There’s been a shift near the top of the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 football rankings: St. John Bosco’s (Bellflower, Calif.) victory over St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) pushed the west coast power into the top 3, with a chance to make a move toward No. 1 as the season progresses.
Corner Canyon’s (Draper, Utah) big win over Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) pushed the Utah team up a spot, while Liberty had a quick in-and-out of the Super 25. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.), which had suffered a significant loss to St. Frances Academy earlier in the season, rectified itself with a victory over then-No. 7 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), the Lions reaffirming a top-15 presence.
Liberty and Folsom (Calif.), the latter of whom lost to then-No. 12 Mission Viejo (Calif.), both dropped out of the rankings. In their places comes Southlake Carroll (Texas), which has outscored opponents 84-7 through two games, and Centennial (Corona, Calif.), which re-enters the rankings ahead of its matchup against Mater Dei.
As high school football action moves to mid-September, here is the full Super 25:
1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 2-0
Previous rank: 1
Last result: Defeated Kahuku (Hawaii) 21-18
2. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Record: 3-0
Previous rank: 2
Last result: Defeated Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 35-14 (forfeit in Q3)
3. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Record: 3-0
Previous rank: 4
Last result: Defeated No. 3 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) 21-14
4. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 2-0
Previous rank: 5
Last result: DNP
5. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)
Record: 1-1
Previous rank: 3
Last result: Lost to No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 21-14
6. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Record: 4-0
Previous rank: 6
Last result: Defeated Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.) 63-13
7. Buford (Ga.)
Record: 3-0
Previous rank: 9
Last result: Defeated Roswell (Ga.) 65-21
8. Duncanville (Texas)
Record: 1-0
Previous rank: 7
Last result: Defeated South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas) 35-28
9. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Record: 4-0
Previous rank: 10
Last result: Defeated No. 22 Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) 45-14
10. Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Record: 3-0
Previous rank: 12
Last result: Defeated No. 19 Folsom (Calif.) 53-14
11. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 2-1
Previous rank: 11
Last result: Defeated Columbus (Miami, Fla.) 42-7
12. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 3-0
Previous rank: 17
Last result: Defeated Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) 45-0
13. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)
Record: 2-1
Previous rank: 15
Last result: Defeated No. 7 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 28-24
14. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
Record: 1-0
Previous rank: 14
Last result: Defeated DeSoto (Texas) 36-27
15. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Record: 1-0
Previous rank: 13
Last result: Defeated West Boca Raton (Fla.) 21-14
16. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 2-1
Previous rank: 16
Last result: Defeated Tuscaloosa County (Northport, Ala.) 69-0
17. Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.)
Record: 1-0
Previous rank: 18
Last result: Defeated Archbishop Shaw (Marrero, La.) 35-0
18. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Record: 1-1
Previous rank: 7
Last result: Lost to No. 15 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) 28-24
19. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 2-0
Previous rank: 20
Last result: Defeated Junipero Serra (San Mateo, Calif) 26-0
20. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Record: 2-0
Previous rank: 21
Last result: Defeated Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 30-14
21. Carrollton (Ga.)
Record: 4-0
Previous rank: 24
Last result: Defeated Lithia Springs (Ga.) 63-0
22. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Record: 3-0
Previous rank: 23
Last result: Defeated East Forsyth (Kernersville, N.C.) 48-21
23. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Record: 2-1
Previous rank: 25
Last result: Defeated Highland (Palmdale, Calif.) 45-13
24. Southlake Carroll (Texas)
Record: 2-0
Previous rank: NR
Last result: Defeated Hebron (Carrollton, Texas) 35-7
25. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Record: 2-1
Previous rank: NR
Last result: Defeated Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) 42-6
Super 25 watchlist
- East St. Louis (Ill.)
- Brownsburg (Ind.)
- Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
- Gainesville (Ga.)
- Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.)
