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Trio of Top 10 teams survive tough tests

Manvel660

Three teams jockeying for position within the HSFB100 Top 10 had to fight to finish the regular season unbeaten Friday night. No. 3 Colquitt County (Moultrie, GA), No. 5 Manvel (Texas), and No. 7 Starkville (MS) combined to win their respective games by 16 points as each faced varying levels of competition heading into the playoffs. Colquitt was in a ... Read More »

Champagnat quits contest versus No. 49 IMG Academy

IMG660

The high school football season ended earlier than expected for IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) as its opponents walked off the field with six minutes to play in the second quarter. The Ascenders entered the week ranked No. 49 in the HSFB100 and were playing host to Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah, FL) — the defending Florida Class 2A Champions — but the ... Read More »

HSFB100 National Week 11 Scoreboard

Mainland660

As playoffs begin in several states out-of-state showdowns are wrapped up the intrigue for a final run to a national title heats up. National Week 11 featured a lot of great match-ups and games the came down to the wire. There were a handful of ranked teams that fell and many fantastic ending across the country. Join the HSFB100 discussion: ... Read More »

Viera agrees to play Allen in out-of-state contest

Viera660

Off to its best start in school history, Viera (Melbourne, FL) is not living in the now but looking to the future. Sources close to the negotiations have told NationalHSFootball.com that the staff is nearing finalization of a contract for the team to play Allen (TX) in the first out-of-state contest in school history. The game would be the first ... Read More »

Katy passes bond for high school stadium construction

Katy2

One of the best teams in Texas will soon be playing in one of the best stadiums in the country. Houston-area voters approved a $748 million bond package on Tuesday that will pay for new schools in the Katy school district as well as earmark $58 million to build a 12,000-seat high school football facility. Just one year ago voters ... Read More »

Celebrating the differences in Media Compilation voting

Bellevue

What makes us different makes us unique. It is a curious position to apply to high school football polling but something to look into as so many positions are being filled by similarity. The Top 10 teams in the Media Compilation Top 25 went unchanged this week with only St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) and Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL) ... Read More »

Is Clay-Chalkville set to secure Alabama Class 6A title

Clay660

The first year of the new Alabama playoff system has to be viewed as an unquestioned success. Expansion to seven classifications more equitably balanced the best teams within the top two classes and made more teams in the state relevant. HSFB100 No. 26-ranked Hoover (AL) is still the overwhelming favorite for Class 7A it is the newly formed Class 6A ... Read More »