IMG Academy kicked off its campaign with a surprise loss to
Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 35-34, marking just the fourth setback for the Ascenders over the past five seasons. IMG hopes to make a statement this weekend against Bergen Catholic, which has won three consecutive state championships in New Jersey.
Chaminade-Madonna fell to No. 3
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 34-27 last week, snapping its 14-game win streak. The Lions beat Blanche Ely 38-0 in the last meeting between the two programs in 2018.
American Heritage slipped up against No. 4
Milton (Ga.) 37-28 last week but still have plenty to prove with a tough schedule awaiting them in the coming weeks. The Patriots look to get back on the winning track against a Western squad that they defeated 28-14 last season.
Central (Miami) also looks to overcome an opening-week loss as the Rockets dropped out of the national rankings following a 16-8 setback against
Lakeland to begin the year. Central hosts
Edison (Miami) this week in a rematch of a first-round state playoff game that Central won 31-13 in 2023.
One of the most anticipated games of the weekend is a showdown between
Northwestern (Miami) and
Venice on Friday night. Head coach Teddy Bridgewater looks to duplicate a strong week one performance and guide Northwestern to a win over one of the best teams in the state. Venice won a shootout between the two teams last season, 63-46.
See the complete list of top 10 games of the week below. For this week's complete statewide scoreboard,
click here.
Four-star SMU commit Ty Hawkins looks to guide IMG Academy to a bounce-back victory over Bergen Catholic this week. (Photo: Caleb Brown)
Thursday, 7 p.m. at Ocean City (N.J.)
