USA Today Super 25 Greets One Newcomer

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Fans of St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) and Byrnes (SC) get their wish this Friday, when the two teams that started the season 1-2 in the USA Today Super 25, square-off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to decide who's the top dog.

The latest Super 25 rankings released today show no changes in the Top 5, and only one newcomer in Highlands (KY), which enters at #23 after knocking-off former #17 St. Xavier (OH) last weekend. St. X falls to #25.

The only team to slip out of the poll is former #24 De La Salle. The Spartans lost to still unranked Lakeland (FL) 31-30 in overtime Friday night before a national television audience on ESPN2.

St. Thomas Aquinas and Byrnes isn't the only marquee match-up this weekend, #3 Elder will take on #25 St. Xavier for bragging rights in Cincinnati. Elder and St. X have already beaten fellow Cincinnati power Colerain in the first two weeks of the season, dropping the Cardinals from their lofty pre-season national rankings.

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

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