Mallard Creek (North Carolina) became the fourth High School Football America Preseason Top 10 team to lose in the last two weeks.
The #7 ranked Mavericks, who beat seven-time North Carolina state champ Independence and three-time champ Butler on back-to-back weekends to start the season, lost to South Carolina-power Byrnes 31-29 Friday night. Thomas Cook‘s 19-yard field goal with two seconds gave the Rebels the victory after they blew a 21-point fourth quarter lead.
The only other Top 25 team to lose was #16 Good Counsel (Maryland) in overtime to Gilman (Maryland).
High School Football America Top 25
#1 De La Salle (CA) beat Serra (San Mateo, CA) 37-21
#2 Allen (TX) beat Vierra (FL) 56-20
#3 Bishop Gorman (NV) beat Bingham (UT) 38-20
#4 Miami Central (FL) beat Killian 35-0
#5 DeSoto (TX) lost #20 IMG Academy (FL) 47-29
#6 Corona Centennial (CA) beat Serra (Gardena, CA) 52-13
#7 Mallard Creek (NC) lost to Byrnes (SC) 31-29
#8 St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) beat Miramar (FL) 48-14
#9 Colquitt County (GA) beat Crisp County (GA) 37-7
#10 St. John Bosco (CA) beat Norwalks (CA) 67-7
#11 Katy (TX) beat Fort Bend Travis (TX) 57-0
#12 La Salle (OH) beat East Central (IN) 43-20
#13 Cedar Hill (TX) beat Arlington Bowie (TX) 28-17
#14. South Panola (MS) – Idle
#15 Archer (GA) – Idle
#16 Good Counsel (MD) lost to Gilman (MD) 36-29 (OT)
#17 Mainland (FL) beat Bartram Trail (FL) 56-24
#18 Mater Dei (CA) beat Tesoro (CA) 35-14
#19 Clay-Chalkville (AL) beat Hillcrest (AL) 41-40
#20 IMG Academy (FL) beat #5 DeSoto (TX) 47-29
#21 DeMatha (MD) beat American Heritage (Plantation, FL) 23-22
#22 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (PA) beat Bethel Park (PA) 28-12
#23 Euless Trinity (TX) beat Rockwall (TX) 41-16
#24 Spartanburg (SC) beat Union County (SC) 49-20
#25 Bingham (UT) lost to #3 Bishop Gorman (NV) 38-20
