Mater Dei takes control in High School Football America 300 national championship chase

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Mater Dei (California) controls its own destiny in its drive for its fourth High School Football America national championship in the last six years. The Monarchs took control of the No. 1 spot in the HSFA 300 with a 17-7 defeat of former No. 2 St. John Bosco (California) Friday night in Southern California.

If Mater Dei can run-the-table to a California Open Division title, the national crown will stay in Santa Ana.

However, the road to a 2022 national championship still has plenty obstacles for MD with three Trinity League games left. This week, the Monarchs play No. 87 Orange Lutheran followed by a matchup against No. 91 Santa Margarita on October 21. They’ll close-out the regular season against longtime rival Servite on October 27.

After that, Mater Dei will head into an uber-tough CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff field that will be chock-full of Top 100 teams. And, don’t forget, there’s also a good chance there will be a Mater Dei/St. John Bosco Part II during the CIF-SS playoffs.

In the northern part of the state, No. 45 Serra (San Mateo) or No. 46 Folsom appear have the inside track to an Open Division championship game.

Bosco’s dreams of a second HSFA national title are still alive, but the Braves will need a win against Mater Dei, in a possible rematch, and some help. Friday’s loss drops SJB to No. 5 in the latest national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Buford (Georgia) is our new No. 2. The Wolves, who have won three straight Georgia state titles, will test that ranking against No. 20 Mill Creek (Georgia) in a huge 7A Region 8 game Friday night.

Maryland’s St. Frances Academy inches-up a notch to No. 3 this week. The Panthers are 5-0, but only have four regular season games left and a possible GEICO State Champions Bowl game.

SFA will be highly-favored to win its games against Maryland’s Arundel (October 28), Connecticut’s St. Thomas More (November 4) and Canada’s Clarkson North (November 11). The Panthers then close-out the regular season against No. 14 IMG Academy (Florida).

Miami Central is No. 4 in the HSFA 100 after an impressive 42-7 win over arch-rival Miami Northwestern on Friday. The Rockets next big test will be in two weeks when they’ll face No. 24 Miami Columbus.

There are seven new faces in the Top 300 this week, along with two teams that re-enter the national rankings.

Warren Central (Indiana) re-enters at No. 246 and Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) is ranked No. 275 this week.

The new teams are:

  • No. 194 Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)
  • No. 230 Houston County (Georgia)
  • No. 232 Madison (San Diego, Callifornia)
  • No. 276 Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia)
  • No. 296 Centennial (Burleson, Texas)
  • No. 297 Clinton (Mississippi)
  • No. 300 Gainesville (Georgia)

High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football

RankTeam/StateRecordLast Week
No. 1Mater Dei (California)(7-0)1
No. 2Buford (Georgia)(6-0)3
No. 3St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(5-0)4
No. 4 Miami Central (Florida)(6-0)5
No. 5 St. John Bosco (California)(6-1)2
No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(6-0)6
No. 7Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(5-0)7
No. 8Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(7-1)8
No. 9North Shore (Texas)(6-0)9
No. 10Duncanville (Texas)(5-0)10
No. 11Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(7-0)11
No. 12American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(6-1)12
No. 13Good Counsel (Maryland)(5-1)13
No. 14IMG Academy (Florida)(4-1) 14
No. 15Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(7-0)15
No. 16Corona Centennial (California)(6-1)16
No. 17Westlake (Texas)(6-0)17
No. 18Denton Guyer (Texas)(6-0)18
No. 19Chandler (Arizona)(6-0)19
No. 20Mill Creek (Georgia)(6-0)20
No. 21Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(6-1)21
No. 22DeMatha (Maryland)(5-1)22
No. 23Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(8-0)23
No. 24Columbus (Miami, Florida)(7-0)24
No. 25Langston Hughes (Georgia)(7-0)25
No. 26Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(5-1)26
No. 27St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(5-2)27
No. 28Edgewater (Florida)(6-0)34
No. 29DeSoto (Texas)(5-1)31
No. 30Colquitt County (Georgia)(6-0)36
No. 31Southlake Carroll (Texas)(6-0)30
No. 32Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(3-3)28
No. 33Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(6-1)33
No. 34Venice (Florida)(2-2)32
No. 35Bixby (Oklahoma)(6-0)35
No. 36Massillon Washington (Ohio)(7-1)37
No. 37St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(5-1)38
No. 38Auburn (Alabama)(7-0)39
No. 39St. Edward (Ohio)(7-1)40
No. 40Lakota West (Ohio)(8-0)41
No. 41Long Beach Poly (California)(7-0)42
No. 42Mission Viejo (California)(6-1)44
No. 43Katy (Texas)(7-0)45
No. 44Lakeland (Florida)(5-0)46
No. 45Serra (San Mateo, California)(6-0)47
No. 46Folsom (California)(7-1)48
No. 47Cedar Grove (Georgia)(4-2)49
No. 48Iona Prep (New York)(4-2)50
No. 49Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(4-2)51
No. 50Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(8-0)52
No. 51Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(5-1)53
No. 52Jones (Orlando, Florida)(3-2)54
No. 53Lee County (Georgia)(6-1)55
No. 54Thompson (Alabama)(6-2)57
No. 55Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(5-1)76
No. 56Cocoa (Florida)(2-3)56
No. 57Kahuku (Hawaii)(7-2)58
No. 58Allen (Texas)(5-1)59
No. 59Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(6-1)60
No. 60Edna Karr (Louisiana)(2-3)**61
No. 61North Cobb (Georgia)(4-2)70
No. 62Bryant (Arkansas)(5-0)62
No. 63Brownsburg (Indiana)(8-0)64
No. 64St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(4-2)65
No. 65Pittsburg (California)(5-1)66
No. 66Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(6-2)67
No. 67Longview (Texas)(6-0)68
No. 68Hoover (Alabama) (7-1)69
No. 69Cherry Creek (Colorado)(6-1)71
No. 70Hough (North Carolina)(6-1)72
No. 71Grayson (Georgia)(5-1)73
No. 72Loyola Academy (Illinois)(7-0)74
No. 73Oakland (Tennessee)(6-1)29
No. 74Belleville (Michigan)(7-0)77
No. 75Walton (Georgia)(4-2)43
No. 76Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(5-3)78
No. 77Center Grove (Indiana)(7-1)79
No. 78Winton Woods (Ohio)(8-0)80
No. 79Skyridge (Utah)(8-1)81
No. 80Cathedral (Indiana)(6-1)82
No. 81Los Alamitos (California)(5-2)84
No. 82 Creekside (Georgia)(4-2)85
No. 83East St. Louis (Illinois)(4-2)86
No. 84Atascocita (Texas)(5-1)87
No. 85Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(7-0)88
No. 86Springfield (Ohio)(6-1)89
No. 87Orange Lutheran (California)(6-1)90
No. 88Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(6-0)91
No. 89Elder (Ohio)(5-2)92
No. 90St. Xavier (Kentucky)(6-1)93
No. 91Santa Margarita (California)(5-2)95
No. 92Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(5-2)96
No. 93Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(7-0)97
No. 94Highland Springs (Virginia)(6-0)100
No. 95Liberty (Arizona)(5-0)124
No. 96Serra (Gardena, California)(5-2)116
No. 97St. Augustine (Louisiana)(5-1)101
No. 98Union (Oklahoma)(6-0)106
No. 99Cibolo Steele (Texas)(6-0)103
No. 100Bishop Amat (California)(5-2)99
No. 101Zachary (Louisiana)(4-1) 107
No. 102Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(6-1)102
No. 103Hamilton (Arizona)(5-1)110
No. 104Milton (Georgia)(3-3)104
No. 105Corner Canyon (Utah)(7-2)125
No. 106Ballard (Kentucky)(6-1)133
No. 107Valdosta (Georgia)(7-0)115
No. 108Baylor (Tennessee)(6-1)105
No. 109McCallie (Tennessee)(5-2)108
No. 110Trinity (Kentucky)(4-4)98
No. 111Pine Forest (Florida)(7-0)114
No. 112Gaffney (South Carolina)(4-2)111
No. 113Arlington Martin (Texas)(6-1)112
No. 114Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(6-0)113
No. 115Bartram Trail (Florida)(6-0)119
No. 116Buchholz (Florida)(5-0)117
No. 117Chaminade (California)(7-0)118
No. 118St. Ignatius (Ohio)(4-3)109
No. 119Detroit MLK (Michigan)(5-1)120
No. 120Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(5-2)121
No. 121Chambers (North Carolina)(5-2)122
No. 122Dupont Manual (Kentucky)(6-1)131
No. 123Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(6-1)128
No. 124St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(7-0)219
No. 125Saguaro (Arizona)(3-3)126
No. 126De La Salle (California)(3-3)63
No. 127St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(3-3)127
No. 128Basha (Arizona)(5-1)75
No. 129Lehi (Utah) (9-0)138
No. 130Westfield (Texas)(5-1)132
No. 131JSerra (California)(3-4)136
No. 132South Florence (South Carolina)(7-0)129
No. 133Lake Travis (Texas)(3-3)130
No. 134Highland Park (Texas)(6-0)134
No. 135Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(2-2)135
No. 136Alcoa (Tennessee)(6-1)137
No. 137Timpview (Utah) (6-2)83
No. 138Roswell (Georgia)(6-1)142
No. 139Homestead (Florida)(5-1)140
No. 140Apopka (Florida)(3-2)141
No. 141Brandon (Mississippi)(6-0)143
No. 142Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania)(5-0)144
No. 143Male (Kentucky)(4-3)145
No. 144Oscar Smith (Virginia)(5-0)145
No. 145Madison Ridgeland (Mississippi)(7-2)147
No. 146Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(6-1)148
No. 147Opelika (Alabama)(5-3)149
No. 148Brookwood (Georgia)(3-3)150
No. 149Lincoln (San Diego, California)(7-1)151
No. 150Carrollton (Georgia)(7-0)152
No. 151Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(7-0)162
No. 152 South Pointe (South Carolina)(5-2)154
No. 153Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(4-2)156
No. 154Northwestern (South Carolina)(6-1)157
No. 155Rome (Georgia)(6-1)158
No. 156American Fork (Utah)(7-2)236
No. 157University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(4-2)160
No. 158Lone Peak (Utah)(4-4)94
No. 159Destrehan (Louisiana)(6-0)174
No. 160Shadow Creek (Texas)(6-0)168
No. 161Providence Day (North Carolina) (7-0)163
No. 162Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(3-2)164
No. 163Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina)(5-2)165
No. 164South Oak Cliff (Texas)(4-3)175
No. 165Collins Hill (Georgia)(2-4)167
 No. 166Inglewood (California)(7-0)169
No. 167Prosper (Texas)(5-1)170
No. 168St. Xavier (Ohio)(3-5)171
No. 169Rockwall (Texas)(6-1)172
No. 170Carlsbad (California)(6-1)173
No. 171Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(7-1)176
No. 172Rockledge (Florida)(5-1)178
No. 173St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(5-1)179
No. 174De La Salle (Louisiana)(6-0)180
No. 175Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(6-1)181
No. 176Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(5-1)183
No. 177Rancho Cucamonga (California)(5-2)184
No. 178John Curtis (Louisiana)(5-1)185
No. 179Fairmont (Ohio)(6-2)188
No. 180Lowndes (Georgia)(3-3)177
No. 181Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)(5-3)182
No. 182Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(7-1)191
No. 183Oaks Christian (California)(5-2)192
No. 184Pickerington Central (Ohio)(5-3)193
No. 185Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(5-0)195
 No. 186Woodward Academy (Georgia)(5-1)194
No. 187Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana)(4-2)187
No. 188St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)(4-1) 199
No. 189Springboro (Ohio)(6-2)197
No. 190Centerville (Ohio)(6-2)198
No. 191Norco (California)(5-2)201
No. 192Niceville (Florida)(6-1)190
No. 193Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)(6-0)NR
No. 194Kennesaw Mountain (Georgia)(6-0)210
No. 195Westgate (Louisiana)(5-1)153
No. 196Lancaster (Texas)(4-2)200
No. 197Bingham (Utah)(7-2)239
No. 198Brunswick (Georgia)(7-0)206
No. 199Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)(5-1)207
No. 200Highland (Arizona)(3-2)202
No. 201Treasure Coast (Florida)(1-4)166
No. 202Dillard (Florida)(2-3) 204
No. 203Raines (Florida)(5-1)213
No. 204Aledo (Texas)(5-2)212
No. 205Vero Beach (Florida)(7-0)223
 No. 206Helix (California)(5-2)208
No. 207Oak Hills (California)(7-0)209
No. 208Grimsley (North Carolina)(7-0)220
No. 209Life Christian Academy (Virginia)(3-4)205
No. 210Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(4-0)224
No. 211Bentonville (Arkansas)(5-1)214
No. 212Dutchtown (Georgia)(6-0)215
No. 213C.E. King (Texas)(4-2)216
No. 214St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(5-2)217
No. 215Clovis West (California)(7-0)226
No. 216Brother Martin (Louisiana)(4-2)227
No. 217Rockwall-Heath (Texas)(5-2)221
No. 218Buchanan (Clovis, California)(6-1)230
No. 219Warren Easton (Louisiana)(4-2)***231
No. 220Maryville (Tennessee)(5-2)222
No. 221Ruston (Louisiana)(5-1)232
No. 222Princeton (Ohio)(7-1)233
No. 223Cabot (Arkansas)(5-1)254
No. 224Archbishop Stepinac (New York) (5-1)237
No. 225Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey)(4-2) 123
No. 226Martinsburg (West Virginia)(5-1)225
No. 227Lakewood (Florida)(4-3)*238
No. 228Conway (Arkansas)(5-1)161
No. 229North Crowley (Texas) (6-0)240
No. 230Houston County (Georgia)(6-1)NR
No. 231Permian (Texas)(6-0)248
No. 232Madison (San Diego, California)(7-0)NR
No. 233Liberty (Nevada)(5-3)246
No. 234Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(5-1)278
No. 235Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana)(5-1)247
No. 236Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida)(4-2)245
No. 237Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(4-3)218
No. 238Catholic (Arkansas)(5-0)242
No. 239Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(4-3)189
No. 240Marist (Georgia)(4-2)229
No. 241Ben Davis (Indiana)(5-3)235
No. 242Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(4-3)244
No. 243Blessed Trinity (Georgia)(5-2)234
No. 244Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(3-5)155
No. 245Parkview (Georgia)(5-1)249
No. 246Warren Central (Indiana)(4-4)NR
No. 247St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois)(5-2)270
No. 248Carmel (Indiana)(5-3)196
No. 249Jenks (Oklahoma)(4-2)139
No. 250West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(7-0)251
No. 251Lake Brantley (Florida)(4-1)252
No. 252Upper Arlington (Ohio)(6-2)253
No. 253Mainland (Florida)(4-1) 255
No. 254Jesuit (Florida)(3-3)211
No. 255North Gwinnett (Georgia)(5-2)256
No. 256Western (Florida)(3-2) 257
No. 257Lake Mary (Florida)(4-1) 258
No. 258Acadiana (Louisiana)(5-1)259
No. 259Cartersville (Georgia)(6-1)261
No. 260Warren Central (Mississippi)(5-1)262
No. 261Tampa Catholic (Florida)(4-1) 273
No. 262Oak Grove (Mississippi)(5-2)263
No. 263 Lovejoy (Texas)(4-2)264
No. 264College Station (Texas)(5-1) 265
No. 265Argyle (Texas)(6-0)266
No. 266Lake Minneola (Florida)(4-1)267
No. 267Carthage (Texas)(7-0)268
No. 268Florida State University HS (Florida)(6-0)269
No. 269Calvary Day (Savannah, Georgia)(5-0)271
No. 270Mountain Brook (Alabama)(6-1)273
No. 271Theodore (Alabama) (7-0)274
No. 272Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Florida)(4-2)275
No. 273Dakota (Michigan)(7-0)276
No. 274Apple Valley (California)(6-1)277
No. 275Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(4-4)NR
No. 276Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia)(6-0)NR
No. 277Springfield Central (Massachusetts)(4-1) 280
No. 278Reedy (Texas) (7-0)281
No. 279Naples (Florida)(5-1)282
No. 280Waxahachie (Texas)(4-2)283
No. 281Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(6-2)284
No. 282Murrieta Valley (California)(5-2)285
No. 283Cain Ridge (Tennesee)(7-1)286
No. 284San Clemente (California)(5-2)287
No. 285Brother Rice (Illinois)(4-3)288
No. 286Corona del Mar (California)(5-2)289
No. 287Ware County (Georgia)(5-0)290
No. 288China Spring (Texas)(6-1)291
No. 289Stephenville (Texas)(6-0)292
No. 290Cedartown (Georgia)(7-0)293
No. 291Fayetteville (Arkansas)(4-2)295
No. 292Hillcrest (Alabama)(8-0)296
No. 293Miramar (Florida)(4-1) 297
No. 294Sandy Creek (Georgia)(6-1)298
No. 295Adams (Michigan)(6-1)299
No. 296Centennial (Burleson, Texas) (6-0)NR
No. 297Clinton (Mississippi)(4-2)NR
No. 298Roncalli (Indiana)(7-1)300
No. 299Madison Central (Mississippi)(4-2)159
No. 300Gainesville (Georgia)(6-0)NR

*Forfeit loss

**three forfeit losses

***Awarded forfeit victory

Dropped-out: No. 186 Winter Park (Florida), No. 203 Denton Ryan (Texas), No. 228 Alemany (California), No. 241 Citrus Valley, No. 243 La Salle (Ohio), No. 250 Vanguard, No. 260 Calhoun (Georgia), No. 279 Jesuit (Louisiana), No. 294 Rogers (Arkansas)

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

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