Lots of changes in Top 25; Gilman (MD) & St. X (OH) enter the party

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For the first time since we released our first in-season poll over the Labor Day holiday weekend, there’s been significant upheaval in the High School Football America National Top 25.

And, if you’re looking for a reason why our algorithm was put to the test this week, you don’t have to look any further than the state of Ohio where a handful of really good teams are taking turns beating each other.  St. Xavier‘s take-down of former #9 La Salle is the biggest reason for last week’s Top 25 being tossed around like a salad.

Related: Listen to La Salle head coach Jim Hilvert talk about the Lancers

The Bombers, who own two overtime losses to Colerain and Elder, break into the Top 25 at #24 this week — up 26 spots from last week’s #50.  La Salle drops ten spots to #19.

Related: The Other 50, Week 5

In all, there are now four Ohio teams in the national rankings, matching Texas and California with the most teams in the Top 25.

St. Edward‘s Saturday win former #18 Mainland (Florida), moves the Eagles from #17 to #12.  Colerain, whose only loss was by three points to La Salle, pops from #24 to #18.

Related: 2015 High School Football America Top 25 archives

In addition to La Salle, #6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) suffered its first defeat of the season, which came on the heels of a come-from-behind win the win against Hallandale (Florida) two weeks ago.  The Raiders barely hang-in the Top 25 as they tumble to #25.

So with two Top 10 teams losing, we see plenty of movement there, starting with St. John Bosco (California) moving from #5 to #4.  This Friday, the Braves will square-off with #11 Mater Dei (California) in a Trinity League showdown for bragging rights — this week — in SoCal.

St. John Bosco’s move up pushed DeMatha (Maryland) down to #5, while Euless Trinity (Texas), Colquitt County (Georgia) and Katy (Texas) slide-up a notch to #6, #7 and #9 respectively this week.

IMG Academy‘s (Florida) Ascenders continue to ascend with a four place jump from #12 to #8.  American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) had a five spot jump from #21 to #16.

Male (Kentucky), one its bye week, also climbed five positions to #15 this week.

Aside from St. X, the only other new team to enter the poll is Gilman (Maryland) at #20.  The Greyhounds only loss this year was by one point to #12 St. Edward.

Monday we’ll release our The Other 25 (teams #26 through #50), which also has plenty of movement.

High School Football America Top 25

#1 Allen Eagles (Texas)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #1

Rewind: beat Hebron (Texas) 45-13

Fast Forward: Idle

#2 Bishop Gorman Gaels (Nevada)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #2

Rewind: beat Durango (California) 69-7

Fast Forward: at Legacy (Nevada), Friday

#3 Corona Centennial Huskies (California)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #3

Rewind: beat King (California) 47-14

Fast Forward: at Roosevelt (Eastvale, California), Friday

#4 St. John Bosco Braves (California)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #5

Rewind: beat Santa Margarita (California) 62-14

Fast Forward: at #11 Mater Dei (California), Friday

#5 DeMatha Stags (Maryland)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #4

Rewind: beat Bishop McNamara (Maryland)  52-47

Fast Forward: vs. Gonzaga (Washington, DC), Friday

#6 Euless Trinity Trojans (Texas)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #7

Rewind: beat Bell (Texas) 56-17

Fast Forward: vs. Southlake Carroll (Texas), Friday

#7 Colquitt County Packers (Georgia)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #8

Rewind: beat Lee County (Georgia) 54-17

Fast Forward: vs. Valdosta (Georgia), Friday

#8 IMG Academy Ascenders (Florida)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #12

Rewind: beat Southern Lab (Louisiana) 42-0

Fast Forward: Idle

#9 Katy Tigers (Texas)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #10

Rewind: beat Seven Lakes (Texas) 40-8

Fast Forward: vs. Morton Ranch (Texas), Saturday

#10 De La Salle Spartans (California)

Record: (5-1)

Previous Rank: #11

Rewind: beat San Ramon Valley (California) 48-0

Fast Forward: vs. Long Beach Poly (California), Friday

#11 Mater Dei (California)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #13

Rewind: beat Orange Lutheran (California) 49-35

Fast Forward: vs. #4 St. John Bosco (California), Friday

#12 South Panola Tigers (Mississippi)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #14

Rewind: beat Hernando (Mississippi) 32-7

Fast Forward: at Tupelo (Mississippi), Friday

#13 St. Edward Eagles (Ohio)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #17

Rewind: beat #18 Mainland (Florida) 47-28

Fast Forward: vs. Canada Prep Football Academy (Canada), Saturday

#14 Cedar Hill Longhorns (Texas)

Record: (6-0)

Previous Rank: #15

Rewind: beat Duncanville (Texas) 41-18

Fast Forward: at Grand Prairie (Texas), Friday

#15 Male Bulldogs (Kentucky)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #20

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: at St. Xavier (Kentucky), Friday

#16 American Heritage Patriots (Plantation, Florida)

Record: (5-1)

Previous Rank: #21

Rewind: Idle

Fast Forward: at Cardinal Gibbons (Florida), Friday

#17 Center Grove Trojans (Indiana)

Record: (8-0)

Previous Rank: #19

Rewind: beat Lawrence North (Indiana) 17-7

Fast Forward: at Indianapolis Cathedral (Indiana), Friday

#18 Colerain Cardinals (Ohio)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #24

Rewind: beat Lakota West (Ohio) 48-28

Fast Forward: vs. Lakota East (Ohio), Friday

#19 La Salle Lancers (Ohio)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #9

Rewind: lost to St. Xavier (Ohio) 24-14

Fast Forward: vs. St. Charles (Ohio), Friday

#20 Gilman Greyhounds (Maryland)

Record: (6-1)

Previous Rank: #26

Rewind: beat St. Frances Academy (Maryland) 63-12

Fast Forward: vs. Archbishop Spalding (Maryland), Friday

#21 Spartanburg Vikings (South Carolina)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #23

Rewind: beat Dorman (South Carolina) 41-31

Fast Forward: at Boiling Springs (South Carolina), Friday

#22 Clay-Chalkville Cougars (Alabama)

Record: (7-0)

Previous Rank: #22

Rewind: beat Shades Valley (Alabama) 52-14

Fast Forward: at Woodlawn (Alabama), Friday

#23 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)

Record: (4-2)

Previous Rank: #25

Rewind: beat DePaul (New Jersey) 15-13

Fast Forward: Idle

#24 St. Xavier Bombers (Ohio)

Record: (5-2)

Previous Rank: #50

Rewind: beat #9 La Salle (Ohio) 24-14

Fast Forward: at Warren Central (Indiana), Friday

#25 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Florida)

Record: (5-1)

Previous Rank: #6

Rewind: lost to Deerfield Beach (Florida) 6-3

Fast Forward: vs. Fort Lauderdale (Florida), Friday

Dropping-out: #16 St. Joseph Regional (New Jersey), #18 Mainland (Florida)

Jeff Fisher’s Editor’s Note: For the third straight year, High School Football America is using its propriety algorithm for its in-season Top 25 national rankings.

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Jeff Fisher
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.