MaxPreps Top 25 Texas high school football rankings

Duncanville remains No. 1 after closing with 21-point run to earn 35-14 win over Washington D.C.'s St. John's.

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Sep 16, 2019, 10:30am
Lone Star (Frisco) cracked the MaxPreps Texas Top 25 high school football rankings for the first time by defeating three-time defending Class 5A-D1 state champion Highland Park (Dallas) 30-19. The Rangers, ranked No. 17 in the state, pulled off the victory at Highlander Stadium where No. 18 Highland Park had lost only once previously since 1998.

Top-ranked Duncanville made a good showing against national competition with a 35-14 win over St. John's (Washington DC). The Panthers scored the game's final 21 points, beginning with a 39-yard touchdown pass from Ja'Quinden Jackson to Roderick Daniels.

No. 3 North Shore (Houston) rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final 2:53 to squeeze past Westfield (Houston) 24-21. John Villalobos' 33-yard field goal in the final seconds was the difference.

Video: Ja'Quinden Jackson highlights
See the field general for the state's top-ranked team in action.

Carroll (Southlake) leapfrogged Longview into fifth place this week after a 48-7 road victory over Permian (Odessa).

MaxPreps Top 25 Texas high school football rankings
Ja'Quinden Jackson, Duncanville
Ja'Quinden Jackson, Duncanville
Photo by Robbie Rakestraw
1. (Last week 1) Duncanville
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat St. John's (Washington, DC) 35-14
Next game: Sept. 27 at Berkner (Richardson)

2. (2) Katy
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat vs Aguilas Blancas IPN (Mexico) 65-0
Next game: Sept. 21 vs Clear Springs (League City)

Record: 2-1
Last week: Beat Westfield (Houston) 24-21
Next game: Sept. 27 vs La Porte

4. (4) Allen
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Coppell 28-21
Next game: Sept. 20 at Plano

5. (6) Carroll (Southlake)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Permian (Odessa) 48-7
Next game: Sept. 27 vs Keller

6. (5) Longview
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat John Tyler (Tyler) 42-0
Next game: Sept. 20 vs. West Monroe (La.) at Shreveport, La.

7. (8) Guyer (Denton)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat North Crowley (Fort Worth) 55-7
Next game: Sept. 27 vs Keller Central (Keller)

8. (9) Aledo
Record: 2-1
Last week: Beat Centennial (Burleson) 63-30
Next game: Sept. 27 at Everman

9. (10) Ryan (Denton)
Record: 2-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Sept. 20 vs West Mesquite (Mesquite)

10. (11) Shadow Creek (Pearland)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Alief Elsik (Houston) 63-7
Next game: Sept. 27 at Angleton

11. (12) Westlake (Austin)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Akins (Austin) 58-7
Next game: Sept. 20 at Austin (Austin)

12. (13) Fort Bend Marshall (Missouri City)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Milby (Houston) 59-0
Next game: Sept. 20 vs. Manvel

13. (16) Judson (Converse)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Harlingen 39-0
Next game: Sept. 20 at Steele (Cibolo)

14. (21) Westfield (Houston)
Record: 2-1
Last week: Lost at North Shore (Houston) 24-21
Next game: Sept. 27 at Spring

15. (17) DeSoto
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Bishop Dunne (Dallas) 49-0
Next game: Sept. 20 at Waxahachie

16. (18) Cy-Fair (Cypress)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Northbrook (Houston) 56-0
Next game: Sept. 21 vs. Memorial (Houston)

17. (NR) Lone Star (Frisco)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Highland Park (Dallas) 30-19
Next game: Sept. 27 vs Little Elm

18. (7) Highland Park (Dallas)
Record: 2-1
Last week: Lost Lone Star (Frisco) 30-19
Next game: Sept. 20 vs Bryan Adams (Dallas)

19. (14) Rockwall
Record: 2-1
Last week: Beat Bowie (Arlington) 58-33
Next game: Sept. 20 vs Martin (Arlington)

20. (20) Steele (Cibolo)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Churchill (San Antonio) 28-0
Next game: Sept. 20 at Judson (Steele)

21. (22) Martin (Arlington)
Record: 2-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Sept. 20 at Rockwall

22. (23) Vandegrift (Austin)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) 28-7
Next game: Sept. 20 vs Hendrickson (Pflugerville)

23. (24) Pearland
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Cinco Ranch (Katy) 45-0
Next game: Sept. 26 at Alief Taylor (Houston)

24. (25) Klein Collins (Spring)
Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Klein Forest (Houston) 49-21
Next game: Sept. 19 at Oak Ridge (Conroe)

Record: 3-0
Last week: Beat Lamar (Houston) 36-34
Next game: Sept. 27 vs King (Houston)

Ranking by classification
Texas 6A
1. Duncanville (3-0)
2. Katy (3-0)
3. North Shore (Houston) (2-1)
4. Allen (3-0)
5. Carroll (Southlake) (3-0)
6. Longview (3-0)
7. Guyer (Denton) (3-0)
8. Westlake (Austin) (3-0)
9. Judson (3-0)
10. Westfield (Houston) (2-1)
Judson (Converse) and Westfield (Houston) enter the Texas 6A top 10 this week. Judson blanked Harlingen ahead of this week's showdown against Steele (Cibolo). Westfield came very close to defeating No. 3 North Shore (Houston), losing to a late field goal, 24-21.

Texas 5A-1
1. Ryan (Denton) (2-0)
2. Shadow Creek (Pearland) (3-0)
3. Lone Star (Frisco) (3-0)
4. Highland Park (Dallas) (2-1)
5. Lufkin (2-1)
Ryan (Denton), idle last week, moved into the No. 1 spot when Highland Park (Dallas) was defeated 30-19 by Lone Star (Frisco). That snapped the Scots' win streak at 33.

Texas 5A-2
1. Aledo (2-1)
2. FB Marshall (Missouri City) (3-0)
3. Manvel (3-0)
4. A&M Consolidated (College Station) (2-0)
5. Calallen (Corpus Christi) (3-0)
Fort Bend Marshall (Missouri City) and Manvel will collide this week in a District 11 showdown. A&M Consolidated is making its first ranking appearance of the season after opening with wins over Class 6A schools by the scores of 49-6 (Ellison, Killeen) and 49-7 (rival Bryan). Calallen last week slipped past Needville, 20-19.

Texas 4A-1
1. Argyle (3-0)
2. Carthage (3-0)
3. Sealy (3-0)
4. Decatur (3-0)
5. La Vega (Waco) (2-1)
There are 23 teams with 3-0 records in this division. Argyle and Carthage won by lopsided scores. The victory margins were two touchdowns for Sealy, Decatur and La Vega.

Texas 4A-2
1. Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (3-0)
2. Jasper (2-0)
3. Connally (Wac) (3-0)
4. West Orange-Stark (Orange) (2-1)
5. Greenwood (Midland) 3-0
Top-ranked Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) had no problem subduing Atlanta 48-17. Connolly (Waco) escaped by the thinnest of margins, 21-20, over China Springs. Greenwood (Midland) joined the top five after a 49-14 victory over Shallowater.

Texas 3A-1
1. Grandview (3-0)
2. Malakoff(3-0)
3. C.H. Yoe (Cameron) (2-0)
4. Wall (3-0)
5. Pilot Point (3-0)
No. 1 Grandview and No. 2 Malakoff warmed up for this week's showdown with drastically different wins. Grandview coasted past Venus, 62-6, while Malakoff edged Mexia 17-14.

Texas 3A-2
1. Newton (3-0)
2. Canadian (3-0)
3. East Bernard (3-0)
4. Abernathy (3-0)
5. Crane (3-0)
Newton verified its No. 1 ranking with a 20-14 victory over Class 4A-D2 power West Orange-Stark. The other four ranked teams had a victory margin of no less than 24 points.

Texas 2A-1
1. Refugio (3-0)
2. San Saba (3-0)
3. Shiner (3-0)
4. San Augustine (2-0)
5. New Deal (3-0)
No. 1 Refugio made Aransas Pass its latest victim, 48-7. San Saba in three wins is outscoring opponents 177-3. Of the top five, No. 4 San Augustine had the work the hardest to stay unbeaten with a 36-28 triumph over Garrison.

Texas 2A-2
1. Bremondh (3-0)
2. Vegah (3-0)
3. Tahokah (3-0)
4. Christovalh (3-0)
5. Hamlinh (2-1)
All five ranked teams in this division lost last week. Former No. 1 Hamlin drops to five behind four undefeated newcomers headed by Bremond, state champion in this division in 2016.

TAPPS
1. Parish Episcopal (Dallash) (2-0)
2. Bishop Dunne (Dallash) (2-1)
3. Trinity Christian (Cedar Hilh) (2-1)
4. Antonian Prep (San Antonioh) 3-0
5. Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) 3-0
Parish Episcopal moved to the top spot with the combination of a 49-0 victory over Grace Community (Tyler) and former No. 1 Bishop Dunne's 49-0 loss to DeSoto.

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