Lots of shuffling in Week 3 of the High School Football America 300

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For the second week in a row, there are major changes inside the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. Unlike last week, when St. John Bosco (California) eased by Mater Dei (California) at the top of the rankings, this week’s changes are from No. 9 on down.

After 49 head-to-head matchups inside the Top 300 this past weekend, only 25 teams hold their spots from the previous week.

St. John Bosco and Mater Dei remain No. 1 and No. 2 respectively with big matchups coming this weekend.

Bosco will play No. 36 St. Frances Academy of Maryland. The Panthers are 0-3, but all three losses have come against high-quality opponents — No. 5 Buford (Georgia), No. 9 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) and No. 35 East St. Louis (Illinois).

Mater Dei, which is coming off a dominating 63-0 win over No. 112 Creekside (Georgia), will play No. 46 Kahuku.

Related: How the HSFA 300 fared 8/31 – 9/2

No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) continues to inch closer to the two Southern California-powers. Friday night, the Gaels beat Miami Central 39-35, dropping the Rockets from No. 9 to No. 10 in the latest rankings.

Reigning Florida Class 1S champ Chaminade-Madonna continues to move up. The Lions go from No. 10 to No. 9 after their 41-4 win over two-time defending 3S champ Cardinal Gibbons. The loss dropped Gibbons from No. 23 to No. 52.

Defending Georgia 6A champ Langston Hughes takes a big tumble from No. 17 to No. 48 after dropping a 30-27 decision to North Carolina’s Butler, which began the year in our preseason Top 300 at No. 185. After losing its opener, Butler dropped-out of the HSFA 300. This week, the Bulldogs soar back in at No. 110.

Butler is one of 20 new teams in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm:

  • No. 110 Butler (North Carolina)
  • No. 125 Enterprise (Alabama)
  • No. 141 Highland Park (Texas)
  • No. 161 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)
  • No. 168 Avon (Ohio)
  • No. 196 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri, Texas)
  • No. 206 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio)
  • No. 209 Crest (North Carolina)
  • No. 211 Gaffney (South Carolina)
  • No. 220 Oak Ridge (California)
  • No. 230 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida)
  • No. 264 East Central (Indiana)
  • No. 265 Mandarin (Florida)
  • No. 272 C.E. King (Texas)
  • No. 278 Delbarton (New Jersey)
  • No. 280 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey)
  • No. 297 Lowndes (Georgia)
  • No. 298 Cedar Hill (Texas)
  • No. 299 Vanguard (Florida)
  • No. 300 Punahou (Hawaii)

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Ranking/Team/StateRecordLast Week
No. 1 St. John Bosco (California)(3-0)1
No. 2 Mater Dei (California)(3-0)2
No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(3-0)3
No. 4 IMG Academy (Florida)(2-0)4
No. 5 Buford (Georgia)(3-0)5
No. 6 Duncanville (Texas)(2-0)6
No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(1-1)7
No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio)(3-0)8
No. 9 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(2-0)10
No. 10 Miami Central (Florida)(0-1)9
No. 11. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(1-1)11
No. 12 Columbus (Miami, Florida)(2-0)12
No. 13 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(2-0)14
No. 14 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(2-0)20
No. 15 Colquitt County (Georgia)(3-0)15
No. 16 Thompson (Alabama)(1-0)16
No. 17 North Shore (Texas)(2-0)18
 No. 18 DeSoto (Texas)(1-0)19
No. 19 Mill Creek (Georgia)(3-0)21
No. 20 Corona Centennial (California)(2-1)22
No. 21 Westlake (Austin, Texas)(2-0)25
No. 22 Massillon Washington (Ohio)(3-0)26
No. 23 Walton (Georgia)(2-0)27
No. 24 Center Grove (Indiana)(2-1)30
No. 25 Good Counsel (Maryland)(1-1)31
No. 26 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(3-0)32
No. 27 Orange Lutheran (California)(3-0)40
No. 28 Cocoa (Florida)(2-0)39
No. 29 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(1-1)29
No. 30 DeMatha (Maryland)(2-0)33
No. 31 Sierra Canyon (California)(3-0)43
No. 32 Saguaro (Arizona)(2-0)36
No. 33 John Curtis (Louisiana)(1-0)44
No. 34 Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(2-0)47
No. 35 East St. Louis (Illinois)(1-1)51
No. 36 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(0-3)13
No. 37 McCallie (Tennessee)(3-0)45
No. 38 Lincoln (San Diego, California)(3-0)37
No. 39 Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(2-0)42
No. 40 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(2-0)41
No. 41 Saraland (Alabama)(2-0)48
No. 42 Aledo (Texas)(2-0)60
No. 43 Liberty (Arizona)(2-0)56
No. 44 Denton Guyer (Texas)(1-1)38
No. 45 Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(1-2)49
No. 46 Kahuku (Hawaii)(4-0)50
No. 47 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(1-0)54
No. 48 Langston Hughes (Georgia)(2-1)17
No. 49 Carrollton (Georgia)(2-1)34
No. 50 Serra (San Mateo, California)(2-0)55
No. 51 Atascocita (Texas)(2-0)97
No. 52 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(1-1)23
No. 53 Edgewater (Florida)(2-0)52
No. 54 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(1-0)62
No. 55 Long Beach Poly (California)(2-1)116
No. 56 St. Xavier (Kentucky)(3-0)68
No. 57 Mission Viejo (California)(2-1)24
No. 58 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(3-0)57
No. 59 Jones (Orlando, Florida)(0-2)53
No. 60 Belleville (Michigan)(2-0)58
No. 61 Bartram Trail (Florida)(2-0)59
No. 62 Katy (Texas)(1-1)35
No. 63 Corner Canyon (Utah)(3-1)66
No. 64 Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(2-0)79
No. 65 Norland (Florida)(2-0)75
No. 66 Gainesville (Georgia)(3-0)65
No. 67 Oakland (Tennessee)(2-1)63
No. 68 Vandegrift (Texas)(2-0)64
No. 69 Armwood (Florida)(2-0)70
No. 70 Highland Springs (Virginia)(2-0)69
No. 71 Highland (Arizona)(2-0)213
No. 72 Basha (Arizona)(1-1)28
No. 73 Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(0-2)73
No. 74 Brownsburg (Indiana)(3-0)74
No. 75 Loyola Academy (Illinois)(2-0)82
No. 76 Roswell (Georgia)(3-0)76
No. 77 Destrehan (Louisiana)(1-0)77
No. 78 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(1-1)78
No. 79 Brother Martin (Louisiana)(1-0)80
No. 80 Vero Beach (Florida)(1-0)81
No. 81 Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(3-0)89
No. 82 St. Xavier (Ohio)(2-1)61
No. 83 Venice (Florida)(0-2)72
No. 84 South Oak Cliff (Texas)(1-1)90
No. 85 Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(1-1)83
No. 86 Folsom (California)(2-1)85
No. 87 Bixby (Oklahoma)(2-0)87
No. 88 Male (Kentucky) (2-1)86
No. 89 Prosper (Texas)(2-0)88
No. 90 Bryant (Arkansas)(2-0)133
No. 91 JSerra (California)(2-1)92
No. 92 Lakeland (Florida)(1-1)91
No. 93 Lake Travis (Texas)(2-0)94
No. 94 Skyridge (Utah)(4-0)95
No. 95 Providence Day (North Carolina)(3-0)96
No. 96 Santa Margarita (California)(2-1)108
No. 97 Alcoa (Tennessee)(3-0)93
No. 98 Union (Oklahoma)(2-0)99
No. 99 Carlsbad (California)(3-0)100
No. 100 Cathedral (Indiana)(2-1)104
No. 101 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(1-1)109
No. 102 Grimsley (North Carolina)(3-0)110
No. 103 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(2-0)127
No. 104 Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(1-1)67
No. 105 West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(3-0)103
No. 106 Lehi (Utah)(4-0)106
No. 107 Chandler (Arizona)(2-0)111
No. 108 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(1-1)118
No. 109 Ben Davis (Indiana)(3-0)114
No. 110 Butler (North Carolina)(2-1)NR
No. 111 Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(2-0)113
No. 112 Los Alamitos (California)(3-0)117
No. 113 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(1-1)115
No. 114 Cherry Creek (Colorado)(2-0)105
No. 115 Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)(3-0)119
No. 116 St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(1-0)121
No. 117 South Florence (South Carolina)(2-0)122
No. 118 Apopka (Florida)(2-0)123
No. 119 Northwestern (South Carolina)(1-1)124
No. 120 Pickerington North (Ohio)(3-0)128
No. 121 Grayson (Georgia)(2-1)126
No. 122 Elder (Ohio)(2-1)131
No. 123 Benedictine (Georgia)(3-0)138
No. 124 Iona Prep (New York)(0-1)98
No. 125 Enterprise (Alabama)(2-0)NR
No. 126 Auburn (Alabama)(1-1)46
No. 127 Oaks Christian (California)(2-1)145
No. 128 Weddington (North Carolina)(3-0)152
No. 129 Cibolo Steele (Texas)(1-1)129
No. 130 Rome (Georgia)(2-1)130
No. 131 Oak Grove (Mississippi)(2-0)222
No. 132 Creekside (Georgia)(2-1)112
No. 133 Hoover (Alabama)(0-2)120
No. 134 Ware County (Georgia)(3-0)132
No. 135 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(1-0)135
No. 136 Serra (Gardena, California)(2-1)150
No. 137 Mainland (Florida)(2-0)137
No. 138 DuPont Manual (Kentucky)(3-0)149
No. 139 De La Salle (California)(0-2)101
No. 140 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(3-0)147
No. 141 Highland Park (Texas)(2-0)NR
No. 142 Lewisville (Texas)(1-1)134
No. 143 Western (Davie, Florida)(1-0)144
No. 144 Inglewood (California)(1-1)143
No. 145 Milton (Georgia)(1-1)145
No. 146 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(2-0)158
No. 147 Liberty (Nevada)(2-1)157
No. 148 Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(2-0)151
No. 149 Kings (Ohio)(3-0)153
No. 150 Lee County (Georgia)(3-0)154
No. 151 St. Augustine (Louisiana)(1-0)155
No. 152 McKinney (Texas)(2-0)160
No. 153 Zachary (Louisiana)(1-0)161
No. 154 Longview (Texas) (1-1)162
No. 155 Dripping Springs (Texas)(1-1)163
No. 156 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)(2-0)233
No. 157 American Fork (Utah)(4-0)165
No. 158 Starkville (Mississippi)(2-0)166
No. 159 Rancho Cucamonga (California)(3-0)167
No. 160 Warner Robins (Georgia)(1-1)187
No. 161 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)(2-0)NR
No. 162 Picayune (Mississippi)(1-1)168
No. 163 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(0-1)164
No. 164 Lake Wales (Florida)(2-0)177
No. 165 Houston County (Georgia)(3-0)175
No. 166 Pittsburg (California)(2-0)176
No. 167 Valdosta (Georgia)(2-1)172
No. 168 Avon (Ohio)(3-0)NR
No. 169 North Cobb (Georgia)(0-2)140
No. 170 Glenville (Ohio)(2-1)136
No. 171 St. Augustine (Florida)(1-0)170
No. 172 Timpview (Utah)(2-2)171
No. 173 Mansfield Timberview (Texas)(2-0)178
174 Palmetto (Miami, Florida)(2-0)189
No. 175 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia)(3-0)182
No. 176 Homestead (Florida)(1-1)190
No. 177 Baylor (Tennessee)(2-1)185
No. 178 Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana)(1-0)181
No 179 Miramar (Florida)(0-1)184
No. 180 Hamilton (Arizona)(1-1)183
No. 181 Archbishop Stepinac (New York)(0-1)173
No. 182 Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(2-0)192
No. 183 Parkview (Georgia)(2-0)193
No. 184 Helix (California) (3-0)201
No. 185 Pearl-Cohn (Tennessee)(3-0)194
No. 186 North Gwinnett (Georgia)(2-1)195
No. 187 Liberty (Bakersfield, California)(2-1)174
No. 188 Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(2-1)191
No. 189 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(0-2)156
No. 190 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)(1-0)200
No. 191 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(2-1)202
No. 192 St. Rita (Illinois)(2-0)205
No. 193 Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(1-1)203
No. 194 North Crowley (Texas)(2-0)204
No. 195 Princeton (Ohio)(3-0)208
No. 196 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri, Texas)(2-0)NR
No. 197 Warren Easton (Louisiana)(1-0)256
No. 198 Ruston (Louisiana)(0-1)141
No. 199 Douglass (Kentucky)(1-1)196
No. 200 Lake Mary (Florida)(1-0)197
No. 201 Norcross (Georgia)(1-1)198
No. 202 Westfield (Texas)(1-1)71
No. 203 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(1-1)212
No. 204 Winton Woods (Ohio)(3-0)216
No. 205 De La Salle (Louisiana)(1-0)210
No. 206 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio)(2-1)NR
No. 207 Springfield (Ohio)(1-2)84
No. 208 Conway (Arkansas)(1-0)252
No. 209 Crest (North Carolina)(3-0)NR
No. 210 Bentonville (Arkansas)(1-1)206
No. 211 Gaffney (South Carolina)(2-1)NR
No. 212 South Pointe (South Carolina)(2-1)169
No. 213 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(2-0)238
No. 214 Treasure Coast (Florida)(2-0)240
No. 215 Spartanburg (South Carolina)(2-1)215
No. 216 Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(0-0)211
No. 217 Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(1-1)159
No. 218 Naples (Florida)(2-0)237
No. 219 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)(2-0)251
No. 220 Oak Ridge (California)(3-0)NR
No. 221 Madison (San Diego, California)(2-1)209
No. 222 Madison Central (Mississippi)(2-0)239
No. 223 Melissa (Texas)(2-0)220
No. 224 Dillard (Florida)(1-1)235
225 Davison (Michigan)(2-0)236
No. 226 St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(3-0)241
No. 227 Manatee (Florida)(2-0)242
No. 228 Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(1-1)243
No. 229 Shadow Creek (Texas)(2-0)218
No. 230 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida)(2-0)NR
No. 231 Monarch (Florida)(1-1)214
No. 232 Cedar Grove (Georgia)(1-2)223
No. 233 Raines (Florida) (1-0)225
No. 234 Centerville (Ohio)(2-1)257
No. 235 Thomas County Central (Georgia)(3-0)234
No. 236 Buchholz (Florida)(2-0)297
No. 237 St. Ignatius (Ohio)(1-2)107
No. 238 Brentwood (Tennessee)(3-0)244
No. 239 Pickerington Central (Ohio)(2-1)227
No. 240 Chaminade (California)(1-2)228
No. 241 Lancaster (Texas)(1-1)229
No. 242 Lakota West (Ohio)(1-2)230
No. 243 Carthage (Texas)(2-0)245
No. 244 Bingham (Utah)(1-3)232
No. 245 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(1-2)246
No. 246 Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(2-0)247
No. 247 Cartersville (Georgia)(3-0)248
No. 248 Tupelo (Mississippi)(2-0)249
No. 249 East Forsyth (North Carolina)(3-0)250
No. 250 Westgate (Louisiana)(1-0)253
No. 251 Byron Nelson (Texas)(2-0)254
No. 252 Ocean Springs (Mississippi)(1-1)260
No. 253 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(1-0)261
No. 254 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(1-1)262
No. 255 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)(2-1)263
No. 256 Lovejoy (Texas)(2-0)264
No. 257 St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(1-0)265
No. 258 Oak Hills (California)(3-0)267
No. 259 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania)(1-1)268
No. 260 Carmel (Indiana)(2-1)269
No. 261 New Bern (North Carolina)(3-0)270
No. 262 Dublin Coffman (Ohio)(2-1)255
No. 263 Brandon (Mississippi)(0-2)224
No. 264 East Central (Indiana)(3-0)NR
No. 265 Mandarin (Florida) (2-0)NR
No. 266 Trinity (Kentucky)(1-2)199
No. 267 Bolles School (Florida)(0-2)179
No. 268 Rockledge (Florida)(0-2)186
No. 269 Westfield (Indiana)(3-0)273
No. 270 Woodward Academy (Georgia)(1-1)277
No. 271 Casteel (Arizona)(2-0)279
No. 272  C.E. King (Texas)(2-0)NR
No. 273 Carencro (Louisiana)(1-0)274
No. 274 Byrnes (South Carolina)(2-1)278
No. 275 Hough (North Carolina)(2-1)280
No. 276 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(0-3)221
No. 277 Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(1-2)125
No. 278 Delbarton (New Jersey)(1-0)NR
No. 279 Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(2-0)282
No. 280 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey)(2-0)NR
No. 281 Pinnacle (Arizona)(2-0)281
No. 282 Vestavia Hills (Alabama)(2-0)283
No. 283 Marist (Georgia)(2-1)284
No. 284 Niceville (Florida)(2-0)285
No. 285 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona)(1-1)287
No. 286 Sandy Creek (Georgia)(3-0)288
No. 287 Argyle (Texas)(0-2)271
No. 288 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)(2-0)289
No. 289 Ensworth (Tennessee)(3-0)290
No. 290 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia)(3-0)291
No. 291 Freedom (Woodbridge, Virginia)(2-0)293
No. 292 St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)(0-1)102
No. 293 Phoebus (Virginia)(1-0)300
No. 294 China Spring (Texas)(1-1)275
No. 295 Edmond Santa Fe (Oklahoma)(1-0)294
No. 296 Rockwall (Texas)(1-1)226
No. 297 Lowndes (Georgia)(2-0)NR
No. 298 Cedar Hill (Texas)(1-1)NR
No. 299 Vanguard (Florida)(2-0)NR
No. 300 Punahou (Hawaii)(3-1)NR

Dropped-out: No. 139 Arlington Martin (Texas), No. 142 Detroit MLK (Michigan), No. 148 Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas), No. 180 The Woodlands, No. 188 Lone Peak (Utah), No. 207 Maryville (Tennessee), No. 217 Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey), No. 219 Jesuit (Florida), No. 231 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California), No. 258 Mason (Ohio), No. 259 Lake Minneola (Florida), No. 266 State College (Pennsylvania), No. 272 Chapman (South Carolina), No. 276 Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida), No. 286 Brookwood (Georgia), No. 292 Riverview Sarasota (Floirda), No. 295 Jenks (Oklahoma), No. 296 Florida State University HS (Florida), No. 298 Corona del Mar (California), No. 299 Rock Creek Christian (Maryland)

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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