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SoCal Showdown is Set
Top-ranked St. John Bosco will play No. 5 Corona Centennial for Pac-5 Division title
The National Prep Football
Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters,
experts, and coaches. The Week 15 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow
with current won-loss records:
NATIONAL TOP 25
1. St. John Bosco HS
(Bellflower, Calif.), 13-0 (Last week: 1)
2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las
Vegas), 14-0 (2)
3. Katy HS (Texas), 13-0
(6)
4. Colquitt County HS
(Moultrie, Ga.), 13-0 (3)
5. Centennial HS (Corona,
Calif.), 13-0 (4)
6. Allen HS (Texas), 13-0
(5)
7. De La Salle HS
(Concord, Calif.), 11-1 (7)
8. Grayson HS (Loganville,
Ga.), 13-0 (8)
9. Lake Travis HS (Austin,
Texas), 12-0 (11)
10. IMG Academy
(Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0 (10)
11. Wayne HS (Huber
Heights, Ohio), 14-0 (14)
12. Clay-Chalkville HS
(Pinson, Ala.), 14-0 (12)
13. Mill Creek HS
(Hoschton, Ga.), 13-0 (NR)
14. St. Edward HS
(Lakewood, Ohio), 13-1 (13)
15. Male HS (Louisville,
Ky.), 14-0 (15)
16. Loyola Academy
(Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0 (19)
17. Center Grove HS
(Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0 (17)
18. Steele HS (Cibolo,
Texas), 13-0 (18)
19. Trinity Christian
Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 13-0 (20)
20. DeMatha (Hyattsville,
Md.), 11-1 (22)
21. Maryville HS (Tenn.),
14-0 (NR)
22. Blue Springs South HS
(Mo.), 14-0 (NR)
23. Gilman School
(Baltimore), 10-1 (23)
24. Kahuku (Hawaii), 13-0
(24)
25. Roswell HS (Ga.), 13-0
(25)
Dropped out: Ocean Lakes
(Va.) 9, Colerain (Ohio) 16, Archer (Ga.) 21
NORTHEAST REGION
1. Don Bosco Prep HS
(Ramsey, N.J.), 8-3 (Last week: 2)
2. St. Joseph Regional HS
(Montvale, N.J.), 8-3 (3)
3. Central Catholic HS
(Pittsburgh), 12-1 (4)
4. Upper Dublin HS (Fort
Washington, Pa.), 13-0 (14)
5. Imhotep Charter
(Philadelphia), 12-0 (12)
6. Xaverian Brothers HS
(Westwood, Mass.), 11-0 (6)
7. Aquinas Institute
(Rochester, N.Y.), 13-0 (7)
8. Archbishop Stepinac HS
(White Plains, N.Y.), 12-0 (8)
9. Southington HS (Conn.),
10-0 (9)
10. Bergen Catholic HS
(Oradell, N.J.), 7-4 (10)
11. Middletown South HS
(N.J.), 11-0 (11)
12. Parkland HS
(Allentown, Pa.), 12-1 (NR)
13. St. John-Vinney HS
(Holmdel, N.J.), 11-0 (13)
14. Darien HS (Conn.), 9-0
(NR)
15. Central Dauphin HS
(Harrisburg, Pa.), 12-1 (NR)
EAST COAST REGION
1. DeMatha HS
(Hyattsville, Md.), 11-1 (1)
2. Gilman School
(Baltimore), 10-1 (3)
3. Spartanburg HS (S.C.),
12-1 (4)
4. Oscar Smith HS (Chesapeake,
Va.), 12-0 (NR)
5. Byrnes HS (Duncan.
S.C.), 12-1 (5)
6. Northwestern HS (Rock
Hill, S.C.), 12-1 (6)
7. Charlotte Catholic HS
(N.C.), 13-0 (9)
8. Mallard Creek HS
(Charlotte, N.C.), 12-2 (10)
9. Highland Springs HS
(Va.), 12-1 (11)
10. Lake Taylor HS
(Norfolk, Va.), 13-0 (12)
11. Ocean Lakes HS
(Virginia Beach, Va.), 12-1 (1)
12. Hermitage HS
(Richmond, Va.), 12-1 (7)
13. Damascus HS (Md.), 13-0
(13)
14. South County HS
(Lorton, Va.), 13-0 (14)
15. East Forsyth HS
(Kernersville, N.C.), 14-0 (15)
SOUTHEAST REGION
1. Colquitt County HS
(Moultrie, Ga.), 13-0 (1)
2. Grayson HS (Loganville,
Ga.), 13-0 (2)
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton,
Fla.), 8-0 (3)
4. Clay-Chalkville HS
(Pinson, Ala.), 14-0 (4)
5. Mill Creek HS
(Hoschton, Ga.), 13-0 (14)
6. Trinity Christian
Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 13-0 (5)
7. Maryville HS (Tenn.), 14-0
(8)
8. Roswell HS (Ga.), 13-0
(7)
9. St. Thomas Aquinas HS
(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 11-1 (9)
10. Miami Central HS, 10-2
(NR)
11. Archbishop Rummel HS
(Metairie, La.), 11-1 (10)
12. Flanagan HS (Pembroke
Pines, Fla.), 10-2 (NR)
13. Spanish Fort HS
(Ala.), 14-0 (11)
14. Starkville HS (Miss.),
13-1 (NR)
15. Spain Park HS (Hoover,
Ala.), 12-1 (NR)
MIDWEST REGION
1. Wayne HS (Huber
Heights, Ohio), 14-0 (2)
2. St. Edward HS
(Lakewood, Ohio), 13-1 (1)
3. Male HS (Louisville,
Ky.), 14-0 (3)
4. Loyola Academy
(Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0 (6)
5. Center Grove HS
(Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0 (5)
6. King HS (Detroit), 14-0
(8)
7. Kimberly HS (Wis.),
14-0 (8)
8. Glenbard West HS (Glen
Ellyn, Ill.) 14-0 (10)
9. Colerain HS
(Cincinnati), 12-2 (4)
10. La Salle HS
(Cincinnati), 12-2 (9)
11. Trinity HS
(Louisville, Ky.), 11-2 (11)
12. St. Mary’s Prep
(Orchard Lake, Mich.), 12-1 (12)
13. Romeo HS (Mich.), 13-1
(NR)
14. Steubenville HS
(Ohio), 14-0 (NR)
15. Nazareth Academy (La
Grange Park, Ill.), 12-2
MIDLANDS REGION
1. Blue Springs South HS
(Mo.), 14-0 (3)
2. Valor Christian HS
(Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 11-2 (NR)
3. Fort Osage HS
(Independence, Mo.), 13-1 (9)
4. Dowling Catholic HS
(West Des Moines, Iowa), 13-0 (6)
5. Herriman HS (West
Herriman, Utah), 11-3 (5)
6. Mill Valley HS
(Shawnee, Kan.), 12-1 (15)
7. Christian Brothers HS
(St. Louis), 13-1 (1)
8. Lone Peak HS (Highland,
Utah), 13-1 (8)
9. Kearney HS (Mo.), 14-1
(13)
10. Derby HS (Kan.), 12-1
(NR)
11. Bingham HS (South
Jordan, Utah), 10-2 (8)
12. Webb City HS (Mo.),
14-1 (3)
13. Osseo HS (Minn.), 10-3
(11)
14. Millard North HS
(Omaha, Neb.), 11-2 (NR)
15. Rocky Mountain HS
(Meridian, Idaho), 11-1 (14)
SOUTHWEST REGION
1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las
Vegas), 14-0 (1)
2. Katy HS (Texas), 13-0
(3)
3. Allen HS (Texas), 13-0
(2)
4. Lake Travis HS (Austin,
Texas), 13-0 (4)
5. Steele HS (Cibolo,
Texas), 13-0 (5)
6. Westlake HS (Austin,
Texas), 12-1 (6)
7. Jenks HS (Okla.), 10-1
(7)
8. Ryan HS (Denton,
Texas), 12-0 (8)
9. Centennial HS (Peoria,
Ariz.), 12-2 (9)
10. Har-Ber HS
(Springdale, Ark.), 11-1 (10)
11. Manvel HS (Texas), 11-2
(14)
12. Lake Ridge HS
(Mansfield, Texas), 13-0 (13)
13. Mansfield HS (Texas),
11-2 (NR)
14. Trinity HS (Euless,
Texas), 10-1 (NR)
15. Chandler HS (Ariz.),
11-2 (12)
WEST COAST REGION
1. St. John Bosco HS
(Bellflower, Calif.), 13-0 (1)
2. Centennial HS (Corona,
Calif.), 13-0 (2)
3. De La Salle HS
(Concord, Calif.), 11-1 (3)
4. Kahuku HS (Hawaii),
13-0 (4)
5. Eastside Catholic HS
(Bellevue, Wash.), 12-0 (5)
6. Mission Viejo HS
(Calif.), 13-0 (8)
7. Folsom HS (Calif.), 13-0
(9)
8. Elk Grove HS (Calif.),
12-0 (10)
9. Bellevue HS (Wash.), 11-1
(11)
10. Mater Dei HS (Santa
Ana, Calif.), 10-3 (6)
11. Bishop Amat HS (La
Puente, Calif.), 10-3 (7)
12. Serra HS (Gardena,
Calif.), 9-3 (12)
13. Jesuit HS (Portland,
Ore.), 13-0 (13)
14. Clayton Valley HS
(Concord, Calif.), 11-1 (14)
15. Skyline HS (Sammamish,
Wash.), 12-1 (NR)
RECAPPING THE RANKINGS
Top Five Storylines
· The Pac-5 Division championship game we’ve
all anticipated will happen after No. 1 St. John Bosco and No. 5 Corona
Centennial won their semifinal games. Top-ranked St. John Bosco crushed regionally ranked Bishop Amat, 63-10, and No. 5 Centennial outlasted Mater Dei,
42-36. With a matchup against Top 10 team De La Salle in the state title game
likely still ahead, Saturday’s winner will be in the pole position to finish
the season ranked No. 1.
· The highest riser among this week’s Top
25 teams is Mill Creek (Hoschton), which emerged from the regional rankings all
the way to No. 13 this week. The Hawks destroyed then-No. 21 Archer, 23-0, to
set up a Class 6A semifinal matchup with No. 4 Colquitt County this week.
· In a small but significant move, Katy
passed fellow Texas power Allen in this week’s rankings. The Tigers jumped from
No. 6 to No. 3 after drubbing Friendswood, 66-0, in the 6A/Division II
playoffs. Katy has outscored opponents by a combined 671-38. Allen, which has a
56-game winning streak, slipped one spot to No. 6.
· No. 11 Wayne (Huber Heights) and No. 14
St. Edward (Lakewood) will lock horns in Ohio’s Division I state championship
game for the second straight year. Wayne earned a chance to avenge last
season’s loss to the Eagles by knocking off then-No. 16 Colerain, 28-21. St.
Edward breezed past Stow, 45-7, in the other semifinal.
· A total of four nationally ranked teams
have earned state championships so far this season. Three Top 25 squads took
home trophies over the weekend. No. 16 Loyola pummeled Marist, 41-0, for the
Illinois 8A championship; No. 17 Center Grove captured the Indiana 6A crown
with a 28-16 win over Penn; and No. 22 Blue Springs South grabbed the Missouri
Class 6 title by defeating defending champion Christian Brothers, 37-28.
Top Five Risers
1. Valor Christian (Colo.)
2. Oscar Smith (Va.)
3. Mill Creek (Ga.)
4. Upper Dublin (Pa.)
5. Miami Central (Fla.)
Top Five Feats … plus one
Junior Tim Tawa of West
Linn set Oregon’s single-season record for passing yards in a 51-7 rout of Sherwood in the 6A state playoffs. Tawa, a Stanford baseball recruit, threw for
309 yards to up his season total to 4,171 yards. Former University of Colorado
and University of Washington quarterback Taylor Barton was the former
record-holder.
Stone Ridge Christian
(Merced, Calif.) broke a state record with its 10th consecutive
shutout. The Knights blanked Big Valley Christian, 69-0, for the Sac-Joaquin
Section Division VII championship. Stone Ridge Christian allowed 69 points in
its first two games this season, then outscored its next 10 opponents by a
combined 565-0.
Senior Jake Funk of
regionally ranked Damascus broke Maryland’s single-season record for touchdowns
during a 48-7 Class 3A semifinal win over Reservoir (Fulton). Funk scored five
times in the game, upping his season touchdown total to 50.
Class 2A power University
Christian (Jacksonville) allowed a Florida playoff record minus-88 rushing
yards in a 31-0 shutout of Victory Christian (Lakeland).
Phillips (Chicago) became
the first Chicago Public League team to ever win a state football championship.
The unbeaten Wildcats crushed Althoff Catholic (Belleville), 51-7, for the
Illinois 4A title. The Illinois state playoff system began in 1974.
Iowa City Regina (Iowa)
beat Western Christian, 35-28, in the Class 1A final to capture its sixth straight state championship
and pull into a tie with Edgewood Academy (Ala.) and No. 2 Bishop Gorman (Las
Vegas) for the most consecutive titles among 11-man teams. The Regals haven’t
lost a playoff game since 2009.
All content Copyright 2015
Jamie DeMoney/PrepNation.com
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