With the high school football season winding down the cream of the crop is rising to the top. We had the game of the season this week with Allen coming from behind to win a thrilling game over Desoto. While the game earlier this year between #1 Booker T. Washington and #2 Miami Central had more talent on the field this game provided more dramatics. Speaking of Miami Central they actually jump Allen for the #2 this week after dominating in the Florida 6A title game. This week will show us who the best team in California is when #4 St. John Bosco and #9 De La Salle face off. There were 4 previsouly ranked teams that failed to bring home state titles this week and drop from the rankings. That makes space for 4 state champs to make their way into the rankings. They are East Jefferson (LA), Norcross (GA), Centreville (VA) and American Heritage (FL).

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1) Booker T. Washington(14-0) – Miami, FL – Won the Florida 4A title.
2) Central (13-1) – Miami, FL – Flat out destroyed a previously unbeaten Armwood team 52-7 in the Florida 6A state title game. I’m sure most people will think we have them ranked too high at #2 but there is not another team in the country that would beat this team other than Booker T. Washington.
3) Allen (15-0) – Allen, TX – Won the game of the year with an impressive 42-35 comeback victory over Desoto. They now face Pearland in the Texas 5A D1 title game.
4) St. John Bosco (15-0) – Bellflower, CA – The Braves defense gave up over 750 yards this week but the still managed to beat Centennial 70-49 in the CIF Southern Division Open Bowl final. They now face #9 De La Salle in the CIF Open Bowl title game.
5) Desoto (12-0) – Desoto, TX – May have lost the heartbreaker to Allen but they are still one of the top 5 teams in the country. They were actually up by 2 touchdowns midway through the 4th quarter.
6) Mountain Pointe (14-0) – Phoenix, AZ – Won the Arizona Division 1 state title.
7) Northwestern (15-0) – Rock Hill, SC – Defeated Stratford 62-35 to bring home the South Carolina AAAA II title
8 ) Katy (15-0) – Katy, TX – Defeate Johnson 52-0 to advance to the Texas 5A d2 finals against aa Cedar Hill team that has only lost to Allen and Desoto this year. This game should give us a better idea of how great this Katy team is.
9) De La Salle (13-0) – Concord, CA – Defeated previous #19 Folsom 45-17 in the CIF Northern Division Open Bowl final. Now get to face #4 St. John Bosco for the state title.
10) Bellevue (14-0) – Bellevue, WA – Won the Washington 3A state title
11) Hoover (15-0) – Hoover, AL – Won the Alabama 6A title.
12) Salpointe Catholic (14-0) – Tucson, AZ – Won the Arizona Division 2 state title.
13) Mallard Creek (16-0) – Charlotte, NC – Defeated Wake Forest 59-21 to bring home the North Carolina 4AA crown.
14) Dwyer (15-0) – Palm Beach Gardens, FL – Defeated Niceville 55-33 to win the Florida 7A title.
15) Jenks (14-0) – Jenks, OK – Brought home the Oklahoma 6A crown by defeat rival Union for the second time this season. This time it wasn’t close, 38-22.
16) Bishop Gorman (13-2) – Las Vegas, NV – Won their 5th straight Nevada Divison 1 state title.
17) St. Joseph’s Regional (10-1) – Montvale, NJ – Won the New Jersey Non-Public Group 3 title with a 62-14 win over Pope John XXIII.
18) Dematha (11-1) – Washington D.C. – Won the WCAC title. Their only loss of the season was to #17 St. Joseph Regional
19) Blue Springs (14-0) – Blue Springs, MO – Won the Missouri Class 6 title.
20) East Jefferson (15-0) – Metairie, LA – While everyone was debating whether Karr, John Curtis or St. Augustine was the best team in Louisiana all year the Warriors were just pluggin along as the undefeated team. The completed the undefeated season with a 38-28 win over previously ranked Edna Karr to bring home the Louisiana 4A title
21) Brother Rice (14-0) – Bloomfield Hills, MI – Won the Michigan Division 2 title.
22) Archbishop Moeller (14-1) – Cincinnati, OH – Won the Ohio Division 1 state title.
23) Norcross (13-1) – Norcross, GA – Avenged one of their early season losses by defeating North Gwinnett 31-14 to bring home the Georgia 6A title. Their only other loss of the yar was to #1 Booker T. Washington.
24) Centreville (15-0) – Clifton, VA – Completed a dominant season by bringing home the Virginia 6A title with an impressive 35-6 victory over an Oscar Smith team that many other sites had in their top 25. The Wildcats did not have a victory this year by less than 20 points.
25) American Heritage (15-1) – Plantation, FL – End a dominant run through the Florida 5A playoffs with a 66-8 win over Clay. The Patriots only loss of the season came to #2 Miami Central

Dropped Out:
19) Folsom– Folsom, CA
20) Edna Karr – New Orleans, LA
24) Central Catholic – Pittsburgh, PA
25) North Gwinnett – North Gwinnett, GA