The top three teams in the first in-season High School Football America Top 25 have been very impressive early on in 2014.
Top-ranked Allen (Texas), which has won back-to-back HSFA “mythical” national championships, opened with a solid performance against Denton Guyer (Texas), which has won back-to-back Texas 4A Division I titles. The Eagles look like they are ready to go for the three-peat themselves.
Watch Eagle QB Kyler Murray go to work in the highlights above. The Texas A&M verbal commit accounted for 499 yards in total offense in the team’s season opener on Friday.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) moved-up one spot from our preseason poll that was released on August 1st. The #2 Raiders looked great on both sides of the ball in its 38-7 dismantling of former #11 American Heritage (Florida).
After two solid road victories, Booker T. Washington (Florida), which was named national champs by several media polls last year, moves from #7 to #3 with victories against Oscar Smith (Virginia) and Tucker (Georgia). The Tornadoes can’t rest with Friday’s showdown against against #7 Miami Central looming. Central, which moves up seven spots, is riding a 14-game win streak after impressive, but close, road wins over former #2 Hoover (Alabama) and Stephenson (Georgia). The last team to beat the Rockets was Booker T last season.
New to the poll this week are: St. Edward (Ohio) at #14, Buford (Georgia) at #17, Mater Dei (California) at #22, Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) at #23 and Colquitt County (Georgia) at #24.
Dropping out: Hoover after an o-2 start, #11 American Heritage, #22 Servite (California), #23 Trinity Christian (Florida) and #24 McEachern (Georgia).
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 (Oklahoma), 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
Fast Forward: McEachern (Georgia), Friday
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), Loyola (Illinois), Maryville (Tennessee), Serra (Gardena, CA), Servite (California), Trinity Christian (Florida), Warren Central (Indiana)
