No. 180 Clay-Chalkville edges No. 17 Thompson

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Alabama-recruit Jaylen Mbakwe had a huge game Thursday night on national television to help Clay-Chalkville take-down four-time reigning Alabama 7A champ Thompson 36-33 in a battle of teams ranked in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. Mbakwe, a 5-star recruit who is playing quarterback for CC, even though he won’t play that position in college, ran for five scores, three in the fourth quarter to upset Thompson, which entered the game ranked No. 17 in the HSFA 300, powered by NFL Play Football.

Look for Clay-Chalkville to make a major move from its current ranking of No. 180 on Sunday when we release our new national rankings.

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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.