Six new teams enter the High School Football America Top 100

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Defending national champ Mater Dei (California) solidified its spot atop the High School Football America 100 with a 28-24 win over former No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) Friday night. All eyes, now turn to the October 12 showdown with Trinity League-foe St. John Bosco, currently ranked No. 4 in the national rankings.

IMG’s loss dropped the Ascenders a spot to No. 6. Miami Central jumps from No. 7 to No. 5 after defeating former No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas.

There are six new teams in the rankings this week — St. Ignatius (Ohio) at No. 88, Parkview (Georgia) at No. 96, West Monroe (Louisiana) at No. 97, La Salle (Ohio) at No. 98, Valor Christian (Colorado) at No. 99 and Pinnacle (Arizona) at No. 100.

This week there are five head-to-head matchups in the Top 100:

No. 3 St. John’s College HS (Washington, D.C.) vs. No. 84 Christian Brothers (Missouri)

No. 4 St. John Bosco (California) vs. No. 74 JSerra (California)

No.  23 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) vs. No. 46 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)

No. 53 John Curtis (Lousiana) vs. No. 85 Easton (Louisiana)

High School Football America 100

Rank, Team, StateRecordLast WeekNext Week
#1 Mater Dei (California)(4-1)*1Servite (California)
#2 Allen (Texas)(4-0)2McKinney (Texas)
#3 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(4-0)3#84 Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri)
#4 St. John Bosco (California)(5-0)4#74 JSerra (California)
#5 Miami Central (Florida)(4-1)7Norland (Florida)
#6 IMG Academy (Florida)(3-1)5Northwestern (Miami, Florida)
#7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(2-0)6La Salle College HS (Pennsylvania)
#8 Pickerington Central (Ohio)(5-0)8Lincoln (Ohio)
#9 De La Salle (California)(6-0)10Idle
#10 Good Counsel (Maryland)(3-1)11Northwest (Maryland)
#11 Colquitt County (Georgia)(6-0)13Alcovy (Georgia)
#12 Lake Travis (Texas)(3-0)12Austin (Texas)
#13 Corona Centennial (California)(5-0)14Corona Santiago (California)
#14 Warren Central (Indiana)(6-0)15Lawrence North (Indiana)
#15 Mentor (Ohio)(5-0)16Medina (Ohio)
#16 Mission Viejo (California)(6-0)20El Toro (California)
#17 North Shore (Houston, TX)(3-0)17La Porte (Texas)
#18 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(4-0)18Chapin (South Carolina)
#19 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(5-0)19Benedictine (Ohio)
#20 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(4-0)22Lake Norman (North Carolina)
#21 Carol City (Florida)(4-0)23Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Florida)
#22 Euless Trinity (Texas)(3-0)21L.D. Bell (Texas)
#23 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(3-1)24#46 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)
#24 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(5-0)25Park Crossing (Alabama)
#25 Rome (Georgia)(5-0)26Woodland (Georgia)
#26 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(6-0)27Baylor (Texas)
#27 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(3-1)28Irvington (New Jersey)
#28 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(4-1)9Idle
#29 Orange Lutheran (California)(3-2)29Santa Margarita (California)
#30 Grayson (Georgia)(3-2)30Idle
#31 Folsom (California)(4-1)31Rocklin (California)
#32 Wekiva (Florida)(4-0)32West Orange (Florida)
#33 Bingham (Utah)(6-0)33Lone Peak (Utah)
#34 Katy (Texas)(3-1)34Tompkins (Texas)
#35 Deerfield Beach (Florida)(5-0)35Taravella (Florida)
#36 Aledo (Texas)(3-0)36Everman (Texas)
#37 Oaks Christian (California)(6-0)37Idle
#38 Colerain (Ohio)(5-0)38Hamilton (Ohio)
#39 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(4-1)42Idle
#40 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(4-0)40Zachary (Louisiana)
#41 Cass Tech (Michigan)(5-0)39Cody (Michigan)
#42 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(3-1)43Paramus Catholic (New Jersey)
#43 Broken Arrow (Oklahoma)(3-0)44Norman (Oklahoma)
#44 St. Edward (Ohio)(2-2)41Buchtel (Ohio)
#45 Duncanville (Texas)(2-0)45Berkner (Texas)
#46 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(3-1)46#23 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)
#47 Alcoa (Tennessee)(6-0)47Northview Academy (Tennessee)
#48 Walton (Georgia)(5-0)48Idle
#49 Maryville (Tennessee)(4-1)49William Blount (Tennessee)
#50 Oakland (Tennessee)(4-1)50Coffee County Central (Tennessee)
#51 Chandler (Arizona)(4-1)51Perry (Arizona)
#52 Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(5-0)52Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC)
#53 John Curtis (Louisiana)(4-0)53#85 Easton (Lousisiana)
#54 Judson (Texas)(3-0)54San Marcos (Texas)
#55 Centennial (Arizona)(5-0)55Apollo (Arizona)
#56 Saint Louis (Hawaii)(5-0)56Campbell (Hawaii)
#57 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)(5-0)57Homewood-Flossmoor (Illinois)
#58 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(3-0)60Keller (Texas)
#59 Hough (North Carolina)(5-0)61Mooresville (North Carolina)
#60 Blessed Trinity (Georgia)(5-0)62Denmark (Georgia)
#61 Wake Forest (North Carolina)(5-0)63Southern Nash (North Carolina)
#62 North Gwinnett (Georgia)(3-2)64Mountain View (Georgia)
#63 McEachern (Georgia)(4-1)66Hillgrove (Georgia)
#64 Cedar Grove (Georgia)(4-1)67Redan (Georgia)
#65 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(4-1)68Huffman (Alabama)
#66 DeMatha (Maryland)(3-1)69Avalon (Maryland)
#67 Hoover (Alabama)(3-2)70Tuscaloosa County (Alabama)
#68 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(1-3)71Silverado (Nevada)
#69 Thompson (Alabama)(4-1)72Idle
#70 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(3-2)58Piper (Florida)
#71 Cy-Fair (Texas)(4-0)73Idle
#72 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(4-0)74Kennedy (Louisiana)
#73 Klein Collins (Texas)(4-0)75College Park (Texas)
#74 JSerra (California)(5-0)76#4 St. John Bosco (California)
#75 North Little Rock (Arkansas)(4-0)77Conway (Arkansas)
#76 Lausanne Collegiate (Tennessee)(5-0)78Evangelical Christian (Tennessee)
#77 Starkville (Mississippi)(5-0)79Northwest Rankin (Mississippi)
#78 Cypress Ranch (Texas)(4-0)80Cypress Lakes (Texas)
#79 Archer (Georgia)(4-1)93Idle
#80 Westlake (Austin, TX)(3-1)83Lehman (Texas)
#81 Liberty (Nevada)(2-2)86Chaparral (Nevada)
#82 Saguaro (Arizona)(5-1)87Desert Edge (Arizona)
#83 Warren Easton (Louisiana)(3-0)88#53 John Curtis (Louisiana)
#84 Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri)(5-0)82#3 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)
#85 Charlotte Christian (North Carolina)(4-0)81High Point Christian Academy (North Carolina)
#86 Westfied (Virginia)(4-0)84Patriot (Virginia)
#87 Muskegon (Michigan)(5-0)89Jenison (Michigan)
#88 St. Ignatius (Ohio)(3-2)NRClarkson North (Canada)
#89 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(4-0)91Lennard (Florida)
#90 Longview (Texas)(4-0)94Rockwall (Texas)
#91 Highland Park (Texas)(4-0)97Wilson (Dallas, Texas)
#92 Columbus (Florida)(3-1)95Miami (Florida)
#93 Armwood (Florida)(3-1)98Blake (Florida)
#94 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(3-1)99Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)
#95 East (Utah)(4-2)100Riverton (Utah)
#96 Parkview (Georgia)(4-0)NRNorcross (Georgia)
#97 West Monroe (Louisiana)(4-0)NRNeville (Louisiana)
#98 La Salle (Ohio)(4-1)NRArichbishop Moeller (Ohio)
#99 Valor Christian (Colorado)(5-0)NRCastle View (Colorado)
#100 Pinnacle (Arizona)(4-1)NRSandra Day O”Connor (Arizona)

Dropped-out: No. 59 Buford (Georgia), No. 65 Elder (Ohio), No. 85 Fayetteville (Arkansas), No. 90 Roswell (Georgia), No. 92 Milton (Georgia), No. 96 Jenks (Oklahoma)

*Mater Dei (California) forfeited its opening game victory against Bishop Amat (California) for using an ineligible player. However, because the player didn’t affect the on-field outcome, it is still calculated as a victory in our algorithm.

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