High school football rankings: Massillon re-joins media composite top 25 after win over St. Edward

Venice of Florida is this week's other new entry after shootout win over Cocoa.

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By Steve Montoya

Sep 24, 2024, 11:00am

Massillon re-joins rankings after 31-21 win at St. Edward.

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Massillon (Ohio) and Venice (Fla.) cracked this week's media composite top 25 high school football rankings after huge wins over in-state powers.

In a battle between Ohio's top two teams, Massillon beat St. Edward (Lakewood) 31-21 to make its way back into the rankings. Running back Mylen Lenix scored on the ground late to the give the Tigers their third-straight victory over the Eagles dating back to 2022.

Venice is now a top 25 team according to three media outlets after a thrilling 54-51 win over Cocoa. Kicker Brunno Reus nailed a 21-yard field goal with five seconds remaining to seal the win for the Indians.

The media composite top 25 incorporates computer algorithms by CalPreps and High School Football America along with expert rankings like the MaxPreps Top 25, SC Next, SB Live, Blue Star Media, and National HSFB.

To be considered for the media composite top 25 a team must be included in the rankings by two or more media outlets. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

Massillon, high school football's all-time winningest program, is flying high after its third straight victory over St. Edward. (File photo: Jeff Harwell)

MEDIA COMPOSITE TOP 25

1. (No. 1 last week) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Top 25: 1
CalPreps: 1
High School Football America: 1
SB Live: 1
Blue Star Media: 1
National HSFB: 1

SC Next: 1

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 2
CalPreps: 6
High School Football America: 2
SB Live: 2
Blue Star Media: 2
National HSFB: 2
SC Next: 2

3. (3) Duncanville (Texas)

Average rank: 4.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 4
CalPreps: 3
High School Football America: 6
SB Live: 4
Blue Star Media: 3
National HSFB: 7
SC Next: 3

4. (4) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Average rank: 4.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 5
CalPreps: 2
High School Football America: 3
SB Live: 5
Blue Star Media: 9
National HSFB: 4
SC Next: 5

5. (5) Milton (Ga.)

Average rank: 5.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 3
CalPreps: 12
High School Football America: 4
SB Live: 6
Blue Star Media: 4
National HSFB: 3
SC Next: 4

6. (6) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Average rank: 6.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 6
CalPreps: 8
High School Football America: 7
SB Live: 3
Blue Star Media: 10
National HSFB: 5
SC Next: 6

7. (7) North Shore (Houston, Texas)

Average rank: 9.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 8
CalPreps: 11
High School Football America: 10
SB Live: 8
Blue Star Media: 7
National HSFB: 11
SC Next: 9

8. (8) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Average rank: 10.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 9
CalPreps: 20
High School Football America: 5
SB Live: 14
Blue Star Media: 11
National HSFB: 6
SC Next: 7

9. (9) North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)

Average rank: 11.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 11
CalPreps: 9
High School Football America: 17
SB Live: 7
Blue Star Media: 5
National HSFB: 17
SC Next: 12

10. (10) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)

Average rank: 13
MaxPreps Top 25: 22
CalPreps: 13
High School Football America: 9
SB Live: 10
Blue Star Media: 12
National HSFB: 10
SC Next: 15

11. (12) Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.)

Average rank: 14.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 12
CalPreps: 15
High School Football America: 8
SB Live: 22
Blue Star Media: 18
National HSFB: 13
SC Next: 11

12. (11) Carrollton (Ga.)

Average rank: 14.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 7
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 11
SB Live: 20
Blue Star Media: 13
National HSFB: 20
SC Next: 8

13. (13) DeSoto (Texas)

Average rank: 15.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 20
CalPreps: 14
High School Football America: 20
SB Live: 11
Blue Star Media: 8
National HSFB: 18
SC Next: 18

14. (14) Mission Viejo (Calif.)

Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 10
CalPreps: 4
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 13
Blue Star Media: 17
National HSFB: 16
SC Next: 14

15. (15) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)

Average rank: 17.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 16
CalPreps: 10
High School Football America: 12
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 21
National HSFB: 8
SC Next: 16

16. (16) Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)

Average rank: 21.2
MaxPreps Top 25: 21
CalPreps: 21
High School Football America: 19
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 16
National HSFB: 19
SC Next: 13

17. (17) Central (Phenix City, Ala.)

Average rank: 21.5
MaxPreps Top 25: 15
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 12
Blue Star Media: 19
National HSFB: 14
SC Next: 11

18. (19) Buford (Ga.)

Average rank: 22.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 13
CalPreps: 19
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 20
Blue Star Media: 13
National HSFB: 12
SC Next: NR

19. (23) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)

Average rank: 23.7
MaxPreps Top 25: 18
CalPreps: 5
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: 23
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 21
SC Next: 19

20. (25) Lakeland (Fla.)

Average rank: 25
MaxPreps Top 25: 17
CalPreps: 25
High School Football America: 15
SB Live: 15
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 23

21. (NR) Washington (Massillon, Ohio)

Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Top 25: 25
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 22
SB Live: 18
Blue Star Media: 24
National HSFB: 25
SC Next: 22

22. (21) Boyle County (Danville, Ky.)

Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Top 25: 14
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 21
SB Live: 17
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 23
SC Next: NR

23. (20) St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)

Average rank: 28.7
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 17
High School Football America: 15
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: 9
SC Next: NR

24. (23) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Top 25: NR
CalPreps: 7
High School Football America: NR
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: 22
National HSFB: 15
SC Next: NR

25. (NR) Venice (Fla.)

Average rank: 30.4
MaxPreps Top 25: 19
CalPreps: NR
High School Football America: 14
SB Live: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
National HSFB: NR
SC Next: 20

Ranked by three media outlets

St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.) — High School Football America, 25; Blue Star Media, 14; SC Next, 17

Atascocita (Humble, Texas) — MaxPreps Top 25, 24; SB Live, 16; CalPreps, 22

De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) — MaxPreps Top 25, 23; CalPreps, 16; SC Next, 24

Ranked by two media outlets

Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) — CalPreps, 18; High School Football America, 18

DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.) — National HSFB, 24; Blue Star Media, 23

Central (Miami, Fla.) — High School Football America, 23; SC Next, 25

Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) — SB Live, 24; Blue Star Media, 25

Ranked by one media outlet

Gaffney (S.C.) — Blue Star Media, 15

Cocoa (Fla.) — High School Football America, 16