The Dallas area was loaded with Top 25 nationally ranked teams.
Photos by MaxPreps Professional Photographers
If you want to see some of the best high school football in the country, our first suggestion would be to head to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, also known as the Metroplex.
The Metroplex featured four of the top 15 teams in the final MaxPreps Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard, and eight of the top 50 teams in the country last season. That's a resum
é other areas simply can't touch.We took a look at the top 10 teams in each major city and
surrounding areas, gathered up each team's final rating at the end of
the year and totaled it all together to get the city's overall ranking.
With Dallas leading the way, here is the list of the Top 10 toughest cities to play in during the 2013 season.
Toughest cities for high school football in 2013
10. Chicago area
Overall rating: 551
Niko Vjestica, Mount Carmel
Photo by Jim Boyce
: 66.2
National rank: 36
Montini (Lombard, Ill.)Overall rating: 58.3
National rank: 102
Central (Naperville, Ill.)Overall rating: 57.8
National rank: 108
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)Overall rating: 55.9
National rank: 146
Batavia (Ill.)Overall rating: 55.7
National rank: 154
Joliet Catholic Academy (Ill.)Overall rating: 55.2
National rank: 165
St. Rita (Chicago)Overall rating: 53.9
National rank: 189
Lake Zurich (Ill.)Overall rating: 50.9
National rank: 265
Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)Overall rating: 48.7
National rank: 327
Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)Overall rating: 48.4
National rank: 340
