Six new teams enter the High School Football America Top 100

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It was a fairly calm week in the High School Football America 100 with six new teams entering the national rankings this week.

At the top, Mater Dei (California) remains a solid No. 1 choice after handing former No. 10 Bishop Gorman (Nevada) its first shutout loss in a dozen years. The Monarchs rebounded after hearing in the middle of the week that they had to forfeit their opening week win after using an ineligible player.

Related: Top 100 Scoreboard – August 24-26

While the Monarchs officially own a 1-1 record, the loss isn’t counted against them in our algorithm, because the ineligible player didn’t affect the outcome on the field. For those of you not familiar with our national rankings, we use a proprietary algorithm to rank teams nationally, regionally and on a statewide basis.

Aside from Gorman, Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama) was the highest ranked team to lose. The Huskies, who fall from No. 28 last week to No. 75, lost to previously unranked Cedar Grove (Georgia), which enters the rankings at No. 73 after its win on national television.

Cedar Grove is one of six new teams in the HSFA 100 this week.

Carol City (Florida) jumps from No. 127 to No. 60 after knocking-off former No. 53 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida), which snapped the two-time defending state champs 28 game win streak. Also joining the national rankings are: Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) at No. 74, Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) at No. 88, Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) at No. 92 and Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) at No. 93.

Last week, there were twelve head-to-head matchups in the Top 100. This week there are 13 games within the HSFA 100, including two in the Top 10. No. 5 Grayson (Georgia) will host No. 8 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey), while No. 6 Hoover hosts No. 9 St. John’s College High School (Washington, D.C.).

Here are the other intra-Top 100 games: #11 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) plays No. 14 St. Frances Academy (Maryland), No. 12 Miami Central (Florida) plays its annual Miami showdown with No. 92 Booker T. Washington, No. 18 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) travels to Georgia to play No. 76 American Heritage (Plantation, Florida), No. 23 Katy (Texas) opens its season against No. 32 North Shore (Houston, Texas), No. 27 Mentor (Ohio) meets No. 86 St. Ignatius (Ohio), No. 33 Euless Trinity (Texas) plays No. 98 Midway (Texas), No. 38 St. Edward plays No. 50 Cass Tech (Michigan), No. 41 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) plays No. 94 DeMatha (Maryland), No. 46 Buford takes-on No. 59 Deerfield Beach (Florida), No. 48 North Gwinnett meets No. 55 Wekiva (Florida), No. 54 Colerain (Ohio) battles No. 64 St. Xavier (Ohio).

High School Football America 100

Rank, Team, StateRecordLast WeekNext Week
#1 Mater Dei (California)(1-1)*1La Mirada (California)
#2 Allen (Texas)(0-0)2Horn (Texas)
#3 St. John Bosco (California)(1-0)3Mililani (Hawaii)
#4 IMG Academy (Florida)(1-0)4Norland (Florida)
#5 Grayson (Georgia)(1-0)5#8 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)
#6 Hoover (Alabama)(1-0)6#9 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)
#7 Good Counsel (Maryland)(1-0)7Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)
#8 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)8#5 Grayson (Georgia)
#9 St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(1-0)9#6 Hoover (Alabama)
#10 Pickerington Central (Ohio)(1-0)11West Toroto Prep (Canada)
#11 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(0-0)12#14 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)
#12 Miami Central (Florida)(1-0)14#92 Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)
#13 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(0-0)13Pope John XXIII (New Jersey)
#14 St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(0-0)15#11 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)
#15 St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(1-0)17Piper (Florida)
#16 Lake Travis (Texas)(0-0)16Arlington Martin (Texas)
#17 Warren Central (Indiana)(2-0)19North Central (Indiana)
#18 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)(0-0)18#76 American Heritage (Plantation, FL)
#19 De La Salle (California)(2-0)20Bishop O’Dowd (California)
#20 Corona Centennial (California)(2-0)24Pittsburg (California)
#21 Colquitt County (Georgia)(2-0)23Thomasville (Georgia)
#22 Owasso (Oklahoma)(1-0)21Fayetteville (Arkansas)
#23 Katy (Texas)(0-0)22#32 North Shore (Houston, TX)
#24 Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(1-0)25Irmo (South Carolina)
#25 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(1-0)27Cardinal Mooney (Ohio)
#26 Mission Viejo (California)(2-0)26La Habra (California)
#27 Mentor (Ohio)(1-0)37#86 St. Ignatius (Ohio)
#28 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(0-1)10Centennial (Arizona)
#29 Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(2-0)31Pope John II (Tennessee)
#30 Liberty (Nevada)(1-0)45Lone Peak (Utah)
#31 Bingham (Utah)(2-0)36Herriman (Utah)
#32 North Shore (Houston, TX)(0-0)32#23 Katy (Texas)
#33 Euless Trinity (Texas)(0-0)34#98 Midway (Texas)
#34 Rome (Georgia)(1-0)35North Clayton (Georgia)
#35 Maryville (Tennessee)(2-0)69McMinn Cunty (Tennessee)
#36 Central (Phenix City, AL)(1-0)41Meridian (Mississippi)
#37 Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(1-0)44Phillip O. Berry (North Carolina)
#38 St. Edward (Ohio)(0-1)33#50 Cass Tech (Michigan)
#39 Orange Lutheran (California)(1-1)39Vista Murrieta (California)
#40 Oakland (Tennessee)(1-1)40RePulic (Tennessee)
#41 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(1-0)48#94 DeMatha (Maryland)
#42 Aledo (Texas)(0-0)42Denton Guyer (Texas)
#43 Westlake (Austin, TX)(0-0)43Belton (Texas)
#44 Folsom (California)(1-1)54Antelope (California)
#45 Thompson (Alabama)(1-0)52Foley (Alabama)
#46 Buford (Georgia)(2-0)55#59 Deerfield Beach (Florida)
#47 Carmel (Indiana)(2-0)57Center Grove (Indiana)
#48 North Gwinnett (Georgia)(1-0)56#55 Wekiva (Florida)
#49 University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)47Mandeville (Louisiana)
#50 Cass Tech (Michigan)(1-0)65#38 St. Edward (Ohio)
#51 Chandler (Arizona)(1-1)59Mesa (Arizona)
#52 Oaks Christian (California)(2-0)70Eastside Catholic (Washington)
 #53 Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(1-0)77Ridgeway (Tennessee)
#54 Colerain (Ohio))(1-0)78#64 St. Xavier (Ohio)
#55 Wekiva (Florida)(1-0)79#47 North Gwinnett (Georgia)
#56 Elder (Ohio)(1-0)80Cathedral (Indiana)
#57 Plant (Florida)(0-0)81Robinson (Florida)
#58 Walton (Georgia)(1-0)82Pope (Georgia)
#59 Deerfield Beach (Florida)(1-0)85#46 Buford (Georgia)
#60 Carol City (Florida)(1-0)NRIdle
#61 Judson (Texas)(0-0)59Clear Springs (Texas)
#62 John Curtis (Louisiana)(0-0)60Landry-Walker (Louisiana)
#63 Saint Louis (Hawaii)(2-0)61Idle
#64 Lincoln-Way East (Illinois)(1-0)66Naperville Central (Illinois)
#65 St. Xavier (Ohio)(1-0)67#54 Colerain (Ohio)
#66 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(0-0)63Muscle Shoals (Alabama)
#67 Duncanville (Texas)(0-0)68Lancaster (Texas)
#68 Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(0-1)38Milton (Georgia)
#69 Saguaro (Arizona)(1-1)30Helix (California)
#70 West Point (Mississippi)(2-0)86Starkville (Mississippi)
#71 Byrnes (South Carolina)(2-0)87Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)
#72 Loyola Academy (Illinois)(1-0)84New Trier (Illinois)
#73 Cedar Grove (Georgia)(2-0)NRColumbia (Georgia)
#74 Broken Arrow (Oklahoma)(1-0)NRMansfield (Texas)
#75 Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(0-1)28West Forsyth (Georgia)
#76 American Heritage (Plantation, FL)(0-0)53#18 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)
#77 Phillips Academy (Illinois)(0-1)62Chaminade (Illinois)
#78 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(0-0)73Millville (New Jersey)
#79 Southlake Carroll (Texas)(0-0)75South Grande Prairie (Texas)
#80 Evangel Christian (Louisiana)(0-0)76Bishop Dunne (Texas)
#81 Hough (North Carolina)(2-0)90Concord (North Carolina)
#82 Blessed Trinity (Georgia)(2-0)91Woodward Academy (Georgia)
#83 Wake Forest (North Carolina)(2-0)92Middle Creek (North Carolina)
#84 Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(1-0)97Columbus (Florida)
#85 Trinity (Kentucky)(0-2)64Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)
#86 St. Igantius (Ohio)(0-1)74#27 Mentor (Ohio)
#87 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(0-0)83Parkview Baptist (Louisiana)
#88 Gonzaga (Washington, DC)(1-0)NRBishop Sullivan (Virginia)
#89 Cy-Fair (Texas)(0-0)89The Woodlands (Texas)
#90 Westfied (Virginia)(1-0)93South County (Virginia)
#91 East (Utah)(1-1)49Alta (Utah)
#92 Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL)(1-0)NR#12 Miami Central (Florida)
#93 Pittsbugh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania)(1-0)NRSeneca Valley (Pennsylvania)
#94 DeMatha (Maryland)(0-1)51#41 Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)
#95 Klein Collins (Texas)(1-0)94Alief Taylor (Texas)
#96 Permian (Texas)(0-0)95DeSoto (Texas)
#97 Edna Karr (Louisiana)(0-0)96St. Paul’s (Louisiana)
#98 Midway (Texas)(0-0)98#33 Euless Trinity (Texas)
#99 Lausanne Collegiate (Tennessee)(1-0)99Harding Academy (Tennessee)
#100 Charlotte Christian (North Carolina)(1-0)100Covenant Day (North Carolina)

Dropped-out: No. 29 South Pointe (South Carolina), No. 46 Union (Oklahoma), No. 50 Armwood (Florida), No. 71 Venice (Florida), No. 72 Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pennsylvania), No. 88 Marietta (Georgia)

*Mater Dei (California) forfeited its opening game victory against Bishop Amat (California) for using an ineligible player.

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