St. John Bosco (California) is 2022 high school football national champ

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In the closest finish ever, St. John Bosco (California) edged-out Miami Central (Florida) for the 2022 High School Football America national championship. It’s the second time that the Braves have been our national champ. They also won the title in 2019.

Over the last four weeks of the season, the two powers were neck-and-neck in our rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm. While, Central closed the gap slightly by winning the Florida 2M title on Friday by beating No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation), it wasn’t enough.

Below is a snapshot of some of the areas where Bosco held an edge over the Rockets:

 Opponent Win Pct.Wins vs. Top 300 TeamsWins vs. State ChampsWins vs. Opponents with 10+ winsSub .500 opponents
St. John Bosco69.59%11161
Miami Central67.07%8132

Following Central in our final rankings for the season is St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) at No. 3. Both teams have won four straight Florida high school football championships.

Mater Dei (California), the only team to beat Bosco this year, finishes No. 4. The Monarchs, the 2021 national champs, began the season ranked No. 1 and stayed there until losing to SJB in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship Thanksgiving weekend.

Since 2017, Bosco and Mater Dei have won five of the last six High School Football American national titles.

Bishop Gorman finishes at No. 5. The Gaels only defeat was a narrow three-point loss to Mater Dei.

Gorman strengthen its ranking this weekend when it routed Florida state champ Chaminade-Madonna 49-14 in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series. The loss dropped C-M from No. 4 to No. 9 in the final rankings.

Texas state champ Duncanville finishes No. 6 after defeating defending state champ and former No. 7 North Shore in the 6A Division I title game Saturday night.

St. Frances Academy (Maryland) checks-in No. 7. Four of the Panthers victories came against state champs — No. 15 DeSoto (Texas), No. 17 Dutch Fork (South Carolina), No. 41 Kahuku (Hawaii) and No. 62 East St. Louis (Louisiana). SFA also beat Florida runner-up Venice.

Florida leads the way with 43 teams in the final Top 300. Texas is next with 36 teams in the national rankings, followed by California with 34 and Georgia with 32 teams in the HSFA 300.

Overall, 208 teams in the final HSFA 300 were ranked in our Preseason Top 300.

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RankTeam/StateRecordPreseason Ranking
No. 1St. John Bosco (California)(13-1)2
No. 2Miami Central (Florida)(14-0)18
No. 3St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)(14-0)9
No. 4 Mater Dei (California)(12-1)1
No. 5 Bishop Gorman (Nevada)(14-1)13
No. 6 Duncanville (Texas)(15-0)10
No. 7St. Frances Academy (Maryland)(8-1)4
No. 8IMG Academy (Florida)(8-1) 7
No. 9Chaminade-Madonna (Florida)(13-1)21
No. 10North Shore (Texas)(15-1)8
No. 11American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)(12-2)25
No. 12St. Edward (Ohio)(15-1)11
No. 13Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee)(13-0)29
No. 14Langston Hughes (Georgia)(15-0)30
No. 15DeSoto (Texas)(14-2)14
No. 16Mill Creek (Georgia)(14-1)37
No. 17Dutch Fork (South Carolina)(14-1)64
No. 18Lakeland (Florida)(14-0)53
No. 19St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)(12-1)58
No. 20Columbus (Miami, Florida)(14-1)79
No. 21Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)(11-1)5
No. 22Basha (Arizona)(12-1)130
No. 23Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)(15-1)218
No. 24Denton Guyer (Texas)(14-1)24
No. 25Cardinal Gibbons (Florida)(11-2)33
No. 26Massillon Washington (Ohio)(12-2)111
No. 27Edgewater (Florida)(12-1)100
No. 28Colquitt County (Georgia)(13-1)75
No. 29Mission Viejo (California)(10-2)49
No. 30Corona Centennial (California)(9-2)19
No. 31Westlake (Texas)(14-1)12
No. 32Buford (Georgia)(11-1)3
No. 33Southlake Carroll (Texas)(12-1)31
No. 34Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)(14-2)69
No. 35Venice (Florida)(9-4)23
No. 36Thompson (Alabama)(11-3)17
No. 37Oakland (Tennessee)(14-1)39
No. 38John Curtis (Louisiana)(12-2)286
No. 39Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)(13-2)28
No. 40Cocoa (Florida)(11-3)47
No. 41Kahuku (Hawaii)(12-2)982
No. 42Cedar Grove (Georgia)(11-3)105
No. 43Lincoln (San Diego, California)(13-1)NR
No. 44Saguaro (Arizona)(9-4)20
No. 45Northwestern (Miami, Florida)(6-5)42
No. 46Lakota West (Ohio)(13-1)54
No. 47St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)(8-4)6
No. 48DeMatha (Maryland)(10-2)38
No. 49Serra (San Mateo, California)(13-1)99
No. 50Bryant (Arkansas)(12-0)76
No. 51Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)(9-3)60
No. 52Jones (Orlando, Florida)(11-3)72
No. 53Central (Phenix City, Alabama)(10-3)36
No. 54Carrollton (Georgia)(14-1)NR
No. 55Auburn (Alabama)(12-2)149
No. 56Belleville (Michigan)(14-0)67
No. 57Liberty (Arizona)(11-1)NR
No. 58Good Counsel (Maryland)(8-3)15
No. 59Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(11-2)40
No. 60Hoover (Alabama) (11-2)83
No. 61Baylor (Tennessee)(11-2)NR
No. 62East St. Louis (Illinois)(12-2)66
No. 63Montgomery Bell Academy (Tennessee)(12-1)265
No. 64Springfield (Ohio)(13-2)50
No. 65Edna Karr (Louisiana)(7-4)**134
No. 66Katy (Texas)(14-1)55
No. 67Los Alamitos (California)(9-3)59
No. 68Chandler (Arizona)(9-3)27
No. 69Skyridge (Utah)(13-1)167
 No. 70 Center Grove (Indiana)(12-2)43
No. 71Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)(14-0)211
No. 72Christian Brothers College (Missouri)(13-1)77
No. 73Loyola Academy (Illinois)(13-1)116
No. 74Highland Springs (Virginia)(15-0)205
No. 75South Oak Cliff (Texas)(13-3)61
No. 76Folsom (California)(12-2)63
No. 77Walton (Georgia)(10-3)78
No. 78Long Beach Poly (California)(10-1)91
No. 79Clearwater Academy International (Florida)(9-1)295
No. 80Bixby (Oklahoma)(12-1)44
No. 81Aledo (Texas)(14-2)94
No. 82Cherry Creek (Colorado)(12-2)85
No. 83Destrehan (Louisiana)(14-0)192
No. 84Prosper (Texas)(13-2)254
No. 85North Cobb (Georgia)(9-3)16
No. 86Corner Canyon (Utah)(11-3)93
No. 87Atascocita (Texas)(11-3)104
No. 88De La Salle (California)(10-4)70
No. 89Longview (Texas)(14-1)88
No. 90Westfield (Texas)(12-2)108
No. 91South Florence (South Carolina)(15-0)NR
No. 92Hamilton (Arizona)(8-3)51
No. 93Lehi (Utah) (14-0)193
No. 94Milton (Georgia)(10-4)65
No. 95West (Knoxville, Tennessee)(15-0)NR
No. 96Alcoa (Tennessee)(14-1)124
No. 97Gainesville (Georgia)(14-1)NR
No. 98Bartram Trail (Florida)(12-1)132
No. 99Osceola (Kissimmee, Florida)(10-4)263
No. 100Union (Oklahoma)(11-1)145
No. 101Vandegrift (Texas)(14-2)242
No. 102Hewitt-Trussville (Alabama)(8-4)81
No. 103Jenks (Oklahoma)(9-3)62
No. 104McCallie (Tennessee)(10-3)52
No. 105Homestead (Florida)(11-3)270
No. 106Orange Lutheran (California)(7-5)122
No. 107St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York)(11-1)NR
No. 108Edison (Huntington Beach, California)(9-2)258
No. 109JSerra (California)(6-6)NR
No. 110Santa Margarita (California)(6-5)129
No. 111Elder (Ohio)(10-3)247
No. 112Seminole (Sanford, Florida)(9-3)133
No. 113Bullitt East (Kentucky)(14-1)NR
No. 114St. Thomas More (Louisiana)(13-1)NR
No. 115Sandy Creek (Georgia)(13-2)NR
No. 116Roswell (Georgia)(12-2)241
No. 117Iona Prep (New York)(9-3)74
No. 118Rome (Georgia)(12-2)173
No. 119Apopka (Florida)(11-4)136
No. 120Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)(9-4)163
No. 121Archbishop Spalding (Maryland)(11-1)150
No. 122New Bern (North Carolina)(16-0)NR
No. 123Cathedral (Indiana)(10-2)26
No. 124St. Ignatius (Ohio)(8-4)120
No. 125Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)(12-1)NR
No. 126Brownsburg (Indiana)(10-2)137
No. 127St. Xavier (Kentucky)(10-2)161
No. 128Grimsley (North Carolina)(15-1)275
No. 129Ruston (Louisiana)(13-2)NR
No. 130Parish Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)(12-1)NR
No. 131 Creekside (Georgia)(10-3)181
No. 132Zachary (Louisiana)(10-3)45
No. 133Male (Kentucky)(10-5)98
No. 134Ware County (Georgia)(14-0)NR
No. 135Highland Park (Texas)(11-1)146
No. 136Chaminade (California)(10-3)NR
No. 137Inglewood (California)(13-1)285
No. 138Thomas County Central (Georgia)(12-1)NR
No. 139Buchholz (Florida)(10-3)141
No. 140Timpview (Utah) (10-3)283
No. 141Arlington Martin (Texas)(10-2)127
No. 142Brother Martin (Louisiana)(9-6)115
No. 143Hough (North Carolina)(11-3)82
No. 144Lafayette Chrstian Academy (Louisiana)(10-4)NR
No. 145Sierra Canyon (California)(10-5)138
No. 146Bishop Amat (California)(9-4)125
No. 147Lewisville (Texas)(12-2)NR
No. 148Mallard Creek (North Carolina)(8-4)234
No. 149Pulaski Academy (Arkansas)(13-1)114
No. 150Lake Wales (Florida) (15-0)NR
No. 151Northwestern (South Carolina)(13-2)169
 No. 152 Cibolo Steele (Texas)(11-1)213
No. 153Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana)(11-2)NR
No. 154Mainland (Florida)(11-4)NR
No. 155Ballard (Kentucky)(11-3)NR
No. 156Tampa Bay Tech (Florida)(9-3)*97
No. 157St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)(6-5)110
No. 158Dupont Manual (Kentucky)(9-3)NR
No. 159Chambers (North Carolina)(9-3)56
No. 160Lake Mary (Florida)(8-4)235
No. 161St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)(7-4)68
No. 162De La Salle (Louisiana)(10-1)NR
No. 163Lakewood (Florida)(9-5)*238
No. 164St. Mary’s (Stockton, California)(10-1)261
No. 165Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts)(12-0)199
No. 166Carlsbad (California)(10-2)164
No. 167Dripping Springs (Texas)(12-2)NR
No. 168Kings (Ohio)(13-2)NR
No. 169Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)(11-4)206
No. 170Liberty (Bakersfield, California)(13-2)NR
No. 171Woodward Academy (Georgia)(11-2)208
No. 172Highland (Arizona)(11-3)260
No. 173Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio)(13-2)NR
No. 174Grayson (Georgia)(10-3)35
No. 175Mansfield Timberview (Texas)(13-1)NR
No. 176Serra (Gardena, California)(7-5)*118
No. 177Lake Travis (Texas)(8-5)73
No. 178Rancho Cucamonga (California)(9-3)NR
No. 179Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida)(9-3)NR
No. 180Winton Woods (Ohio)(12-1)113
No. 181Allen (Texas)(7-4)57
No. 182St. Augustine (Louisiana)(7-3)NR
No. 183Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)(12-2)188
No. 184Starkville (Mississippi) (12-3)236
No. 185Pittsburg (California)(12-3)101
 No. 186Tampa Catholic (Florida)(9-2)NR
No. 187Marist (Georgia)(10-2)NR
No. 188Centerville (Ohio)(10-3)NR
No. 189Bentonville (Arkansas)(11-2)191
No. 190Detroit MLK (Michigan)(10-3)34
No. 191Jesuit (Florida)(9-5)32
No. 192Brandon (Mississippi)(12-2)160
No. 193Liberty (Nevada)(8-4)96
No. 194St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois)(10-3)NR
No. 195Lancaster (Texas)(9-3)NR
No. 196Valdosta (Georgia)(8-3)155
No. 197Reedy (Texas) (12-1)NR
No. 198Warner Robins (Georgia)(10-5)22
No. 199Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania)(13-3)NR
No. 200North Crowley (Texas) (12-1)NR
No. 201Miramar (Florida)(10-2)279
No. 202Gaffney (South Carolina)(9-4)48
No. 203Waxahachie (Texas)(10-3)NR
No. 204Mason (Ohio)(10-3)NR
No. 205Rockledge (Florida)(9-3)183
 No. 206Vero Beach (Florida)(11-2)257
No. 207Archbishop Stepinac (New York) (8-3)NR
No. 208Shadow Creek (Texas)(11-1)187
No. 209Norland (Florida)(9-3)NR
No. 210Houston County (Georgia)(10-3)NR
No. 211Florida State University HS (Florida)(14-1)NR
No. 212Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia)(14-0)NR
No. 213Saraland (Alabama)(14-1)NR
No. 214Brunswick (Georgia)(10-1)NR
No. 215Pickerington Central (Ohio)(9-4)121
No. 216Bingham (Utah)(10-3)289
No. 217Argyle (Texas)(14-1)NR
No. 218Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)(11-1)NR
No. 219A.C. Reynolds (North Carolina)(12-2)NR
No. 220St. Xavier (Ohio)(5-7)131
No. 221Warren Central (Mississippi)(10-2)NR
No. 222Madison (San Diego, California)(9-2)NR
No. 223American Fork (Utah)(8-4)214
No. 224Warren Easton (Louisiana)(10-2)***186
No. 225Oaks Christian (California)(7-4)NR
No. 226Rockwall (Texas)(10-2)178
No. 227Weddington (North Carolina)(13-2)NR
No. 228Springboro (Ohio)(8-4)NR
No. 229Cartersville (Georgia)(12-2)197
No. 230Cabot (Arkansas)(10-3)NR
No. 231Glenville (Ohio)(15-0)NR
No. 232Carthage (Texas)(16-0)282
No. 233Bolles School (Florida)(9-5)170
No. 234Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee)(8-6)217
No. 235Raines (Florida)(9-3)221
No. 236Lone Peak (Utah)(7-5)84
No. 237Trinity (Kentucky)(8-5)287
No. 238DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)(7-5)119
No. 239Benedictine (Georgia)(13-2)NR
No. 240Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida)(12-2)NR
No. 241China Spring (Texas)(15-1)291
No. 242Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)(10-3)157
No. 243Princeton (Ohio)(9-3)NR
No. 244Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)(10-2)209
No. 245Oak Hills (California)(11-1)NR
No. 246Mount St. Joseph (Maryland)(7-4)158
No. 247St. Bonaventure (California)(7-4)190
No. 248Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)(6-5)NR
No. 249Conway (Arkansas)(10-3)222
No. 250North Gwinnett (Georgia)(10-3)210
No. 251Cass Tech (Michigan)(9-4)***250
No. 252Ocean Springs (Mississippi)(12-1)NR
No. 253Westgate (Louisiana)(10-4)182
No. 254Maryville (Tennessee)(10-4)109
No. 255Catholic (Arkansas)(11-1)NR
No. 256Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia)(7-5)219
No. 257Clay-Chalkville (Alabama)(8-2)90
No. 258Providence Day (North Carolina) (12-1)180
No. 259Phoebus (Virginia)(15-0)NR
No. 260Granite Hills (El Cajon, California)(13-2)NR
No. 261Lee County (Georgia)(8-4)142
No. 262Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)(9-3)NR
No. 263Picayune (Mississippi)(15-0)NR
No. 264De La Salle Collegiate (Michigan)(13-1)102
No. 265Douglass (Kentucky)(15-0)NR
No. 266Cedartown (Georgia)(14-1)NR
No. 267Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, California)(9-4)196
No. 268State College (Pennsylvania)(13-1)NR
No. 269Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)(11-3)NR
No. 270Carencro (Louisiana)(10-3)NR
No. 271Lincoln-West East (Illinois)(13-1)NR
No. 272Lake Minneola (Florida)(10-2)NR
No. 273Rock Creek Christian Academy (Maryland)(6-3)296
No. 274East Forsyth (North Carolina)(12-1)NR
No. 275St. Charles Catholic (Louisiana)(11-3)216
No. 276Oak Grove (Mississippi)(10-3)252
No. 277Tupelo (Mississippi)(13-1)NR
No. 278Dunham (Louisiana)(13-2)NR
No. 279Melissa (Texas)(11-3)NR
No. 280Parkview (Georgia)(8-4)NR
No. 281University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)(9-4)156
No. 282Yorba Linda (California)(14-1)NR
No. 283San Clemente (California)(7-4)NR
No. 284Dillard (Florida)(7-4)***189
No. 285Dunbar (Florida)(10-2)NR
No. 286Theodore (Alabama) (13-1)NR
No. 287Byron Nelson (Texas)(11-2)NR
No. 288Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California)(6-6)87
No. 289Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) (6-6)135
No. 290Spartanburg (South Carolina)(8-5)NR
No. 291Jackson Prep (Mississippi)(12-1)NR
No. 292Warren Central (Indiana)(6-6)249
No. 293South Pointe (South Carolina)(8-4)86
No. 294Westfield (Indiana)(8-4)165
No. 295Niceville (Florida)(9-2)203
No. 296Summer Creek (Texas)(8-5)NR
No. 297Naples (Florida)(9-3)288
No. 298Carmel (Indiana)(6-4)128
No. 299Treasure Coast (Florida)(4-7)139
No. 300Corona del Mar (California)(9-4)267

*Forfeit loss

**three forfeit losses

***Awarded forfeit victory

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are 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.