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The first in-season High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football, is shaped by 27 head-to-head matchups inside the national rankings this past weekend.

Southern California powers Mater Dei and St. John Bosco remain No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. However, Georgia’s Buford makes a big move inside the Top 10 after shutting out preseason No. 3 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) 18-0 Friday night. Buford jumps three spots to No. 4 in the latest rankings created with HSFA’s proprietary algorithm.

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SFA tumbles to No. 7 this week. The Panthers will try to get into the win column next Saturday when they travel to South Florida to face No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna in a nationally-televised game on ESPN. The game is part of the seven-game Broward County National Football Showcase that will feature ten teams ranked in the HSFA 300.

Broward County National Football Showcase Schedule

  • Thursday, August 24 – No. 57 Milton (Georgia) at Western (Florida) on FloFootball at 7:30 PM Eastern
  • Thursday, August 24 – No. 67 Cedar Grove (Georgia) vs. Monarch (Florida)
  • Friday, August 25 – Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) at No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)
  • Friday, August 25 – No. 73 Highland Springs (Virginia) at No. 183 Miramar (Florida) on FloFootball at 7:30 PM Eastern
  • Saturday, August 26 – No. 7 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) vs. No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) on ESPN at Noon Eastern
  • Saturday, August 26 – No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) at No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) on ESPN2
  • Saturday, August 26 – No. 19 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) at No. 16 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) on FloFootball at 7:30 PM Eastern

Related: Prep Gridiron Logistics ’23 FloFootball broadcast schedule

Defending national champ St. John Bosco heads to Florida to face No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas on ESPN2. The Braves have won 15 straight against out-of-state opponents since losing to STA in 2017. The Raiders are going after a fifth straight Florida state championship this year.

Bishop Gorman moves-up a notch to No. 3 this week. The Gaels opened with a come-from-behind win over No. 70 Corner Canyon (Utah). It was the first of five straight games against nationally-ranked opponents for Gorman. This week, BG plays No. 74 Long Beach Poly (California).

No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida) picked-up a quality win with a 35-10 win over preseason No. 23 Lipscomb Academy, Tennessee’s two-time defending Division II-AA champ. This week, the Ascenders will play No. 10 St. Joseph’s Prep from Pennsylvania, the state’s defending 6A state champ.

Buford isn’t the only Georgia team making a move in the Top 25 this week. Colquitt County is up five notches to No. 13 after an impressive win over preseason No. 11 Dutch Fork, South Carolina’s defending 5A champ.

Then there’s defending Georgia 6A champ Langston Hughes, which moves from No. 25 to No. 17 this week. Friday night, Hughes came from behind to beat 2022 7A runner-up Carrollton 39-35 in a game that was televised on ESPN.

The first regular season national ranking welcomes six new teams this week:

  • No. 126 Ben Davis (Indiana)
  • No. 137 Pickerington North (Ohio)
  • No. 179 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia)
  • No. 200 Byrnes (South Carolina)
  • No. 215 Helix (California)
  • No. 247 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee)

High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football

Ranking/Team/StateRecordPreseason Ranking
No. 1 Mater Dei (California)(1-0)1
No. 2 St. John Bosco (California)(1-0)2
No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(1-0)4
No. 4 Buford (Georgia)(1-0)7
No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida)(1-0)5
No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(0-0)6
No. 7 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(0-1)3
No. 8 Duncanville (Texas)(0-0)8
No. 9 Miami Central (Florida)(0-0)9
No. 10. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(0-0)10
No. 11 St. Edward (Ohio)(1-0)13
No. 12 Columbus (Miami, Florida)(0-0)12
No. 13 Colquitt County (Georgia)(1-0)18
No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(0-0)14
No. 15 Thompson (Alabama)(0-0)15
No. 16 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(0-0)16
No. 17 Langston Hughes (Georgia)(1-0)25
No. 18 North Shore (Texas)(0-0)17
No. 19 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(0-0)19
No. 20 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)20
 No. 21 DeSoto (Texas)(0-0)21
No. 22 Corona Centennial (California)(0-1)22
No. 23 Mill Creek (Georgia)(1-0)29
No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(0-0)24
No. 25 Mission Viejo (California)(1-0)27
No. 26 Westlake (Austin, Texas)(0-0)26
No. 27 Massillon Washington (Ohio)(1-0)32
No. 28 Walton (Georgia)(1-0)35
No. 29 Basha (Arizona)(0-0)28
No. 30 Good Counsel (Maryland)(0-0)30
No. 31 Oakland (Tennessee)(1-0)31
No. 32 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(1-0)40
No. 33 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(0-1)23
No. 34 Center Grove (Indiana)(0-1)33
No. 35 Carrollton (Georgia)(0-1)37
No. 36 Katy (Texas)(0-0)34
No. 37 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(0-1)11
No. 38 Denton Guyer (Texas)(0-0)36
No. 39 Saguaro (Arizona)(0-0)38
No. 40 Venice (Florida)(0-0)39
No. 41 Lincoln (San Diego, California)(1-0)42
No. 42 Lakeland (Florida)(0-0)41
No. 43 DeMatha (Maryland)(0-0)43
No. 44 John Curtis (Louisiana)(0-0)44
No. 45 Cocoa (Florida)(0-0)45
No. 46 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(0-0)46
No. 47 East St. Louis (Illinois)(0-0)47
No. 48 Edgewater (Florida)(0-0)48
No. 49 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)49
No. 50 Jones (Orlando, Florida)(0-0)50
No. 51 Kahuku (Hawaii)(2-0)51
No. 52 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(1-0)52
No. 53 Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(0-0)53
No. 54 Springfield (Ohio)(1-0)56
No. 55 Orange Lutheran (California)(1-0)57
No. 56 McCallie (Tennessee)(1-0)55
No. 57 Milton (Georgia)(1-0)59
No. 58 Bartram Trail (Florida)(0-0)58
No. 59 Sierra Canyon (California)(1-0)69
No. 60 Aledo (Texas)(0-0)60
No. 61 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(0-0)61
No. 62 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(0-0)62
No. 63 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(0-0)63
No. 64 Belleville (Michigan)(0-0)64
No. 65 Vandegrift (Texas)(0-0)65
No. 66 Auburn (Alabama)(0-0)66
No. 67 Cedar Grove (Georgia)(1-0)68
No. 68 Cathedral (Indiana)(1-0)70
No. 69 Gainesville (Georgia)(1-0)84
No. 70 Corner Canyon (Utah)(1-1)74
No. 71 Serra (San Mateo, California)(0-0)71
No. 72 Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(0-0)72
No. 73 Highland Springs (Virginia)(0-0)73
No. 74 Long Beach Poly (California)(1-0)85
No. 75 Liberty (Arizona)(0-0)75
No. 76 Destrehan (Louisiana)(0-0)76
No. 77 Westfield (Texas)(0-0)77
No. 78 Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(0-0)78
No. 79 Brother Martin (Louisiana)(0-0)79
No. 80 St. Xavier (Kentucky)(1-0)92
No. 81 Longview (Texas)(0-0)81
No. 82 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(0-0)82
No. 83 Saraland (Alabama)(0-0)83
No. 84 St. Xavier (Ohio)(1-0)131
No. 85 Roswell (Georgia)(1-0)93
No. 86 Folsom (California)(1-0)91
No. 87 Loyola Academy (Illinois)(0-0)87
No. 88 Prosper (Texas)(0-0)88
No. 89 Bixby (Oklahoma)(0-0)89
No. 90 South Oak Cliff (Texas)(0-0)90
No. 91 Lakota West (Ohio)(0-1)67
No. 92 JSerra (California)(0-1)98
No. 93 Alcoa (Tennessee)(1-0)100
No. 94 Male (Kentucky) (1-0)109
No. 95 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(0-0)95
No. 96 De La Salle (California)(0-0)96
No. 97 Iona Prep (New York)(0-0)97
No. 98 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(1-0)124
No. 99 Union (Oklahoma)(0-0)99
No. 100 Brownsburg (Indiana)(1-0)108
No. 101 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)(0-0)101
No. 102 West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(1-0)102
No. 103 Atascocita (Texas)(0-0)103
No. 104 Hamilton (Arizona)(0-0)104
No. 105 Cherry Creek (Colorado)(0-0)105
No. 106 Lake Travis (Texas)(0-0)106
No. 107 Skyridge (Utah)(2-0)119
No. 108 Providence Day (North Carolina)(1-0)128
No. 109 Santa Margarita (California)(1-0)111
No. 110 Lehi (Utah)(2-0)126
No. 111 St. Ignatius (Ohio)(0-1)110
No. 112 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(0-0)112
No. 113 Carlsbad (California)(1-0)147
No. 114 Hoover (Alabama)(0-0)114
No. 115 Chandler (Arizona)(0-0)115
No. 116 Los Alamitos (California)(1-0)120
No. 117 Jenks (Oklahoma)(0-0)118
No. 118 Trinity (Kentucky)(1-0)129
No. 119 Grimsley (North Carolina)(1-0)137
No. 120 St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(0-0)121
No. 121 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(0-0)122
No. 122 Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(0-0)123
No. 123 Creekside (Georgia)(1-0)134
No. 124 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)(1-0)141
No. 125 Homestead (Florida)(0-0)125
No. 126 Ben Davis (Indiana)(1-0)NR
No. 127 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(1-0)143
No. 128 South Florence (South Carolina)(1-0)149
No. 129 Apopka (Florida)(0-0)127
No. 130 Northwestern (South Carolina)(0-1)133
No. 131 Detroit MLK (Michigan)(0-0)132
No. 132 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(0-1)54
No. 133 Grayson (Georgia)(0-1)138
No. 134 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(0-0)135
No. 135 Cibolo Steele (Texas)(0-0)136
No. 136 Rome (Georgia)(1-0)148
No. 137 Pickerington North (Ohio)(1-0)NR
No. 138 Ware County (Georgia)(1-0)151
No. 139 Elder (Ohio)(0-1)94
No. 140 Bryant (Arkansas)(0-0)139
No. 141 Lewisville (Texas)(0-0)140
No. 142 North Cobb (Georgia)(0-1)86
No. 143 Ruston (Louisiana)(0-0)142
No. 144 Mainland (Florida)(0-0)144
No. 145 Inglewood (California)(0-1)145
No. 146 Arlington Martin (Texas)(0-0)145
No. 147 Oaks Christian (California)(1-0)245
No. 148 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(1-0)154
No. 149 Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)(0-0)150
No. 150 DuPont Manual (Kentucky)(1-0)159
No. 151 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(0-0)152
No. 152 St. Augustine (Louisiana)(0-0)153
No. 153 Glenville (Ohio)(1-0)170
No. 154 Serra (Gardena, California)(0-1)155
No. 155 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(0-0)156
No. 156 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(0-0)157
No. 157 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(0-0)158
No. 158 Weddington (North Carolina)(1-0)165
No. 159 Kings (Ohio)(1-0)164
No. 160 Benedictine (Georgia)(1-0)169
No. 161 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(0-0)160
No. 162 Zachary (Louisiana)(0-0)162
No. 163 Dripping Springs (Texas)(0-0)163
No. 164 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)166
No. 165 Bolles School (Florida)(0-0)167
No. 166 The Woodlands (Texas)(0-0)168
No. 167 Lee County (Georgia)(1-0)241
No. 168 American Fork (Utah)(2-0)233
No. 169 Liberty (Nevada)(0-1)177
No. 170 Ballard (Kentucky)(1-0)184
No. 171 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana)(0-0)171
No. 172 Archbishop Stepinac (New York)(0-0)172
No. 173 Norland (Florida)(0-0)173
No. 174 Timpview (Utah)(1-1)192
No. 175 Valdosta (Georgia)(0-1)176
No. 176 Lone Peak (Utah)(1-1)174
No. 177 Rockledge (Florida)(0-0)175
No. 178 Warner Robins (Georgia)(0-1)178
No. 179 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia)(1-0)NR
No. 180 Vero Beach (Florida)(0-0)179
No. 181 Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(0-0)180
No. 182 Starkville (Mississippi)(0-0)181
No 183 Miramar (Florida)(0-0)182
No. 184 Baylor (Tennessee)(0-1)80
No. 185 Rancho Cucamonga (California)(1-0)183
No. 186 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)(0-0)186
No. 187 Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey)(0-0)187
No. 188 Picayune (Mississippi)(0-0)188
No. 189 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(0-0)189
 No.190 Lakewood (Florida)(0-0)190
No. 191 Chambers (North Carolina)(0-0)191
No. 192 South Pointe (South Carolina)(1-0)268
No. 193 Norcross (Georgia)(1-0)193
No. 194 Lake Mary (Florida)(0-0)194
No. 195 Liberty (Bakersfield, California)(1-0)195
No. 196 Houston County (Georgia)(1-0)196
No. 197 Pittsburg (California)(0-0)197
No. 198 Lake Wales (Florida)(0-0)198
No. 199 Mansfield Timberview (Texas)(0-0)199
No. 200 Byrnes (South Carolina)(1-0)NR
No. 201 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(1-0)232
No. 202 Madison (San Diego, California)(1-0)204
No. 203 Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(1-0)206
No. 204 De La Salle (Louisiana)(0-0)201
No. 205 Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(0-0)202
No. 206 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)203
No. 207 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(0-1)207
No. 208 Hough (North Carolina)(0-1)130
No. 209 Centerville (Ohio)(1-0)209
No. 210 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(1-0)262
No. 211 Highland (Arizona)(0-0)205
No. 212 North Gwinnett (Georgia)(0-1)208
No. 213 Winton Woods (Ohio)(1-0)213
No. 214 Parkview (Georgia)(1-0)217
No. 215 Helix (California) (1-0)NR
No. 216 Maryville (Tennessee)(1-0)229
No. 217 Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(0-1)113
No. 218 North Crowley (Texas)(0-0)210
No. 219 St. Rita (Illinois)(0-0)211
No. 220 Bentonville (Arkansas)(0-0)212
No. 221 Bingham (Utah)(1-1)117
No. 222 Brandon (Mississippi)(0-0)214
No. 223 Carmel (Indiana)(1-0)223
No. 224 Cy-Fair (Texas)(0-0)216
No. 225 Bullitt East (Kentucky)(1-0)231
No. 226 Shadow Creek (Texas)(0-0)218
No. 227 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania)(0-0)219
No. 228 Jesuit (Florida) (0-0)220
No. 229 Melissa (Texas)(0-0)221
No. 230 Oak Grove (Mississippi)(0-0)222
No. 231 Raines (Florida)(0-0)224
No. 232 Douglass (Kentucky)(0-1)200
No. 233 Rockwall (Texas)(0-0)225
No. 234 Mason (Ohio)(0-1)226
No. 235 Lancaster (Texas)(0-0)227
No. 236 Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(0-0)228
No. 237 Cass Tech (Michigan)(0-0)230
No. 238 Pickerington Central (Ohio)(1-0)238
No. 239 St. Bonaventure (California)(1-0)243
No. 240 Allen (Texas)(0-0)239
No. 241 Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(0-0)234
No. 242 Carthage (Texas)(0-0)235
No. 243 Cabot (Arkansas)(0-0)236
No. 244 College Station (Texas)(0-0)237
No. 245 Thomas County Central (Georgia)(1-0)249
No. 246 Conway (Arkansas)(0-0)240
No. 247 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee)(1-0)NR
No. 248 Cartersville (Georgia)(1-0)251
No. 249 Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(0-1)116
No. 250 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(0-0)242
No. 251 Westgate (Louisiana)(0-0)246
No. 252 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(0-0)247
No. 253 Warren Easton (Louisiana)(0-0)248
No. 254 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(0-0)250
No. 255 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)252
No. 256 Lake Minneola (Florida)(0-0)253
No. 257 Naples (Florida)(0-0)254
No. 258 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(0-0)255
No. 259 Ocean Springs (Mississippi)(0-0)256
No. 260 Princeton (Ohio)(1-0)257
No. 261 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)(1-0)258
No. 262 Spartanburg (South Carolina)(0-1)261
No. 263 Tupelo (Mississippi)(0-0)260
No. 264 East Forsyth (North Carolina)(1-0)265
No. 265 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)(0-0)263
No. 266 Argyle (Texas)(0-0)264
No. 267 State College (Pennsylvania)(0-0)266
No. 268 Byron Nelson (Texas)(0-0)267
No. 269 Oak Hills (California)(1-0)269
No. 270 Carencro (Louisiana)(0-0)270
No. 271 China Spring (Texas)(0-0)271
No. 272 Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(0-0)272
No. 273 Woodward Academy (Georgia)(1-0)274
No. 274 New Bern (North Carolina)(1-0)275
No. 275 Westfield (Indiana)(1-0)276
No. 276 Brookwood (Georgia)(1-0)277
No. 277 Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)(0-0)278
No. 278 Pinnacle (Arizona)(0-0)279
No. 279 Treasure Coast (Florida)(0-0)280
No. 280 Casteel (Arizona)(0-0)281
No. 281 Sandy Creek (Georgia)(1-0)282
No. 282 Choctawhatchee (Florida)(0-0)283
No. 283 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona)(0-0)284
No. 284 Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(0-0)285
No. 285 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(1-0)286
No. 286 Vestavia Hills (Alabama)(0-0)287
No. 287 Manatee (Florida)(0-0)288
No. 288 Marist (Georgia)(0-1)289
No. 289 Niceville (Florida)(0-0)290
No. 290 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia)(1-0)291
No. 291 Riverview Sarasota (Florida)(0-0)292
No. 292 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia)(0-0)293
No. 293 Chaminade (California)(0-1)107
No. 294 Florida State University HS (Florida)(0-0)294
No. 295 Buchholz (Florida)(0-0)295
No. 296 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)(0-0)296
No. 297 Corona del Mar (California)(1-0)297
No. 298 Rock Creek Christian (Maryland)(0-0)298
No. 299 Phoebus (Virginia)(0-0)299
No. 300 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)(0-0)300

Dropped-out: No. 161 Bishop Amat (California), No. 185 Butler (North Carolina), No. 215 Gaffney (South Carolina), No. 244 Springboro (Ohio), No. 259 Mater Dei Catholic (California), No. 273 Warren Central (Indiana)

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.