Bartram Trail climbs in latest HSFA Florida Top 25

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Several head-to-head matchups last weekend in the High School Football America Florida Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football, are shaping this week’s statewide rankings.

We’ll start at the top where No. 1 Miami Central solidified its hold on the top spot with a 42-35 win over Miami Columbus. The Rockets exploded to a 35-7 lead before the Explorers closed the gap. Columbus falls from No. 6 to No. 8 this week in the rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.

Bartram Trail is up two spots this week to No. 16 after beating No. 18 Buchholz in a battle of unbeatens. The 21-6 victory puts the Bears at the top of the 4S District 3 standings.

Lakeland holds its No. 11 ranking after an impressive 44-6 win over former No. 24 Clearwater Academy International. It was the first loss of the year for CAI.

High School Football America Florida Top 25

Ranking/TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Miami Central (8-0)1
No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas(8-0)2
No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna (7-0)3
No. 4 American Heritage (Plantation)(7-1)4
No. 5 IMG Academy(5-1)5
No. 6 Cardinal Gibbons(8-1)7
No. 7 Edgewater(9-0)8
No. 8 Columbus (Miami)(8-1)6
No. 9 Venice (4-2)10
No. 9 Northwestern (Miami)(4-4)9
No. 11 Lakeland(7-0)11
No. 12 Jones (Orlando)(6-2)12
No. 13 Seminole (Sanford)(7-1)13
No. 14 Cocoa(4-3)14
No. 15 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville)(8-0)15
No. 16 Bartram Trail(8-0)18
No. 17 Pine Forest(8-0)17
No. 18 Buchholz(6-1)19
No. 19 Booker T. Washington (Miami)(7-2)20
No. 20 Osceola (Kissimmee)(5-3)21
No. 21 Apopka(5-2)22
No. 22 Homestead(6-2)NR
No. 23 Tampa Bay Tech(7-1)*16
No. 24 Rockledge(7-1)23
No. 25 Raines(6-1)25

Dropped-out: No. 24 Clearwater Academy International

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

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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.