After an opening week 38-0 loss to No. 2 Springfield Central, Central Catholic found the win column this past weekend with a 17-7 defeat of former No. 3 St. John’s Prep. The win moves the Raiders from No. 7 to its preseason ranking of No. 5. SJP falls from No. 3 to No. 6.
No. 2 Springfield Central will test itself this week against Washington, DC-power St. John’s College. SJC is currently ranked No. 16 in the HSFA 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Golden Eagles are also ranked nationally. SC is currently No. 281 in America.
There are two intra-Top 10 head-to-head matchups this week — No. 3 Xaverian Brothers takes-on No. 4 King Philip Regional and No. 8 Franklin faces No. 10 Duxbury
High School Football America Massachusetts Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Catholic Memorial | (1-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Springfield Central | (2-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Xaverian Brothers | (2-0) | 4 |
| No. 4 King Philip Regional | (2-0) | 5 |
| No. 5 Central Catholic | (1-1) | 7 |
| No. 6 St. John’s Prep | (1-1) | 3 |
| No. 7 Everett | (1-1) | 6 |
| No. 8 Franklin | (2-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Marblehead | (2-0) | 9 |
| No. 10 Duxbury | (2-0) | 10 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2022 Massachusetts Top 10’s
