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Can the new No. 1 team n the country keep ahead of the pack?
After a wild week of upsets and close calls, the latest USA TODAY High School Sports Super 25 has been released. Headlined by a new No. 1 and No. 2 team in the country, the focus now shifts to the matchups this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Here’s the complete Super 25 schedule.
Check out the Super 25 Football Rankings for Week 17! Who made the list?
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) took hold of the No. 1 ranking in the Super 25 just two weeks ago, after the team upset Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California).
This week, another big victory kept them at one.
FULL RANKINGS: Super 25 Football Rankings, Week 17
St. John Bosco took care of then-No. 7 De La Salle (Concord, California) in a 49-28 win Saturday, claiming the CIF State Open Division Championship. The victory is another over a top-10 team and helped the Braves finish 13-1. Their one loss was to Mater Dei in the regular season.
DJ Uiagalelei threw for 398 yards with four touchdown passes vs. De La Salle. The five-star recruit also had a rushing touchdown and 64 yards on the ground.
Uiagalelei told the Press-Telegram that he thinks his team will be the undisputed national champion.
“That’s been our goal since day one, you know?” he told the Press-Telegram. “That’s what we’ve been working for since January, for 11 months, and I’m just happy to do it.”
No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) also wrapped up its season with a championship. The team beat Edgewater (Orlando, Florida) 28-23 in the Class 7A Florida state championship Saturday. The Raiders finished 14-0, and are eligible for the GEICO Bowl Series.
Duncanville (Texas) still has some work to do if it wants to finish with a state championship. The No. 2 team in the country certainly has shown it’s capable of winning a title this season, though, knocking off Rockwall (Texas) 56-14 last game.
Duncanville will play No. 7 North Shore (Houston, Texas) Saturday for a Texas Class 6A state championship. A season ago, Duncanville and North Shore both squared off in the final and North Shore won on a hail mary.
If Duncanville wants revenge from last season, it might have to do so without its star quarterback. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Jackson left the game against Rockwall after suffering an injury.
As reported by the Dallas Morning News, Duncanville coach Reginald Samples said that Ja’Quinden Jackson might’ve torn his left ACL. He added that the team will likely know by Monday. At the time this article was published, there was no official update on the injury.
Check out the Super 25 Football Rankings for Week 16! See who made the list…
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The playoffs are a time for established teams getting knocked off and new solidifying places in the Super 25 Football Rankings.
This week, four teams suffered playoff losses that led to them dropping out of the Super 25, and four new teams entered due to big wins.
FULL RANKINGS: Super 25 Football Rankings, Week 16
Pickerington (Ohio) Central is the highest-ranked team that wasn’t on the list last week. Two games ago, the Tigers downed a Super 25 regular in Mentor (Ohio), by a score of 28-21. Last game, Pickerington Central took down Elder 21-14 to win the Division I Championship in Ohio. The Tigers cracked the rankings at No. 20 after those key victories.
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) — another team that was unranked — came in at No. 21 this week. The team took down Judson (Converse, Texas) in a shootout to make it to the 6A D1 Semifinal game against No. 8 North Shore, (Galena Park, Texas).
Thompson (Alabama), a team that’s been in and out of the Super 25 this year, came in at No. 23 after knocking off Central (Phenix City, Alabama).
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Illinois) made the list this week at No. 25. The team finished the season with a Class 8A State Championship in Illinois.
The teams that dropped out were Male (Louisville, Kentucky), Saguaro (Scottsdale, Arizona), Washington (Massillon, Ohio) and the aforementioned Central.
Check out the Super 25 Football Rankings for Week 14! Did your team make the list this week?
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With Chandler (Arizona) star running back Dae Dae Hunter injured last game, other players had to step up to fill the void he left.
One of those players was Jaheim Brown-Taylor. As reported by The Arizona Republic, when the Wolves got a costly penalty, Brown-Taylor had a 41-yard run to help them recover. Hunter ran the ball just one time, but Brown-Taylor put together strong runs to help Chandler stay undefeated and move past Salpointe Catholic (Tucson Arizona).
FULL RANKINGS: Super 25 Football Rankings, Week 14
Head coach Rick Garretson liked what he saw.
“Jaheim had his moment of greatness,” Garretson told The Arizona Republic. “We always talk about, when you get their opportunities, make something happen. I feel so elated for him, because we don’t win this game without those plays, his runs.”
The Wolves’ big victory helped them enter the top 10 of the rankings this week. The team was previously in 12th place last poll, but now they’re No. 10.
Chandler will move onto Open Final. It will play against Saguaro (Scottsdale, Arizona) on Dec. 7.
“It’s the final eight,” Brown-Taylor told The Arizona Republic, referring to the eight-team Open Division, the first of its kind in Arizona. “This is the best in the state. We still got the dub, and I’m glad to be a part of it.”
IMG Academy (Bradenton Florida) also cracked the top 10 of the rankings this week, a familiar sight for this team. IMG Academy is No. 9 after being at No. 11 last week. Its season is already over, but other teams slipping up have led IMG Academy back into the top 10 of the ranks.
There are four new teams in the rankings this week: Armwood (Seffner, Florida), East St. Louis (Illinois), Saguaro and Muskego (Wisconsin).
Find out how the Super 25 ranked football teams fared for games Nov. 22-23.
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Now that the high school football season is in full swing, here’s how the Super 25 ranked football teams fared for games Nov. 22-23.
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* All Times ET (Eastern Standard Time)
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 at Mission Viejo (California), 10 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida), 7:30 p.m.
Next: Flower Mound (Texas), 8 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Centennial (Corona, California), 10:30 p.m. ET
Next: Season Complete. Eligible for GEICO State Champions Bowl Series, Dec. 20-21
Next: Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Mililani (Hawaii), 12 a.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas), 8 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Monte Vista (Danville, California), 10 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Rockwall (Texas), 9 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Armwood (Seffner, Florida, 7:30 p.m. ET
Next: Season Complete
Next: Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Arizona), 8 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Liberty (Henderson, Nevada), 10 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), 7 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. St. Xavier (Louisville, Kentucky), TBA
Next: Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. DeWitt (Michigan), 7 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Dawson (Pearland, Texas), 7 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. DeSoto (Texas), 8 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. St. Augustine (New Orleans, Louisiana), 7 p.m. ET
Next: Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Broken Arrow (Oklahoma), 8 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, South Carolina), 7:30 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Norcross (Georgia), 8 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. American Fork (Utah), 4:30 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. North Forsyth (Cumming, Georgia), 7:30 p.m. ET
Next: Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Nazareth (Pennsylvania), 7 p.m. ET
Check out the Super 25 Football Rankings for Week 13… See who made it!
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After it didn’t crack the Preseason Super 25 Football Rankings, Allen (Texas) has proven that snub wrong week in, week out.
The Eagles finished the regular season undefeated. The team rolled over Sachse (Texas) 55-20 in its playoff game Friday.
FULL RANKINGS: Super 25 Football Rankings, Week 13
“This time of the year, it can get old doing the same thing each week, but it’s about you wanting to get better and improve,” Allen coach Terry Gambill told Star Local Media.
With the win, Allen notched its record to 11-0. And it gets better for the Eagles this week: the team also cracked the top 10 of the Super 25, moving up from No. 11 last week to No. 9 this time around. Next up, Allen will play Rockwall (Texas) in the playoffs.
SUPER 25: REGIONAL | TOP STAR | How the Super 25 Fared
Other than that, there were very few changes in the Super 25 Rankings. Due to Allen moving up, Lakeland (Florida) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) moved down just one spot each.
Check out the Week 12 Super 25 Football Rankings! Which teams made the list?
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The two new teams in the Super 25 Football Rankings went down different paths to make the list this week.
McEachern (Powder Springs, Georgia) has been nearly perfect so far. The team escaped a close game in which Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) appeared to have scored a decisive touchdown, only to have it not count.
FULL RANKINGS: Super 25 Football Rankings, Week 12
But other than that, the team has looked impressive, especially of late. McEachern has routed in-state opponents three consecutive weeks. Before that, the team earned a close 14-12 win over Marietta (Georgia). All that success in Georgia boosted its resume to the point where McEachern was too hard to deny. It came in ranked No. 24 this week.
St Joseph’s (Philadelphia) season has looked a little different. The team started off with out-of-state opponents in the Super 25. It lost two of its first three games to tough teams: Marietta and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida). However, the team also defeated St. John’s (Washington D.C.) during that slate, which at the time ranked fourth in the country.
A battle-tested St Joseph’s went on to win seven consecutive games and notched its record to 8-2. During that streak, the team has put up at least 42 points in all of its victories. Most recently, it defeated La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania) 52 – 7. St Joseph’s was ranked No. 25 this week.
There were very few changes other than those two making the ranks. Other teams moved up a spot in the rankings, like Muskegon (Michigan) going from No. 17 to No. 16, but there were no major moves in the ranks this week.
