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Seventeen new teams enter this week’s High School Football America 300 national high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Louisiana’s St. Augustine soars into the rankings, created with our proprietary algorithm. The Purple Knights are No. 81 this week after beating defending Class 5A champ Zachary 24-20 Friday night.

St. Augustine battled back from a 17-3 deficit. Amare’ Cooper’s 43-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Karaaz Johnson with under six minutes to play was the game winner.

Zachary entered the game on a 17-game win streak and ranked No. 39. The Broncos tumble to No. 108 this week.

South Florence (South Carolina) is making its first-ever appearance in the Top 300 after shocking reigning 4A champ South Pointe 42-7.

South Florence is ranked No. 107. South Pointe falls from No. 38 to No. 109.

NEW to the Top 300

  • No. 81 St. Augustine (Louisiana)
  • No. 107 South Florence (South Carolina)
  • No. 180 St. Thomas More (Louisiana)
  • No. 189 Centerville (Ohio)
  • No. 196 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)
  • No. 197 Lake Minneola (Florida)
  • No. 210 Springboro (Ohio)
  • No. 215 Oak Hills (California)
  • No. 223 Dutchtown (Georgia)
  • No. 228 Dupont Manual (Kentucky)
  • No. 231 Marist (Georgia)
  • No. 242 Citrus Valley (California)
  • No. 257 Lake Brantley (Florida)
  • No. 271 Archbishop Stepinac (New York)
  • No. 285 Waxahachie (Texas)
  • No. 286 Liberty (Arizona)
  • No. 299 Sandy Creek (Georgia)
  • No. 300 Manatee (Florida)

Through one month of the season, Florida leads the way with 49 teams in the HSFA 300. Texas is second with 37 teams, followed by California and Georgia with 32 teams each.

High School Football America 300

RankTeam/StateRecordLast Week
No. 1Mater Dei (California)(5-0)1
No. 2St. John Bosco (California)(4-0)2
No. 3Buford (Georgia)(4-0)3
No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(3-0)4
No. 5 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(4-0)5
No. 6 Miami Central (Florida)(3-0)6
No. 7St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(4-0)7
No. 8Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(3-0)8
No. 9Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(4-1)12
No. 10North Shore (Texas)(3-0)9
No. 11Duncanville (Texas)(3-0)10
No. 12Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(5-0)13
No. 13American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(4-1)14
No. 14Good Counsel (Maryland)(3-1)15
No. 15IMG Academy (Florida)(2-1)16
No. 16St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(3-1)17
No. 17Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(5-0)18
No. 18Corona Centennial (California)(4-1)20
No. 19Westlake (Texas)(3-0)19
No. 20Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(4-0)23
No. 21Denton Guyer (Texas)(4-0)22
No. 22Chandler (Arizona)(3-0)24
No. 23Grayson (Georgia)(4-0)25
No. 24Mill Creek (Georgia)(4-0)28
No. 25DeMatha (Maryland)(3-1)30
No. 26Langston Hughes (Georgia)(4-0)26
No. 27Oakland (Tennessee)(5-0)27
No. 28Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(2-1)33
No. 29Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(3-1)29
No. 30Southlake Carroll (Texas)(4-0)32
No. 31Saguaro (Arizona)(2-1)34
No. 32Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(5-0)43
No. 33Springfield (Ohio)(4-0)36
No. 34DeSoto (Texas)(3-1)37
No. 35Bixby (Oklahoma)(3-0)35
No. 36Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(5-0)40
No. 37Venice (Florida)(1-2)31
No. 38Massillon Washington (Ohio)(4-1)92
No. 39Columbus (Miami, Florida)(4-0)45
No. 40St. Edward (Ohio)(4-1)11
No. 41Lakota West (Ohio)(5-0)41
No. 42St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(2-1)42
No. 43Long Beach Poly (California)(5-0)44
No. 44Edgewater (Florida)(4-0)56
No. 45Mission Viejo (California)(4-1)46
No. 46Colquitt County (Georgia)(4-0)47
No. 47Auburn (Alabama)(5-0)48
No. 48Walton (Georgia)(3-1)53
No. 49Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(5-0)50
No. 50Katy (Texas)(4-0)51
No. 51Lakeland (Florida)(3-0)52
No. 52Serra (San Mateo, California)(3-0)54
No. 53Jones (Orlando, Florida)(1-2)49
No. 54Lee County (Georgia)(4-1)55
No. 55Folsom (California)(4-1)59
No. 56Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(5-0)57
No. 57Cocoa (Florida)(1-2)58
No. 58McCallie (Tennessee)(4-1)60
No. 59Allen (Texas)(3-1)65
No. 60Bryant (Arkansas)(2-0)63
No. 61De La Salle (California)(3-1)66
No. 62Brownsburg (Indiana)(5-0)67
No. 63St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(3-1)69
No. 64Pittsburg (California)(3-1)64
No. 65Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(4-1)72
No. 66Longview (Texas)(4-0)75
No. 67Hoover (Alabama) (4-1)81
No. 68North Cobb (Georgia)(2-2)21
No. 69Cherry Creek (Colorado)(3-1)68
No. 70Thompson (Alabama)(3-2)77
No. 71Skyridge (Utah)(6-0)76
No. 72Hough (North Carolina)(3-1)80
No. 73Jesuit (Florida)(2-1)73
No. 74Cedar Grove (Georgia)(3-1)74
No. 75Belleville (Michigan)(4-0)62
No. 76Opelika (Alabama)(4-1)71
No. 77Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(4-0)95
No. 78Loyola Academy (Illinois)(4-0)87
No. 79Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(3-2)79
No. 80Basha (Arizona)(3-0)101
No. 81St. Augustine (Louisiana)(3-0)NR
No. 82Center Grove (Indiana)(4-1)82
No. 83Winton Woods (Ohio)(5-0)83
No. 84Kahuku (Hawaii)(5-1)84
No. 85Cathedral (Indiana)(3-1)85
No. 86Timpview (Utah) (5-1)94
No. 87Los Alamitos (California)(3-2)103
No. 88 Creekside (Georgia)(2-2)89
No. 89East St. Louis (Illinois)(2-2)90
No. 90Trinity (Kentucky)(3-2)70
No. 91Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(4-0)91
No. 92Iona Prep (New York)(2-1)150
No. 93Atascocita (Texas)(2-1)93
No. 94Santa Margarita (California)(4-1)86
No. 95Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(2-2)61
No. 96Lone Peak (Utah)(4-1)96
No. 97Alcoa (Tennessee)(5-0)97
No. 98Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(3-2)98
No. 99Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(4-0)99
No. 100Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(5-0)104
No. 101Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(3-1)105
No. 102St. Ignatius (Ohio)(3-1)100
No. 103Milton (Georgia)(2-2)106
No. 104Cibolo Steele (Texas)(4-0)107
No. 105Bishop Amat (California)(3-1)108
No. 106Union (Oklahoma)(3-0)109
No. 107South Florence (South Carolina)(5-0)NR
No. 108Zachary (Louisiana)(2-1)39
No. 109South Pointe (South Carolina)(4-1)38
No. 110Highland Springs (Virginia)(4-0)121
No. 111Gaffney (South Carolina)(2-2)110
No. 112Hamilton (Arizona)(2-1)111
No. 113Arlington Martin (Texas)(3-1)112
No. 114Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(3-0)114
No. 115Orange Lutheran (California)(4-1)115
No. 116Pine Forest (Florida)(4-0)116
No. 117Lake Travis (Texas)(2-2)117
No. 118Detroit MLK (Michigan)(2-1)118
No. 119Valdosta (Georgia)(5-0)127
No. 120Serra (Gardena, California)(3-2)120
No. 121Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(3-2)119
No. 122Chambers (North Carolina)(4-1)123
No. 123Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey)(2-1)124
No. 124Buchholz (Florida)(3-0)125
No. 125Chaminade (California)(5-0)126
No. 126Elder (Ohio)(4-1)139
No. 127Bartram Trail (Florida)(4-0)132
No. 128Edna Karr (Louisiana)(3-0)133
No. 129Maryville (Tennessee)(4-1)129
No. 130Apopka (Florida)(2-1)130
No. 131St. Xavier (Kentucky)(3-1)140
No. 132St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(2-2)137
No. 133St. Xavier (Ohio)(2-3)131
No. 134Westfield (Texas)(2-1)134
No. 135Ballard (Kentucky)(5-0)225
No. 136Highland Park (Texas)(4-0)136
No. 137Rockledge (Florida)(4-0)138
No. 138Male (Kentucky)(2-2)255
No. 139JSerra (California)(3-2)158
No. 140Lehi (Utah) (6-0)151
No. 141Jenks (Oklahoma)(2-1)141
No. 142Brandon (Mississippi)(3-0)142
No. 143Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(3-1)143
No. 144Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(1-2)147
No. 145Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(2-3)148
No. 146Oscar Smith (Virginia)(2-0)145
No. 147Madison Ridgeland (Mississippi)(4-2)149
No. 148Collins Hill (Georgia)(2-2)78
No. 149Brookwood (Georgia)(1-3)88
No. 150Homestead (Florida)(4-0)152
No. 151Corner Canyon (Utah)(4-2)153
No. 152Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(3-1)154
No. 153Carrollton (Georgia)(5-0)182
No. 154Treasure Coast (Florida)(1-3)155
No. 155Roswell (Georgia)(3-1)183
No. 156Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(2-2)157
No. 157Joliet Catholic (Illinois)(4-0)159
No. 158Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana)(3-0)160
No. 159Northwestern (South Carolina)(4-1)156
No. 160Rome (Georgia)(3-1)186
No. 161Madison Central (Mississippi)(2-1)161
No. 162University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(1-2)162
No. 163Buchanan (Clovis, California)(5-0)163
No. 164Providence Day (North Carolina) (4-0)164
No. 165Dillard (Florida)(2-1)165
No. 166Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania)(3-0)199
No. 167Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina)(3-2)167
No. 168Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(1-2)166
No. 169Conway (Arkansas)(3-0)168
No. 170Shadow Creek (Texas)(3-0)169
No. 171Edison (Miami, Florida)(1-2)170
No. 172Inglewood (California)(4-0)178
No. 173Prosper (Texas)(3-1)172
No. 174Westgate (Louisiana)(3-0)173
No. 175Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(4-0)174
No. 176Rockwall (Texas)(3-1)175
No. 177Cartersville (Georgia)(5-0)176
No. 178Carlsbad (California)(3-1)189
No. 179Destrehan (Louisiana)(3-0)180
No. 180St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(3-0)NR
No. 181West Bloomfield (Michigan)(4-0)184
No. 182Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(4-1)185
No. 183Brother Martin (Louisiana)(2-1)102
No. 184De La Salle (Louisiana)(3-0)190
No. 185Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)(3-2)187
 No. 186Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(3-1)188
No. 187Rancho Cucamonga (California)(3-2)171
No. 188Centerville (Ohio)(5-0)NR
No. 189Canyon (New Braunfels, Texas)(4-0)191
No. 190Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(3-1)192
No. 191Niceville (Florida)(4-0)194
No. 192Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(4-0)195
No. 193Winter Park (Florida)(4-0)197
No. 194South Oak Cliff (Texas)(1-3)212
No. 195Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(4-1)NR
No. 196Lake Minneola (Florida)(4-0)NR
No. 197Pickerington Central (Ohio)(2-3)196
No. 198Oaks Christian (California)(2-2)200
No. 199Woodward Academy (Georgia)(3-1)201
No. 200Life Christian Academy (Virginia)(3-1) 202
No. 201Pickerington North (Ohio)(4-1)203
No. 202Lancaster (Texas)(3-1)204
No. 203Calvert Hall (Maryland)(2-2)205
No. 204Denton Ryan (Texas)(2-1)206
No. 205Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(2-0)207
No. 206Carmel (Indiana)(3-2)208
No. 207Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)(3-1)198
No. 208Servite (California)(1-3)210
No. 209Springboro (Ohio)(4-1)NR
No. 210Dupont Manual (Kentucky)(5-0)211
No. 211Brunswick (Georgia)(4-0)213
No. 212Aledo (Texas)(2-2)214
No. 213Baylor (Tennessee)(4-0)215
No. 214Oak Hills (California)(5-0)NR
No. 215Kennesaw Mountain (Georgia)(4-0)217
No. 216C.E. King (Texas)(2-1)218
No. 217St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(3-0)219
No. 218Parkview (Georgia)(4-0)220
No. 219Raines (Florida)(2-1)221
No. 220Bentonville (Arkansas)(2-1)222
No. 221Rockwall-Heath (Texas)(3-1)223
No. 222Dutchtown (Georgia)(5-0)NR
No. 223Alemany (California)(1-2)224
No. 224Starkville (Mississippi)(4-0)226
No. 225Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(2-2)238
No. 226Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(1-0)228
No. 227Martinsburg (West Virginia)(3-1211
No. 228Norco (California)(2-2)122
No. 229La Salle (Ohio)(2-3)230
No. 230Marist (Georgia)(3-2)NR
No. 231Warren Easton (Louisiana)(1-2)177
No. 232Ruston (Louisiana)(2-1)233
No. 233Upper Arlington (Ohio)(4-1)234
No. 234Blessed Trinity (Georgia)(3-1)179
No. 235Ben Davis (Indiana)(3-2)239
No. 236Vista Murrieta (California)(4-0)240
No. 237Bolles School (Florida)(2-2)237
No. 238Lakewood (Florida)(2-2)241
No. 239Bingham (Utah)(4-2)242
No. 240John Curtis (Louisiana)(2-1)260
No. 241Citrus Valley (California)(3-1)NR
No. 242Catholic (Arkansas)(3-0)244
No. 243American Fork (Utah)(4-2)245
No. 244Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(2-2)246
No. 245Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida)(3-1)247
No. 246Liberty (Nevada)(2-3)248
No. 247Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana)(3-0)258
No. 248Oak Grove (Mississippi)(3-1)243
No. 249Highland (Arizona)(2-1)251
No. 250St. Mary’s (Stockton)(4-0)252
No. 251Grimsley (North Carolina)(4-0)253
No. 252Vanguard (Florida)(3-1)254
No. 253Jesuit (Louisiana)(1-2)235
No. 254Vero Beach (Florida)(4-0)257
No. 255Northmont (Ohio)(4-1)181
No. 256Lake Brantley (Florida)(3-1)NR
No. 257Lake Mary (Florida)(3-1) 229
No. 258North Crowley (Texas) (4-0)259
No. 259San Clemente (California)(4-1)256
No. 260Fairmont (Ohio)(3-2)209
No. 261 Lovejoy (Texas)(2-2)262
No. 262Owasso (Oklahoma)(1-2)263
No. 263College Station (Texas)(2-1)264
No. 264Argyle (Texas)(4-0)265
No. 265Lincoln (San Diego, California)(4-1)266
No. 266Carthage (Texas)(4-0)267
No. 267Florida State University HS (Florida)(4-0)268
No. 268Cabot (Arkansas)(2-1)269
No. 269Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Florida)(2-1)271
No. 270Archbishop Stepinac (New York) (3-0)NR
No. 271Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(3-1)273
No. 272Chippewa Valley (Michigan)(4-0)274
No. 273Berkeley Prep (Florida)(2-1)275
No. 274Calvary Day (Savannah, Georgia)(3-0)276
No. 275Gulliver Prep (Florida)(0-2)277
No. 276North Gwinnett (Georgia)(3-2)278
No. 277Acadiana (Louisiana)(2-1)279
No. 278Mountain Brook (Alabama)(5-0)280
No. 279Warren Central (Indiana)(2-3)281
No. 280Fayetteville (Arkansas)(2-1)282
No. 281Springfield Central (Massachusetts)(2-0)283
No. 282Reedy (Texas) (4-0)284
No. 283Naples (Florida)(3-1)285
No. 284Waxahachie (Texas)(4-0)NR
No. 285Liberty (Arizona)(3-0)NR
No. 286Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(4-1)288
No. 287St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois)(2-2)289
No. 288Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(3-2)290
No. 289Brother Rice (Illinois)(2-2)291
No. 290Corona del Mar (California)(4-1)292
No. 291China Spring (Texas)(4-0)293
No. 292Western (Florida)(2-1)294
No. 293Stephenville (Texas)(4-0)295
No. 294Cedartown (Georgia)(4-0)296
No. 295Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)(2-1)297
No. 296Calhoun (Georgia)(3-2)298
No. 297Gardendale (Alabama)(3-1)299
No. 298Miramar (Florida)(2-1)300
No. 299Sandy Creek (Georgia)(4-1)NR
No. 300Manatee (Florida)(4-0)NR

Dropped-out: No. 113 De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan), No. 128 West Orange (Florida),  No. 135 Lowndes (Georgia), No. 144 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey), No. 145 Warner Robins (Georgia), No. 193 New Braunfels (Texas), No. 216 Lockport (Illinois), No. 227 Tompkins (Katy, Texas), No. 231 Regis Jesuit (Colorado), No. 232 Palm Beach Central (Florida), No. 236 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania), No. 249 Cedar Hill (Texas), No. 250 Valor Christian (Colorado), No. 261 Marietta (Georgia), No. 272 Wheaton North, No. 286 Eagle’s Christian Landing Academy (Georgia), No. 287 Palmetto (Miami, Florida)

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

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