| 1 |
Trinity |
Euless |
TX |
1-0 |
1 |
@ Cedar Hill |
|
The Trojans had a bye week this week following a 28-12 victory over traditional Louisiana
power John Curtis on Labor Day weekend. |
| 2 |
Armwood |
Seffner |
FL |
2-0 |
2 |
vs Wharton |
|
Armwood solidified their spot in the Top 5 with their always hard-nosed defense in their 9-2
victory over No. 32 Plant (FL). |
| 3 |
Don Bosco Prep |
Ramsey |
NJ |
0-0 |
3 |
@ St. Xavier (OH) |
|
Don Bosco finds itself where it finished last season - ranked in the top five in the country.
The Iron Men will earn it if they maintain this lofty ranking. They play at Cincinnati St. Xavier and California power De
La Salle. |
| 4 |
De La Salle |
Concord |
CA |
0-0 |
4 |
@ Serra |
|
Three star cornerback Kylan Butler leads the Spartans. The winner of the De La Salle
- Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) matchup should have an amazing season. |
| 5 |
Byrnes |
Duncan |
SC |
2-0 |
5 |
vs Greer |
|
Byrnes continued to win with a 42-20 victory over Ridgeview. They will open at home this
week against Greer. |
| 6 |
Bastrop |
Bastrop |
LA |
0-0 |
6 |
@ Dollarway (AR) |
|
The opener for the season for Bastrop was canceled due to weather. They take their act on the
road again this week heading to Arkansas to take on Dollarway. |
| 7 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Ft Lauderdale |
FL |
2-0 |
7 |
vs Everglades - 9/18 |
|
Aquinas did not fall into a trap game with Gibbons dominating both sides of the football
in a 49-3 victory Friday. They get a week off before playing Everglades - who beat Deerfield Beach in a Week One exhibition. |
| 8 |
Gateway |
Monroeville |
Pa |
2-0 |
8 |
@ Latrobe |
|
Gateway is proving many critics wrong in the early going by smashing Penn Hills and Baldwin
in back to back weeks. The leave the Swamp this week and head to AAA Latrobe - which only means another big victory for Gateway. |
| 9 |
Plano |
Plano |
TX |
2-0 |
9 |
@ Hebron |
|
The Wildcats will take to the road this week and play at Hebron. They will need to play better
to hold down the spot in the Top 10, another 28-20 win will not cut it. |
| 10 |
Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
1-0 |
10 |
@ Newport Harbor - 9/15 |
|
Poly hammered Miami Northwestern 29-7 last weekend. The Jackrabbits now have another week off
before battling Newport Harbor. |
| 11 |
Oscar Smith |
Chesapeake |
VA |
2-0 |
11 |
vs Indian River |
|
The Tigers owned another opponent - Hickory High - this week to the tune of 44-0. In two
games this season they have not allowed a point defeating teams 87-0 combined. |
| 12 |
North Shore (Galena Park ) |
Houston |
TX |
2-0 |
14 |
@ Cypress Falls |
|
GP North Shore now tied the longest consecutive win streak in Texas with 72 straight. They should
be able to set a new mark over the next two weeks before a huge game against previos record holder, No. 39 Southlake Carroll. |
| 13 |
Lowndes |
Valdosta |
GA |
2-0 |
16 |
vs Ware County |
|
The march to a Week Six matchup with Northside Warner Robins continues as Lowndes did just
enough to win 22-7 this weekend agains Peachtree Ridge. |
| 14 |
Deerfield Beach |
Deerfield Bch |
FL |
1-0 |
15 |
@ Ely |
|
The Bucks proved that exhibition games mean nothing bouncing back from an Everglades exhibtion
loss to roll 43-7 against Hollywood Hills. |
| 15 |
Hamilton |
Chandler |
AZ |
2-0 |
26 |
@ Centennial |
|
 Stock Rising
Hamilton regains the top spot in Arizona with a 10-0 win over No. 87 Brophy. Two very nice wins out of the gates for the
Huskies another big game against No. 82 Centennial. |
| 16 |
Apopka |
Apopka |
FL |
1-0 |
17 |
vs Freedom |
|
The Blue Darters earned a 33-14 victory this weekend. They have one more tuneup game with Freedom
before they take on Mississippi's best No. 17 South Panola. |
| 17 |
South Panola |
Batesville |
MS |
2-0 |
18 |
vs Grenada |
|
The nations longest winning streak continues against pretty weak competition from Clarksdale.
Apopka (Fl.), Olive Branch, and Tupelo will be the three games that could end the streak. |
| 18 |
Centennial |
Corona |
CA |
0-0 |
19 |
@ Chaparral |
|
Centennial nearly knocked off De La Salle in last year's State Bowl Championship, and nothing
less than a return trip will do for the Huskies. Vontaze Burfict is back after leading the team with 162 tackles, four
sacks and two interceptions in 2007. |
| 19 |
Edison |
Fresno |
CA |
1-0 |
21 |
@ Dominguez |
|
Fresno Edison got off to a hot start winning 69-10 this week. They will need to keep their
eyes focused this week as Dominguez is certainly no pushover. |
| 20 |
Timpview |
Provo |
UT |
3-0 |
22 |
@ Payson -9/19 |
|
Timpview is the first ranked team to 3-0 with another defensively dominated 28-3 victory. They
take a week off before taking on Payson on the 19th. |
| 21 |
Glenville Academic Campus |
Cleveland |
OH |
3-0 |
24 |
@ South |
|
Glenville takes over the top spot in Ohio this week. The tough parts of their schedule is
over it is just about keeping their heads and taking care of business. |
| 22 |
Colerain |
Cincinnati |
OH |
3-0 |
23 |
@ Princeton |
|
Colerain drops just behind Glenville in Ohio despite a solid victory over Ft. Thomas Highlands.
Two more victories over Princeton and Sycamore and the Cardinals will reclaim that top spot. |
| 23 |
Stone Bridge |
Ashburn |
VA |
2-0 |
25 |
@ Marshall |
|
Stone Bridge will take their show on the road for the first time this season. After two fairly
convincing wins we do not expect heading to Marshall will be anything other than another notch in the win column. |
| 24 |
St. Xavier |
Cincinnati |
OH |
2-1 |
27 |
vs Don Bosco (NJ) |
|
St. X seems to be getting their legs back underneath them with two stright impressive team wins.
A 17-3 win has them ready to go against No. 3 Don Bosco Prep (NJ). |
| 25 |
Pahokee |
Pahokee |
FL |
1-1 |
35 |
@ Kings Academy |
|
Stock Rising
Okay, so they took the starters out too early in the Olive Branch game and lost, but with the starters in they were up
27. This week the Blue Devils take care of business in all four quarters 44-3. |
| 26 |
Mater Dei |
Santa Ana |
CA |
1-0 |
31 |
vs Cyrpess |
|
Matt Barkley led his team to a comeback, overtime victory over Carson. They will need to figure
out a kicking game or it will certainly cost them at some point. |
| 27 |
Prattville |
Prattville |
AL |
1-1 |
33 |
@ Benjamin Russell |
|
The Lions got into the win column with an easy 31-0 roll over a solid Robert E. Lee team.
Still has one circled game with Brentwood Academy (TN) for Homecoming in three weeks. |
| 28 |
Punahou |
Honolulu |
HI |
3-0 |
36 |
@ St. Louis |
|
Punahou is set to play St. Louis (HI) after a several tune up games including this weeks 42-19
victory. |
| 29 |
Stony Point |
Round Rock |
TX |
2-0 |
38 |
@ Waco |
|
This may be a bit high for Stony Point, however they have looked like a solid football team
so far this season. |
| 30 |
St. Xavier |
Louisville |
KY |
2-0 |
28 |
@ Lexington Catholic |
|
We feel good having St. Xavier in this Top 30 range for most of the season. They are a solid
football team, but we will need to see them against Male, Manual and Trinity to make any moves with the Tigers. |
| 31 |
Skyline |
Issaquah |
WA |
1-0 |
29 |
vs Ballard |
|
A convincing 21-0 win over defending Oregon 6A champion Sheldon keeps our faith in Skyline. |
| 32 |
Plant |
Tampa |
FL |
1-1 |
32 |
@ Gaither |
|
A 9-2 loss to No. 2 Armwood is nothing to punish the Panthers over. The defense played better
than expected, but the offensive line did not. |
| 33 |
Allen |
Allen |
TX |
2-0 |
41 |
@ Rockwall |
|
Allen played one of the best in Mexico this week beating Monterrey Tech 55-15. This is probably
just a placeholder for Allen as they could certainly see two losses soon against No. 1 Trinity and No. 9 Plano. |
| 34 |
Montgomery Bell Academy |
Nashville |
TN |
3-0 |
40 |
@ Hillsboro |
|
MBA fought off the long busride to Chattanooga to defeat Baylor School 14-3. They do not have
to leave Middle Tennessee the rest of the season - and may not lose either. |
| 35 |
Mission Viejo |
Mission Viejo |
CA |
1-0 |
39 |
@ Redondo |
|
A nice trip to the Hawaiian Islands may have been a special treat to Mission Viejo, but they
got to business and won 48-21. They took a week off before putting on the pads against Redondo. |
| 36 |
Los Alamitos |
Los Alamitos |
CA |
0-0 |
42 |
vs Mayfair |
|
Like many top programs in California, the Griffins have a quarterback who is DI material. Clark
Evans, a Colorado commit, will have plenty of time to get into a groove before a late October showdown with Huntington
Beach Edison. |
| 37 |
Crespi |
Encino |
CA |
1-0 |
44 |
@ Birmingham |
|
Crespi got the win last week, 30-13 over Northridge (Ut.), but they did not look good doing
it. The Celts started out very slow and did not look like they were interested in play the game until late. They get back
to action this week with Birmingham. |
| 38 |
Lakeland |
Lakeland |
FL |
1-0 |
48 |
@ South Dade |
|
Stock Rising
Following a 35-0 thrashing of Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic the Dreadnaughts make an immediate jump into the national
Top 50. |
| 39 |
Phoebus |
Hampton |
VA |
2-0 |
46 |
@ Woodside |
|
Phoebus owned Bethel 52-0. The game was moved to Monday due to weather, not that it helped
Bethel. |
| 40 |
Carroll |
Southlake |
TX |
2-0 |
51 |
vs Bellaire |
|
The Dragons are now 2-0 and using physical defense to do it. They have outsocerd opponents 79-17
in two games. They need to be ready to tangle with Flower Mound and North Shore. |
| 41 |
West Monroe |
West Monroe |
LA |
0-0 |
52 |
vs Huntington |
|
West Monroe has some things to prove in Louisiana this season, but having one of the best
LBs in the country will help its case. Four-star prospect Barkevious Mingo should help rack up the wins. |
| 43 |
Our Lady Of Good Counsel |
Wheaton |
Md |
1-0 |
56 |
@ Dunbar |
|
Jelani Jenkins paces Good Counsel, and this week it was good enough for a 42-12 victory. |
| 44 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Jefferson Hills |
PA |
1-1 |
58 |
@ Trinity |
|
After a disappointing season opening loss to Glenville the Jaguars get right with a 43-7
whipping of Uniontown. |
| 45 |
Desert Vista |
Phoenix |
AZ |
0-1 |
12 |
@ Mesa |
|
 Stock Falling
A risky pick with Desert Vista as the No.1 team in Arizona quickly backfired. A 28-7 loss to Gilbert has them dropping
fast. A few more big games will see where they settle out to. |
| 46 |
Lake Travis |
Austin |
TX |
2-0 |
20 |
vs Cedar Park |
|
Stock Falling
Even with a win over a 5A team we had to be honest with the rankings and acknowledge that Lake Travis would not compete
week in and week out with the Big Boys. Evangel Christian (LA) will be a great game to watch in two weeks. |
| 47 |
Mt. Carmel |
Chicago |
IL |
2-0 |
45 |
vs Providence Catholic |
|
Mt. Carmel is slowly convincing us that this is their year. A 55-3 whipping of St. Ignatius
(IL) is a good start to the season. We will find out if they are ready for the spotlight when they play St. Rita Sept. 19. |
| 48 |
Maryville |
Maryville |
TN |
3-0 |
49 |
vs Heritage |
|
The Rebels will continue to thump weak East Tennessee competition and will continue to find
it hard to move out of the 40-50 range. Beating Clinton 38-16 doesn't impress very much. |
| 49 |
Northside School |
Warner Robins |
GA |
2-0 |
63 |
@ Carver |
|
Stock Rising
The Eagles handed No. 76 Booker T. Washington (FL) their second straight loss 24-7. NSWR will have to be ready for Valdosta
and Lowndes in the next four weeks. |
| 50 |
Skyline |
Dallas |
TX |
2-0 |
NR |
@ Bowie |
|
A 27-0 win over Kimball puts Dallas Skyline in a great place nationally. The Raiders can
confirm their status as the top team in Dallas with the continued success. |
| 51 |
Northwestern |
Miami |
FL |
1-1 |
54 |
@ Homestead |
|
Northwestern has issues on offense as they only managed 14 points against Carol City. They have
to head on the road this week to Homestead and it could be another telling game for the Bulls. |
| 52 |
Central Catholic |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
1-1 |
57 |
@ Mt. Lebanon |
|
The Vikings escaped with a 17-13 win, and the game was as close as the score. PCC is rebuilding
but will need to get things figured out before Upper St. Clair in two weeks. |
| 53 |
Quince Orchard |
North Potomac |
MD |
0-0 |
59 |
@ Wootton |
|
Winning the Class 4 state title last year certainly was an achievement for Quince Orchard. Going
back-to-back would be exponentially better. Having three of the top nine players in the state will help the team's cause. |
| 54 |
Union |
Tulsa |
OK |
0-1 |
13 |
vs Jenks |
|
Stock Falling
Tulsa Unionlost a head scratcher to Broken Arrow. It is only a guess but they may have been looking forward to a showdown
with Jenks this week. |
| 55 |
O'Dea |
Seattle |
WA |
1-0 |
61 |
@ West Seattle - 9/19 |
|
O'Dea - who may have the most talent in Washington - just barely got by Capital 14-13. |
| 56 |
North Miami Beach |
N Miami Beach |
FL |
1-0 |
64 |
vs Killian |
|
The Chargers made an opening statement by beating Miami Northwestern in the spring game,
they then earned some of that attention when it counted with a 48-12 win over Jackson. |
| 57 |
Edison |
Huntington Beach |
CA |
2-0 |
68 |
@ Dana Hills - 9/19 |
|
The Chargers made the scoreboard operator earn their keep this weekend with a 42 point second
quarter en route to a 63-8 victory. |
| 58 |
Jenks |
Jenks |
OK |
1-0 |
55 |
@ Union |
|
Fresh off of another 6A state title, Jenks opened the season with a 44-7 win over Bixby.
They also looked a lot better than rival Union. We will see who is the best in Oklahoma this week as the two square off. |
| 59 |
Buford |
Buford |
GA |
2-0 |
69 |
vs Lovett |
|
Stock Rising
Buford looked very good (again) in winning 45-14. They beat a solid North Hall team 45-14 and did just about everything
right. |
| 60 |
Rockhurst |
Kansas City |
MO |
2-0 |
65 |
vs Blue Springs |
|
The Rocklets beat the best team in Kansas, Hutchinson, this week 28-21. They play Blue Springs
next week before facing off against one of the best in Colorado, Mullen. |
| 61 |
Bear Creek |
Lakewood |
CO |
2-0 |
67 |
vs Chatfield |
|
Bear Creek may be a risk pick at No. 61, especially with very talented teams in Colorado, but
we like the talent they have on the field - and that they keep hanging 47 points on opponents. |
| 62 |
St. Joseph's |
Philadelphia |
PA |
2-0 |
70 |
@ North Penn |
|
St. Joseph's is living on the edge with a 7-6 win over St. Anthony's. Starting 2-0 with a
combined 27-19 is not inspiring. |
| 63 |
Coldwater |
Coldwater |
OH |
3-0 |
73 |
vs Marion Local |
|
Stock Rising
In three games this season Coldwater is outscoring opponents 148-26. That's good. |
| 64 |
Central |
Pickerington |
OH |
3-0 |
NR |
@ Lancaster |
|
Pickerington Central has given up a total of 6 points in three games. That defense gets them
attentiona, and national ranking. |
| 65 |
Saguaro |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
1-0 |
77 |
vs Sahuaro |
|
A lot of respect has been gained by Arizona football recently, and some of that respect has
to be given to back-to-back Class 4AI champ Saguaro. Of course winning opening week 56-0 helps too. |
| 66 |
Madison |
Madison |
FL |
0-0 |
78 |
vs Arlington Country Day |
|
Madison County returns 14 starters - including the top player in the state, Jacobbi McDaniel
- from a team that went 14-1 and won the state championship last season. The only thing holding them back nationally is that
they don't play the Miami area teams. |
| 67 |
Westfield |
Houston |
TX |
1-0 |
NR |
@ West Brook |
|
A very impressive 42-27 victory over Cy Falls gets this team into the Top 100. |
| 68 |
South Pointe |
Rock Hill |
SC |
2-0 |
85 |
@ Clover |
|
Stock Rising
South Pointe did nothing to deter us from picking them as No. 2 in South Carolina demolishing Farifield Central on the
road, 43-12. They take on Clover this week for a measuring stick game. |
| 69 |
St. Ignatius |
Cleveland |
OH |
2-1 |
71 |
@ Mentor |
|
St. Ignatius took it to Canisius (NY) 40-0, showing New York state what Ohio football is all
about. |
| 70 |
East Grand Rapids |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
2-0 |
72 |
@ Kenowa Hills |
|
East Grand Rapids looked good once again with another 49 point production game winning 49-21
on the road against Forest Hills Central. |
| 71 |
Upland |
Upland |
CA |
1-0 |
75 |
@ Glendora |
|
Lead by Josh Nunes the Scots opened the year with a 42-7 win on the road at Colony. |
| 72 |
Olive Branch |
Olive Branch |
MS |
1-1 |
34 |
@ Treadwell |
|
Stock Falling
After coming back to beat Pahokee second teamers two weeks ago, Olive Branch could not get it back in gear losing 29-22
to Memphis University. They are now back to where we thought they would be this season. |
| 73 |
Trinity |
Louisville |
KY |
1-0 |
74 |
@ Butler |
|
Four-star linebacker Jordan Whiting is one of the best in the country and he lead the
Shamrocks to a 17-0 win in their first game action this week. |
| 74 |
Permian |
Odessa |
TX |
2-0 |
NR |
@ Monterey |
|
Are the Mojo really back? So far so good, but that Lee game will once again produce some
fireworks. |
| 75 |
Birmingham |
Van Nuys |
CA |
0-1 |
37 |
vs Crespi |
|
The Patriots looked like they lost focus in their 29-28 loss to Garfield. They can make good
with a win against traditional slow starting Crespi. |
| 76 |
Booker T. Washington |
Miami |
FL |
0-2 |
43 |
@ Central |
|
Stock Falling
An 0-2 team in the Top 100, really? Yes. Booker T. has lost to Hamilton, Ariz. and Northside Warner Robins, Georgia. They
were also in the hands of the back up quarterback. They will fall out if they do not look a lot better against Central this
week. |
| 77 |
St. Bonaventure |
Ventura |
CA |
1-0 |
76 |
@ Atascadero |
|
St. Bonaventure is lead by uber-talented player in five-star athlete Patrick Hall. They
opened with a 35-14 win. Still has to play Poly and Crespi back to back. |
| 78 |
Eden Prairie |
Eden Prairie |
MN |
2-0 |
62 |
vs Lakeview North |
|
Stock Falling
We are now thinking Eden Prarie may not be the best team in Minnesota. And have to adjust their ranking accordingly. |
| 79 |
Destrehan |
Destrehan |
LA |
0-0 |
82 |
@ St. James |
|
Destrehan made an impressive run in 2007 and ended the year 15-0 with the 5A state championship.
However, in 2008 they must deal with the loss of many of their top players. They return only five starters on offense. Fortunately,
four of the returners are on the offensive line. |
| 80 |
Cairo |
Cairo |
GA |
1-0 |
88 |
@ Munroe |
|
Cairo finally got out on the field after a weather postponement of their opener and they
did not disappoint in a 28-6 win. |
| 81 |
Servite |
Anaheim |
CA |
1-0 |
89 |
@ Clovis West |
|
The Friars do not have a long list of superstar players but they get the job done. They won
41-6 this week and ready themselves for battle against Clovis West. |
| 82 |
Centennial |
Peoria |
AZ |
1-0 |
93 |
@ Hamitlon |
|
The Coyotes are working to a three peat in 5AII, and have to go through No. 15 Hamilton this
week. |
| 83 |
Carmel |
Carmel |
IN |
3-0 |
87 |
@ South Vigo |
|
Carmel did not look good escaping 33-32 over Center Grove this week. It was their first road
game, but still need to do a better job. |
| 84 |
McKeesport |
Mckeesport |
PA |
1-1 |
96 |
@ Connelsville |
|
Following an overtime loss to Colerain (OH), McKeesport opened play in the WPIAL in a big
way beating Plum down 55-0. |
| 85 |
Millard South |
Omaha |
NE |
2-0 |
91 |
@ |
|
The Patriots were able to get out of Omaha with a win 27-24 over Westside. |
| 86 |
Meridian |
Meridian |
MS |
2-0 |
97 |
@ Wayne County |
|
Meridian avoided a hangover performance by dominating Starkville 34-7. With plenty of upsets
around Mississippi this week Meridian got the job done. |
| 87 |
Brophy Prep |
Phoenix |
AZ |
1-1 |
94 |
@ Horizon |
|
With Bishop Gorman (NV) and in state power Hamilton for the first two games of the season a
1-1 record is about what was expected. A 10-0 loss to Hamilton is not a bad loss as long as they rebound against Horizon. |
| 88 |
Booker T. Washington |
Tulsa |
OK |
1-0 |
66 |
vs East Central |
|
Stock Falling
While it may not be fair but you are judged by the company you keep and with the way Union looked this week the whole of
Oklahoma is questioned - even if you win 40-7 like Booker T. did. |
| 89 |
McGill Toolen |
Mobile |
AL |
3-0 |
NR |
@ Robertsdale |
|
McGill Toolen started slow with a 2-0 victory but have gotten progressively better. |
| 90 |
Muskegon |
Muskegon |
MI |
2-0 |
NR |
@ Holland West |
|
Muskegon made a huge statement with a 42-27 win - although it was 42-7 to start the fourth
quarter. The West in Michigan is proving each week to be stronger than the East. |
| 91 |
Har-Ber |
Springdale |
AR |
1-0 |
83 |
@ Alma |
|
The scrappy Wildcats got a big victory 45-15 to open their season. This may be the best team
in Arkansas in 2008. |
| 92 |
Sycamore |
Cincinnati |
OH |
2-0 |
80 |
vs Hamitlon |
|
Lower level competition is fueling a belief this team is one to beat in Cincinatti. Colerain
is coming up, and we shall see. |
| 93 |
Alta |
Sandy |
UT |
3-0 |
NR |
@ Hunter |
|
Alta is looking as good as ever and makes their debut in the RivalsHigh 100. They take on Sacramento
Grant in a few weeks. |
| 94 |
Independence |
Charlotte |
NC |
1-0 |
84 |
vs West Charlotte |
|
Due to weather the game to judge Independence on was canceled as they didn't get to play
Madison County (FL). |
| 95 |
Wayzata |
Plymouth |
MN |
2-0 |
NR |
@ Robinsdale Armstrong |
|
There may be a changing of the guard in Minnesota. After dominating Minnetonka Wayzata is making
a run at Eden Prairie. |
| 96 |
Grant |
Sacramento |
CA |
1-0 |
86 |
@ Highland |
|
Grant is the best team in Sacramento, but does it belong in the discussion for the top 100
teams in the country? |
| 97 |
Mayfield |
Las Cruces |
NM |
2-0 |
NR |
@ Carlsbad |
|
Mayfield is the most talented team in New Mexico this season. They will try to keep winning
until the huge rivalry matchup with Las Cruces. |
| 98 |
Maine South |
Park Ridge |
IL |
2-0 |
98 |
@ Glenbrook North |
|
The Hawks won their first game while in the RivalsHigh 100, 35-21. They will have to earn
this spot each and every week. |
| 99 |
Arrowhead |
Hartland |
WI |
2-0 |
99 |
@ West |
|
The best in Wisconsin Division I flexed their muscle early and often in their 55-0 win. They
have now outscored opponents 96-12 in two games. |
| 100 |
Bellevue |
Bellevue |
WA |
1-0 |
100 |
@ California |
|
Bellevue is one of the best teams in the state of Washington almost every season. They opened
with a 41-13 victory and looked fairly impressive doing it. |
