8

Average rank: 7.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
CalPreps: 8
High School Football America: 8
SB Live: 4
Blue Star Media: 7
National HSFB: 11

Average rank: 9.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
CalPreps: 10
High School Football America: 10
SB Live: 9
Blue Star Media: 10
National HSFB: 6

Average rank: 11.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
CalPreps: 12
High School Football America: 7
SB Live: 17
Blue Star Media: 9
National HSFB: 10

Average rank: 12
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
CalPreps: 15
High School Football America: 11
SB Live: 11
Blue Star Media: 20
National HSFB: 5

Average rank: 12.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
CalPreps: 14
High School Football America: 14
SB Live: 8
Blue Star Media: 11
National HSFB: 15

Average rank: 13.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
CalPreps: 17
High School Football America: 21
SB Live: 10
Blue Star Media: 8
National HSFB: 16

Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
CalPreps: 6
High School Football America: 5
SB Live: 25
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 7

Average rank: 17.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 13
SB Live: 13
Blue Star Media: 13
National HSFB: 12

Average rank: 18.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
CalPreps: 16
High School Football America: 22
SB Live: 23
Blue Star Media: 15
National HSFB: 18

Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
CalPreps: 9
High School Football America: 16
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 16
National HSFB: 19

Average rank: 21.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 19
SB Live: 18
Blue Star Media: 19
National HSFB: 9

Average rank: 21.1
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 18
High School Football America: 20
SB Live: 12
Blue Star Media: 14
National HSFB: 23

Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
CalPreps: 19
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 21
National HSFB: 17

Average rank: 25.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 12
SB Live: 16
Blue Star Media: 22
National HSFB: NR

Average rank: 26.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 18
SB Live: 14
Blue Star Media: 24
National HSFB: NR

Average rank: 27
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
CalPreps: 11
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 13

Average rank: 27.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
CalPreps: 21
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 20
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 22

Average rank: 27.3
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
CalPreps: 25
High School Football America: 15
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 23
National HSFB: NR

Average rank: 30.5
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 23
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 15
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 25

Westlake (Austin, Texas) — SB Live, 22; Blue Star Media, 12

Cocoa (Fla.) — High School Football America, 24; National HSFB, 20

Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) — SB Live, 19; Blue Star Media, 25

Serra (San Mateo, Calif.) — CalPreps, 20; SB Live, 24

Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) — CalPreps, 22; High School Football America, 15

Ranked in one media outlet

Atascocita (Humble, Texas) — CalPreps, 13

Carrollton (Ga.) — MaxPreps Top 25, 16

Bixby (Okla.) — Blue Star Media, 17

Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) — High School Football America, 17

Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.) — Blue Star Media, 18

Belleville (Mich.) — SB Live, 21

Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) — National HSFB, 21

Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) — High School Football America, 23

St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) - CalPreps, 24

Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) — MaxPreps Top 25, 24

McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — National HSFB, 24