Ten new teams enter HSFA 300 national high school football rankings

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The High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football, welcomes ten new teams this week.

Before we get to the newbies, let’s check the top of the rankings where Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) moves-up two spots to No. 8 after knocking-off former No. 24 Miami Northwestern 42-14 on Saturday.

C-M scored 35 unanswered points to blow the game open. Next week, the Lions face No. 14 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida). AH brings a 4-0 record into the contest.

Ohio’s Archbishop Moeller picks-up five spots this week. Big Moe sits at No. 13 after beating former No. 12 Good Counsel (Maryland) 39-31 in the Ironton Gridiron Classic.

New to the Top 25 this week is Grayson (Georgia) at No. 25. The Rams are off to a 4-0 start after back-to-back wins against South Carolina opponents.

Read: How Top 100 fared September 8-10, 2022

This week’s big mover is Alabama’s Opelika High School. The Bulldogs soar from No. 300 to No. 71 after beating former No. 27 Central (Phenix City, Alabama) 17-14 in overtime.

Creekside from Georgia also vaults into the Top 100 after surprising former No. 44 East St. Louis (Illinois) 10-8. The Tribe moves from No. 192 to No. 89. ESL, which nearly upset No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) in its season opener, falls to No. 90.

Below are the nine new teams in our national rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season.

New to the Top 300

  • No. 191 Canyon (New Braunfels, Texas)
  • No. 197 Northmont (Ohio)
  • No. 213 Brunswick (Georgia)
  • No. 215 Baylor (Tennessee)
  • No. 220 Parkview (Georgia)
  • No. 233 Ruston (Louisiana)
  • No. 256 San Clemente (California)
  • No. 259 North Crowley (Texas)
  • No. 284 Reedy (Frisco, Texas)
  • No. 296 Cedartown (Georgia)

High School Football America 300 powered by NFL Play Football

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

Dropped-out: No. 215 Loyola Blakefield (Maryland), No. 224 Graham-Kapowsin (Washington), No. 231 Neville (Louisiana), No. 232 Chardon (Ohio), No. 234 Spring (Texas), No. 270 Manvel (Texas), No. 278 Stone Bridge (Virginia), No. 280 McDonogh (Maryland), No. 292 St. Augustine (Florida), No. 298 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)

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

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