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Bishop Gorman strengthened its grip on the top spot in the nation by taking-down its fourth state in four weeks.  The Gaels beat Kahuku, the top team in Hawaii, 35-7 Saturday night.  Gorman has now beaten teams from California, Florida, Hawaii and Texas.

Ohio State-bound Tate Martell threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as Gorman pushed its win streak to 43 straight games.  In two weeks, the Gaels will square-off with St. Thomas Aquinas, which is ranked #11 heading into the release of Sunday’s national Top 25.

In the only Top 25 game, #2 IMG Academy (Florida) beat #9 St. John’s College High School (Washington, D.C.) 35-14.  The Ascenders have now beaten three Top 25 teams.  Aside from SJC, IMG has been #12 Grayson (Georgia) and #16 Corona Centennial (California).  St. John’s is now 3-1 with wins over former #11 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) and former #13 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey).  Next week, SJC will play its fourth Top 25 team in five weeks when it faces #23 Good Counsel (Maryland).

Aside from St. John’s,  two other Top 25 teams to tasted defeat this weekend.  #10 Mallard Creek (North Carolina) lost to #35 South Pointe (South Carolina), while #18 St. Edward (Ohio) lost to Elder (Ohio).

#3 Mater Dei (California) hit the 60 point mark for the third time in four weeks with a 62-7 win over Upland (California).  The Monarchs have outscored their opponents 236-21.

#4 DeMatha (Maryland) picked-up an impressive win over McDonogh, the #3 team in Maryland.  In Florida, #6 Miami Central survived a 29-27 scare from Norland.  #7 St. John Bosco (California) and #8 Colerain (Ohio) picked-up blowout wins.

Check-out the rest of the Top 25 scores from this weekend by clicking here.

A new National Top 50 will be release Sunday at Noon Pacific Time.

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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.