by Jeff Fisher
After an impressive victory and a week off, St. John Bosco held firm to its preseason position in the High School Football America’s National Top 25 Poll that was released on Sunday. The poll is HSFA’s first in-season poll since the preseason Top 25 was released on August 1st.
The Braves are #6 in the country, while Mater Dei, coming off its impressive win over Corona Centennial enters the poll at #22 where Servite began the season. The Friars are now in the Knocking on the Door category, along with Chaminade, Long Beach Poly and Serra (Gardena).
High School Football America Top 25 (Week 1)
1. (1) Allen Eagles (Texas)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated 2013 Texas 4A Division I champ Denton Guyer 55-41
Fast Forward: vs. Dutch Fork (South Carolina), Friday
2. (3) St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Florida)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated former #11 American Heritage (Florida) 38-7
Fast Forward: Idle
3. (7) Booker T. Washington Tornadoes (Florida)
Overall: 2-0
Rewind: defeated Tucker (Georgia) 19-7 on Saturday, Oscar Smith (Virginia) 57-21 on August 23rd
Fast Forward: vs. #7 Miami Central (Florida), Friday
4. (4) De La Salle Spartans (California)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Jesuit 63-0
Fast Forward: vs. Serra (San Mateo, CA), Friday
5. (5) DeSoto (Texas)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Arlington Martin (Texas) 55-30
Fast Forward: vs. Eastern Christian Academy (Maryland), Friday
6. (6) St. John Bosco Braves (California)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated St. Louis (Hawaii) 63-14 on August 22nd
Fast Forward: at Norwalk (California), Friday
7. (14) Miami Central Rockets (Florida)
Overall: 2-0
Rewind: defeated Stephenson (Georgia) 21-20, #2 Hoover (Alabama) 24-21 on August 23rd
Fast Forward: at #3 Booker T. Washington (Florida), Friday
8. (8) Bishop Gorman Gaels (Nevada)
Overall: 2-0
Rewind: defeated #22 Servite (California) 48-27, Brophy Prep (California) 44-0 on August 22nd
Fast Forward: vs. Bingham (Utah), Friday
9. (9) Cedar Hill Longhorns (Texas)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated South Oak Cliff (Texas) 56-34
Fast Forward: vs. Arlington Bowie (Texas), Friday
10. St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks (Pennsylvania)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Mount Carmel (Illinois) 28-27
Fast Forward: at Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey), Saturday
11. (17) Folsom Bulldogs (California)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Cathedral Catholic (California) 55-10
Fast Forward: vs. Clovis North (California), Friday
12. (12) Archbishop Moeller Crusaders (Ohio)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Pickerington North (Ohio) 21-6
Fast Forward: vs. Covington Catholic (Kentucky), Friday
13. (13) Katy Tigers (Texas)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Kingwood (Texas) 31-0
Fast Forward: Fort Bend Travis (Texas), Thursday
14. (NR) St. Edward Eagles (Ohio)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Gilman (Maryland) 38-7
Fast Forward: vs. Glenville (Ohio), Saturday
15. (15) Jenks Trojans (Oklahoma)
Overall: 0-0
Rewind: Idle
Fast Forward: vs. Bixby, Friday
16. (16) Bellevue Wolverines (Washington)
Overall: 0-0
Rewind: Idle
Fast Forward: vs. Serra (Gardena, CA), Saturday at The Honor Bowl, Oceanside HS, California
17. (NR) Buford Wolves (Georgia)
Overall: 2-0
Rewind: defeated Berkmar (Georgia) 56-0, former #23 Trinity Christian (Florida) 17-0 on August 23rd
18. (18) Centreville Wildcats (Virginia)
Overall: 0-0
Rewind: Idle
Fast Forward: Gonzaga (Washington DC), Friday
19. (19) St. Peter’s Prep Marauders (New Jersey)
Overall: 0-0
Rewind: Idle
Fast Forward: vs. Wise (Maryland), Saturday)
20. (20) Southlake Carroll Dragons (Texas)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Westlake 17-14
Fast Forward: vs. Union (Oklahoma), Friday
21. (21) South Panola Tigers (Mississippi)
Overall: 2-0
Rewind: defeated West Point 14-10, defeated White Station (Tennessee) 62-27
Fast Forward: vs. Meridian (Mississippi), Friday
22. (NR) Mater Dei Monarchs (California)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated Corona Centennial (California) 38-18
Fast Forward: vs. Villa Park (California), Friday
23 (NR) Archbishop Wood Vikings (Pennsylvania)
Overall: 1-0
Rewind: defeated DeMatha (Maryland)
Fast Forward: Martin Luther King (Pennsylvania), Saturday
24. (NR) Colquitt County Packers (Georgia)
Overall: 2-0
Rewind: defeated former #2 Hoover (Alabama) 35-14, Mill Creek (Georgia) 31-14 on August 23rd
Fast Forward: vs. Crisp County (Georgia), Friday
25. (25) Acadiana Rams (Louisiana)
Overall: 0-0
Rewind: Idle
Fast Forward: at Northside (Louisiana), Friday
Knocking on the Top 25 Door (alphabetical): American Heritage (Florida), Bakersfield (California), Chaminade (California), Ben Davis (Indiana), Coppell (Texas), Ensworth (Tennessee), Euless Trinity (Texas), Gonzaga (Washington DC), Lee’s Summit West (Missouri), Long Beach Poly (California) Loyola (Illinois), Maryville (Tennessee), Serra (Gardena, CA), Servite (California), Trinity Christian (Florida), Warren Central (Indiana)
