PrepNation.com - Week 2 High School Football Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Only two teams in the PrepNation.com National Prep Poll played last weekend, and with both South Panola (Batesville, MS) and Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) winning, there are no changes in the latest poll.

PrepNation.com National Prep Poll
Week 2


1. Euless Trinity (TX) 
2. Plant (Tampa, FL) 
3. Abilene (TX) 
4. Lake Travis (Austin, TX) 
5. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 1-0
6. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) 
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
8. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 
9. Grant (Sacramento, CA) 
10. Hoover (AL) 
11. Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) 1-0
12. Good Counsel (Olney, MD) 
13. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 
14. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 
15. Servite (Anaheim, CA) 
16. West Monroe (LA) 
17. Phoebus (Hampton, VA) 
18. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 
19. Stony Point (Round Rock, TX) 
20. Dorman (Roebuck, SC) 
21. Manatee (Bradenton, FL) 
22. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 
23. LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, PA) 
24. Mission Viejo (CA) 
25. Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL) 

17 States Begin High School Football Practice This Week

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

The 2010 continues to heat-up with Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming all beginning two-a-day today or sometime before Sunday.

I'm working on releasing plenty of great original content that will be released throughout the week.

On Wednesday, I'll be announcing High School Football America's season-long series on a tiny high school in northeast Pennsylvania with an enrollment of 280 students.

I'll also be releasing my first daily podcast later this week.  Our first guest will be Jamie DeMoney of PrepNation.com, which has been ranking high school football teams since 1987.  I'll talk with Jamie about his 2010 Preseason National Prep Poll, plus find-out what goes into creating a national high school football poll.

PrepNation.com Releases It's Pre-Season High School Football Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Over the next several weeks there will be quite a few national polls released that will cause lots of conversation about which team or state is the best when it comes to high school football.

Earlier this year, MaxPreps.com got out of the box early with it's pre-preseason Top 25.  Last month ESPNRise unveiled its Fab 50.  Today we'll look at one of the oldest polls in the nation, the National Prep Poll by PrepNation.com.  The National Prep Poll has been around since 1987.

Below you'll find the Top 25, but if you go to PrepNation.com, founder and editor Jamie DeMoney has actually ranked the Top 100, plus he also has regional rankings.

In DeMoney's story about his pre-season poll, he mentions that #1 Euless Trinity is in the top spot of his pre-season rankings for the second time in the last three years.  He also notes that California, Florida and Texas have four teams each in the Top 25.  Fourteen different states are represented in the Top 25.

1. Euless Trinity (TX) 14-2
2. Plant (Tampa, FL) 14-1
3. Abilene (TX) 15-0
4. Lake Travis (Austin, TX) 16-0
5. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 14-1
6. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) 14-1
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 13-1
8. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 13-2
9. Grant (Sacramento, CA) 12-1
10. Hoover (AL) 14-1
11. Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) 14-0
12. Good Counsel (Olney, MD) 11-1
13. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 9-3
14. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 12-2
15. Servite (Anaheim, CA) 14-1
16. West Monroe (LA) 15-0
17. Phoebus (Hampton, VA) 15-0
18. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 13-2
19. Stony Point (Round Rock, TX) 13-2
20. Dorman (Roebuck, SC) 14-1
21. Manatee (Bradenton, FL) 13-2
22. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 12-0
23. LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, PA) 14-1
24. Mission Viejo (CA) 12-1
25. Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL) 13-1

My two centers, I want to mentioned that I provided a link above to ESPNRise's Fab 50, but haven't posted on The High School Football Huddle because I feel the website uses its rankings to hype its television broadcasts.  Example being that Abilene is #1 and Plant is #2....and surprise, surprise, the two will meet on ESPNU on September 16th.

I can hear the promo now....#1 Versus #2 ONLY on ESPNU!

Don't get me wrong, I know both teams are good.  My regular readers know I'm not a big fan of "made for TV" match-ups.

New National Prep Football Poll Rankings Released

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The latest National Prep Football Poll from PrepNation.com looks pretty much like last week's.

Only one ranked team lost over the weekend...#4 Miami Central to Northwestern, which fell out of the rankings the week before after losing to Booker T. Washington. Cincinnati's Moeller takes Miami Central's place, debuting this week at #25 after its win over previously nationally-ranked Elder, that lost its second straight game last weekend.

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

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