No. 5 Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.) forced five turnovers and
Sam Horn accounted for over 300 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in a 40-10 rout of previously unbeaten Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.). The Eagles jumped two spots in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings after finishing the regular season 10-0 for the first time in school history.
Collins Hill clinched its second consecutive Region 8-7A crown and locked up the top-seed heading into the AAAAAAA playoffs that begin on Nov. 12.
The CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff bracket was announced Sunday and features four MaxPreps Top 25 teams - No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana), No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower), No. 7 Servite (Anaheim) and No. 13 Centennial (Corona).
All are idle next week as the top-ranked and No. 1 seed Mater Dei opens against Norco. St. John Bosco, the two-seed, faces five-star quarterback
Malachi Nelson and Los Alamitos while third seed Servite draws Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita). The most anticipated matchup of the opening round is Corona Centennial hosting Mission Viejo. All games are on Nov. 12.
No. 2 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) found itself in a 17-13 fourth quarter deficit but rallied with two touchdowns from four-star senior running back
Kaytron Allen to pull out a 27-17 win over Auburn (Ala.). The 8-0 Ascenders now await a Nov. 19 date against No. 16 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore). The Panthers are the last team to knock off the defending MaxPreps National Champs.
No. 3 Westlake (Austin, Texas) has been rolling without injured five-star quarterback
Cade Klubnik. The Chaparrals are 3-0 without Klubnik, outscoring the opposition 209-9. Klubnik's availability is uncertain as Westlake faces its toughest test of the season this week against Lake Travis (Austin, Texas). Klubnik and the back-to-back
state champs have won 33 games in a row with Lake Travis the last team to beat them in 2019.
Five teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 head to postseason action with No. 8 Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), No. 17 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), No. 18 Hoover (Ala.), No. 21 Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC) and No. 24 Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) all in win-or-go-home games.
No. 3 Austin Westlake faces a Lone Star State showdown this week against Lake Travis.
Photo by Stan Martin
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Beat JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 56-14
Next week: Idle
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 2
Last week: Beat Auburn (Ala.) 27-17
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Clarkson North (Canada)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 3
Last week: Beat Austin 77-3
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Lake Travis (Austin)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 4
Last week: Beat Servite (Anaheim) 24-10
Next week: Idle
Record: 10-0 | Last week: 7
Last week: Beat Mill Creek (Hoschton) 40-10
Next week: Idle
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 6
Last week: Beat St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) 21-0
Next week: Idle
Record: 8-2 | Last week: 5
Last week: Lost to St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 24-10
Next week: Idle
Record: 10-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat Franklin Central (Indianapolis) 35-7
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Columbus North (Columbus)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 9
Last week: Beat Katy Taylor (Katy) 67-17
Next week: Nov. 5 at Morton Ranch (Katy)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 10
Last week: Beat Casteel (Queen Creek) 21-17
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Highland (Gilbert)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 11
Last week: Beat Timber Creek (Fort Worth) 42-7
Next week: Nov. 4 at Fossil Ridge (Keller)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 12
Last week: Beat King (Tampa) 56-0
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Tampa Catholic (Tampa)
Record: 10-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Beat Corona 64-0
Next week: Idle
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 14
Last week: Beat Nova (Davie) 49-7
Next week: Idle
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 15
Last week: Beat Highland (Gilbert) 32-12
Next week: Nov. 5 at Higley (Gilbert)
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat West Toronto Prep (Canada) 48-6
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 17
Last week: Beat Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) 51-0
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Foothill (Henderson)
Record: 10-0 | Last week: 18
Last week: Idle
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Sparkman (Harvest)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat Ponca City 66-13
Next week: Nov. 5 at Booker T. Washington (Tulsa)
Record: 8-1 | Last week: 21
Last week: Beat Marietta 35-9
Next week: Nov. 5 at North Paulding (Dallas)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 22
Last week: Idle
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Socastee (Myrtle Beach)
Record: 8-1 | Last week: 23
Last week: Beat Woodstock 68-7
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Cherokee (Canton)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 24
Last week: Beat Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 34-21
Next week: Nov. 5 at Gonzaga (Washington, DC)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 25
Last week: Idle
Next week: Nov. 5 vs. Florence
Record: 7-2 | Last week: NR
Last week: Beat Northwestern (Miami) 49-6
Next week: Idle
