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Allen (Texas) closed its semifinal contest with Dallas Skyline on Saturday with a 42-6 run over the final quarter-and-a-half to claim a 52-34 victory. In doing so the Eagles now stand on the doorstep of a third straight state title as well as the first National Championship in the history of the program.
In doing so, the Texas powerhouse overtook Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) for the top spot in the HSFB100 with one week remaining in the season. Now, all that stands in the way of hoisting both trophies is a date with Cy Ranch (Cypress, TX) in the state finals.
The decision to displace a standing No. 1 is a difficult one but with mounting disparity in the schedules between the two it was believed to be the correct call for the next-to-last HSFB100 update.
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Bishop Gorman had made its way No. 1 in the Sept. 29 update of the poll after a stretch of games with six out-of-state opponents skyrocketed the teams strength of schedule. As each subsequent week passed that gap closed — with multiple teams making chase — but it was the higher-ranked run that Allen has gone on that was a trump card.
Bishop Gorman downed Brophy (Phoenix, AZ), Servite (Anaheim, CA), Bingham (South Jordan, UT), Centennial (Corona, CA), Santa Margarita (CA), and St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) in succession. Of those victories Bingham went to win Utah and is currently ranked in the Top 25 of the HSFB100. Corona Centennial and St. John Bosco played for the Pac-5 title where Centennial advanced to take on De La Salle this coming week in the CIF Open Division title; each will end the season in the Top 25 of the rankings. Servite, Brophy, and Santa Margarita were all quality wins which aided in boosting the three HSFB100 victories.
Allen will end the year with six HSFB100 victories and its stretch of games against DeSoto (TX), Arlington Martin (TX), Euless Trinity (TX), and Dallas Skyline will give it four games in a row against Top 40 teams. The addition of Denton Guyer (TX) and South Carolina runners-up Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC) to open the season pushed the total to six ranked wins.
The schedule beyond the top six for each is also better for the Texas program with Cy Ranch, Plano West, McKinney Boyd, Plano, and Flower Mound Marcus are all being better victories than the win by Bishop Gorman over Reed in its state finals with the gap increasing between each Nevada program and the Texas teams it would be compared to.
With every state outside of California and Texas now having concluded its season the moves in the final poll figure to be minimal as only two teams were changed in the bottom of the poll this week.
The Final HSFB100 will be released next week with individual state rankings to follow.
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| RK (L) | TEAM CITY (ST) | RECORD | LAST WEEK | |
| 1 (2) | Allen (Texas) | 15-0 | def. No. 5 Dallas Skyline, 52-34 | |
| The Eagles move to the top of the HSFB100 after navigating its gauntlet of Texas playoff game to reach the state finals. The strength of schedule is easily the best in the country among the unbeaten teams and in a year where most teams at the top have blemishes the disparity in schedule is a trump card. Kyler Murray can end his career unbeaten, with a National Gatorade Player of the Year award and a National Championship. | ||||
| 2 (1) | Bishop Gorman Las Vegas (NV) | 15-0 | ||
| Nevada Class 4A Champions: Gorman rode a series of six out-of-state games to the top spot when the calendar turned to October and coasted to the end of the year with those wins carrying a lot of the water. Beating California finalist Corona Centennial, Pac-5 finalist St. John Bosco, Utah state champions Bingham, as well as Servite, Santa Margarita, and Brophy is impressive. The talent on the team is equal to that of every team in the country and it had the Gatorade Player of the Year come off the bench to become the starting quarterback in Tate Martell. | ||||
| 3 (3) | Colquitt County Moultrie (GA) | 15-0 | def. No. 39 Archer, 28-24 | |
| Georgia AAAAAA Champions: Colquitt got all it wanted in a finals contest against Archer but celebrated its first state title since 1994. The Packers were led by its usual, dynamic duo of running back Sihiem King and quarterback Chase Parish. King gained 125 yards on the ground and scored two touchdowns in the game while Parrish threw for three scores. The Packers own a win over Alabama champions, Hoover, as well as several teams that fell on the fringe of the HSFB100. | ||||
| 4 (4) | De La Salle Concord (CA) | 13-0 | Idle | |
| De La Salle was idle this week and will play Corona Centennial in the CIF Open Bowl this coming weekend. | ||||
| 5 (5) | Dallas Skyline (Texas) | 14-1 | lost to No. 1 Allen, 52-34 | |
| Skyline led the game into the third quarter against the Eagles but as has happened throughout the playoffs, Allen found a way to rally for a victory. The final score was closer than what the margin of victory indicates as Allen scored the final points really late to punctuate the performance. Skyline has a win over Cedar Hill and Arlington Martin and played well against Allen which will likely secure its spot in the final Top 25. | ||||
| 6 (6) | St. Peter’s Prep Jersey City (NJ) | 11-1 | ||
| New Jersey Non-Public Group IV Champions: St. Peter’s Prep was impressive all season and remaining healthy helped the team claim the highest prize in New Jersey. It beat Paramus Catholic and twice defeated Bergen Catholic to cruise to the top spot in the Garden State. Quarterback Brandon Wimbush will be in consideration for National Player of the Year. | ||||
| 7 (7) | Chandler (Arizona) | 13-1 | ||
| Arizona Division I Champions: Chandler avenged its lone regular season loss against Mountain Pointe with a dominant win the playoffs. It also bettered Hamilton twice in the same season to win the title. The Wolves opened the season by downing Centennial — which went on to win the Division II title — as well as Colorado runners-up, Valor Christian. | ||||
| 8 (8) | St. Edward Lakewood (OH) | 12-2 | ||
| Ohio Division I Champions: St. Edward fulfilled the promise that made it a Preseason Top 25 team by winning the Ohio Division I title. It scuffled mid-season with unexpected losses to Elder and then Bergen Catholic but overcame injuries and an offensive line shuffle to down Moeller, St. Ignatius, Hudson, and Wayne in the final six weeks of the season. | ||||
| 9 (9) | Centennial Corona (CA) | 12-2 | Idle | |
| Centennial was idle this week but will take on No. 4 De La Salle in the CIF Open Division Bowl this coming weekend. | ||||
| 10 (10) | Katy (Texas) | 14-1 | def. No. 45 Cibolo Steele, 27-20 | |
| Katy was in a physical battle with Cibolo Steele to advance to the state finals for a rubber match against Cedar Hill. The Tigers were pushed into overtime before coming out with the victory. Steele has been a presence in the 6A-DII bracket since it moved up in class two cycles ago. Katy is playing as well as any team in the country — as it usually is come mid-December. | ||||
| 11 (12) | Folsom (California) | 15-0 | def. No. 90 Grant, 52-21 | |
| Folsom was not hindered by weather or the Pacers as the Bulldogs were able to prove that it defense was strong enough to band in the trenches. Offensively the program is just humming along with Jake Browning. It has one more game on the horizon with a finale against Oceanside in the CIF Division I Bowl. | ||||
| 12 (11) | St. John Bosco Bellflower (CA) | 12-2 | ||
| Season complete. Pac-5 runners-up. The Braves defeated a Top 5 team from Hawaii, a state champion from Oregon, and navigated the Trinity League without a blemish to secure a Top 15 finish. It fell to Bishop Gorman and in Pac-5 title game to Corona Centennial. | ||||
| 13 (13) | Booker T. Washington Miami (FL) | 14-0 | ||
| Florida Class 4A Champions: Booker T. Washington pulled away late to defeat Bolles and win a third state title in a row. The Tornadoes have a win over Miami Central and Cocoa as well as out-of-state wins over Oscar Smith of Virginia and Tucker in Georgia. With everything the team graduated it was impressive to see it go unbeaten again. Coach Tim Harris, Jr. said the team would participate in the Bowl Series to follow the season but does not know its opponent yet. | ||||
| 14 (15) | Miami Central (Florida) | 14-1 | def. 42 Armwood, 24-10 | |
| Florida Class 6A Champions: Miami Central rode its defense all season and came away with another state title. It may be more impressive this year as it did it with an entirely new group on offense. Central fell by a single point to Booker T. Washington but downed Hoover, Mainland, and Armwood on the season. | ||||
| 15 (20) | Cedar Hill (Texas) | 13-2 | def. No. 38 Westfield, 64-33 | |
| It appears the Cedar Hill that everyone expected to be on the field this season has arrived for the playoffs. After falling to Dallas Skyline and then to Mansfield in the regular season it has poured it on the last few weeks by crushing Southlake Carroll and Spring Westfield. It could impressively close out the year with a win over Katy to win back-to-back title. | ||||
| 16 (22) | Buford (Georgia) | 15-0 | def. St. Pius X, 55-10 | |
| Georgia Class AAAA Champions: The Wolves dominated the Class AAAA bracket after many expected them to be challenged at the higher level this year. The Wolvers also suffocated Florida state champions, Trinity Christian, and beat Georgia 6A semifinalist McEachern. | ||||
| 17 (14) | Manvel (Texas) | 13-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DII quarterfinals. Manvel had its best wins early in the season when it downed Westfield and North Shore. The playoffs tested the Mavericks and then Katy ended the run to the state title like it did last season. There is a lot of young talent on the roster and it could be back in this place next year as well. | ||||
| 18 (16) | Hoover (Alabama) | 12-2 | ||
| Alabama 7A Champions: Hoover opened the year with losses to Top 15 teams, Colquitt and Miami Central, and then rebounded to win a state title and flex its muscles as the best team in Alabama along the way. It won an out-of-state game against Blackman as well. The running game and defense separated this team from the pack. | ||||
| 19 (17) | St. Thomas Aquinas Ft. Lauderdale (FL) | 14-1 | def. Osceola, 31-0 | |
| Florida Class 7A Champions: St. Thomas Aquinas cruised through 7A nearly putting a running clock on every opponent in its way. The team downed American Heritage to open the year and then fell to Don Bosco prior to beating Miramar while missing multiple players. The rest of the path was a lighter load than the opening month. It cost itself a National Title when it got dominated by a Don Bosco team that lost to three team in New Jersey. | ||||
| 20 (19) | La Salle Cincinnati (OH) | 14-1 | ||
| Ohio Division II Champions: La Salle hadn’t had a playoff victory before this season and now it has a state championship. The team tied for a share of the Cincinnati GCL title and blew through the playoff bracket on the legs of running back Jeremy Larkin. There is talk that this may have been the best team in Ohio. | ||||
| 21 (18) | Bingham South Jordan (UT) | 13-1 | ||
| Utah Class 5A Champions: The Miners relied on defense and the running game of Cam Smith to grind out a state championship victory over American Fork. The state association approved Bingham to travel to Florida for a postgame Bowl Series and the team accepted. There is no word on who the team will play but it will be an interesting test for Utah’s best. | ||||
| 22 (21) | Clay-Chalkville Pinson (AL) | 15-0 | ||
| Alabama Class 6A Champions: The Cougars impressed with being able to overcome the loss of star runningback Terelle West to win the state title. It had to rely on quarterback Tyrell Pigrome to carry the load and the junior answered the ball. The team put the country on notice in an ESPN-televised crushing of Niceville (FL) and then won the best bracket in the state of Alabama. | ||||
| 23 (23) | South Panola Batesville (MS) | 14-0 | ||
| Mississippi Class 6A Champions: The former national champions beat Oak Grove in overtime to win the state title. The game was 21-10 at one point and South Panola had just intercepted a Warriors pass leading many to believe the game was over. The Tigers had to fight to put the game away after Oak Grove showed it had the heart of a champion as well. The Tigers were the preseason No. 1 team in Mississippi but bounced all around the state rankings — dropping as low as No. 5 — before finishing unbeaten and back at No. 1 in the state. | ||||
| 24 (28) | DeSoto (Texas) | 10-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DI second round. DeSoto opened with wins over Arlington Martin, South Oak Cliff, and Cibolo Steele to build an early resume. It fought through an injury to its starting quarterback to reach the second round in the playoffs where it fell to Allen for the third season in a row. | ||||
| 25 (25) | Southlake Carroll (Texas) | 13-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DII quarterfinals. Southlake Carroll lived a charmed life this season as it found a way to win five games that were in the balance. The 13-1 record is a testament to the team and its hard work as it gutted out games that looked lost. The Dragons lost to a mercurial Cedar Hill team that has as much talent as any team in the country. | ||||
| 26 (26) | Long Beach Poly (California) | 11-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Pac-5 semifinals. Poly claimed the Moore League title without much issues and went 3-2 in games against other nationally relevant teams. The Jackrabbits beat Westlake, Servite, and Crespi but fell to both Pac-5 winner Corona Centennial – in the regular season – and Pac-5 runners-up St. John Bosco to end the end the season. | ||||
| 27 (27) | Euless Trinity (Texas) | 12-2 | lost to No. 2 Allen, 30-27 | |
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DI quarterfinals. The two losses for Trinity came in a 10-6 setback to Southlake Carroll and a 30-27 loss to Allen. The Trojans are one of the most physically imposing teams along the line of scrimmage in the country and used fullback-turned-quarterback Tyler Natee to power deep into the playoffs. | ||||
| 28 (29) | Starkville (Mississippi) | 12-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Class 6A semifinals. Starkville was a fast mover up the rankings as its defense was playing like one of the best groups in the country at the midpoint of the season. As the team climbed the poll its performances regressed before rebounding in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The Yellow Jackets lost to preseason favorite South Panola to put a close on an otherwise excellent year. | ||||
| 29 (30) | Wayne Huber Heights (OH) | 13-2 | ||
| Season complete. Ohio Division I runners-up. Wayne was hotly criticized for its preseason ranking but played its way into the Top 50 with one of the best offenses in Ohio. The Warriors lost in the finals and accounted well for itself over the course of the year. | ||||
| 30 (31) | Bishop Amat La Puente (CA) | 9-4 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Pac-5 semifinals. Amat opened the year by putting the state on notice after it crushed perennial Texas lower division champions, Aledo. It then had an up-and-down season within California as it lost some game it should have won and then won games when it was written off. Advancing to the Pac-5 semifinals and falling by a failed two-point conversion sealed the season. | ||||
| 31 (32) | JSerra San Juan Capistrano (CA) | 10-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Pac-5 quarterfinals. This was the best season in program history without exception. The Lions won their first Trinity League game — and finished second in the league — made the playoffs for the first time, won their first playoff game, and ended the year nationally ranked. It is a building block season and much more is expected of the Lions. | ||||
| 32 (33) | Mainland Daytona Beach (FL) | 13-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Class 6A semifinals. The Buccaneers moved up the HSFB100 on the back of its defense and finished inside the Top 50 with its best win being against Class 5A champions, American Heritage. It lost in the semifinals to Miami Central. | ||||
| 33 (34) | Paramus Catholic (New Jersey) | 9-2 | ||
| Season complete. NJ Non-Public Group IV runners-up. The Paladins beat Don Bosco for an impressive third straight time to advance in the state finals but fell to St. Peter’s Prep. It was a surprising season to some as the thought was that the program was build on the back of Jabrill Peppers and not on overall quality. The torch may have been passed in New Jersey as St. Peter’s and Paramus Catholic finished ahead of traditional brands Don Bosco, Bergen Catholic, and St. Joseph Regional. | ||||
| 34 (36) | Mater Dei Santa Ana (CA) | 9-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Pac-5 quarterfinals. At one point there was a thought that Mater Dei was going to be the team to knock off St. John Bosco and climb the charts. The Monarchs went to lose to the Braves as well as JSerra. It was downed in the playoffs by Corona Centennial as the two split their games this season. | ||||
| 35 (37) | IMG Academy Bradenton (FL)) | 10-1 | ||
| Season complete. The team got better as the season progressed as its worst two games were its first two — losing to St. John’s and then competing with Prestonwood Christian. It went on to beat St. Peter’s Prep and Trinity Christian. | ||||
| 36 (39) | Bothell (Washington) | 14-0 | ||
| Washington Class 4A Champions. Bothell was getting talked about as the best team in the state from the middle of the year and it went to prove that by rolling to a state title. It has said to be prepared to head to Florida for the Bowl Series to take place after the football season ends. | ||||
| 37 (40) | Trinity Christian Jacksonville (FL) | 11-2 | ||
| Florida Class 3A Champions. Trinity Christian is a defense-first program that is loaded with talent. It fell to Buford and IMG Academy but came back to win the state title beating Godby, American Heritage and Madison County along the way. | ||||
| 38 (35) | Westfield Houston (TX)) | 13-2 | lost to No. 15 Cedar Hill, 64-33 | |
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DII semifinals. Martin took the mantle usually held by Coppell as the Texas team that was validated by its losses more than its wins. The Warriors fell to DeSoto, Dallas Skyline, and Allen in three well-played contests. Its best actual victory may have been South Grand Prairie. | ||||
| 39 (43) | Archer Lawrenceville (GA) | 11-4 | lost to No. 3 Colquitt County, 28-24 | |
| Season complete. Georgia AAAAAA runners-up. Archer opened the season with three losses and caught fire in the last eight weeks. The team was playing some of the best football in the state and nearly knocked off National Title threat, Colquitt County. | ||||
| 40 (38) | Martin Arlington (TX) | 10-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DI Regionals. Martin took the mantle usually held by Coppell as the Texas team that was validated by its losses more than its wins. The Warriors fell to DeSoto, Dallas Skyline, and Allen in three well-played contests. Its best actual victory may have been South Grand Prairie. | ||||
| 41 (43) | Crespi Encino (CA) | 9-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Pac-5 quarterfinals. In a season where quarterbacks led Southern California the Celts were able to win by pounding the football. It was an unexpected but stellar season for the team as it won its league and advanced in the Pac-5 playoffs. | ||||
| 42 (62) | Armwood Seffner (FL) | 14-1 | lost to No. 14 Miami Central, 24-10 | |
| Season complete. Class 6A runners-up. Armwood was relatively untested this season but showed its toughenss in the last two weeks. It fought back to win against a quality Choctaw team and then held in for a battle with Miami Central which fell short. The team was one of the better defensive units in the nation. | ||||
| 43 (45) | Providence Catholic New Lenox (IL) | 13-1 | ||
| Illinois Class 7A Champions: The Irish were able to beat Mt. Carmel and St. Rita twice in the same season and came out of the difficult Chicago Catholic League-Blue to go on to the state championship. It lost in a close contest to Loyola Academy, 10-7, but moved on to be playing the best football in the state to end the year. | ||||
| 44 (46) | Ben Davis Indianapolis (IN) | 12-2 | ||
| Indiana Class 6A Champions: Ben Davis finished the season where it began it, atop the state of Indiana. The team took the scenic route as it lost to both Warren Central and Carmel in the regular season before beating both in the playoffs to claim the title. | ||||
| 45 (47) | Steele Cibolo (TX) | 13-2 | lost to No. 10 Katy, 27-20 | |
| Season complete. Texas 6A-DII semifinalist: Steele played well this season and picked up wins over Brandies, Brennan, and Judson. It showed its defensive toughness in losses against Katy and Desoto, holding both powerhouses under 30 points. | ||||
| 46 (49) | Oak Grove (Mississippi) | 12-2 | ||
| Season complete. Class 6A runners-up: Oak Grove fought back to force overtime in its attempt to repeat as Mississippi state champions. The Warriors avenged its first loss of the year to defeat Brandon in advancing to the finals before falling to South Panola. | ||||
| 47 (50) | Rockwall (Texas) | 12-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6ADII Regional Round. The team rode a strong offense into the Regional Round of the DII playoffs before hitting into Westfield. The Yellow Jackets had the ball last but was unable to drive the field to score a game-winner. It downed Tyler Lee, Mesquite Horn, Denton Ryan, and Copperas Cove this year behind a handful of truly great football players. | ||||
| 48 (58) | Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach (VA) | 14-0 | def. Oscar Smith, 49-28 | |
| Virginia Division 6 Champions. The Dolphins were a well-rounded team that performed on both side of the ball en route to a state title. It beat perennial power, Oscar Smith, in the semi finals and then defending champions Centreville in the championship game. Those were the best two wins of the season pushing the team from the fringe of the HSFB100 into the Top 50. | ||||
| 49 (51) | Jesuit New Orleans (LA) | 13-2 | ||
| Louisiana Select Division I Champions: Jesuit bettered Rummel and then John Curtis to claim the first state title in nearly three-quarters of a century. The defense-first team was able to slow the Patriots just enough to claim the state title. This was one of the best seasons for the NOLA Catholic League in some time and Jesuit used the toughness gained to win the title. | ||||
| 49 (98) | Apopka (Florida) | 11-4 | def. No. 53 Miami Columbus, 30-23 | |
| Florida Class 8A Champions: Apopka went from a team of young players that took early lumps to a state champion. It has a playoff run of quality wins against Oviedo, West Orange, First Coast, Manatee, and then Miami Columbus. All five were either relevant or ranked wins for the Blue Darters. The team could be a preseason Top 25 program for next season with what returns. | ||||
| 51 (52) | Hudson (Ohio) | 13-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Division I semifinals. The best season in Hudson history included two wins over Mentor to advance to its first semifinal ever. It ran into a buzz-saw in St. Edward that knocked the Explorers ship way off course. | ||||
| 52 (48) | Maryville (Tennessee) | 15-0 | ||
| Tennessee Class 6A Champions: The Rebels won yet another Tennessee state title. Its best win was in the semifinals against Oakland where it flexed its muscle to hold back a pretty powerful Patriot offense. The next step for this team is to use one of its few available dates to get out of East Tennessee and play a legitimate program to prove where it belongs nationally. | ||||
| 53 (42) | Miami Columbus (Florida) | 14-2 | lost to No. 49 Apopka, 30-23 | |
| Season complete. Class 8A runners-up. Columbus lost two games this year — one to Class 6A winner Miami Central and one in the finals to Apopka. It bettered Killian and Flanagan in the playoffs to advance in what proved to be the best class in the state this season. | ||||
| 54 (54) | Oakland Murfreesboro (TN) | 12-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Class 6A semifinals. Oakland split two games with Blackman — winning in the playoffs — but fell to perennial power, Maryville. The Patriots were without their starting quarterback to close the season and that hurt its efforts to dethrone the champions. | ||||
| 55 (44) | Flanagan Pembroke Pines (FL) | 12-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Class 8A semifinals. Coach Devin Bush said in the preseason that if his team could score 21 points it would win every game this year. In the lone contest that the Falcons didn’t get to that number it lost. This was a school-best year for the football program and with a lot of talent coming back on defense it could continue to be a power in South Florida. | ||||
| 56 (55) | Rummel Metarie (LA) | 12-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Select Division I semifinals. In what was easily the best year for the NOLA Catholic League in some time the Raiders went through an incredibly difficult regular season unblemished. It advanced into the state semifinals where it fell in a rematch to Jesuit. | ||||
| 57 (56) | Blackman Murfreesboro (TN) | 11-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A quarterfinals. Blackman opened the year by beating Oakland on ESPN and closed it by losing to Oakland in the playoffs. The Blaze made a game of it against Hoover on the road in Alabama and showed to be one of the best teams in the country. | ||||
| 58 (57) | Brandon (Mississippi) | 12-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A semifinals. Brandon started the season in the Top 5 of Mississippi and after losing to Madison Central it fought back to finish in the Top 5 as well. It split its games with Oak Grove — winning in the regular season by eight but falling in the playoffs by just one point. | ||||
| 59 (59) | Jenks (Oklahoma) | 11-2 | ||
| Oklahoma Class 6A Champions. Jenks avenged its two regular season losses in crushing Owasso and bettering Union to win its third consecutive state title. It was the 19th year in a row that either Jenks or Union has won in Oklahoma. | ||||
| 60 (60) | Bergen Catholic Oradell (NJ) | 8-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost Non-Pub Group IV semifinals. It was a great rebound season for Bergen Catholic as it had good wins over St. Edward, Bentonville, Don Bosco and St. Joseph Regional but it also had two running clock losses, too. | ||||
| 61 (61) | Union Tulsa (OK) | 11-2 | ||
| Season complete. Oklahoma 6A runners-up. Union had a last second loss to Southlake Carroll early in the season and then fell to Jenks in the finals, splitting the season with the Redskins. | ||||
| 62 (63) | Guyer Denton (TX) | 10-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DII second round. The best actual win for Guyer was edging Ennis in the second week of the season. The Wildcats got perception points for its talented roster and playing close contests with Allen and Southlake Carroll. The final placement will buoy with the success of those two teams. | ||||
| 63 (64) | American Heritage Delray Beach (FL) | 11-2 | ||
| Season complete. Class 3A runners-up. The Stallions beat quality Alabama program Central Phenix City and Florida 5A Champions, American Heritage-Plantation, for its best wins this year. It also had a better final margin against Palm Bay Heritage than did Miami Central. It fell to Mirmar to open the season and Trinity Christian to close it. | ||||
| 64 (65) | Moeller Cincinnati (OH) | 10-4 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Division I semifinals. There would be no three-peat for Moeller as it was downed in the semifinals by Wayne. It had two wins over Cincy St. Xavier as well as downing Louisville Trinity this year. It fell to Division II power La Salle as well as Cleveland powers St. Ignatius and St. Edward. | ||||
| 65 (66) | Mallard Creek Charlotte (NC) | 15-1 | def. Wake Forest, 25-14 | |
| North Caroline Class 4A Champions. After turning over so much of the roster it is impressive to see the Mavericks winning a second state title in a row. The job done by Coach Mike Palmieri has done to build the depth of the program is to be commended. | ||||
| 66 (67) | American Heritage Plantation (FL) | 12-3 | def. Godby, 38-0 | |
| Florida Class 5A Champions. The Patriots repeated as champions after losing two five-star players from its offense last year. The defense was strong and the team learned how to score points as the year progressed. It beat a quality Godby team to earn the crown this year. | ||||
| 67 (68) | St. Xavier Cincinnati (OH) | 10-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Division I quarterfinals. This was the most successful season for St. X in a number of years as the team got to 10-wins with one of the most difficult schedules in the country. It has two wins over Colerain as well as beating La Salle, Elder, Indy Cathedral, St. Iggy, and Warren Central but fell to Moeller twice, including the state quarterfinals. | ||||
| 68 (69) | Stevenson Lincolnshire (IL) | 14-0 | ||
| Illinois Class 8A Champions: The Patriots beat Loyola Academy, Glenbard West, and Homewood-Flossmoor twice to win the state title. It also beat Lake Zurich in the regular season. | ||||
| 69 (70) | Carmel (Indiana) | 13-1 | ||
| Season complete. Indiana 6A runners-up. Carmel peaked too soon in the season and nearly lost multiple times in the playoffs before falling in the finals to Ben Davis. It had navigated an impressive regular season with wins over Louisville Trinity, Ben Davis, and Warren Central before falling. | ||||
| 70 (71) | Brennan San Antonio (TX) | 11-1 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6A-DII second round. Wins over Brandeis, Judson, and Smithson Valley has helped validate that this is a program to take seriously in San Antonio and not a one-off team from 2013. It fell to Steele in the playoffs to end another good year. | ||||
| 71 (72) | Trinity Louisville (KY) | 10-5 | ||
| Kentucky Class 6A Champions: Trinity avenged two of its losses by beating St. X and Male in the Kentucky playoffs. It also fell to Tennessee DII-AA runners-up Ensworth by a touchdown, Indiana 6A runners-up Carmel by a field goal, and Ohio semifinalist Moeller by a field goal. It added wins over Florida 4A semifinalist Cocoa, Indiana 5A champions Indianapolis Cathedral, and a quality Colerain team. | ||||
| 72 (73) | Warren Central Indianapolis (IN) | 9-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Class 5A quarterfinals. The Warriors finished with wins against Center Grove, Indy Cathedral, and Pike while splitting with Ben Davis. It lost to Carmel, Cincy St. X, and Ben Davis in the playoffs. | ||||
| 73 (75) | Hillcrest Simpsonville (SC) | 14-1 | ||
| South Carolina 4A-I Champions. The Rams won the first large school state title for its county in nearly 50 yeards by rolling through Dutch Fork, 47-17. It beat Ashley Ridge, Lexington, Fort Dorchester, and finally Dutch Fork to win the championship. | ||||
| 74 (76) | Webb City (Missouri) | 15-0 | ||
| Missouri Class 4 Champions: The best win for Webb City came in a blowout of Rockhurt at the start of the season. After mid-September the team did not play a single opponent that would be considered nationally relevant in 2014. The punishing running game would keep it competitive in many states but it is hard to validate the final placement. | ||||
| 75 (90) | Ennis (Texas) | 13-2 | def. Castutilo, 41-13 | |
| 76 (78) | Dutch Fork Irmo (SC) | 12-3 | ||
| Season complete. Class 4A-I runners-up: Dutch Fork roared into the state finals after crushing Byrnes but were turned one dimensional when starting quarterback Tate Fant was hurt early in the second quarter. The Silver Foxes never recovered from becoming a one-dimensional team and allowing Hillcrest to focus all efforts on Matt Colburn. The team played well against No. 2 Allen to open the year and blewout Byrnes late but losing a quarterback is very tough. | ||||
| 77 (79) | Eastside Catholic Sammamish (WA) | 13-1 | ||
| Washington Class 3A Champions: The Crusaders opened the year with a loss to Bishop Alemany from California but rebounded to down Utah 5A runners-up American Fork and then knock off Bellevue in the finals. This was a season that everyone involved with the program had circled and the mission was accomplished. | ||||
| 78 (80) | Christian Brothers St. Louis (MO) | 15-0 | ||
| Missouri Class 6 Champions: The Cadets had quality wins over Jefferson City, Rock Bridge, and Rockhurst en route to winning the stae title. It is rare to have two teams from Missouri in the final poll but Webb City and Christian Brothers were head-and-shoulders above the rest of the pack in the state. | ||||
| 79 (81) | Bellevue (Washington) | 13-1 | ||
| Season complete. Washington 3A runners-up: The Wolverines peaked early in the year and had three weeks of ‘stock down’ this year as it slid backwards in the rankings. Its best win was to open the year against Gardena Serra and it fought through the year to make the state finals before falling to Eastside Catholic. | ||||
| 80 (82) | Serra Gardena (CA) | 8-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Pac-5 first round. Serra ends the season with good wins over Crespi and Alemany but losses against Amat, Bellevue, and Corona Centennial. | ||||
| 81 (85) | Clarkston (Michigan) | 15-0 | ||
| Michigan Division I Champions: Repeating its title from last year the team moved to the No. 1 spot in Michigan in the middle of the season when Brother Rice fell and ran its way to a state title. The Wolves ended the season with wins over Macomb Dakota, Lake Orion, Farmington Hills Harrrison, and Saline. | ||||
| 82 (86) | Oceanside (California) | 14-0 | def. Fresno Edison, 37-22 | |
| 83 (87) | Saguaro Scottsdale (AZ) | 13-0 | ||
| Arizona Division III Champions: Saguaro is a power in the state and despite being a smaller school will finish the season as the No. 2 team in the state. It did not face a major challenge all season as rode the legs of Christian Kirk and Kamron Johnson to the state title. Kirk is a National Player of the Year candidate with 61 catches for 1187 yards and 17 scores as well as 1692 yards on 159 carries for 25 more touchdowns. | ||||
| 84 (88) | Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey) | 11-1 | ||
| New Jersey Non-Public Group III Champions: Red Bank blew out St. Joseph Regional and then followed it up with an impressive win over Delbarton to win a state title. The Caseys had an unexpected loss to Jackson Memorial to close its regular season but the 44-14 win over St. Joseph Regional was the statement it needed to convince naysayers of its placement. | ||||
| 85 (89) | Collins Klein (Texas) | 11-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 6ADII Regionals: Collins best wins were over Spring, Klein Oak, and Round Rock to push it into the HSFB100. It fell to Westfield in the regular season and Skyline in the playoffs for two quality losses. | ||||
| 86 (91) | Byrnes Duncan (SC) | 12-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Class 4A semifinals. The Rebels opened the season on ESPN with an impressive victory over Northwestern and it carried its in-state success to the semifinals where it was bested by Dutch Fork for the second season in a row. It also lost to De La Salle in California but beat rivals Spartanburg and Dorman to make the first season under Brian Lane a success. | ||||
| 87 (92) | St. Joseph Regional Montvale (NJ) | 8-3 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Non-Pub Group III semifinals Like much of New Jersey this year was hard to figure out for St. Joseph. The team opened with a quality win over McDonogh in Maryland then was dismantled by St. Edward only to rebound by beating Pennsylvania finalist, St. Joseph Prep. It fell to Bergen Catholic and then shutout Paramus Catholic. In the playoffs it lost by 30 to Red Bank Catholic but ended the season by beating Don Bosco. | ||||
| 88 (93) | Laurel (Mississippi) | 13-2 | ||
| Mississippi Class 5A Champions: After two early losses, Laurel came together to go through an impressive list in Mississippi to win a state title. If downed Wayne Country twice, West Jones, and Pascagoula before bettering Oxford in the finals. It was a good year at the top of Mississippi and the state ends with six teams ranked for the first time ever. | ||||
| 89 (83) | Cocoa (Florida) | 11-2 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in 4A semifinals. This was one of the more talented Cocoa teams but its kicking game failed it miserably in its two losses. It fell to Louisville Trinity by three — on three missed extra points — and it fell to Booker T. Washington by two because it could not convert kicks. | ||||
| 90 (53) | Grant Sacramento (CA) | 14-1 | lost to No. 11 Folsom, 52-21 | |
| Season complete. California North Division I runners-up. This may not have been a vintage Grant team but it was plenty good enough to make the Regional Bowl game and take on Folsom. It beat Stockton St. Mary to advance and blasted Carmichael Jesuit and Vacaville in the last six weeks of the year. | ||||
| 91 (84) | John Curtis River Ridge (LA) | 11-2 | lost to No. 51 Jesuit, 17-13 | |
| Season complete. Select Division I runners-up: The Patriots fought to advance to the state finals for what seems like an annual event at the private program before falling to Jesuit. | ||||
| 92 (95) | Oxford (Mississippi) | 12-2 | ||
| Season complete. Class 5A runners-up Oxford fell to Starkville and Laurel for two good losses. It beat West Point twice and Pearl in convincing fashion to advance to the state finals before falling to Laurel — which may have been playing the best football in Mississippi come state finals time. | ||||
| 93 (96) | Don Bosco Ramsey (NJ) | 7-4 | ||
| Season complete. Lost in Non-Pub Group IV semifinals It was a weird year in Ramsey as the Ironmen opened the season like one of the best teams in the country and moving to the top spot in the HSFB100 after crushing St. Thomas Aquinas. The team never looked the same again and appeared to have its level of interest decrease with each passing week. It fell to Paramus Catholic midseason after a controversial week in the media, then lost to Bergen Catholic, and again in a heartbreaker to Paramus Catholic. The season closed with a loss to St. Joseph Regional. | ||||
| 94 (97) | Spartanburg (South Carolina) | 11-3 | ||
| South Carolina 4A-II Champions: The Vikings got healthy late in the year and rolled to a state finals victory in the second year for former Byrnes coach Chris Miller. The team brings back quarterback Austin Scott and all-everything running back Tavean Feater — among others — and it could be the preseason favorite to be the top team in state. | ||||
| 95 (99) | Central Catholic Portland (OR)) | 13-1 | def. Tigard, 49-0 | |
| Oregon Class 6A Champions: Central Catholic never moved off the top line in the state this year as it was the best team in Oregon by a sizeable margin. It blewout Tigard in the state finals to complete the season. Its lone loss was to No. 11 St. John Bosco early in the season. | ||||
| 96 (100) | St. Joseph’s Prep Philadelphia (PA) | 11-3 | def. No. 98 Pine-Richland, 49-41 | |
| Pennsylvania Class AAAA Champions: The Hawks got off to a very slow start with an escape in Illinois and then three tough losses to Don Bosco, St. Joseph Regional and St. Ignatius but rebounded to beat La Salle twice and Pine-Richland to have a solid season and finish in the HSFB100. | ||||
| 97 (NR) | Acadiana Lafayette (LA) | 12-4 | def. No. 99 Destrehan, 23-7 | |
| Louisiana Class 5A Champions: The Louisiana preseason favorites got off to a slow start as well, falling from the Top 25 to an afterthought until the playoffs. The team switched quarterbacks and did not lose the rest of the way. It beat Ponchatoula, Mandeville, Zachary, and Destrehan to win the title and while Louisiana has too many classes that is an impressive run. | ||||
| 98 (74) | Pine-Richland Gibsonia (PA) | 15-1 | lost to No. 96 St. Joe’s Prep, 49-41 | |
| Season complete. Class AAAA runners-up: It was an incredible season for Pine-Richland. The Rams bettered Pittsburgh Central Catholic twice, North Allegheny, and Wilson West Lawn before falling to St. Joseph’s in the state finals. It had the momentum and many thought would pull off the undefeated season late in the contest.. | ||||
| 99 (28) | Destrehan (Louisiana) | 14-1 | lost to No. 97 Acadiana, 23-7 | |
| Season complete. Class 5A runners-up: The Wildcats best wins were a pair of victories against Hahnville it added one versus West Monroe and Dutchtown along the way to a state finals appearance. The team was a defense-first squad and when its offense could not get going against Acadiana it spelled doom with the Wreckin Rams being able to pound the ball and grind the clock. | ||||
| 100 (NR) | Canisius Buffalo (NY) | 12-0 | ||
| New Yook State Champions: The best two wins for Canisius were a regular season win over perennial power Aquinas Institute and then in the championship game against Archbishop Stepanic. The team was senior heavy with Tyrone Wheatley, Jr, Jakob Loucks, and Mitchell Thomas leading the way. | ||||
| Teams eliminated from the HSFB100 with previous rankings shown. | ||||
| No. 90 Bentonville (AR) and No. 94 Hamilton (Chandler, AZ). | ||||
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