High School Football America
Pleasant Grove, #8 last week, and Oaks Christian, #21 a week ago, both lost, while former #3 De La Salle needed overtime to beat Bellarmine 26-23. The other ranked Golden State team, Centennial opens the season on Friday ranked #19 in the latest poll.
Two of the three newcomers to this week's poll, debut in the Top 15. Gilman (Maryland) moves into the poll at #13 thanks to a big 51-27 win over Oscar Smith, a top team from Virginia, over the weekend. Gaffney from South Carolina debuts at #14 after a 3-0 start.
McEachern becomes the third Georgia team in the Top 25, debuting at #25 this week after an impressive win over Lowdnes this past weekend.
Here's the rest of this week's poll:
1. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #1
2. Armwood (FL) 2-0, LW: #2
3. Allen (TX) 2-0, LW: #5
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 1-0, LW: #4
5. Trinity (KY) 2-0, LW: #7
6. Katy (TX) 2-0, LW: #11
7. De La Salle (CA) 1-0, LW: #3
8. Trinity (TX) 2-0, LW: #6
9. St. Edward (OH) 2-0, LW: #9
10. Bishop Gorman (NV) 2-1, LW: #10
11. Prattville (AL) 1-1, LW: #12
12. Farmington Hills Harrison (MI) 2-0, LW: #13
13. Gilman (MD) 1-0, LW: NR
14. Gaffney (SC) 3-0, LW: NR
15. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: #15
16. Mallard Creek (NC) 2-0, LW: #18
17. St. Xavier (OH) 2-0, LW: #16
18. Buford (GA) 3-0, W: #17
19. Warren Central (IN) 2-0, LW: #19
20. Centennial (CA) 0-0, LW: #14
21. Grayson (GA) 2-0, LW: #20
22. Bellevue (WA) 1-0, LW: #22
23. Columbus (FL) 0-0, LW: #23
24. DeSoto (TX) 2-0, LW #25
25. McEachern (GA) 2-0, LW: NR