By Jeff Fisher
Follow @HSFBamerica
This is the last week of the regular season for
the 2013 high school football season, so it’s a good time to look back
and see how we did since August 5th when we released our Preseason Top 25.
All-in-all, not too bad with 12 of the original Top 25 still being in the latest rankings. Allen (Texas), our preseason #1 is still at the top of it all. Booker T. Washington (Florida), which began the season #6, is just a hair behind the Eagles. If you take a look at the preseason Top 10, six of the teams are still there – Allen (Pre-Season #1), De La Salle (PS #2), Booker T. Washington (PS #6), Katy (PS #7), Miami Central (PS #8) and St. John Bosco (PS #9).
Here’s a look at how the 13 teams that fell out of the Preseason Top 25 have made out so far:
#3 John Curtis (Louisiana) 6-2
#4 Norcross (Georgia) 7-2
#5 Corona Centennial (California) 7-2
#11 DeMatha (Maryland) 9-1
#12 Paramus Catholic (New Jersey) 6-2
#13 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) 8-2
#14 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) 8-1
#15 Long Beach Poly (California) 8-1
#16 Good Counsel (Maryland) 6-4
#17 Ensworth (Tennessee) 8-1
#21 North Allegheny (Pennsylvania) 7-3
#23 Highlands (Kentucky) 9-1
#25 Sandy Creek (Georgia) 8-0-1
As far as the latest poll, only a small change as #16 Ensworth (Tennessee) saw its 29-game win streak come to a close at the hands of Brentwood Academy (Tennessee). Entering the poll at #25 is Southlake Carroll (Texas), which is a perfect 8-0 after a season opening loss to top-ranked Allen.
High School Football America Top 25
1. (1) Allen (Texas)
Overall Record: 9-0
Rewind: defeated McKinney (Texas) 56-7
Fast Forward: Friday, Plano (Texas)
2. (2) Booker T. Washington (Florida)
Overall: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Edison (Florida) 62-0
Fast Forward: November 15th, Glades Central (Florida) – 4A playoffs
3. (3) Katy (Texas)
Overall Record: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Cinco Ranch (Texas) 40-7
Fast Forward: Friday, Memorial (Houston, Texas)
4. (4) Colerain (Ohio)
Overall Record: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Oak Hills (Ohio) 29-17
Fast Forward: Saturday, Springboro (Ohio) – Division I playoffs
5. (5) DeSoto (Texas)
Overall: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Grand Prairie (Texas) 67-7
Fast Forward: Thursday, Mansfield (Texas)
6. (6) De La Salle (California)
Overall Record: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Monte Vista (California) 35-7
Fast Forward: Saturday, California (San Ramon, California)
7. (7) Miami Central (Florida)
Overall Record: 7-1
Rewind: Idle
Fast Forward: November 15, Boynton Beach (Florida) – 6A playoffs
8. (8) St. John Bosco (California)
Overall Record: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Mater Dei (California) 24-2
Fast Forward: Friday, Servite (California)
9. (9) St. Joseph Regional (New Jersey)
Overall Record: 7-0
Rewind: defeated DePaul (New Jersey) 38-14
Fast Forward: Saturday, Ramapo (New Jersey)
10. (10) Hoover (Alabama)
Overall: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Opelika (Alabama) 29-7
Fast Forward: Friday, Huntsville (Alabama) – 6A playoffs
11. (11) Northwestern (South Carolina)
Overall Record: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Nation Ford (South Carolina) 63-18
Fast Forward: Friday, Rock Hill (South Carolina)
12. (13) Bellevue (Washington)
Overall Record: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Mercer Island (Washington) 49-7
Fast Forward: Friday, Ferndale (Washington)
13. (13) Manatee (Florida)
Overall Record: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Palm Harbor (Florida) 48-14
Fast Forward: November 15, Vero Beach (Florida) – 8A playoffs
14. (14) Serra (California)
Overall: 9-0
Rewind: defeated St. Francis (California) 35-21
Fast Forward: Friday, St. Paul (California)
15. (15) Miramar (Florida)
Overall: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Cooper City (Florida) 60-0
Fast Forward: November 15, South Plantation (Florida) – 8A playoffs
16. (17) Byrnes (South Carolina)
Overall: 9-1
Rewind: defeated Dorman (South Carolina) 54-14
Fast Forward: Friday, Wade Hampton (South Carolina)
17. (18) Mallard Creek (North Carolina)
Overall Record: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Robinson (North Carolina) 62-0
Fast Forward: Friday, North Mecklenburg (North Carolina)
18. (20) Mountain Pointe (Arizona)
Overall: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Dobson (Arizona) 57-3
Fast Forward: Friday, Boulder Creek (Arizona) – Division I playoffs
19. (20) Jenks (Oklahoma)
Overall: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Bixby (Oklahoma) 45-7
Fast forward: Friday, Putnam City (Oklahoma)
20. (21) Brother Rice (Michigan)
Overall: 10-0
Rewind: defeated Groves (Michigan) 42-0
Fast forward: Friday, Seaholm (Michigan) – Division 2 playoffs
21. (22) Folsom (California)
Overall: 9-0
Rewind: defeated Ponderosa (California) 52-0
Fast forward: Friday, Pleasant Grove (California)
22. (23) Coppell (Texas)
Overall: 7-1
Rewind: defeated Denton Ryan (Texas) 28-3
Fast forward: Friday, Lewisville (Texas)
23. (24) St. Edward (Ohio)
Overall: 8-1
Rewind: defeated Eastern Christian Academy (Maryland) 41-40
Fast forward: Saturday, Shaker Heights (Ohio) – Division I playoffs
24. (25) University (Florida)
Overall: 9-1
Rewind: defeated Island Coast (Florida) 49-7
Fast Forward: November 15, Gulliver Prep (Florida) – 4A playoffs
25. (NR) Southlake Carroll (Texas)
Overall: 8-1
Rewind: defeated Fossil Ridge (Texas) 31-27
Fast forward: Friday, Haltom (Texas)
There’s still a lot of chatter about whether Allen (Texas) should be ahead of Booker T. Washington (Florida) in the High School Football America Top 25 presented by