MaxPreps final Texas Top 25 high school football rankings

Video: Dylan Vasquez's highlights vs. Lake Travis
See the Katy High player in action in the state title game

Katy left no doubt about Texas' best high school football team in 2015.

Gary Joseph's Tigers verified the top spot in MaxPreps Texas Top 25 with a 34-7 victory over previously undefeated Lake Travis (Austin) Saturday night in the Class 6A Division II championship game at Houston's NRG Stadium.

With the win, Katy (16-0) earned a record-sharing eighth state championship. Katy's defensive unit limited opponents to 62 points and seven touchdowns over the course of 16 games.

Galena Park North Shore's 21-14 overtime victory over Westlake (Austin) in the Class 6A Division I title game gave Houston a sweep in the top classification. North Shore (13-3) rallied from a 1-3 start to the season to finish No. 3 in the rankings behind Lake Travis (15-1).

No. 6 George Ranch (Richmond) added to the success of Houston-area schools on the final weekend by completing a 16-0 season with a 56-0 Class 5A Division I championship victory over Lake Ridge (Mansfield).

No. 7 Cedar Park (16-0) completed its run to the Class 5A Division II title by with a 22-6 victory over Lone Star (Frisco).

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1. (1 last week) Katy 16-0
Kyle Porter rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while the Tigers defense limited high-powered Lake Travis (Austin) to one touchdown in a 34-7 victory for the 6A-II state title. They also were named the Xcellent 25 champions.

2. (2) Lake Travis (Austin) 15-1
Receiver Cade Green made seven catches for 116 yards and the Cavaliers' only touchdown in a 34-7 loss to Katy in the 6A-II title game.

3. (8) North Shore (Houston) 13-3
Quarterback Maciah Long ran for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the overtime game-winner, in a 21-14 victory over Westlake (Austin) in the 6A-I title game.

4. (3) Westlake (Austin) 14-2
University of Texas pledge Sam Ehlinger threw for 219 yards and rushed for 88 more but the Chaparrals fell in overtime to North Shore (Houston) 21-14 in the 6A-I title game.

5. (4) Allen 14-1
The Eagles saw their 57-game winning streak end in a 23-17 loss to Westlake (Austin) in a 6A-I state semifinal.

6. (7) George Ranch (Richmond) 16-0
Missouri pledge Darius Anderson rushed for 246 yards as the Longhorns stampeded to a 56-0 rout of Lake Ridge (Mansfield) in the 5A-I title game.

7. (5) Cedar Park 16-0
Sophomore Mak Sexton threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns while Mac McCaskill returned a fumble 20 yards for a score in a 22-6 triumph over Lone Star (Frisco) in the 5A-II championship game.

8. (9) Steele (Cibolo) 14-1
Four fumbles doomed the Knights in a 38-0 loss to Katy in a 6A-II state semifinal.

9. (NR) Manvel 11-3
Lost to Katy 35-17 in the 6A-II Region III title game.

10. (NR) Westfield (Houston) 10-2
Lost to Lake Travis 28-21 in a 6A-II area playoff.

11. (10) Judson (Converse) 13-2
Eliminated in a 6A-I state semifinal by North Shore (Houston) 23-17 in 6A-I.

12. (NR) Ryan (Denton) 13-1
Eliminated by Allen in the 6A-I Region I title game 48-27.

13. (NR) The Woodlands 10-2
Gave Katy its closet game and was eliminated in a 6A-I area playoff by Westlake (Austin) 28-3.

14. (NR) Trinity (Euless) 10-1
Wins over North Shore (Houston) and national power De La Salle (Concord, Calif.).

15. (11) Mansfield 12-3
The Tigers were overpowered by Lake Travis in a 6A-II state semifinal, 49-21.

16. (NR) Atascocita (Humble) 12-2
Lost 49-28 to Westlake (Austin) in the 6A-I Region II title game.

17. (NR) Clear Creek (League City) 11-1
Lost to Manvel 70-56 in 6A-II area playoff.

18. (13) Lone Star (Frisco) 14-2
Jacob Click kicked a pair of field goals but the Rangers were held out of the end zone in a 22-6 loss to Cedar Park in the 5A-II title game.

19. (6) Lake Ridge (Mansfield) 15-1
With only limited snaps for injured offensive cogs Duke Carter and Jett Duffey, the Eagles were overpowered 56-0 by George Ranch (Richmond) in the 5A-I title game.

20. (14) West Orange-Stark (Orange) 15-1
Jack Dallas ran for a pair of touchdowns and the Mustangs defense, led by Steven Tims, kept Celina out of the end zone in a 22-3 victory in the 4A-II title game.

21. (19) Waskom 16-0
Chandrin Amie rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns to nail down a 33-21 victory over Franklin for the Wildcats' second-consecutive state crown in 3A-II.

22. (17) La Vega (Waco) 16-0
Jamal Williams' 1-yard touchdown run with 11 seconds remaining carried the Pirates to a 33-31 victory over Argyle for the 4A-I title. Kemoche' Hobbs rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns.

23. (21) Brock 16-0
Leddy French rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns as the Eagles rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat Cameron Yoe 43-33 for the 3A-I title. Yoe played the second half without injured running back Traion Smith.

24. (22) Canadian 16-0
Tanner Schafer threw for 243 yards and accounted for four touchdowns in a 61-20 victory over Refugio for the Wildcats' second-straight 2A-I state crown.

25. (23) Bremond 16-0
Roshauud Paul rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns and also threw for a score in a 35-20 win over Albany in a repeat of last year's 2A-II state final.

Dropped out: No. 12 Aledo, No. 15 Celina, No. 16 Argyle, No. 18 Cameron Yoe, No. 20 Franklin, No. 24 Refugio, No. 25 Albany.