Bishop Gorman (Nevada) ascends to #1 in NEW Top 25

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Bishop Gorman is the new #1 team in the High School Football America Top 25 that is created using our proprietary algorithm.  Friday night, Gorman beat former #1 St. John Bosco with an impressive second half performance that saw the Gaels overcome a 14-0 1st quarter deficit.

Bishop Gorman (3-0) now owns victories over the Big Three states of California, Florida and Texas.  This week, the Gaels will host Kahuku, the top-ranked team in Hawaii.

St. John Bosco was one of three Top 25 teams to lose this week.  The Braves fall to #7 in the latest rankings.

Former #8 Booker T. Washington (Florida) fell into The Other 25 at #27 after losing to unranked Jackson 12-9 on Saturday.

Related: NEW The Other 25

St. John’s College High School from Washington, D.C. continues to make a major statement at the start of the season by beating its second highly-ranked team.  SJC climbs from #23 to #9 after beating former #13 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) 21-10.

St. John’s, which opens the season by playing five of its first six games against teams in the High School Football America Preseason Top 50, will have a chance to climb even higher when it plays #2 IMG Academy (Florida) this week.  The Cadets began the year ranked #39 in our Preseason Top 50.

There are two new teams in the Top 25 — St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) at #20 and Judson from Texas at #25.

High School Football America Top 25 
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#1 Bishop Gorman Gaels (Nevada)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #2

Rewind: beat #1 St. John Bosco (California) 35-20

Fast Forward: vs. Kahuku (Hawaii), Friday

#2 IMG Academy Ascenders (Florida)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #3

Rewind: beat Booker T. Washington (Oklahoma) 49-7

Fast Forward: vs. #9 St. John’s College High School (Washington, DC), Saturday

#3 Mater Dei Monarchs (California)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #4

Rewind: beat La Mirada (California) 48-0

Fast Forward: vs. Upland (California), Friday

#4 DeMatha Stags (Maryland)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #5

Rewind: beat Bishop McDevitt (Pennsylvania) 35-7

Fast Forward: at McDonogh (Maryland), Friday

#5 Allen Eagles (Texas)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #6

Rewind: beat Coppell (Texas) 42-20

Fast Forward: Idle

#6 Miami Central Rockets (Florida)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #7

Rewind: beat First Coast (Florida) 62-0

Fast Forward: vs. Norland (Florida), Friday

#7 St. John Bosco Braves (California)

Record: (2-1)

Previous Rank: #1

Rewind: lost to #2 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) 35-20

Fast Forward: at Crespi (California), Friday

#8 Colerain Cardinals (Ohio)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #9

Rewind: beat #26 La Salle (Ohio) 6-0

Fast Forward: at Princeton (Ohio), Friday

#9 St. John’s College HS Cadets (Washington, D.C.)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #23

Rewind: beat #13 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) 21-0

Fast Forward: at #2 IMG Academy (Florida), Saturday

#10 Mallard Creek Mavericks (North Carolina)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #11

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: at #35 South Pointe (South Carolina), Friday

#11 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Florida)

Record: (2-1)

Previous Rank: #10

Rewind: beat Plantation (Florida) 49-0

Fast Forward: Idle

#12 Grayson Rams (Georgia)

Record: (1-1)

Previous Rank: #12

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: vs. Deerfield Beach (Florida), Friday

#13 Roswell Hornets (Georgia)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #14

Rewind: beat Colquitt County (Georgia) 34-3

Fast Forward: Idle

#14 Mill Creek Hawks (Georgia)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #15

Rewind: beat Archer (Georgia) 30-0

Fast Forward: Idle

#15 McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets (Alabama)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #16

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: at Foley (Alabama), Friday

#16 Corona Centennial Huskies (California)

Record: (2-1)

Previous Rank: #20

Rewind: beat Orange Lutheran (California) 42-14

Fast Forward: vs. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, California), Friday

#17 Warren Central Warriors (Indiana)

Record: (3-1)

Previous Rank: #18

Rewind: beat Lawrence Central (Indiana) 45-3

Fast Forward: vs. Ben Davis (Indiana), Friday

#18 St. Edward Eagles (Ohio)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #19

Rewind: beat Glenville (Ohio) 41-0

Fast Forward: at Elder (Ohio), Saturday

#19 Jenks Trojans (Oklahoma)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #24

Rewind: beat #38 Union (Oklahoma) 35-28

Fast Forward: Har-Ber (Arkansas), Friday

#20 St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Record: (2-0)

Previous Rank: #31

Rewind: beat #39 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) 35-24

Fast Forward: at Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania), Friday

#21 American Heritage Patriots (Plantation, Florida)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #21

Rewind: beat Northwestern (Florida) 34-32

Fast Forward: at Coconut Creek (Florida), Friday

#22 Trinity Shamrocks (Kentucky)

Record: (4-0)

Previous Rank: #22

Rewind: beat Male (Kentucky) 37-34

Fast Forward: at Pleasant Ridge Park (Kentucky), Friday

#23 Good Counsel Falcons (Maryland)

Record: (2-0)

Previous Rank: #25

Rewind: beat Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) 20-14

Fast Forward: at Gilman (Maryland), Saturday

#24 St. Joseph Regional Green Knights (New Jersey)

Record: (1-1)

Previous Rank: #13

Rewind: lost to #23 St. John’s College High School (Washington, D.C.) 21-10

Fast Forward: at Delbarton (New Jersey), Saturday

#25 Judson Rockets (Texas)

Record: (3-0)

Previous Rank: #27

Rewind: beat San Antonio Roosevelt (Florida) 66-20

Fast Forward: vs. New Braunfels (Texas), Friday

Dropped-out: #8 Booker T. Washington (Florida), #17 Katy (Texas)

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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.