Columbus jumps into the High School Football America Florida Top 25 after beating former No. 9 Booker T. Washington (Miami) Monday night. The Explorers enter at No. 21, while BTW, with three loses by a total of 11 points, hangs-in at No. 24.
St. Thomas Aquinas drops two spots to No. 4 after losing Friday in Arizona to Centennial. The Raiders can begin their climb back starting this week when it plays No. 10 Deerfield Beach.
The STA-DB game is one of three Top 25 games — No. 1 IMG Academy will take-on No. 9 Venice while No. 5 Cocoa meets No. 22 Mainland.
High School Football America Florida Top 25
No. 1 IMG Academy (4-0), LW: #1
No. 2 American Heritage (Plantation) (3-0), LW: #3
No. 3 Miami Central (4-1), LW: #4
No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1), LW: #2
No. 5 Cocoa (4-0), LW: #5
No. 6 Northwestern (4-1), LW: #6
No. 7 Armwood (4-0), LW: #7
No. 8 Plant (4-0), LW: #10
No. 9 Booker T. Washington (Miami) 2-3, LW: #9
No. 10 Venice (4-0), LW: 11
No. 11 Deerfield Beach (3-1), LW: #12
No. 12 Carol City (3-1), LW: #13
No. 13 Cardinal Gibbons (4-0), LW: #14
No. 14 Dr. Phillips (4-0), LW: #15
No. 15 Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) (5-0), LW: #16
No. 16 Osceola (Kissimmee) (4-0), LW: #17
No. 17 Vero Beach (4-0), LW: #18
No. 18 St. Augustine (4-0), LW: #19
No. 19 Bartram Trail (3-2), LW: #20
No. 20 Viera (3-1), LW: #21
No. 21 Oxbridge Academy (3-1), LW: 22
No. 22 Columbus (4-1), LW: NR
No. 23 Mainland (2-2), LW: #23
No. 24 Jones (4-1), LW: #25
No. 25 Navarre (5-0), LW: #24
Dropped-out: No. 8 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
