2009 HSFB100 Rankings
This is a reproduction of the 2009 RivalsHigh 100 high school football rankings.
The original rankings were compiled by Dallas Jackson and can be found at this link.
That season Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco was unanimously named the national champions across multiple sites but the RivalsHigh100 was the only poll to rank a top 100.
Don Bosco claimed the 2009 national title. Photo courtesy Associated Press.
| 1 | Don Bosco Prep | Ramsey | NJ | 12-0 | 1 |
| National Champions. New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 State Champions. The Ironmen downed CIF Open Bowl winner Concord (CA) De La Salle, Alabama 6A finalist Prattville, and the best four teams in the state. The most impressive resume of any in the top ten. | |||||
| 2 | Lake Travis | Austin | TX | 16-0 | 2 |
| Texas Class 4A Division I State Champions. The Cavaliers take home the top spot in Texas for 2009. The Cavaliers defeated Longview for the title and boasts a resume with wins over three 5A opponenets that were playoff teams in the regular season – including 5A Division I finalist Austin Westlake. | |||||
| 3 | West Monroe | West Monroe | LA | 15-0 | 3 |
| Louisiana Class 5A State Champions. West Monroe was by far the best team in Louisiana. The Rebels will be in the discussion for preseason No. 1 in 2010. Aside from winning 5A, West Monroe also beat Class 4A state title winner Neville. | |||||
| 4 | Memphis University School | Memphis | TN | 13-0 | 4 |
| Tennessee Division II Class AA State Champions. The Owls beat two other state title winners this season – Mississippi 6A winner South Panola and Tennessee 6A winner White Station to earn a Top Five finish. | |||||
| 5 | Abilene | Abilene | TX | 15-0 | 6 |
| Texas 5A Division II State Champions. The Eagles won their first state title in 53 years. Going through Cedar Hill, Arlington Bowie, and powerhouse Katy earns this Abilene team a top five finish. | |||||
| 6 | Servite | Anaheim | CA | 15-1 | 13 |
| California CIF Division II Champions. The Friars avenged their only loss to Edison to win the Pac-5. They then beat Rockline in the CIF Bowl. The season also saw wins over Long Beach Poly, Crespi, Mater Dei, and Mission Viejo – one of the best resumes nationally. | |||||
| 7 | Dwyer | West Palm Beach | FL | 14-1 | 17 |
| Florida Class 4A State Champions. A trio of Florida commits, led by Matt Elam, lead Dwyer to wins over Pahokee, Delray Beach Atlantic, Armwood and Niceville and won a state title. | |||||
| 8 | Highlands | Fort Thomas | KY | 15-0 | 5 |
| Kentucky Class 5A State Champions. Ft. Thomas downed every team on their schedule in convincing fashion. The victory over St. Xavier from Ohio was an indication that this team could compete with the big boys. | |||||
| 9 | Detroit Catholic Central | Novi | MI | 14-0 | 7 |
| Michigan Division I State Champions. Catholic Central may have an arguement for a higher ranking beating Hudsonville, St. Mary’s Prep (twice), Warren De La Salle, and Sterling Heights Stevenson to win the state title. | |||||
| 10 | Hilliard Davidson | Hilliard | OH | 13-1 | 8 |
| Ohio Division I State Champions. Davidson defeated Coffman, Elder, and Glennville to win states. | |||||
| 11 | South Panola | Batesville | MS | 14-1 | 9 |
| Mississippi 6A State Champions. Another streak could be starting at South Panola. This was a very young team that only got better as the season came to a close. | |||||
| 12 | Butler | Matthews | NC | 15-0 | 14 |
| North Carolina Division 4A State Champions. Butler dominated Independence and Jack Britt to win the state title. | |||||
| 13 | Hoover | Hoover | AL | 14-1 | 15 |
| Alabama 6A State Champions. Hoover greatly benefits with its win over Prattville in the state finals and over Georiga 5A winner Camden County. | |||||
| 14 | Camden County | Kingsland | GA | 13-2 | 16 |
| Georgia AAAAA State Champions. Camden made an amazing run through the playoffs knocking off Lowndes, North Gwinnett, Colquitt County and Northside Warner Robins. | |||||
| 15 | Trinity | Euless | TX | 15-2 | 21 |
| Texas Class 5A Division I State Champions. The Trojans did not look they would make this run after starting the season 2-2. This was very much a season of destiny as the Trojans won the title in overtime over Austin Westlake. Also, Trinity owns a win over Utah 5A champs, Bingham. | |||||
| 16 | Hamilton | Chandler | AZ | 14-0 | 30 |
| Arizona 5A Division I State Champions. Aside from a 24-21 win against Brophy in a National Game of the Week, Hamilton was not challenged this season. | |||||
| 17 | Plant | Tampa | FL | 13-1 | 23 |
| Florida Class 5A State Champions. Plant was led by RB James Wilder to a second straight state title. Last season it was in 4A, this year the Panthers conquered 5A. | |||||
| 18 | Hutchinson | Hutchinson | KS | 13-0 | 19 |
| Kansas Division 5A State Champions. Mighty Hutch was not challenged in 2009 – dominating everyone put in front of them. | |||||
| 19 | Phoebus | Hampton | VA | 15-0 | 10 |
| Virginia Division AAA State Champions. The Phantoms were not expected to be this good coming into the season and proved everyone wrong being one of the best in the region and country. | |||||
| 20 | Cardinal Mooney | Youngstown | OH | 15-0 | 27 |
| Ohio Division III State Champions. Mooney fans could argue this was the best team in state. A 45-7 win over Steubenville in the state semi finals was an exclamation point to their dominance this season. | |||||
| 21 | Mullen | Denver | CO | 14-0 | 25 |
| Colorado Class 5A State Champions. A very good season for Mullen with wins over Cherry Creek, Pomona and Rockhurst (MO). Mullen allowed fewer than six points per game. | |||||
| 22 | Edison | Huntington Beach | CA | 13-1 | 34 |
| Edison came out of nowhere to make a run to the Pac-5 finals. A great 2009 season despite the season ending 16-6 loss to Servite. Wins over Servite, Mater Dei, Los Alamitos and Lakewood are an impressive collection. | |||||
| 23 | Katy | Katy | TX | 14-2 | 11 |
| The Tigers made it to the Texas 5A Division II finals for the third consecutive year but lost to Abilene. The Tigers also boasted a win over Washington state title winner, Bellevue. | |||||
| 24 | Neville | Monroe | LA | 13-1 | 22 |
| Louisiana Class 4A State Champions. For much of the year there was a belief the best in 4A would be the best in the state – except Neville lost to West Monroe earlier in the season. | |||||
| 25 | Union | Tulsa | OK | 13-1 | 26 |
| Oklahoma Class 6A State Champions. Union ended the season right where they started, No. 1 in Oklahoma. A convincing win over Jenks in the finals was a big boost. | |||||
| 26 | Manatee | Bradenton | FL | 13-2 | 20 |
| Manatee came very close to capping an amazing season but fell in the Florida 5A state finals to Plant. A win over St. Thomas Aquinas stole national headlines in the state semi finals. | |||||
| 27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ft Lauderdale | FL | 13-1 | 24 |
| Despite a very good year for Aquinas two disappointing games to end the season drop them from invincible to vulnerable, scrambling to beat Ely and then losing to Manatee in the state semi final round. | |||||
| 28 | Northside School | Warner Robins | GA | 13-2 | 28 |
| Northside made it to the Georgia state finals but ran into a buzzsaw in Camden County. | |||||
| 29 | Dorman | Roebuck | SC | 14-1 | 31 |
| South Carolina Class 4 Division I State Champions. The final ranking for Dorman was hurt a bit with Aquinas (FL) losing. The big win for Dorman was the revenge game over Byrnes in the state finals. | |||||
| 30 | Bingham | South Jordan | UT | 13-1 | 38 |
| Utah 5A State Champions. Bingham looked great in state and only suffered a loss to Texas 5A Division I champion Euless Trinity. | |||||
| 31 | Maine South | Park Ridge | IL | 14-0 | 33 |
| Illinois 8A State Champions. Maine South established themselves as the team to beat in Illinois very early in the season and no one could come close. | |||||
| 32 | Good Counsel | Olney | MD | 11-1 | 39 |
| Won Washington Catholic League. Not being eligible for playoffs hurts the ranking of Good Counsel. It ended the season avenging the loss to DeMatha. | |||||
| 33 | Miramar | Miramar | FL | 13-1 | 58 |
| Florida Class 6A State Champions. Miramar knocked off Miami Central and DeLand to win the 6A title. The only set back was to St. Thomas Aquinas. | |||||
| 34 | Linganore | Frederick | MD | 14-0 | 29 |
| Maryland 3A State Champions. Linganore earned the No. 1 spot in Maryland this season. The best win was over Gaithersburg Quince Orchard in the playoffs. | |||||
| 35 | Lowndes | Valdosta | GA | 10-2 | 69 |
| Lowndes only two losses of the year were to both Georgia AAAAA finalists, Northside Warner Robins and Camden County. Both were 10-7 setbacks. | |||||
| 36 | Byrnes | Duncan | SC | 13-2 | 35 |
| Byrnes lost to Aquinas (FL) and Dorman to end the season. | |||||
| 37 | East Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | MI | 14-0 | 41 |
| Michigan Division 3 State Champions. The Pioneers beat Lowell and Orchard Lake St. Mary en route to an undefeated season. | |||||
| 38 | Longview | Longview | TX | 15-2 | 32 |
| Longview lost in the Texas 4A state finals to Lake Travis. The Lobos had a big win over 2008 5A title winner, Allen. They also beat Denton Guyer and Waxahachie in the 4A playoffs. | |||||
| 39 | De La Salle | Concord | CA | 13-2 | 46 |
| California CIF Open Division Champions. De La Salle making a run to a state title boosted the resume for Don Bosco. The Spartans beat Crenshaw to win the title. | |||||
| 40 | Glenville Academic Campus | Cleveland | OH | 13-2 | 36 |
| Lost Ohio Division I state finals by one point to Davidson. The Tarblooders were the first Cleveland public school to play for the Division I state title. | |||||
| 41 | Madison Central | Madison | MS | 13-1 | 53 |
| Madison lost in the state semis to South Panola after ranking as high as No. 8 nationally. | |||||
| 42 | Crenshaw | Los Angeles | CA | 14-1 | 18 |
| A fantastic season from the L.A. City Section school. The Cougars owned the city as well as beat a very good Lakewood team en route to a CIF Open Bowl game. | |||||
| 43 | Shiloh Christian | Springdale | AR | 14-1 | 44 |
| Arkansas Class 4A State Chmpions. Shiloh beat two other state champs this season – Evangel Christian (LA) and Lincoln Christian (OK). The only loss was to Greenwood without their best defensive players. | |||||
| 44 | Evangel Christian | Shreveport | LA | 14-1 | 45 |
| Louisiana 2A State Champions. Evangel’s lone loss was to Shiloh Christian (AR) where they had the ball on the five as time expired on them. | |||||
| 45 | Chaparral | Scottsdale | AZ | 13-1 | 52 |
| Arizona Class 5A Division II State Champion. Chaparral would have ranked higher than this had it gone through Centennial or one of the other powers in Arizona. | |||||
| 46 | Bishop Gorman | Las Vegas | NV | 15-0 | 68 |
| Nevada Division 4A State Champions. The Gaels are the highest scoring team in the country piling up 798 points. | |||||
| 47 | Newnan | Newnan | GA | 13-1 | 42 |
| Newnan beat preseason favorite Grayson but was edged by runner-up Northside Warner Robins in the semis of Georgia AAAAA. | |||||
| 48 | La Salle | Wyndmoor | PA | 14-1 | NR |
| Pennsylvania Quad A State Champions. La Salle entered the playoffs as the No. 6 team in state but proved to be the best team in the state. | |||||
| 49 | Oceanside | Oceanside | CA | 14-0 | 65 |
| California Division I State Champions. Oceanside rallied to win its CIF Bowl against Bellarmine Prep. Oceanside also beat Long Beach Poly and Helix in 2009. | |||||
| 50 | DeMatha | Hyattsville | MD | 11-1 | 51 |
| DeMatha got as high as No. 9 nationally but lost a close game to Good Counsel after narrowly defeating them earlier in the season. | |||||
| 51 | Cedar Hill | Cedar Hill | TX | 11-1 | 55 |
| Lost to eventual Texas 5A Division II champion Abilene in the playoffs after flirting with disaster on defense multiple times. | |||||
| 52 | St. Ignatius | Cleveland | OH | 11-1 | 49 |
| Iggy lost to Glennville in the regions after beating them earlier in the season. | |||||
| 53 | Junipero Serra | Gardena | CA | 15-0 | 40 |
| California Division III Champions. Serra knocked off Oaks Christian to get to the CIF Bowl where the Cavaliers defeated Marin Catholic. | |||||
| 54 | Oaks Christian | Westlake Village | CA | 13-1 | 47 |
| Oaks season was highlighted by a win over Washington power Skyline. The goal of a CIF Bowl berth was taken on the last week to J Serra. | |||||
| 55 | Skyline | Sammamish | WA | 12-2 | 48 |
| Washington 4A State Champions. Skyline avenged its only in-state loss to Bothel, but Oaks Christian (CA) not making a CIF Bowl game hurts their final strength of schedule. The nation’s No. 1 ranked QB, Jake Heaps, goes out a three-time state winner. | |||||
| 56 | Niceville | Niceville | FL | 13-1 | 12 |
| Niceville made it to Florida state 4A finals but lost to Dwyer. Roy Finch and Kody Williams took the Eagles to new heights. | |||||
| 57 | Cocoa | Cocoa | FL | 14-0 | 57 |
| Florida Class 2A State Champions. Cocoa beat Bolles, Godby and Glades Central this season. | |||||
| 58 | Marquette University | Milwaukee | WI | 14-0 | 56 |
| Wisconsin Division I State Champions. Defense was the staple for Marquette this season. | |||||
| 59 | John Curtis | River Ridge | LA | 13-1 | 59 |
| Curtis flirted with disaster a few times this season but played well down the stretch only to fall to Evangel Christian in the title game. | |||||
| 60 | Iowa City | Iowa City | IA | 14-0 | 61 |
| Iowa 4A State Champions. AJ Derby and the Little Hawks cruised to the state title. | |||||
| 61 | Alcoa | Alcoa | TN | 15-0 | 62 |
| Tennessee 3A State Champions. The best team from East Tennessee was a bully on the field. | |||||
| 62 | Lowell | Lowell | MI | 13-1 | 63 |
| Michigan Division 2 State Champions. The only loss was to East Grand Rapids. The best win was in the state finals against a very good Inkster team. | |||||
| 63 | Sheldon | Eugene | OR | 14-0 | 66 |
| Oregon 6A State Champions. Sheldon had to win a shootout with the state’s No. 2 team – Jesuit – to win the title. | |||||
| 64 | Thomas Dale | Chester | VA | 12-2 | 67 |
| Virginia AAA State Champions. Thomas Dale made a very surprising run to a state title in Virginia beating nationally ranked Oscar Smith along the way. | |||||
| 65 | Grayson | Loganville | GA | 12-1 | 54 |
| Grayson made it to as high as No. 5 nationally before falling to Newnan in the playoffs. The signature win was in the opening week of the season against eventual state champion Camden County. | |||||
| 66 | Rocklin | Rocklin | CA | 14-1 | 70 |
| The Thunder knocked off Sacramento Grant on their way to the CIF Bowl against Servite – which they nearly won. | |||||
| 67 | Deland | Deland | FL | 13-2 | 43 |
| DeLand was the talk of the Florida playoffs. Being just two years removed from an 0-10 season what DeLand was able to accomplish in 6A was fun to watch. | |||||
| 68 | Westlake | Austin | TX | 13-3 | 50 |
| Westlake made it to the Texas 5A Division I state finals. Two of the teams three losses were to state winners, 4A Lake Travis and Euless Trinity in the title game. | |||||
| 69 | Stony Point | Round Rock | TX | 13-2 | 60 |
| Stony Point was one game away from playing for a state title in Texas but fell to 5A Division I champ, Euless Trinity. | |||||
| 70 | Jenks | Jenks | OK | 13-1 | 64 |
| Jenks got crushed by Union in the state finals of Oklahoma 6A. It was an up-and-down season that saw them lose their coach as well. | |||||
| 71 | North Gwinnett | Suwanee | GA | 12-1 | 72 |
| Wins against Prattville and Peachtree Ridge were great. This was a year early for North Gwinnett who could be a force in 2010. | |||||
| 72 | Glades Central | Belle Glade | FL | 13-1 | 71 |
| Glades had an opporuntity to finish as the No. 1 team in Florida but could not close the deal, losing in the state finals to Cocoa. | |||||
| 73 | Cretin-Derham Hall | Saint Paul | MN | 12-1 | 73 |
| Minnesota 5A State Champions. The best prospect in the country – Seantrel Henderson – led C.D. Hall to the title. | |||||
| 74 | Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | CA | 12-1 | 74 |
| Probably the best Viejo team since Mark Sanchez left. A win over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame may have been the best win however the Diablos nearly knocked off Servite (19-18) in the playoffs which could have sparked a top ten finish. | |||||
| 75 | Lakeland | Lakeland | FL | 13-1 | 75 |
| Lakeland season was highlighted with a win over De La Salle (CA) but ended with a shutout loss to state champion, Plant. | |||||
| 76 | Wheaton South | Wheaton | IL | 13-1 | 76 |
| Illinois 7A State Champions. A lot of teams rotated in as the No. 2 team in Illinois before the Tigers settled in late in the year. | |||||
| 77 | F.J. Reitz | Evansville | IN | 15-0 | 77 |
| Indiana 4A State Champions. Reitz crushed Indianapolis Cathedral and played very good defense all season. | |||||
| 78 | Har-Ber | Springdale | AR | 12-1 | 78 |
| Arkansas 7A State Champions. Har-Ber has a solid arguement for No. 1 in Arkansas playing in the state’s toughest classification. | |||||
| 79 | Elder | Cincinnati | OH | 10-3 | 79 |
| Elder made it as high as No. 2 during the regular season. The Panthers almost made another run to an Ohio state title but fell to eventual winner Davidson in the semis. | |||||
| 80 | Canyon Del Oro | Oro Valley | AZ | 14-0 | 80 |
| Arizona Class 4A Division I State Champions. Canyone del Oro ran all over their competition in 2009. | |||||
| 81 | Xaverian Brothers | Westwood | MA | 13-0 | 81 |
| Massachussets Division I Super Bowl Winner. Xaverian played one of the toughest schedules in the Northeast. | |||||
| 82 | Lakewood | Lakewood | CA | 11-2 | 82 |
| The two losses were to CIF Bowl loser Crenshaw and Pac-5 finalist Edison. | |||||
| 83 | Adlai Stevenson | Sterling Heights | MI | 13-1 | 83 |
| Stevenson lost in the state finals to Catholic Central to end an otherwise spectacular season. | |||||
| 84 | Lutcher | Lutcher | LA | 13-1 | 84 |
| A rain soaked field and a darn good Neville team ended the season for Lutcher who got as high as No. 16 nationally. | |||||
| 85 | Franklinton | Franklinton | LA | 14-1 | 85 |
| A great season for a relatively unknown nationally squad. | |||||
| 86 | Cinco Ranch | Katy | TX | 13-2 | 87 |
| The two losses for Cinco Ranch were to both Texas finalists. Division II runner-up Katy and Division I runner-up Westlake. | |||||
| 87 | Stone Bridge | Ashburn | VA | 13-2 | 88 |
| Stone Bridge made it to the Virginia state finals before falling to Phoebus 15-10. | |||||
| 88 | Oscar Smith | Chesapeake | VA | 13-1 | 89 |
| Smith was in the top fifteen much of the season despite a couple of close games. A win over Venice (FL) was the high point. Losing to Dale in the state semis was a tough way to end a career for Phillip Sims. | |||||
| 89 | Cypress Woods | Cypress | TX | 11-3 | 90 |
| The season was made for Cy Woods by upending Dallas Skyline in the playoffs otherwise this national rankings was not in the cards. | |||||
| 90 | Skyline | Dallas | TX | 12-1 | 91 |
| Skyline was as high as No. 3 nationally when the Raiders lost a stunner to Cy Woods. | |||||
| 91 | St. Xavier | Cincinnati | OH | 9-3 | 92 |
| St. Xavier played one of the most demanding schedules in the nation in 20009. | |||||
| 92 | St. Xavier | Louisville | KY | 14-1 | 93 |
| Kentucky 6A State Champions. The only loss was to St. X (OH) in the middle of the season. | |||||
| 93 | Millard South | Omaha | NE | 13-0 | 94 |
| Nebraska Class A State Champions. South scored over 40-points in 10 games this season. | |||||
| 94 | Grant | Sacramento | CA | 12-1 | 95 |
| A tough loss to Rocklin ended the season. A win over Bellevue (WA) is still the best win of the year. | |||||
| 95 | Bellevue | Bellevue | WA | 12-2 | 96 |
| Washington 3A State Champions. Bellevue lost to Texas Division II runner-up Katy (TX) and Grant (CA) – neither of which are bad losses. | |||||
| 96 | Prattville | Prattville | AL | 13-3 | 97 |
| Prattville lost to Hoover in the Alabama 6A state finals. The Lions also fell to No. 1 Don Bosco. | |||||
| 97 | Bolles | Jacksonville | FL | 12-1 | 98 |
| Florida 2B State Champions. Bolles lone loss was to fellow state title winner Cocoa. | |||||
| 98 | Hazelwood Central | Florissant | MO | 13-1 | 99 |
| Missori Division 6 State Champions. Central beat traditional power Blue Springs to earn the state title and No. 1 spot in Missouri. | |||||
| 99 | Peach County | Fort Valley | GA | 15-0 | NR |
| Georgia AAA State Champions. One of the best Peach Country teams in recent memory, and only Georgia undefeated state title winner, makes it good enough for a national ranking to end the season. | |||||
| 100 | Kamehameha School | Honolulu | HI | 15-1 | NR |
| Hawaii Division I State Champions. Kamehameha won the state title in Hawaii by beating St. Louis, Punahou, Leiluhua, and Kahuku. | |||||
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