MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

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Westlake's stunning victory over Allen has given a huge shake-up to the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. However, an October rivalry game in Texas could end up having an even bigger impact.

Westlake moved to 14-1 with the victory over Allen. Its only loss? A 35-14 setback to Lake Travis.

Lake Travis, meanwhile, is unbeaten. With its easy victory over Mansfield, and Westlake's win over Allen, Lake Travis is now a national title contender, especially with a showdown against No. 3 Katy in the Class 6A-II finals next week.

Another national title contender is Colquitt County, which moves to No. 2 with back-to-back impressive wins to close out a Class AAAAAA title in Georgia.


1. (1) Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 14-0
Idle.

2. (3) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.), 15-0
The Packers defeated Roswell, 30-13, to capture Georgia's Class AAAAAA state title.

3. (6) Katy (Texas), 15-0
Katy blanked previously ranked Steele, 38-0.

4. (2) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 14-0
Season complete.

5. (20) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 15-0
Lake Travis blasted Mansfield, 49-21, to set up a showdown with Katy.

6. (5) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 13-1
Season complete.

7. (7) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0
Season complete.

8. (8) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 12-1
Idle.

9. (9) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 14-1
Season complete.

10. (25) Westlake (Austin, Texas), 14-1
Westlake ended Allen's 57-game winning streak, downing the Eagles, 23-17.

11. (4) Allen (Texas), 14-1
Allen fell 23-17 to Westlake.

12. (11) Male (Louisville, Ky.), 15-0
Season complete.

13. (12) Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 14-0
Season complete.

14. (15) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 13-1
The Raiders blasted Viera, 45-10, in the Class 7A title game.

15. (13) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 11-1
Season complete

16. (14) Gilman (Baltimore), 10-1
Season complete

17. (16) Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0
Season complete.

18. (17) Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0
Season complete.

19. (19) Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.), 13-0
Season complete.

20. (10) Roswell (Ga.), 14-1
Roswell lost its first game of the season in the AAAAAA final to Colquitt County.

21. (21) Spanish Fort (Ala.), 15-0
Season complete.

22. (22) Jenks (Okla.), 11-1
Season complete.

23. (23) Central (Miami), 12-2
Central pounded Arwmood, 48-13, to win a Class 6A title.

24. (24) Starkville (Miss.), 14-1
Season complete.

25. (NR) Mission Viejo (Calif.), 15-0
Mission Viejo outlasted Helix, 32-28, in a California regional bowl.