Lastest High School Football Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

PrepNation.com, USA Today and MaxPreps.com had shuffling in their Top 25 polls this week.

The "funniest" move of the week is by Manatee (Bradenton, FL), which movies up in all three polls after a solid 48-10 win over Plant, which entered the game ranked #2 by PrepNation.com, #6 by USA Today and #11 by MaxPreps.  What makes it "funny" is the fact that Manatee's win doesn't count, because Florida doesn't use its Kickoff Classic games in a team's record...so Manatee and Plant are 0-0.

Below are all three rankings with each seeing eye-to-eye on the nation's top team....Euless Trinity.

National Prep Poll by PrepNation.com

1. Euless Trinity (TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Abilene (TX) 1-0, LW: #3
3. South Panola (MS) 2-0, LW: #5
4. Grant (CA) 1-0, LW: #9
5. Manatee (FL) 0-0, LW: #21
6. Lake Travis (TX) 1-0, LW: 4
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 0-0, LW: #7
8. Glenville (OH) 1-0, LW: #8
9. Hoover (AL) 1-0, LW: #10
10. Colerain (OH) 1-0, LW: NR
11. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: #12
12. De La Salle (CA) 0-0, LW: #14
13. West Monroe (LA) 0-0, LW: #16
14. Miami Central (FL) 0-0, LW: NR
15. Hamilton (AZ) 2-0, LW: 11
16. Dwyer (FL) 0-0, LW: #6
17. Phoebus (VA) 0-0, LW: #17
18. Servite (CA) 0-0, LW: #15
19. Camden County (GA), LW: #18
20. Stony Point (TX) 1-0, LW: #19
21. Bingham (UT) 2-0, LW: NR
22. Dorman (SC) 1-0, LW: #20
23. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #22
24. Mission Viejo (CA) 0-0, LW: #24
25. Wheaton-Warrenville South (IL) 1-0, LW: #25

USA Today


1. Euless Trinity (TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Miami Central (FL) 0-0, LW: #2
3. South Panola (2-0), LW: #4
4. Abilene (TX) 1-0, LW: #3
5. Bingham (UT) 2-0, LW: #5
6. Manatee (FL) 0-0, LW: #8
7. Phoebus (VA) 0-0, LW: #7
8. Lake Travis (TX) 1-0, LW: #8
9. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: 10
10. Hamilton (AZ) 2-0, LW: #16
11. Hoover (AL) 1-0, LW: #15
12. De La Salle (CA) 0-0, LW: #12
13. Har-Ber (AR) 0-0, LW: #13
14. Mater Dei (CA) 0-0, LW: #14
15. Glenville (OH) 1-0, LW: #22
16. Dorman (SC) 1-0, LW: 1-0
17. North Gwinnett (GA) 2-0, LW: NR
18. West Monroe (LA) 0-0, LW: #18
19. Glades Central (FL) 1-0, LW: #21
20. St. Peter's Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #20
21. Bishop Gorman (NV) 1-1, LW: #11
22. Chaparral (CA) 0-0, LW: #24
23. Shiloh Christian (AR) 0-0, LW: #25
24. Grant (CA) 1-0, LW: NR
25. Warren Central (IN) 1-1, LW: #23

MaxPreps.com Xcellent 25


1. Euless Trinity (TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Abilene (TX) 1-0, LW: #2
3. South Panola (MS) 2-0, LW: #3
4. Grant (CA) 1-0, LW: #5
5. West Monroe (LA) 0-0, LW: #6
6. Westlake (CA) 0-0, LW: #7
7. Dwyer (FL) 0-0, LW: #8
8. Bingham (UT) 2-0, LW: #9
9. Lake Travis (TX) 1-0, LW: #10
10. Glenville (OH) 1-0, LW: #12
11. Manatee (FL) 0-0, LW: #15
12. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: #14
13. Servite (CA) 0-0, LW: #13
14. Hoover (AL) 1-0, LW: #17
15. Northwestern (SC) 1-0, LW: #18
16. Hamilton (AZ) 2-0, LW: #19
17. Colerain (OH) 1-0, LW: #20
18. Armwood (FL) 0-0, LW: #21
19. Long Beach Poly (CA) 0-0, LW: #22
20. Katy (TX) 1-0, LW: NR
21. Stony Point (TX) 1-0, LW: NR
22. Shiloh Christian (AR) 0-0, LW: #25
23. De La Salle (CA) 0-0, LW: #23
24. Phoebus (VA) 0-0, LW: NR
25. Butler (NC) 1-0, LW: #24

MaxPreps.com Looks at 2010 Top 25 Contenders

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

With the start of high school football practice set to set in 54 days in Alaska and Tennessee, MaxPreps.com is first to market with an early look at what the its Top 25 high school football rankings will look like.

MaxPreps.com writer Stephen Spiewak does a good job of giving fans an overview of what lies ahead when two-a-days start in High School Football Top 25 Early Contenders.

Here's how Spiewak ranks the early contenders with 2009 records:

1. Trinity (Euless, TX) 14-2
2. Butler (Matthews, NC) 15-0
3. Abilene (TX) 15-0
4. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 14-1
5. Grant (Sacramento, CA) 12-1
6. West Monroe (LA) 15-0
7. Westlake (Westlake Village, CA) 14-0
8. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) 14-1
9. Bingham (South Jordan, UT) 13-1
10. Lake Travis (Austin, TX) 16-0
11. Plant (Tampa, FL) 13-1
12. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 13-2
13. Servite (Anaheim, CA) 14-1
14. Good Counsel (Olney, MD) 11-1
15. Manatee (Bradenton, FL) 13-2
16. Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) 13-2
17. Hoover (AL) 15-1
18. Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) 9-6
19. Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) 14-0
20. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 8-2
21. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 13-2
22. Long Beach Poly (CA) 7-5
23. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) 15-0
24. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA) 9-3
25. Shiloh Christian (Springdale, AK) 13-1

New National Prep Football Poll Released With Two New Teams

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The top four teams held their ground in the latest National Prep Football Poll released by PrepNation.com, but look for some changes next week as #1 and #2 is heading for a showdown.

Defending national champ St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) has run-the-table so far during the 2009 season, but Friday night the Raiders (3-0) will be tested by Byrnes (Duncan, SC), which was last season's pre-season #1 choice and has a 5-0 record this year...outscoring opponents by over 50-points a game.

As far as this week's poll, Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) and Lakeland (FL) make strong moves on the heels of very good road wins this past weekend. DBP moves into the Top 5 on the heels of its 35-24 road victory over three-time 6A Alabama champ Prattville on Friday. The Ironmen are now 2-0 with wins (De La Salle & Prattville) over two pre-season nationally-ranked teams.

Lakeland needed overtime to beat De La Salle (Concord, CA), but a win at 1:30 on its Florida clock in California moves the Dreadnaughts from #14 to #9.

Edison (Huntington, CA) beat last week's #6 Servite to move into the poll at #15. Defending Illinois 8A champ Maine South is the other newcomer into this week's rankings.

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 3-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 5-0, LW: #2
3. Northwestern (FL) 3-0, LW: #3
4. Lowndes (GA) 5-0, LW; #4
5. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 2-0, LW: #7
6. St. Ignatius (OH) 5-0, LW: #5
7. Cedar Hill (TX) 4-0, LW: #8
8. Miami Central (FL) 4-0, LW: #12
9. Lakeland (FL) 3-0, LW: #14
10. St. Bonaventure (CA) 4-0, LW: #10
11. Oaks Christian (CA) 3-0, LW: #11
12. Elder (OH) 5-0, LW: #15
13. Centennial (AZ) 5-0, LW: #16
14. Skyline (TX) 4-0, LW: #18
15. Edison (CA) 4-0, LW: NR
16. Stony Point (TX) 4-0, LW: #21
17. DeMatha (MD) 4-0, LW: #19
18. Grayson (GA) 5-0, LW: #17
19. Oscar Smith (VA) 4-0, LW: #9
20. Jenks (OK) 4-0, LW: #20
21. John Curtis (LA) 3-0, LW: #22
22. Independence (NC) 6-0, LW: #23
23. Phoebus (VA) 4-0, LW: #24
24. Maine South (IL) 5-0, LW: NR
25. Mullen (CO) 4-0, LW: 25

Latest USA Today and National Prep Football Poll Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle










Both USA Today and PrepNation.com added two new teams to the latest rankings this week. North Penn (Lansdale, PA) and Rock Hill (SC) enter USA Today Super 25 at #23 and #25 respectively. Phoebus (Hampton, VA) and Mullen (Denver, CO) are the newcomers to the National Prep Football Poll.

There are some changes in both that make you say huh?? For example, despite a road victory against #17 Skyline (Sammamish, WA), Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, CA) falls two spots to #8. By the way, Skyline only fell two spots to #19.


In the National Prep Football Poll, Elder (Cincinnati, OH) falls ten spots from #5 to #15. They actually flipped spots with defending Ohio Division 1 champ St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH). Both teams won last week?

Here are the rankings...

USA Today Super 25

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 2-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 4-0, LW: #2
3. Elder (OH) 4-0, LW: #3
4. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 1-0, LW: #4
5. Northwestern (FL) 2-0, LW: #5
6. Oscar Smith (VA) 3-0, LW: #7
7. Centennial (AZ) 4-0, LW: #8
8. Oaks Christian (CA) 3-0, LW: #6
9. Stony Point (TX) 3-0, LW: #9
10. Lowndes (GA) 4-0, LW: #10
11. Cedar Hill (TX) 4-0, LW: #11
12. The Woodlands (TX) 4-0, LW: #12
13. Maine South (IL) 4-0, LW: #14
14. Katy (TX) 3-1, LW: #13
15. Madison Central (MS) 4-0, LW: #15
16. St. Bonaventure (CA) 3-0, LW: #16
17. St. Xavier (OH) 4-0, LW: #19
18. Grayson (GA) 4-0, LW: #18
19. Skyline (WA) 2-1, LW: #17
20. DeMatha (MD) 3-0, LW: #20
21. West Monroe (LA) 3-0, LW: #22
22. Jenks (OK) 3-0, LW: #24
23. North Penn (PA) 3-0, LW: NR
24. De La Salle (CA) 1-1, LW: #25
25. Rock Hill (SC) 4-0, LW: NR

Dropped out: #21 Mt. Carmel (IL) and #23 Longview (TX)

National Prep Football Poll

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 2-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 4-0, LW: #2
3. Northwestern (FL) 2-0, LW: #3
4. Lowndes (GA) 4-0, LW: #4
5. St. Ignatius (OH) 4-0, LW: #15
6. Servite (CA) 3-0, LW: #10
7. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 1-0, LW: #7
8. Cedar Hill (TX) 4-0, LW: #6
9. Oscar Smith (VA) 3-0, LW: #8
10. St. Bonaventure (CA) 3-0, LW: #12
11. Oaks Christian (CA) 3-0, LW: #13
12. Miami Central (FL) 3-0, LW: #11
13. St. Xavier (OH) 4-0, LW: #19
14. Lakeland (FL) 2-0, LW: #14
15. Elder (OH) 4-0, LW: #5
16. Centennial (AZ) 4-0, LW: #16
17. Grayson (GA) 4-0, LW: #17
18. Skyline (TX) 3-0, LW: #18
19. DeMatha (MD) 3-0, LW: #19
20. Jenks (OK) 3-0, LW: #21
21. Stony Point (TX) 3-0, LW: #22
22. John Curtis (LA) 2-0, LW: #23
23. Independence (NC) 5-0, LW: #24
24. Phoebus (VA) 3-0, LW: NR
25. Mullen (CO) 4-0, LW: NR

Dropped out: #9 Skyline and #25 Good Council

New National Prep Football Poll

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Four teams enter this week's PrepNation.com National Prep Football Poll. Leading the list of newcomers is St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA), which enters the rankings at #16 after a solid defeat of former national power Long Beach Poly (0-2).

Jenks (OK) isn't really a newcomer, but they do re-enter the poll at #21. The Trojans were ranked #12 in the pre-season poll before having a player ruled ineligible before the start of the season. Jenks restored faith by beating arch-rival and last week's #20 Union 27-25.

The other two newcomers are...Stony Point (Round Rock, TX) at #22 and Good Counsel (Olney, MD) at #25.

National Prep Football Poll

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 2-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 3-0, LW: #2
3. Northwestern (FL) 1-0, LW: #3
4. Lowndes (GA) 3-0, LW: #4
5. Elder (OH) 3-0, LW: #5
6. Cedar Hill (TX) 3-0, LW: #6
7. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 1-0, LW: #12
8. Oscar Smith (VA) 2-0, LW: #7
9. Skyline (WA) 2-0, LW: #9
10. Servite (CA) 2-0, LW: #10
11. Miami Central (FL), 2-0, LW: #16
12. St. Bonaventure (CA) 2-0, LW: NR
13. Oaks Christian (CA) 2-0, LW: #13
14. Lakeland (FL) 1-0, LW: #14
15. St. Ignatius (OH) 3-0, LW: #11
16. Centennial (AZ) 3-0, LW: #15
17. Grayson (GA) 3-0, LW: #18
18. Skyline (TX) 2-0, LW: #19
19. St. Xavier (OH) 3-0, LW: #21
20. DeMatha (MD) 2-0, LW: #22
21. Jenks (OK) 2-0, LW: NR
22. Stony Point (TX) 3-0, LW: NR
23. John Curtis (LA) 1-0, LW: #23
24. Independence (NC) 4-0, LW: #24
25. Good Counsel (MD) 2-0, LW: NR

Ten New Teams Enter USA Today Super 25 & National Prep Football Poll

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

With a two week lag between the release of its pre-season Super 25 and the first weekly poll, there are plenty of changes in the USA Today Super 25 released today. Six new teams enter this week's rankings. Not as many newcomers (four) in PrepNation.com's National Prep Football Poll because this week's Top 25 is the website's fourth poll of the year.

However, both do agree that St. Thomas Aquinas is the cream-of-the-crop as both have the Raiders holding strong at #1.

The Woodlands (TX) is the highest debuter at #12 in the USA Today poll after dropping former #3 Katy 31-27. Katy falls to #13. Miami Central (FL) debuts at #16 in the National Prep Football Poll after a solid 34-3 win over Mainland.

USA Today Super 25
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 2-0, LW: #2
3. Elder (OH) 2-0, LW: #4
4. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #5
5. Northwestern (FL) 1-0, LW: #6
6. Oaks Christian (CA) 1-0, LW: #7
7. Oscar Smith (VA) 1-0, LW: #8
8. Centennial (AZ) 2-0, LW: #9
9. Stony Point (TX) 2-0, LW: #15
10. Lowndes (GA) 2-0, LW: #16
11. Cedar Hill (TX) 2-0, LW: #17
12. The Woodlands (TX) 2-0, LW: NR
13. Katy (TX) 1-1, LW: #3
14. De La Salle (CA) 1-0, LW: #14
15. Union (OK) 1-0, LW: #18
16. Maine South (IL) 2-0, LW: #19
17. Madison Central (MS) 3-0, LW: #22
18. St. Bonaventure (CA) 1-0, LW: #23
19. Skyline (WA) 1-0, LW: #24
20. Grayson (GA) 2-0, LW: NR
21. St. Xavier (OH) 2-0, LW: NR
22. West Monroe (LA) 1-0, LW: NR
23. DeMatha (MD) 1-0, LW: #25
24. Mount Carmel (IL) 2-0, LW: NR
25. Longview (TX) 2-0, LW: NR

Dropped out of rankings: #10 East St. Louis (IL), #11 Camden County (GA),#12 Allen (TX), #13 Colerain (OH), #20 Liberty (PA) and #21 Prattville (AL)

National Prep Football Poll
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 2-0, LW: #2
3. Northwestern (FL) 1-0, LW: #3
4. Lowndes (GA) 2-0, LW: #5
5. Elder (OH) 2-0, LW: #7
6. Cedar Hill (TX) 2-0, LW: #10
7. Oscar Smith (VA) 1-0, LW; #6
8. Bellevue (WA) 1-0, LW: #8
9. Skyline (WA) 1-0, LW; #9
10. Servite (CA) 1-0, LW: #20
11. St. Ignatius (OH) 2-0, LW: #11
12. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #12
13. Oaks Christian (CA) 1-0, LW: #13
14. Lakeland (FL) 0-0, LW: #14
15. Centennial (AZ) 2-0, LW: #18
16. Miami Central (FL) 1-0, LW: NR
17. De La Salle (CA) 1-0, LW: #15
18. Grayson (GA) 2-0, LW: #16
19. Skyline (TX) 1-0, LW: #19
20. Union (OK) 1-0, LW: NR
21. St. Xavier (OH) 2-0, LW: NR
22. DeMatha (MD) 1-0, LW: #22
23. John Curtis (LA) 1-0, LW: #23
24. Independence (NC) 3-0, LW: #24
25. Garland (TX) 1-0, LW: NR

New National Prep Football Poll Released

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Four new teams enter the National Prep Football Poll this week. Defending Ohio Division I champ St. Ignatius enters at #11 after a hard fought 14-13 win over Cleveland-area arch-rival Glenville, which was ranked #5. The other newcomers are Grayson (GA) at #16, Servite (CA) at #20 and Wheaton-Warrenville South at #25.

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches.

National Prep Football Poll (released August 31, 2009)

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 1-0 LW: #1
2. Byrnes (SC) 1-0) LW: #2
3. Northwestern (FL) 0-0 LW: #3
4. Katy (TX) 1-0 LW: #4
5. Lowdnes (GA) 1-0 LW: #11
6. Oscar Smith (VA) 1-0 LW: #6
7. Elder (OH) 1-0 LW: #12
8. Bellevue (WA) 0-0 LW: #8
9. Skyline (WA) 0-0 LW: #9
10. Cedar Hill (TX) 1-0 LW: #10
11. St. Ignatius (OH) 1-0 LW: NR
12. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 0-0 LW: #13
13. Oaks Christian (CA) 0-0 LW: #14
14. Lakeland (FL) 0-0 LW: #16
15. De La Salle (CA) 0-0 LW #17
16. Grayson (GA) 1-0 LW: NR
17. Liberty (PA) 0-0 LW: #19
18. Centennial (AZ) 1-0 LW: #20
19. Skyline (TX) 0-0 LW: #21
20. Servite (CA) 0-0 LW: #NR
21. Jenks (OK) 0-0 LW: #22
22. DeMatha (MD) 0-0 LW: #23
23. John Curtis (LA) 0-0 LW: #24
24. Independence (NC) 2-0 LW: #25
25. Wheaton-Warrenville South 1-0, LW: NR

St. Thomas Aquinas #1 in National Prep Poll & ESPN Rise Fab 50

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

When I first began my television career back in the early 90s, I remember the excitement that ran through the Allentown Central Catholic football program when the Vikings were ranked by USA Today. Yes, back in 1993, the Super 25 meant something...even if it didn't truly mean anything, because...well you know why!

Now, every major media outlet is in on the act. However, I still like USA Today the best, because they've been doing it since 1982.

Tradition means something at The High School Football Huddle!

So with all that being said, let's look at the first couple of polls to be released...ESPN Rise's Fab 50 and Prep Nation. USA Today will release it's Super 25 later.

At least for the pre-season polls, ESPN and Prep Nation are in agreement on #1 and #2. Both polls have the "defending" national champs, St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) at the top spot to start the season. The Raiders are followed by Byrnes (Duncan, SC). If all goes according to plan, the Raiders and Rebels will collide on October 2nd in Florida in a nationally-televised game.

There's no surprise when it comes to which states standout in both polls. Texas leads the Prep Nation Poll with four teams in the Top 25, Florida and California landed three teams in the National Prep Football Poll. The State of Washington is smiling with Bellevue and Skyline cracking the Top 10 in the National Prep Football Poll.

In the ESPN Rise Fab 50...California, Florida and Texas each landed seven teams in the Top 50.

Let's start with the National Prep Football Poll, which is America's second oldest weekly poll produced by Jamie DeMoney, who does a great job of keeping fans up-to-date. Below you can learn more about PrepNation.com.

Prep Nation's National Football Poll

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 15-0
2. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 14-1
3. Northwestern (Miami, FL) 13-2
4. Katy (TX) 13-3
5. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 11-1
6. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 15-0
7. Lakewood (CA) 10-3
8. Bellevue (WA) 14-0
9. Skyline (Sammamish, WA) 14-0
10. Cedar Hill (TX) 12-2
11. Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) 12-1
12. Jenks (OK) 12-2
13. Elder (Cincinnati, OH) 13-2
14. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 11-1
15. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, CA) 14-0
16. Allen (TX) 15-1
17. Lakeland (FL) 14-1
18. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 12-2
19. Prattville (AL) 13-1
20. Liberty (Bethlehem, PA) 15-1
21. Centennial (Peoria, AZ) 14-0
22. Skyline (Dallas, TX) 12-2
23. Independence (Charlotte, NC) 13-1
24. DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) 10-2
25. John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 14-1

About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff of ESPN RISE compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

Jamie DeMoney begins his 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

ESPN's Fab 50 looks like this...

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
2. Byrnes (SC)
3. Elder (OH)
4. Katy (TX)
5. Northwestern (FL)
6. Oaks Christian (CA)
7. Allen (TX)
8. Oscar Smith (VA)
9. Skyline (WA)
10. Prattville (AL)
11. Lowndes (GA)
12. Cedar Hill (TX)
13. Union (OK)
14. Centennial (AZ)
15. Lakeland (FL)
16. St. Bonaventure (CA)
17. Longview (TX)
18. Don Bosco Prep (NJ)
19. Glenville (OH)
20. Bellevue (WA)
21. DeMatha (MD)
22. North Shore (TX)
23. East St. Louis (IL)
24. De La Salle (CA)
25. Dwyer (FL)
26. Hinsdale Central (IL)
27. West Monroe (LA)
28. Miami Central (FL)
29. Orange Lutheran (CA)
30. Colerain (OH)
31. Notre Dame Prep (CA)
32. John Curtis (LA)
33. Camden County (GA)
34. Highlands (KY)
35. Bishop McDevitt (PA)
36. De La Salle Collegiate (MI)
37. St. Ignatius (OH)
38. Hamilton (AZ)
39. Stony Point (TX)
40. Bolles School (FL)
41. Grant (CA)
42. Long Beach Poly (CA)
43. Trinity (KY)
44. Jenks (OK)
45. Southlake Carroll (TX)
46. Mullen (CO)
47. Liberty (PA)
48. Pahokee (FL)
49. Skyline (TX)
50. Shiloh Christian (AR)

PrepNation.com National Prep Poll

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The are five new teams in this week's National Prep Poll released by PrepNation.com. North Penn (Lansdale, PA) bolts into the poll at #11. This week the Knights will play Liberty for Pennsylvania's eastern championship and the right to go to Hershey for the AAAA championship. North Penn is the only team to beat Liberty this year in the opening week of the season 23-15.

Phoebus (Hampton, VA) moves into the poll at #16 after knocking-off former #24 Stone Bridge to advance to Virginia's Division 5 title game next week. West Monroe (LA) joins the party at #18 followed by Central Grove (Greenwood, IN) at #22 and Glenville (Cleveland, OH) re-entering the poll at #23 on the strength of its 1-1 record against Ohio's Division I champ St. Ignatius, which moves up five spots to #8.

Here's the latest Top 25...

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 12-0, LW: #1
2. Trinity (Euless, TX) 13-0, LW: #2
3. Long Beach Poly (CA) 12-0, LW: #5
4. Centennial (Corona, CA) 12-0, LW: #4
5. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 12-0, LW: #7
6. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 14-0, LW: #6
7. Hightower (Missouri City, TX) 11-0, LW: #8
8. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 14-1, LW: #13
9. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 13-1, LW: #16
10. St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) 12-0, LW: #14
11. North Penn (Lansdale, PA) 14-0, LW: NR
12. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 14-0, LW: #11
13. Skyline (Sammanish, WA) 13-0, LW: #9
14. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 13-0, LW: #17
15. Bethel Park (PA) 14-0, LW: #15
16. Phoebus (Hampton, VA) 14-0, LW: NR
17. Maine South (Park Ridge, IL) 14-0, LW: #21
18. West Monroe (LA) 12-0, LW: NR
19. Allen (TX) 12-1, LW: #19
20. Lakeland (FL) 12-0, LW: #20
21. Centennial (Peoria, AZ) 12-0, LW: #22
22. Center Grove (Greenwood, IN) 14-1, LW: NR
23. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 11-1, LW: NR
24. Timpview (Provo, UT) 13-0, LW: #23
25. Maryville (TN) 14-0, LW: #25

PrepNation.com National Prep Poll

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

24 of the 25 teams in last week's National Prep Poll won, and that means there's stability in the latest rankings. #17 St. Ignatius' (Cleveland, OH) win over former #13 Glenville (Cleveland, OH) drops Glenville out of the poll and allows St. Ignatius to take over #13. The teams between#18 and #25 all slide-up a slot, and Destrehan (LA) moves into the poll at #25.

Here's the rankings...

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 9-0, LW: #1
2. Trinity (Euless, TX) 10-0, LW: #2
3. Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) 10-0, LW: #3
4. Centennial (Corona, CA) 9-0, LW: #4
5. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 11-0, LW: #5
6. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 11-0, LW: #6
7. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 10-0, LW: #7
8. Long Beach Poly (CA) 9-0, LW: #8
9. Dorman (Roebuck, SC) 10-0, LW: #9
10. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 11-0, LW: #10
11. North Shore (Houston, TX) 8-0, LW: #11
12. Skyline (Sammamish, WA) 10-0, LW: #12
13. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 11-1, LW: #17
14. St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) 9-0, LW: #14
15. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 10-1, LW: #15
16. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 10-0, LW: #16
17. Elder (Cincinnati, OH) 11-1, LW: #18
18. Good Counsel (Olney, MD) 10-0, LW: #19
19. Allen (TX) 9-1, LW: #20
20. Lakeland (FL), 9-0, LW: #21
21. Abilene (TX) 10-0, LW: #22
22. Maryville (TN) 11-0, LW: #23
23. Maine South (Park Ridge, IL) 11-0, LW: #24
24. Timpview (Provo, UT) 11-0, LW: #25
25. Destrehan (LA) 9-0, LW: NR

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PrepNation.com Releases Lastest Top 25

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Losses by #13 Trinity (Louisville, KY) and #19 Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) caused some minor changes in the latest PrepNation.com National Prep Poll.

The top twelve teams held their spots with St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) holding down the top spot for the second week in a row. Coming into the poll are St. Xavier (Louisville, KY), which beat Trinity 30-6 on Friday, at #15 and Good Counsel (Olney, MD) at #21.

Here's the rest of the poll...

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 4-0, LW: #1
2. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 6-0, LW: #2
3. Trinity (Euless, TX) 5-0, LW: #3
4. Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) 6-0, LW: #4
5. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 6-0, LW: #5
6. Centennial (Corona, CA) 4-0, LW: #6
7. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 5-0, LW: #7
8. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 6-0, LW: #8
9. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 6-0, LW: #9
10. Long Beach Poly (CA) 4-0, LW: #10
11. North Shore (Houston, TX) 3-0, LW: #11
12. Bastrop (LA) 4-0, LW: #12
13. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 7-0, LW: #14
14. Skyline (Sammamish, WA) 5-0, LW: #15
15. St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) 5-0, LW: NR
16. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 5-0, LW: #16
17. Lakeland (FL) 5-0, LW: #17
18. St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA) 4-0, LW: #18
19. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 6-1, LW: #20
20. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD) 5-0, LW: #22
21. Good Counsel (Olney, MD) 5-0, LW: NR
22. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) 6-0, LW: #21
23. Carmel (IN) 7-0, LW: #24
24. Maryville TN) 7-0, LW: #23
25. Maine South (Park Ridge, IL) 6-0, LW: #25

National Prep Poll Top 25

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Five teams from last week's National Prep Poll Top 25 lost this past weekend with #11 Jenks (OK) being the highest ranked team to taste defeat and tumble out of the PrepNation.com national rankings. The other teams that lost and fell-out of the poll...Lutheran (Orange, CA) #17, Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) #19, Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) #20, Mt. Carmel (Chicago, IL) #21.

Debuting this week are...#19 Camden County (Kingsland, GA), #21 Allen (TX), #24 Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) and #25 Maryville (TN). St. Ignatius, which lost its season opener to #15 Glenville (Cleveland), re-enters the poll at #23.

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1. Trinity (Euless , TX) 2-0, LW: #1
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 2-0, LW:#2
3. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 3-0, LW: #3
4. Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) 3-0, LW: #4
5. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 3-0, LW: #5
6. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 3-0, LW: #7
7. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 2-0, LW: #8
8. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 1-0, LW: #6
9. Centennial (Corona, CA) 1-0, LW: #9
10. North Shore (Houston, TX) 2-0, LW: #10
11. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 3-0, LW: #12
12. Long Beach Poly (CA) 1-0, LW: #13
13. Bastrop (LA) 1-0, LW: #15
14. Trinity (Louisville, KY) 2-0, LW: #16
15. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 4-0, LW: #14
16. Skyline (Sammanish, WA) 2-0, LW: #18
17. Lakeland (FL) 2-0, LW: #23
18. Apopka (FL) 2-0, LW: #22
19. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 3-0, LW: NR
20. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 4-0, LW: #24
21. Allen (TX) 3-0, LW: NR
22. Carmel (IN) 4-0 LW: #25
23. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 3-1, LW: NR
24. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) 3-0, LW: NR
25. Maryville (TN) 4-0, LW: NR

PrepNation.com Releases Lastest Top 25

There was some shuffling at the bottom of this week's National Prep Poll Top 25 from PrepNation.com. There are three new additions...Lakeland (FL) at #23, Colerain (OH) at #24 and Carmel (IN) at #25.

Here's the entire Top 25..

1. Trinity (Euless, TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 2-0, LW: #4
3. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 2-0, LW: #2
4. Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) 2-0, LW: #3
5. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 2-0, LW: #5
6. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 0-0, LW: #6
7. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 2-0, LW: #7
8. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 1-0, LW: #8
9. Centennial (Corona, CA) 0-0, LW: #9
10. North Shore (Houston, TX) 2-0, LW: #10
11. Jenks (OK) 1-0, LW: #11
12. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 2-0, LW: #15
13. Long Beach Poly (CA) 1-0, LW: #12
14. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 3-0, LW: #13
15. Bastrop (LA) 0-0, LW: #14
16. Trinity (Louisville, KY) 1-0, LW: #16
17. Lutheran (Orange, CA) 1-0, LW: #17
18. Skyline (Sammanmish, WA) 1-0, LW: #18
19. Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) 2-0, LW: #19
20. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 0-0, LW: #20
21. Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 2-0, LW: #21
22. Apopka (FL) 1-0, LW: #23
23. Lakeland (FL) 1-0, LW: NR
24. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 3-0, LW: NR
25. Carmel (IN) 3-0, LW: NR