The top eight teams in the High School Football America Texas Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football, picked-up wins in their season openers. That means each team holds their preseason ranking in the first in-season rankings.
However, from No. 8 through No. 24 there is a compete re-shuffle and two new teams enter the rankings after picking-up upset victories.
New Braunfels shocking come-from behind 34-33 defeat of preseason No. 10 Denton Ryan is what caused a lot of the shuffling. Ryan led 33-14 before the Unicorns stormed back with 20 unanswered second half points.
New Braunfels moves into the statewide Top 25 for the first-time ever. Ryan, which plays four-time Arkansas 7A champ Bryant this week, falls to No. 21.
Then there was three-time TAPPS Division I champ Parish Episcopal’s 24-17 defeat of preseason No. 13 Aledo. PA moves into the Top 25 at No. 23. Aledo, who will play No. 5 Denton Guyer this week, falls to No. 24 in the new rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
For the second year in a row, Texas fans got an up-close look at how good Southern California football is. The Eagles were hammered 52-14 at home by St. John Bosco, ranked No. 2 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings.
Last year, Mater Dei easily beat Duncanville. This week, Duncanville, No. 2 in the state rankings will play Florida-power Jones High School from Orlando.
Both teams are nationally-ranked, Duncanville is currently No. 9 in the nation. Jones is ranked No. 42.
No. 4 DeSoto will also have a big test when it faces St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) in a programs nicknamed the Panthers. SFA is currently ranked No. 4 in the HSFA 300. DeSoto is currently No. 16 in America.
Aside from the Aledo/Denton Guyer head-to-head Top 25 showdown, below are the other intra-Top 25 this weekend.
- No. 7 Katy vs. No. 12 Atascocita
- No. 11 Allen vs. No. 25 C.E. King
- No. 15 Lake Travis vs. No. 18 Cibolo Steele
High School Football America Texas Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Preseason Ranking |
| No. 1 North Shore | (1-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Duncanville | (1-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 Westlake | (1-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 DeSoto | (1-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Denton Guyer | (1-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Southlake Carroll | (1-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Katy | (1-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 South Oak Cliff | (0-1) | 9 |
| No. 9 Longview | (1-0) | 12 |
| No. 10 Allen | (0-1) | 8 |
| No. 11 Arlington Martin | (1-0) | 19 |
| No. 12 Atascocita | (1-0) | 14 |
| No. 13 Katy Paetow | (1-0) | 15 |
| No. 14 Westfield | (1-0) | 16 |
| No. 15 Lake Travis | (0-1) | 11 |
| No. 16 Highland Park | (1-0) | 20 |
| No. 17 Rockwall | (1-0) | 21 |
| No. 18 Cibolo Steele | (1-0) | 24 |
| No. 19 Shadow Creek | (1-0) | 22 |
| No. 20 Brennan (San Antonio) | (0-1) | 23 |
| No. 21 New Braunfels | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 22 Denton Ryan | (0-1) | 10 |
| No. 23 Parish Episcopal | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 24 Aledo | (0-1) | 13 |
| No. 25 C.E. King | (1-0) | 25 |
Dropped-out: No. 17 Euless Trinity, No. 18 College Station
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2022 Texas Top 25’s
