Ohio playoff games shake-up the Top 100

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It’s has been a bad couple of weeks for all of the saints in Ohio, meaning St. Edward, St. Igantius and St. Xavier.  All three of the powerhouse are now officially into their off-seasons before the semifinal round of the playoffs.

No. 10 St. Igantius lost 23-21 to Mentor in the state Division I quarterfinals on friday in rematch of their regular season dual won by St. Igantius 41-31 in September.  Thanks to its win over the Wildcats and its defeat of St. Edward last week, Mentor soars into the new High School Football America Top 100 national rankings at No. 49 this week.

Defending Division I champ St. X also played a rematch game over the weekend against Colerain.  St. X beat Colerain 20-17 in overtime in September, but Friday night it was the Cardinals who came out on-top with a 21-14 win to advance to the state semis and also break into the national rankings at No. 91.  This week, Colerain will try to advance to the state title game when it faces No. 48 Pickerington Central.

Colerain and Mentor are two of six new teams in the rankings.  Also new to the rankings created with our proprietary algorithm are: North Gwinnett (Georgia) at No. 92 after knocking-off former No. 26 Grayson (Georgia); Maryville (Tennessee) at No. 95; Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) at No. 96; and McGill-Toolen (Alabama) at No. 97.

The Colerain-Pickerington Central game is one of a eleven head-to-head match-ups in the Top 100 this coming week.

Top 100 match-ups this week

No. 1 Mater Dei (California) vs. No. 21 Mission Viejo (California)

No. 6 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) vs. No. 83 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)

No. 9 Corona Centennial (California) vs. No. 19 St. John Bosco (California)

No. 11 Northwestern (Miami, Florida) vs. No. 59 Carol City (Florida)

No. 14 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) vs. No. 64 Liberty (Nevada)

No. 22 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina) vs. No. 39 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)

No. 41 Judson (Texas) vs. No. 43 Lake Travis (Texas)

No. 48 Pickerington Central (Ohio) vs. No. 91 Colerain (Ohio)

No. 57 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) vs. No. 97 McGill-Toolen (Alabama)

No. 67 Thompson (Alabama) vs. No. 70 Hoover (Alabama)

No. 73 Oakland (Tennessee) vs. No. 95 Maryville (Tennessee)

High School Football America Top 100

Rank, Team, StateRecordLast WeekNext Week
#1 Mater Dei (California)12-01#21 Mission Viejo (CA)
#2 IMG Academy (Florida)8-02Season completed
#3 Allen (Texas)11-03South Grand Prairie (TX)
#4 Trinity (Kentucky)13-04Central Hardin (KY)
#5 South Pointe (South Carolina)13-05Greer (SC)
#6 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)10-06#83 Cardinal Gibbons (FL)
#7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)11-07Parkland (PA)
#8 Ben Davis (Indiana)13-08Penn (IN)
#9 Corona Centennial (CA)10-19#19 St. John Bosco (CA)
#10 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)12-011Season completed
#11 Northwestern (Miami, Florida)9-213#59 Carol City (FL)
#12 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)11-012Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
#13 Miami Central (Florida)9-314Season completed
#14 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)10-215#64 Liberty (NV)
#15 De La Salle (California)10-114Pittsburg (CA)
#16 Bingham (Utah)12-017Season completed
#17 Katy (Texas)9-018Cypress Ranch (TX)
#18 Union (Oklahoma)12-019Idle
#19 St. John Bosco (California)10-220#9 Corona Centennial (CA)
#20 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)9-222Season completed
#21 Mission Viejo (California)12-021#1 Mater Dei (CA)
#22 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)13-023#39 Dutch Fork (SC)
#23 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)9-225Idle
#24 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)10-234Doral Academy (FL)
#25 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania)13-030State College (PA)
#26 Archer (Georgia)12-032Colquitt County (GA)
#27 Denton Ryan (Texas)11-027Birdville (TX)
#28 John Curtis (Louisiana)10-128Scotlandville (LA)
#29 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)9-229Idle
#30 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)8-333Idle
#31 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania)11-035Thomas Jefferson (PA)
#32 Armwood (Florida)12-036Vanguard (FL)
#33 Duncanville (Texas)11-039Euless Trinity (TX)
#34 Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania)9-238Wyoming Valley West (PA)
#35 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)7-340Idle
#36 Aledo (Texas)11-037Grapevine (TX)
#37 Westlake (Texas)11-041Smithson Valley (TX)
#38 Chandler (Arizona)11-245Perry (AZ)
#39 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)11-147#22 Fort Dorchester (SC)
#40 DeSoto (Texas)10-146Southlake Carroll (TX)
#41 Judson (Texas)10-148#43 Lake Travis (TX)
#42 Owasso (Oklahoma)11-150Idle
#43 Lake Travis (Texas)9-249#41 Judson (TX)
#44 Evangel Christian (Louisiana)8-152Catholic (Baton Rouge, LA)
#45 Wake Forest (North Carolina)13-055Sanderson (NC)
#46 West Point (Mississippi)13-055Olive Branch (MS)
#47 Cocoa (Florida)10-160University (FL)
#48 Pickerington Central (Ohio)12-167#91 Colerain (OH)
#49 Mentor (OH)12-1NROlentangy Liberty (OH)
#50 Pearl (Mississippi)14-069Meridian (MS)
#51 St. Ignatius (Ohio)11-210Season completed
#52 East (Utah)10-331Season completed
#53 St. Xavier (Ohio)10-224Season completed
#54 St. Edward (Ohio)10-254Season completed
#55 Buford (Georgia)9-156Stockbridge (GA)
#56 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio)13-058Toledo Central Catholic (OH)
#57 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)11-059#97 McGill-Toolen (AL)
#58 Manvel (Texas)10-062Nederland (TX)
#59 Carol City (Florida)8-368#11 Northwestern (FL)
#60 Klein Collins (Texas)10-064Stony Point (TX)
#61 Grayson (Georgia)10-226Season completed
#62 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)12-065Nettleton (AR)
#63 Prairie Ridge (Illinois)13-070Nazareth Academy (IL)
#64 Liberty (Nevada)11-171#14 Bishop Gorman (NV)
#65 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)1-372Loyola Academy (IL)
#66 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)12-174Avon (OH)
#67 Thompson (Alabama)12-079#70 Hoover (AL)
#68 Saint Louis (Hawaii)10-076Season completed
#69 Centennial (Arizona)11-180Notre Dame Prep (AZ)
#70 Hoover (Alabama)9-386#67 Thompson (AL)
#71 Midway (Texas)11-075Byron Nelson (TX)
#72 Venice (Florida)11-181Tampa Bay Tech (FL)
#73 Oakland (Tennessee)13-078#95 Maryville (TN)
#74 Plant (Florida)11-185Lakeland (FL)
#75 Kahuku (Hawaii)11-273Season completed
#76 Maine South (Illinois)9-183Season completed
#77 Chaminade (California)9-261Season completed
#78 Mountain Pointe (Arizona)10-344Season completed
#79 Lamar (Houston, Texas)8-183Ridge Point (TX)
#80 Saguaro (Arizona)11-284Salpointe Catholic (AZ)
#81 Viera (Florida)8-282Season completed
#82 Narbonne (California)8-387Fairfax (CA)
#83 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)10-188#6 American Heritage (Plantation, FL)
#84 Columbus (Florida)9-189Miami (FL)
#85 Folsom (California)12-090Jesuit (CA)
#86 North Little Rock (Arkansas)11-091Conway (FL)
#87 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)11-094Page (NC)
#88 Phillips Academy (Illinois)13-095Dunlap (IL)
#89 Winton Woods (Ohio)12-198Massillon Washington (OH)
#90 Mission Hills (California)11-096Torrey Pines (CA)
#91 Colerain (Ohio)11-2NR#48 Pickerington Central (OH)
#92 North Gwinnett (Georgia)11-1NRMarietta (GA)
#93 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)8-491Season completed
#94 Good Counsel (Maryland)8-392Season completed
95 Maryville (Tennessee)12-1NR#73 Oakland (TN)
#96 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)9-2NRClearwater Central Catholic (FL)
#97 McGill-Toolen (Alabama)12-0NR#57 Central (Phenix City, AL)
#98 Miramar (Florida)9-299Season completed
#99 Deerfield Beach (Florida)8-3100Season completed
#100 Cartersville (Georgia)11-142Season completed

Dropped-out: No. 43 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama), No. 51 The Woodlands (Texas), No. 57 Lowndes (Georgia), No. 63 Valor Christian (Colorado), No. 69 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), No. 97 Eastside Catholic (Washington)

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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