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The Other 25
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A few minor changes in the penultimate High School Football America The Other 25.

Last week’s #26 South Pointe (South Carolina) moves back into the Top 25 after winning its third straight South Carolina state championship, while Cibolo Steele, Texas’ Class 6A Division II runner-up, drops-out of the Top 25 to #27 this week.

Related: NEW High School Football America Top 25

There are only two games next week, but both will shape our final Top 50 that will be released on Christmas Eve.  #29 Valdosta (Georgia) will play #38 Chandler (Arizona) in the State Champions Bowl Series in Frisco, Texas.  #6 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) will face Utah Class 5A champ Bingham, which is just outside of the Top 50, in the other game.

High School Football America The Other 25 Rankings

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#26 Cocoa Tigers (Florida) 11-1, LW: #27

#27 Cibolo Steele Knights (Texas) 15-1, LW: #17

#28 St. Ignatius Wildcats (Ohio) (13-2), LW: #28

#29 Valdosta Wildcats (Georgia) 14-1, LW: #29

#30 McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets (Alabama) 13-1, LW: #30

#31 Mill Creek Hawks (Georgia) 13-1, LW: #31

#32 Colerain Cardinals (Ohio) 11-1, LW: #32

#33 St. John’s College HS Cadets (Washington, D.C.) 8-4, LW: #33

#34 Archbishop Hoban Knights (Ohio) 14-1, LW: #34

#35 Carol City Chiefs (Florida) 11-3, LW: #35

#36 Carmel Greyhounds (Indiana) 10-4, LW: #36

#37 Center Grove (Indiana) 12-2, LW: #37

#38 Chandler Wolves (Arizona) 12-2, LW: #38

#39 Warren Central Warriors (Indiana) 10-2, LW: #39

#40 Union Redskins (Oklahoma) 11-2, LW: #40

#41 Clinton Arrows (Mississippi) 14-1, LW: #41

#42 Maine South Hawks (Illinois) 11-3, LW: #42

#43 Jenks Trojans (Oklahoma) 11-1, LW: #43

#44 East Leopards (Utah) 14-0, LW: #44

#45 Dutch Fork Silver Foxes (South Carolina) 15-0, LW: #47

#46 Cathedral Catholic Dons (California) 15-0, LW: NR

#47 Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors (Florida) 11-3, LW: #46

#48 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings (Pennsylvania) 14-2, LW: #48

#49 Northwestern Bulls (Florida) 9-2, LW: #49

#50 St. Frances Academy Panthers (Maryland) 10-2, LW: #50

Dropped-out: #45 De La Salle (California)

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America National Top 50 is developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.