American Heritage climbs in new National Top 25; Other 3 Florida teams hold their spots

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Plantation’s America Heritage has moved up three spots in the latest High School Football America National Top 25.  The Patriots, whose only loss was by one point to #4 DeMatha (Maryland), moves-up to #22.

The other three Sunshine State teams hold steady with St. Thomas Aquinas at #5, IMG Academy at #16 and Mainland at #17.

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High School Football America Top 25

#1 Allen Eagles (Texas)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #1

Rewind: beat Plano (Texas) 65-0

Fast Forward: vs. Marcus (Texas), Friday

#2 Bishop Gorman Gaels (Nevada)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #2

Rewind: beat #37 Long Beach Poly (California) 52-13

Fast Forward: vs. Servite (California), Friday

#3 Corona Centennial Huskies (California)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #3

Rewind: beat Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, California) 52-0

Fast Forward: vs. Valencia (California), Friday

#4 DeMatha Stags (Maryland)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #4

Rewind: beat La Salle College High School (Pennsylvania)

Fast Forward: vs. St. Mary’s Ryken (Maryland), Friday

#5 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Florida)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #5

Rewind: beat Cypress Bay (Florida) 45-10

Fast Forward: at Hallandale (Florida), Friday

#6 St. John Bosco Braves (California)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #6

Rewind: beat Crespi (California) 55-7

Fast Forward: at St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey), Saturday

#7 Euless Trinity Trojans (Texas)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #7

Rewind: beat North Shore (Texas) 42-32

Fast Forward: at Heritage (Texas), Thursday

#8 Colquitt County Packers (Georgia)

Record: (5-0)

Previous Rank: #8

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: vs. Pelham (Georgia), Friday 65-21

#9 Katy Tigers (Texas)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #9

Rewind: beat Mayde Creek (Texas) 52-0

Fast Forward: at Katy Taylor (Texas), Friday

#10 La Salle Lancers (Ohio)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #10

Rewind: beat Christian Brothers (Tennessee) 49-14

Fast Forward: at Northwest (Ohio), Friday

#11 De La Salle Spartans (California)

Record: (3-1)

Previous Rank: #11

Rewind: beat Orange Lutheran (California) 41-3

Fast Forward: Idle

#12 Cedar Hill Longhorns (Texas)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #12

Rewind: beat Coppell (Texas) 36-21

Fast Forward: Idle

#13 Mater Dei (California)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #13

Rewind: beat Upland (California) 43-14

Fast Forward: vs. Edison (California), Friday

#14 South Panola Tigers (Mississippi)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #14

Rewind: beat Memphis University (Tennessee) 49-28

Fast Forward: vs. Lake Horn (Mississippi), Friday

#15 St. Joseph Regional Green Knights (Montvale, New Jersey)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #15

Rewind: beat DePaul (New Jersey) 20-7

Fast Forward: vs. Eastern Christian Academy (Maryland), Saturday

#16 IMG Academy Ascenders (Florida)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #16

Rewind: beat #20 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) 59-47

Fast Forward: Idle

#17 Mainland Buccaneers (Florida)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #17

Rewind: beat Pine Ridge (Florida) 48-0

Fast Forward: at Dr. Phillips (Florida), Friday

#18 Center Grove Trojans (Indiana)

Record: (5-0)

Previous Rank: #18

Rewind: beat North Central (Indiana) 38-7

Fast Forward: at Lawrence Central (Indiana), Friday

#19 Clay-Chalkville Cougars (Alabama)

Record: (5-0)

Previous Rank: #19

Rewind: beat Pinson Valley (Alabama) 65-10

Fast Forward: at Center Point (Alabama), Friday

#20 Male Bulldogs (Kentucky)

Record: (5-0)

Previous Rank: #21

Rewind: beat Seneca (Kentucky) 63-0

Fast Forward: vs. Butler (Kentucky), Friday

#21 St. Edward Eagles (Ohio)

Record: (3-1)

Previous Rank: #24

Rewind: beat Elder (Ohio) 31-20

Fast Forward: vs. #24 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey), Saturday

#22 American Heritage Patriots (Plantation, Florida)

Record: (3-1)

Previous Rank: #25

Rewind: beat Coconut Creek (Florida) 41-20

Fast Forward: vs. Norland (Florida), Saturday

#23 Spartanburg Vikings (South Carolina)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #23

Rewind: beat Greenwood (South Carolina) 42-7

Fast Forward: vs. Riverside (South Carolina), Friday

#24 Bergen Catholic Crusaders (New Jersey)

Record: (2-1)

Previous Rank: #20

Rewind: lost to #16 IMG Academy (Florida) 59-47

Fast Forward: at #21 St. Edward (Ohio), Saturday

#25 Byrnes Rebels (South Carolina)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: NR

Rewind: beat Gaffney (South Carolina) 28-14

Fast Forward: at Boiling Springs (South Carolina), Friday

Dropping out – #22 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)

Previous High School Football America Top 25 Polls

2015 Top 25, Week 2 – September 13, 2015

The Other 25 – Week 2

2015 Top 25, Week 1 – September 6, 2015

The Other Top 25 – Week 1

2015 Preseason Top 25

2015 Preseason, The Other 25 (#26 through #50)

2014 Final Top 25

2013 Final Top 25

2012 Final Top 25

Jeff Fisher’s Editor’s Note: For the third straight year, High School Football America is using its propriety algorithm for its in-season Top 25 national rankings.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.