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It was a fairly calm weekend in the High School Football America, except in the State of New Jersey. Outside of Jersey, only eight HSFA 100 teams lost — No. 24 Hoover (Alabama), No. 48 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas), No. 52 Elder (Ohio), No. 60 St. Xavier (Ohio), No. 63 Bishop Gorman (Nevada), No. 65 North Gwinnett (Georgia), No. 71 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and No. 73 Milton (Georgia). Hoover, Elder, Gorman, North Gwinnett and Catholic’s losses were suffered in head-to-head Top 100 matchups.

And, speaking of head-to-head 100’s, the two losses by Jersey’s No. 5 Bergen Catholic and No. 10 DePaul Catholic caused the biggest shake-up in the latest rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm.

St. Peter’s Prep jumps from No. 62 to No. 24 after easily defeating BC 34-7. The loss dropped the Crusaders to No. 28. St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) moves-up one spot to No. 43 after knocking-off No. 10 DePaul Catholic, which falls to No. 46.

Pulaski Academy and St. X both drop out of this week’s rankings, which opens the door for Roswell (Georgia) at No. 90 and two-time defending Texas state champ Highland Park at No. 97.

Looking ahead — it’s showdown time in Southern California where No. 1 Mater Dei (California) hosts No. 5 IMG Academy (Florida). Both teams will be well rested. Mater Dei is coming off of its bye week, while IMG didn’t make its trip to Washington, D.C. to play its game against No. 3 St. John’s College High School.

Another biggie in SoCal finds No. 20 Mission Viejo facing No. 29 Orange Lutheran.

Then there’s the big Florida clash between No. 7 Miami Central and No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas. Also in the Sunshine State, No. 42 American Heritage (Plantation) plays No. 58 Chaminade-Madonna in a battle of defending state champs.

In Georgia, No. 13 Colquitt County collides with No. 31 Grayson and No. 59 Buford goes against No. 93 Archer.

The seventh Top 100 clash will be in Oklahoma where No. 44 Broken Arrow takes on No. 96 Jenks.

High School Football America 100

Rank, Team, StateRecordLast WeekNext Week
#1 Mater Dei (California)(3-1)*1#5 IMG Academy (Florida)
#2 Allen (Texas)(3-0)2Plano (Texas)
#3 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(3-0)3Marietta (Georgia)
#4 St. John Bosco (California)(5-0)4Idle
#5 IMG Academy (Florida)(3-0)6#1 Mater Dei (California)
#6 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(2-0)11Idle
#7 Miami Central (Florida)(3-1)8#9 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)
#8 Pickerington Central (Ohio)(4-0)9Hilliard Davidson (Ohio)
#9 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(4-0)12#7 Miami Central (Florida)
#10 De La Salle (California)(5-0)14Buchanan (California)
#11 Good Counsel (Maryland)(2-1)7Bishop Sullivan (Virginia)
#12 Lake Travis (Texas)(2-0)13Akins (Texas)
#13 Colquitt County (Georgia)(5-0)16#30 Grayson (Georgia)
#14 Corona Centennial (California)(5-0)15Idle
#15 Warren Central (Indiana)(5-0)17Pike (Indiana)
#16 Mentor (Ohio)(4-0)18Brunswick (Ohio)
#17 North Shore (Houston, TX)(3-0)19La Porte (Texas)
#18 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(3-0)20Northwestern (South Carolina)
#19 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(4-0)21St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio)
#20 Mission Viejo (California)(5-0)22#29 Orange Lutheran (California)
#21 Euless Trinity (Texas)(3-0)23John Tyler (Texas)
#22 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(3-0)30Vance (North Carolina)
#23 Carol City (Florida)(3-0)32Dr. Krop (Florida)
#24 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(2-1)62Union City (New Jersey)
#25 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(4-0)28Opelika (Alabama)
#26 Rome (Georgia)(4-0)26Cass (Georgia)
#27 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(5-0)27Knoxville Catholic (Tennessee)
#28 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(2-1)5Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)
#29 Orange Lutheran (California)(3-1)31#20 Mission Viejo (California)
#30 Grayson (Georgia)(3-1)25#13 Colquitt County (Georgia)
#31 Folsom (California)(4-1)33Idle
#32 Wekiva (Florida)(3-0)4Olympia (Florida)
#33 Bingham (Utah)(5-0)29Westlake (Utah)
#34 Katy (Texas)(2-1)35Clear Springs (Texas)
#35 Deerfield Beach (Florida)(4-0)36Coral Springs (Florida)
#36 Aledo (Texas)(3-0)37Everman (Texas)
#37 Oaks Christian (California)(5-0)38Bakersfield Christian (California)
#38 Colerain (Ohio)(4-0)39Sycamore (Ohio)
#39 Cass Tech (Michigan)(4-0)40Detroit Collegate Prep (Michigan)
#40 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(3-0)41West Feliciana (Louisiana)
#41 St. Edward (Ohio)(2-2)42COF Academy (Ohio)
#42 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(3-1)43#58 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)
#43 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(2-1)44Pope John XXIII (New Jersey)
#44 Broken Arrow (Oklahoma)(3-0)45#96 Jenks (Oklahoma)
#45 Duncanville (Texas)(2-0)46Berkner (Texas)
#46 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(2-1)10Delbarton (New Jersey)
#47 Alcoa (Tennessee)(5-0)47Dobyns-Bennett (Tennessee)
#48 Walton (Georgia)(4-0)53Newnan (Georgia)
#49 Maryville (Tennessee)(3-1)49Fulton (Tennessee)
#50 Oakland (Tennessee)(3-1)50Blackman (Tennessee)
#51 Chandler (Arizona)(3-1)51Desert Ridge (Arizona)
#52 Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(4-0)61Peddie (New Jersey)
#53 John Curtis (Louisiana)(3-0)54Brother Martin (Louisiana)
#54 Judson (Texas)(3-0)55Cibolo Steele (Texas)
#55 Centennial (Arizona)(4-0)56Millenium (Arizona)
#56 Saint Louis (Hawaii)(4-0)57Kapolei (Hawaii)
#57 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)(4-0)58Lincoln-Way Central (Illinois)
#58 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(3-1)59#42 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)
#59 Buford (Georgia)(3-1)66#93 Archer (Georgia)
#60 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(3-0)67Keller (Texas)
#61 Hough (North Carolina)(4-0)68Hopewell (North Carolina)
#62 Blessed Trinity (Georgia)(4-0)69West Hall (Georgia)
#63 Wake Forest (North Carolina)(4-0)70Franklinton (North Carolina)
#64 North Gwinnett (Georgia)(2-2)65Discovery (Georgia)
#65 Elder (Ohio)(3-1)52St. Ignatius (Ohio)
#66 McEachern (Georgia)(3-1)86East Coweta (Georgia)
#67 Cedar Grove (Georgia)(3-1)88Lovett (Georgia)
#68 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(3-1)87Spain Park (Alabama)
#69 DeMatha (Maryland)(2-1)72Friendship Collegiate (Washington, DC)
#70 Hoover (Alabama)(2-2)24Oak Mountain (Alabama)
#71 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(1-3)63Idle
#72 Thompson (Alabama)(3-1)64Tuscaloosa County (Alabama)
#73 Cy-Fair (Texas)(3-0)74Houston Memorial (Texas)
#74 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(3-0)75Carver Collegiate Academy (Louisiana)
#75 Klein Collins (Texas)(3-0)76Oak Ridge (Texas)
#76 JSerra (California)(5-0)77Idle
#77 North Little Rock (Arkansas)(3-0)78Central (Little Rock, Arkansas)
#78 Lausanne Collegiate (Tennessee)(4-0)79St. George’s (Tennessee)
#79 Starkville (Mississippi)(4-0)80Provine (Mississippi)
#80 Cypress Ranch (Texas)(3-0)81Bridgeland (Texas)
#81 Charlotte Christian (North Carolina)(3-0)82Ravenscroft (North Carolina)
#82 Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri)(4-0)83St. Louis Universty HS (Missouri)
#83 Westlake (Austin, TX)(2-1)85Austin (Texas)
#84 Westfied (Virginia)(3-0)84West Springfield (Virginia)
#85 Fayetteville (Arkansas)(3-0)89Bentonville West (Arkansas)
#86 Liberty (Nevada)(1-2)90Desert Pines (Nevada)
#87 Saguaro (Arizona)(4-1)91Arcadia (Arizona)
#88 Warren Easton (Louisiana)(3-0)92Idle
#89 Muskegon (Michigan)(4-0)93Fruitport (Michigan)
#90 Rowell (Georgia)(4-0)NRWheeler (Georgia)
#91 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(3-0)95Hillsborough (Florida)
#92 Milton (Georgia)(3-1)73Parkview (Georgia)
#93 Archer (Georgia)(3-1)94#59 Buford (Georgia)
#94 Longview (Texas)(3-0)96Ruston (Louisiana)
#95 Columbus (Florida)(2-1)97Idle
#96 Jenks (Oklahoma)(3-0)98#44 Broken Arrow (Oklahoma)
#97 Highland Park (Texas)(3-0)NRAdams (Texas)
#98 Armwood (Florida)(2-1)99Jefferson (Florida)
#99 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(2-1)71St. Thomas More (Louisiana)
#100 East (Utah)(3-2)100Herriman (Utah)

Dropped-out: No. 48 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas), St. Xavier (Ohio)

*Mater Dei (California) forfeited its opening game victory against Bishop Amat (California) for using an ineligible player. However, because the player didn’t affect the on-field outcome, it is still calculated as a victory in our algorithm.

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