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The defining moment for East (Salt Lake City) came on Sept. 16 when it handed California juggernaut De La Salle (Concord) a 23-21 loss.
De La Salle has lost just 13 games over the previous 25 seasons while East is two years removed from a losing season and had not won a state title since 1996. The win put East in the Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings presented by the Army National Guard for most of the remainder of the season. They currently reside at No. 19.
That win was one of the highlights of a season that included a victory over No. 14 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) as well as a Utah Class 4A state championship and an undefeated season. East tops the MaxPreps medium schools national football rankings.
American Heritage comes in at No. 2 after winning a Florida Class 5A state championship while Arizona Class 4A champion Saguaro is the No. 3 team.
The medium schools rankings are based on the MaxPreps National Football Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. Medium schools are those that belong to state enrollment divisions that generally have between 1,000 and 2,000 students.
MaxPreps final medium schools national football rankings
1. (previously 7) East (Salt Lake City), 14-0, 70.2
Utah Class 4A champion
2. (1) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 14-0, 68.9
Florida Class 5A champion
3. (2) Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 14-0, 67.5
Arizona Class 4A champion
4. (20) Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 14-1, 67.1
Ohio Division III champion
5. (3) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 9-2, 66.4
New Jersey Non-Public Group III
6. (5) Edna Karr (New Orleans), 14-0, 65.1
Louisiana Class 4A champion
7. (4) Cocoa (Fla.), 11-1, 64.8
Florida Class 4A champion
8. (18) Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 12-1, 62.7
Kansas Class 4A-I champion
9. (16) West Orange-Stark (Orange, Texas), 16-0, 62.7
Texas Class 4A-II champion
10. (13) Cartersville (Ga.), 15-0, 62.1
Georgia Class AAAA champion
11. (NR) Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.), 13-2, 61.1
California Southern Section Division 3 champion
12. (NR) West Point (Miss.), 14-1, 61.1
Mississippi Class 5A champion
13. (NR) South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.), 14-1, 59.9
South Carolina Class AAAA champion
14. (NR) Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 13-1, 59.8
Arkansas Class 5A champion
15. (NR) Williams Field (Gilbert, Ariz.), 14-0, 59.3
Arizona Class 5A champion
16. (NR) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 15-0, 58.2
California Bowl 2-A champion
17. (NR) Westfield (Ind.), 12-2, 57.8
Indiana Class 5A champion
18. (6) St. Francis de Sales (Columbus, Ohio), 13-1, 57.7
Ohio Division III semifinalist
19. (10) Bowling Green (Ky.), 15-0, 57.5
Kentucky Class 5A champion
20. (NR) Wagoner (Okla.), 14-0, 57.4
Oklahoma Class 4A champion
21. (NR) Salem (Va.), 13-1, 56.9
Virginia Class 4A champion
22. (NR) Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.), 14-0, 56.8
Pennsylvania Class AAAA champion
23. (12) Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 9-2, 56.7
Florida Class 5A second round
24. (8) La Mirada (Calif.), 11-3, 56.4
California Southern Section Division 3 runnerup
25. (NR) Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, Ohio), 12-3, 56.2
Ohio Division III runnerup
