Venice strengthened its spot at No. 2 in the High School Football America Florida Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, with a 27-20 win over No. 9 Clearwater Central Catholic. The Marauders will try to rebound from their first loss of the year when they play national power St. Frances Academy of Maryland. The Panthers are ranked No. 12 in the HSFA 300 national rankings. CCC is ranked No. 36 in the nation.
Top-ranked IMG Academy, No. 6 in America, will be on the road in Illinois to play No. 33 East St. Louis.
Inside the statewide rankings this week, No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas will square-off with No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation).
High School Football America Florida Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 IMG Academy | (5-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Venice | (7-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Lakeland | (6-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 Chaminade-Madonna | (7-2) | 4 |
| No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas | (7-2) | 5 |
| No. 6 Miami Central | (6-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 Norland | (6-2) | 7 |
| No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation) | (4-4) | 8 |
| No. 9 Clearwater Central Catholic | (7-1) | 9 |
| No. 10 Jones (Orlando) | (7-0) | 10 |
| No. 11 Cocoa | (4-3) | 11 |
| No. 12 The First Academy | (7-1) | 13 |
| No. 13 Northwestern (Miami) | (5-3) | 15 |
| No. 14 Atlantic (Delray Beach) | (6-1) | 14 |
| No. 15 Columbus (Miami) | (5-3) | 12 |
| No. 16 Armwood | (7-0) | 16 |
| No. 17 Palmetto (Miami) | (5-2) | 18 |
| No. 18 Lake Mary | (6-2) | 19 |
| No. 19 Nease | (6-0) | 21 |
| No. 20 St. Augustine | (5-1) | 22 |
| No. 21 Seminole (Sanford) | (6-2) | 23 |
| No. 22 Tampa Bay Tech | (5-2) | 24 |
| No. 23 Monarch | (4-3) | 20 |
| No. 24 Edgewater | (7-2) | NR |
| No. 25 Gadsden County | (7-1) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 17 Southridge, No. 25 Dr. Phillips
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
