Male High (7-0) was on a bye week, but with four teams in the High School Football America Top 25 losing, the Bulldogs move-up five spots in the latest national rankings.
Friday, Male, which has scored 356 points while allowing only 26, will square-off with St. Xavier (5-2), the only undefeated team left in 6A District 3.
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Male has been led by quarterback Hayden Shelton, who hasn’t had to play a lot because of blowout wins. The senior has completed over 60% of his passes for over 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns with no interceptions.
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), Thursday
#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. Seven Lakes (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. #3 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. #18 Mainland (Florida), 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 West (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.