Mater Dei answered the bell and won its third straight No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in as many years, beating St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) 34-18 in the nightcap of the Trinity League vs. USA showcase at St. John Bosco High School on Saturday.
Bryce Young showed why he's perhaps the best talent in the nation, rushing for 104 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 250 yards one week after setting a school passing record.
The loss snaps the Panthers' 26-game win streak and drops St. Frances Academy four spots in the Composite Rankings to No. 2.
Video: Top 25 high school football rankings, presented by Powerade Mater Dei stays at No. 1 after convincing win over St. Frances Academy.
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), which meets Mater Dei on Oct. 25, moves up to No. 2, while the Top 5 fills out with IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), Duncanville (Texas) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), St. Ignatius (Cleveland) and Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) are the four new teams in the Composite Top 25 this week.
Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for
inclusion in the composite rankings. 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.
MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Football Rankings
Dutch Fork takes the field.
Photo by Jamie Hassan
: 1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
High School Football America: 1
2. (3) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)Average rank: 2.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 3
High School Football America: 2
3. (4) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Average rank: 3.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 4
High School Football America: 3
4. (6) Duncanville (Texas)Average rank: 4.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 5
High School Football America: 5
5. (5) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 5.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 6
High School Football America: 6
6. (2) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)Average rank: 5.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 2
High School Football America: 8
7. (8) Katy (Texas)Average rank: 8.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 8
High School Football America: 13
8. (21) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 14
High School Football America: 14
9. (12) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 12
High School Football America: 4
10. (10) St. Louis (Honolulu)Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 7
High School Football America: NR
11. (13) Gonzaga (Washington, DC)Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 7
12. (NR) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)Average rank: 16.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 24
High School Football America: 16
13. (14) Lakeland (Fla.)Average rank: 17
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 19
14. (18) John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 11
15. (22) Mentor (Ohio)Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10
High School Football America: 15
16. (16) North Shore (Houston)Average rank: 21.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 18
High School Football America: NR
17. (19) Northwestern (Miami)Average rank: 21.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15
High School Football America: 12
18. (23) Central (Miami)Average rank: 22.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 23
PrepNation: 18
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11
High School Football America: 20
19. (9) St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)Average rank: 23
MaxPreps Top 25: 24
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 13
High School Football America: 23
20. (7) Marietta (Ga.)Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 22
21. (20) Allen (Texas)Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 9
22. (NR) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 20
High School Football America: NR
23. (25) Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.)Average rank: 29
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: NR
24. (NR) St. Ignatius (Cleveland)Average rank: 29.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
PrepNation: 23
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 21
High School Football America: NR
25. (NR) Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)Average rank: 31
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
High School Football America: 17
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