MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 3 IMG Academy erases 17-point halftime deficit to win 48-27 against The First Academy

No. 3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) took down The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.) 48-27 with a dominating second half Friday night. The First Academy led 24-7 at halftime before the Ascenders scored four third quarter touchdowns to lead 34-24.

Five-star quarterback Jayden Wade threw three touchdowns, two of which went to Eric McFarland lll and the third to Osani Gayles while Cayden Gould and Elijah Newman-Hall rushed for scores. Gayles later returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown.

Holding a late 28-24 lead, four-star senior Aaryn Washington returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown to give IMG Academy a two-possession lead. 

The Royals jumped out to a 24-7 lead in the first half as quarterback Anthony Woods Jr. ran for two touchdowns and threw another to fellow freshman Jaylen Johnson. 

Despite trailing 10-0 early, No. 5 Buford (Ga.) rebounded to defeat Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 23-13. Silas Nuckles scored the first touchdown of the game for the Wolves, who took the lead when quarterback D.J. Hunter threw a score to wide receiver Braylon Williams. 

Up 16-13 in the third, Ian Chafin ran in a touchdown on a fake field goal to give Buford a 23-13 lead, which became the final score. 

The only head-to-head MaxPreps Top 25 matchup saw No. 8 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) take down No. 13 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) for the first time in six matchups over the past decade. The Gaels grinded out the 25-8 victory as Corey Hinton ran for two touchdowns and quarterback Ace Amina ran for another in the MaxPreps Game of the Week. 

Mater Dei got on the scoreboard for the first time in the fourth quarter when Asir Nembhard ran for his seventh touchdown of the season. 

No. 10 Allen (Texas) defeated Prosper (Texas) 51-21 on Thursday. Prosper led 14-9 in the second quarter before Ty Snell and the Eagles ripped off 42 straight points.

Snell, the No. 2 quarterback in the Class of 2029 threw three touchdowns, two to junior Josyah Johnson and one to sophomore Zach Williams. On defense junior D'Mand Smith picked up a fumble forced by senior Jacobie Wilkerson and returned for a touchdown. Dominic Butler added an interception and a punt return touchdown.

Allen remains undefeated with six games left before the postseason begins.

No. 20 North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) won against rival Duncanville (Texas) 47-30. Running back G'yrell Smith rushed for three touchdowns and Kiante Ingram also scored on the ground. Quarterback Jacob Torres passed two touchdowns through the air, both going to four-star wide receiver Damarion Mays.

No. 6 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) had no issue with Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) in a 28-10 victory. Cal commit Jaxsen Stokes ripped off a pair of touchdowns on the ground while Sir Homer King Webb and Faruq Muhammad also ran for scores. Myles Baker sealed the game with an interception at the 2:28 mark of the fourth quarter.

• • 40
    St. Thomas Aquinas
  • 7
    Archbishop McCarthy

  9/18 Final

• • 0
    Hewlett Sports Academy
  • 43
    St. Frances Academy

  9/18 Final

• • 48
    IMG Academy
  • 27
    The First Academy

  9/18 Final

• • 0
    Norco
  • 34
    Santa Margarita

  9/18 Final

• • 23
    Buford
  • 13
    Grayson

  9/18 Final

• • 10
    Orange Lutheran
  • 28
    Sierra Canyon

  9/18 Final

• • 45
    Columbus
  • 7
    South Dade

  9/18 Final

• • 25
    Bishop Gorman
  • 8
    Mater Dei

  9/18 Final

• • 63
    St. John Bosco
  • 21
    Saint Louis

  9/19 Final

• • 51
    Allen
  • 21
    Prosper

  9/17 Final

• • 0
    Christ Presbyterian Academy
  • 42
    Baylor

  9/18 Final

• • 6
    West Charlotte
  • 49
    Carrollton

  9/18 Final

• • 7
    Tuscaloosa County
  • 62
    Thompson

  9/18 Final

• • 25
    Casteel
  • 44
    Hamilton

  9/18 Final

• • 0
    Green Run
  • 45
    Hough

  9/19 Final

• • 49
    Brownsburg
  • 10
    Fishers

  9/18 Final

• • 15
    St. John's
  • 14
    West Boca Raton

  9/19 Final

• • 69
    Thomas County Central
  • 0
    Brooks County

  9/18 Final

• • 47
    North Crowley
  • 30
    Duncanville

  9/18 Final

• • 7
    Rancho Cucamonga
  • 41
    Centennial

  9/18 Final

• • 18
    Jackson
  • 54
    Central

  9/19 Final

• • 3-1
    Chaminade-Madonna
  • 2-2
    Cardinal Gibbons

  9/21

• • 35
    Don Bosco Prep
  • 9
    Paramus Catholic

  9/18 Final