Tuesday, September 11, 2007

How USA Today Top 25 Fared

When the new USA Today Top 25 High School Football Rankings come out September 18th there will be plenty of changes from the paper's pre-season rankings. Six of the teams have already lost, and with #1 Southlake preparing for its Saturday showdown with Northwestern, there will be at least seven.

This last weekend, #11 Poly (Long Beach, CA) and #12 Jenks (OK) became the latest victims. Jenks lost a thriller 43-42 to arch-rival Union, while Birmingham beat Poly.

Here's how the rest of the Top 25 fared

1. Southlake Carroll (TX) 1-0
Beat Lake Highlands 42-10

2. Northwestern (Miami, FL) 2-0
Beat Homestead 28-18

3. Independence (Charlotte, NC) 2-1
Beat West Catholic 49-32

4. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 3-0
Beat Glenville 27-12

5. DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) 1-1
Beat Gilman 42-0

6. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 1-0
Beat Serra 40-22

7. Katy (TX) 2-0
Beat The Woodlands 48-7

8. Prattville (AL) 3-0
Beat Carver 44-15

9. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 1-0
Beat West Covina 58-6

10. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 1-1
Beat McKeesport 17-6

11. Poly (Long Beach, CA) 1-1
Lost to Birmingham 20-17

12. Jenks (OK) 1-1
Lost to Union 43-42 in overtime

13. Summerville (SC) 2-1
Beat Wando 33-14

14. Pahokee (FL) 2-0
Beat King's Academy 39-17

15. John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 2-0
Beat East St. John 34-7

16. Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL) 1-0
Friday game with Central suspended by lightning with Washington leading 9-6

17. Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 2-0
Beat Warner Robins 34-7

18. Edison (Huntingdon Beach, CA) 2-0
Beat San Clemente 26-17

19. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Beat Canyon 17-7

20. Maryville (TN) 2-0
Beat Clinton 35-7

21. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 1-0
Beat St. Joseph's Prep 34-20

22. St. Anthony's (South Huntingdon, NY) 1-0
Beat St. Joseph Collegiate 39-0

23. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 3-0
Beat Clarke Road (London, Ontario) 77-8

24. St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 3-0
Beat Leo 35-0

25. Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) 3-0
Archbishop Hoban 34-0

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