Bishop Gorman (Nevada) 2016 National Champs

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Bishop Gorman’s run to 2016 National Champs

As I stated by at the end of September, the 2016 “mythical” national championship chase was put to bed early this year.  Bishop Gorman vaulted to the top spot in the nation on September 9th when it beat then #1 St. John Bosco (California) with an impressive second half comeback, and never looked back.

Bishop Gorman, who beat three state champs this season — #2 St. John Bosco, #6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) and #26 Cocoa (Florida) — are the 2016 High School Football America national champs.

Finishing a close second in our National Top 50, which is created with our proprietary algorithm, is St. John Bosco, which finished the season with an impressive run to capture California’s Open Division championship.

Rounding-out the Top 10 are IMG Academy (Florida) at #3, Grayson (Georgia) at #4, DeMatha (Maryland) at #5, St. Thomas Aquinas at #6, Lake Travis (Texas) at #7, St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) at #8, Trinity (Kentucky) at #9 and Corona Centennial (California) at #10.

Congratulations to every team in the nation as we look forward to 2017!

And, Merry Christmas!!

High School Football America Top 25 

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#1 Bishop Gorman Gaels (Nevada)

Record: (15-0)

Previous Rank: #1

#2 St. John Bosco Braves (California)

Record: (13-2)

Previous Rank: #2

#3 IMG Academy Ascenders (Florida)

Record: (11-0)

Previous Rank: #3

#4 Grayson Rams (Georgia)

Record: (14-1)

Previous Rank: #4

#5 DeMatha Stags (Maryland)

Record: (12-0)

Previous Rank: #5

#6 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Florida)

Record: (13-2)

Previous Rank: #6

Rewind: beat Bingham (Utah) 33-25

Fast Forward: Season complete

#7 Lake Travis Cavaliers (Texas)

Record: (15-1)

Previous Rank: #7

#8 St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Record: (14-0)

Previous Rank: #8

#9 Trinity Shamrocks (Kentucky)

Record: (15-0)

Previous Rank: #9

#10 Corona Centennial Huskies (California)

Record: (11-2)

Previous Rank: #10

#11 Roswell Hornets (Georgia)

Record: (14-1)

Previous Rank: #11

#12 DeSoto Eagles (Texas)

Record: (16-0)

Previous Rank: #12

#13 American Heritage Patriots (Plantation, Florida)

Record: (14-0)

Previous Rank: #13

#14 Mater Dei Monarchs (California)

Record: (13-1)

Previous Rank: #14

#15 Cass Tech Technicians (Michigan)

Record: (14-0)

Previous Rank: #15

#16  The Woodlands Highlanders (Texas)

Record: (15-1)

Previous Rank: #16

#17 Allen Eagles (Texas)

Record: (14-1)

Previous Rank: #17

#18 Hoover Buccaneers (Alabama)

Record: (12-2)

Previous Rank: #18

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

Record: (9-2)

Previous Rank: #19

#20 Paramus Catholic (New Jersey)

Record: (10-2)

Previous Rank: #20

#21 La Salle Lancers (Ohio)

Record: (13-2)

Previous Rank: #21

#22 St. Xavier Bombers (Ohio)

Record: (10-5)

Previous Rank: #22

#23 Saguaro Sabercats (Arizona)

Record: (14-0)

Previous Rank: #23

#24 Edna Karr Cougars (Louisiana)

Record: (14-0)

Previous Rank: #24

#25 South Pointe Stallions (South Carolina)

Record: (14-1)

Previous Rank: #25

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America National Top 50 is developed using our proprietary algorithm.

High School Football America The Other 25 Rankings

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#26 Cocoa Tigers (Florida) 11-1, LW: #26

#27 Cibolo Steele Knights (Texas) 15-1, LW: #27

#28 St. Ignatius Wildcats (Ohio) (13-2), LW: #28

#29 Chandler Wolves (Arizona) 13-2, LW: #38

#30 Valdosta Wildcats (Georgia) 14-2, LW: #29

#31 McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets (Alabama) 13-1, LW: #30

#32 Mill Creek Hawks (Georgia) 13-1, LW: #31

#33 Colerain Cardinals (Ohio) 11-1, LW: #32

#34 St. John’s College HS Cadets (Washington, D.C.) 8-4, LW: #33

#35 Archbishop Hoban Knights (Ohio) 14-1, LW: #34

#36 Carol City Chiefs (Florida) 11-3, LW: #35

#37 Carmel Greyhounds (Indiana) 10-4, LW: #36

#38 Center Grove (Indiana) 12-2, LW: #37

#39 Warren Central Warriors (Indiana) 10-2, LW: #39

#40 Union Redskins (Oklahoma) 11-2, LW: #40

#41 Clinton Arrows (Mississippi) 14-1, LW: #41

#42 Maine South Hawks (Illinois) 11-3, LW: #42

#43 Jenks Trojans (Oklahoma) 11-1, LW: #43

#44 East Leopards (Utah) 14-0, LW: #44

#45 Dutch Fork Silver Foxes (South Carolina) 15-0, LW: #45

#46 Cathedral Catholic Dons (California) 15-0, LW: #46

#47 Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors (Florida) 11-3, LW: #47

#48 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings (Pennsylvania) 14-2, LW: #48

#49 Northwestern Bulls (Florida) 10-2, LW: #49

#50 St. Frances Academy Panthers (Maryland) 10-2, LW: #50

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America National Top 50 is developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
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.