by Jeff Fisher
Editor-in-ChiefHigh School Football AmericaFollow @HSFBamerica
Only minor changes this week with four of the High School Football America Top 25 teams on a bye week and only #23 Mater Dei (California) losing this past weekend.Mater Dei’s loss to St. John Bosco opens a hole for Coppell
from Texas to enter the rankings at #24. The Cowboys are a perfect 7-0
this season with an 27-24 overtime win over previously ranked Allen. It was a tough week for Coppell as the team played with heavy hearts on Friday. Last weekend, the senior wide receiver Jacob Logan died during a swimming accident.High School Football America Top 251. Manatee (Bradenton, FL) 7-0Hurricanes
had a tussle for a while with Venice before pulling away for a 56-27
win. QB Cord Sandberg (Mississippi St. verbal) 13-of-14 for 253 yards
and 3 TDs. Sandberg also ran for two scores. Next up: Palmetto (7-0) on
Friday. Last Week: #12. DeSoto (Texas) 7-0Dontre Wilson scored six touchdowns to lead the Eagles to a 52-24 win over Midlothian. Next up: Duncan (2-5) on Friday Last week #23. John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 7-0Bye Week. Next up: Clark (1-7) on Friday. Last Week: #34. Bellevue (Washington) 8-0The Wolverines win streak reaches 34 straight with 49-11 win over Liberty. Next up: Mercer Island (5-3) on Friday. Next Week: #4
5. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 8-0Wildcats
avenged last year’s regular season loss to St. Xavier with 32-21 win
Saturday. St. Ignatius won its 15th straight behind four touchdowns from
Tim McVey. Next up: St. Edward (9-0) on Saturday Last Week: #56. Trinity (Louisville, KY) 8-0Bye Week. Next up: Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) (6-3) on Saturday. Last week: #67. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 7-0Running
back Tiapepe Vitale rushed for 202 yards and three TDs in 41-9 win over
Monte Vista. Next up: San Ramon Valley (4-4) on Friday. Last Week: #78. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 7-0Bye Week. Next up: Brunswick (3-4) on Friday. Last Week: #8
9. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA) 8-0USC
recruit Su’a Cravens scored the Broncos first three TDs on a punt
return, a pass reception and 100-yard interception return in 45-17 win
over previously undefeated Murrieta Valley. Next up: Murrieta Mesa (6-2)
on Friday Last Week: #910. Hoover (Alabama) 9-0Bucs
defense continues to look strong in 14-0 win over Minor. Hoover has
only allowed 66 points this year. Next up: Tuscaloosa County (7-1) on
Friday Last Week: #10
11. Ensworth (Nashville, TN) 9-0Tigers
win their showdown with once-beaten Brentwood Academy 20-0. Corn Elder
rushed for 296 yards and 2 TDs. Next up: Father Ryan (3-6) on Friday. Last Week: #1112. Katy (Texas) 7-0The
Tigers fell behind 7-0 and 10-7 before taking control in a 38-13 win
over Seven Lakes. Next up: Strake Jesuit (1-6) on Saturday. Last Week: #1213. Narbonne (Harbor City, CA) 8-0The
Gauchos avenged two straight losses to San Pedro with a 28-7 victory
Friday. Next up: George Washington Prep (4-4) on Friday. Last Week: #1314. Butler (Matthews, NC) 9-0Bulldogs
pitched their third shutout in the last four games in 58-0 victory over
South Mecklenberg. Next up: Independence (9-1) on Friday. Last Week: #14
15. University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 7-0Suns shutout Westminster Christian 27-0. Next up: Edison (3-3) on Thursday Last Week: #1516. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 0-0QB
Alfred Ramsey brought the Cardinals back from a 17-0 deficit in the
battle of unbeatens. Ramsey rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns
and passed for 158 yards and one score in 57-44 win. Next up: Oak Hill
(5-4) on Friday. Last Week: #1617. Bishop Gorman (Nevada) 7-1First
the first-time in his tenure as head coach of the Gaels, a Tony Sanchez
coached team gave-up more than a touchdown against a Nevada opponent.
BG beat Centennial 49-20 to win the school’s fourth straight Southwest
division title. Next up: Desert Oasis (2-6) on Thursday. Last Week: #1718. North Allegheny (Wexford, PA) 8-0Tigers showed no let-up after big back-to-back games in beating Shaler 55-7. Next up: North Hills (6-2) on Friday. Last Week: #1819. Good Counsel (Maryland) 7-1Dorian O’Daniel rushed for two TD as the Falcons beat St. John’s 41-17. Next up: Bishop O’Connell (5-3) on Saturday. Last Week: #1920. Steele (Cibolo, TX) 7-0The Knights scored 35 first quarter points on the way to a 63-0 shuout of South San Antonio. Next up: East Central (5-2) Last Week: #2021. Grayson (Loganville, GA) 7-1Third
straight shutout for the Rams in 41-0 win over South Gwinnett. Grayson
have outscored last three opponents 155-0. Next up: Bye Week. Last Week: #2122. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NY) 5-1Bye Week. Next up: Bergen Catholic (4-2) on Saturday. Last Week: #22
23. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, PA) 7-0Hawks continue to impress with 42-3 win over Father Judge. Next up: Archbishop Ryan (5-3) on Saturday. Last Week: #2424. Coppell (Texas) 7-0On
the first play of the game against Flower Mound, the Cowboys only used
10 players. It was a tribute to senior wide receiver Jacob Logan, who
died last week during a swimming accident. Next up: Marcus (2-5). Last Week: NR25. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 7-1Rebels bounce back from loss to Gaffney putting 72 points on board in 72-27 win over Mauldin. Next up: Mauldin (4-4) on Friday. Last Week: #25Dropped-out: #23 Mater Dei (CA)
Others receiving consideration in alphabetical order:Allen
(Texas), Abilene (Texas), American Heritage (Florida), Bentonville
(Arkansas), Goose Creek (South Carolina), Lassiter (Georgia), Mission
Viejo (California), St. Edward (Ohio), St. John Bosco (California),
Southlake Carroll (Texas)
By Jeff FisherHSFA Editor-in-Chief
There are two newcomers to this week’s High School Football America Top 25.Overall, it was a fairly easy weekend for the Top 25 teams with only #11 Allen (Texas) and #21 Bolingbrook (Illinois) losing. #16 Narbonne (California) was challenged by Mater Dei, one of the top teams in Southern California.With Allen and Bolingbrook falling out of the poll, two teams with one loss make their debut.Grayson
(Georgia), which opened the season with hopes of claiming a national
championship, enters our poll at #24, while defending national champ Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) takes over the #25 slot.This week, the nation’s #1 team, Santa Margarita, will receive its first test since losing quarterback Johnny Stanton to season-ending knee surgery. The Eagles, who had a bye week, will face Servite in their Trinity League opener.Two other ranked teams will be challenged by strong opponets this week when #21 Good Counsel hosts DeMatha in a Maryland showdown and #23 North Allegheny squares-off with fellow western Pennsylvania-power Gateway. High School Football America Top 25 1. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) 5-0 Santa
Margarita opens Trinity League play this week, one of the toughest
leagues in the country. It will be the Eagles first game without
quarterback Johnny Stanton (Nebraska verbal), who had successful knee
surgery Friday. Next up: Servite Last Week: #12. Manatee (Bradenton, FL) 4-0
QB Cord Sanberg (Mississippi St. verbal) accounted for 4 TDs in 52-13 win over Southeast. Win was 270th of head coach Joe Kinnan’s career. Next up: Braden River on Friday. Last Week: #23. DeSoto (Texas) 5-0Eagles defense stuffed South Grand Prairie in 40-7 win Friday. DeSoto has a bye this week. Last week #34. John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 5-0
The
Patriots top the 50 point mark for the second straight game in 59-0 win
over Riverside. It was also JC’s second straight shutout. Next up:
Carver on Saturday. Last Week: #45. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 6-0Another
big game for Rebels QB Shuler Bentley with 375 yards and 5 TDs in 49-7
win over Spartanburg. Next up: Riverside on Friday. Last Week: #56. Bellevue (Washington) 5-0
The Wolverines roll with their third straight shutout. Bellevue beat Juniata 49-0. Next up: Interlake on Friday. Next Week: #67. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 5-0The
Spartans defense limited Livermore, who was averaging 313 yards per
game on the ground, to just 53 yards rushing in 57-0 victory. Next up:
Foothill on Friday. Last Week: #78. Trinity (Louisville, KY) 6-0Over
30,000 watched Trinity beat its arch-rival St. Xavier 34-7. The
Shamrocks win streak reaches 31 straight. Next up: DuPont Manual on
Friday. Last week: #89. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 6-0Wildcat head coach Charles Kyle wins #296 in 35-7 victory over Glenville. Next up: John Adams on Saturday Last Week: #910. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) 3-1The
Crusaders rebound from one-point loss to St. Joseph with a 62-20 win
over previously undefeated Passiac Tech. 5 TDs passes for BC QB Jon
Germano. Next up: DePaul on Saturday Last Week: #1011. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 4-0The Wildcats Wing-T offense picked-up 278 yards on the ground to beat Valdosta 43-6. Next up: Coffee on Friday Last Week: #12 12. Hoover (Alabama) 6-0
Hoover wins the battle of unbeatens topping Vestavia Hills 35-15. Next up: Bessemer City on Friday Last Week: #1213. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA) 5-0The Broncos scored on its first six possessions to beat Palisades 42-6. Next up: Temecula Valley on Friday Last Week: #1414. Ensworth (Nashville, TN) 7-0The
Tigers raced-out to a 42 point halftime lead on the way to a 49-0 win
over Pope John Paul II. Next up: Montgomery Bell Academy. Last Week: #1515. Narbonne (Harbor City, CA) 5-0For
the second straight week the Gauchos knocked-off an unbeaten SoCal
power. This time it was Mater Dei 18-17. Next up Carson on Friday. Last Week: #1616. Butler (Matthews, NC) 6-0Bulldog
back-up QB Zach Gross continues to play well while Riley Ferguson heals
from a broken hand. Gross had 2 TD passes in 60-0 win over East
Mecklenberg. Next up: Ardrey Kell on Friday. Last Week: #1717. Katy (Texas) 4-0The Tigers handed Morton Ranch its first loss of the season 62-24. Next up: Mayde Creek on Saturday Last Week: #1818. University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 3-0University’s
has now gone three weeks with playing a football game. This week they
will be tested against unbeaten Chaminade-Madonna in a 3A District 8
showdown. Last Week: #19
19. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 6-0Cardinals’
junior running back Detuan Smith rushed for 200 yards and three 3 TDs
in 35-0 shutout of Mason. Next up: Middletown on Friday. Last Week: #2020. Bishop Gorman (Nevada) 4-1The
Gaels played their first Nevada opponent and had to problems in a 70-0
shutout of Legacy. Next up: Cimarron-Memorial on Friday. Last Week: #2221. Good Counsel (Maryland) 4-1The Falcons were idle last week. Two weeks to focus on arch-rival DeMatha on Friday. Last Week: #2322. Steele (Cibolo, TX) 5-0The
offense, averaging 43 points a game this year, continued to click in
42-14 win over San Marcos. This week is a bye week for Steele. Last Week: #24
23. North Allegheny (Wexford, PA) 5-0
Mack Leftwich tossed 4 TD passes as the Tigers beat Butler 49-0. Next up: unbeaten Gateway on Friday. Last Week: #2524. Grayson (Loganville, GA) 4-1The
Rams have won two straight since its 22-7 loss to Parkview. The
defending AAAAA champs beat Shiloh on Friday 45-27. Next up: Central
Gwinnett on Friday. Last Week: NR25. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NY) 3-1The
defending national champs enter the poll after another solid road
interstate win. The Ironmen beat Utah-power Alta 53-24. DBP also beat
Florida’s St. Thomas Aquinas on the road on September 14. Next up: Fair
Lawn. Last Week: NRDropping out: #11 Allen (Texas) lost to Coppell 27-24 in OT and #21 Bolingbrook (Illinois) lost to Lincoln-Way East 42-19
Others receiving consideration in alphabetical order: Allen (Texas), American Heritage (Florida), Bentonville (Arkansas), Carmel (Indiana), Coppell (Texas), Lassiter (Georgia)
*Through games of September 30, 2012
