Paste BN Sports high school regional football rankings for Dec. 22, 2020
Paste BN Sports has divided up the country into regions — Florida, Texas, California, Southeast, Midwest, East, Plains and West — and has ranked the high school football teams within them. These are the rankings for Dec. 22, 2020.
Teams that are not playing this fall have been removed from rankings for the fall season.
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SUPER 25: The best of the best high school team across the country
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FLORIDA
1. IMG Academy (Bradenton)
Record: 8-0; Last result: Season over.
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
Record: 8-1; Last result: def. Edgewater 31-21.
3. American Heritage (Plantation)
Record: 11-2; Last result: def. Rickards 24-6.
4. Columbus (Miami)
Record: 8-0; Last result: def. Deerfield Beach 27-24.
5. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)
Record: 8-1; Last result: def. Jacksonville Bolles 35-21.
6. Central (Miami)
Record: 8-1; Last result: def. Lake Minneola 46-0.
7. Jacksonville Trinity Christian
Record: 13-1; Last result: def. Chaminade-Madonna 25-22.
8. Seminole
Record: 12-0; Last result: def. Osceola 38-10.
9. Fort Lauderdale Dillard
Record: 6-0; Last result: def. North Miami Beach 32-6.
10. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood)
Record: 8-2; Last result: lost to Trinity Christian 25-22.
Also receiving votes: Bloomingdale (12-1), Niceville (11-1), Deerfield Beach (4-1), Orlando Edgewater (8-3), Tampa Jesuit (14-1)
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TEXAS
1. Duncanville
Record: 8-1; Last result: def. Skyline (Dallas), 49-21.
2. North Shore (Galena Park)
Record: 12-0; Last result: def. Dawson (Pearland), 38-7.
3. Westlake (Austin)
Record: 10-0; Last result: def. Smithson Valley, 62-3.
4. Allen
Record: 10-0; Last result: def. South Grand Prairie, 20-16.
5. Carthage
Record: 14-0; Last result: def. Gilmer, 70-14.
6. Ryan (Denton)
Record: 11-0; Last result: def. College Station, 52-21.
7. Tompkins (Katy)
Record: 10-0; Last result: def. Cy-Fair (Cypress), 59-28.
8. Bridgeland (Cypress)
Record: 11-0; Last result: def. Dekaney (Spring), 47-44.
9. DeSoto
Record: 9-1; Last result: def. Rockwall, 30-27.
10. Argyle
Record: 16-0; Last result: def. Lindale, 49-21.
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SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee)
1. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Record: 13-0; Last result: def. Norcross, 28-0.
2. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 14-0; Last result: Season over; Alabama 7A state champions.
3. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 10-0; Last result: def. Male, 28-0; Kentucky Class 6A state champions.
4. Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Record: 15-0; Last result: Season over; Tennessee Division I Class 6A state champions.
5. Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
Record: 10-0; Last result: Season over; South Carolina Class AAAAA state champions.
6. Buford (Ga.)
Record: 12-1; Last result: def. Valdosta, 45-26.
7. St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.)
Record: 9-0; Last result: Idle.
8. Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)
Record: 12-1; Last result: def. Westlake, 35-14.
9. Norcross (Ga.)
Record: 13-1; Last result: lost to Grayson, 28-0.
10. Hoover (Ala.)
Record: 11-2; Last result: Season over.
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MIDWEST
(Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin)
1. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Record: 14-0; Last result: Season over; Indiana Class 6A state champions.
2. Cathedral (Indianapolis)
Record: 13-1; Last result: Season over; Indiana Class 5A state champions.
3. St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Record: 10-2; Last result: Season over; Ohio Division I state champions.
4. Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)
Record: 10-0; Last result: Season over; Ohio Division II state champions.
5. Belleville (Mich.)
Record: 9-0; Last result: Idle.
6. Lakeville South (Minn.)
Record: 8-0; Last result: Season over.
7. Muskego (Wisc.)
Record: 9-0; Last result: Season over.
8. Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.)
Record: 12-2; Last result: Season over; Missouri Class 6 state champions.
9. Ankeny (Iowa)
Record: 12-1; Last result: Season over; Iowa Class 4A state champions.
10. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)
Record: 11-1; Last result: Season over; Ohio Division I state runner-up.
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EAST
(Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont)
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia)
Record: 6-0; Last result: Season over; Pennsylvania Class 6A state champions.
2. Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.)
Record: 11-0; Last result: Season over; Pennsylvania Class 5A state champions.
3. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Record: 5-1; Last result: Season over.
4. Delbarton (Morristown, N.J.)
Record: 6-0; Last result: Season over; COVID-related cancelation.
5. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
Record: 6-3; Last result: Season over; COVID-related cancelation.
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PLAINS
(Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota)
1. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Record: 9-0; Last result: Season over; Colorado Class 5A state champions.
2. Bixby (Okla.)
Record: 11-0; Last result: Season over; Oklahoma Class 6A-II state champions.
3. Jenks (Okla.)
Record: 12-1; Last result: Season over; Oklahoma Class 6A-I state champions.
4. Loveland (Colo.)
Record: 9-0; Last result: Season over; Colorado Class 4A state champions.
5. Omaha Westside (Neb.)
Record: 12-0; Last result: Season over; Nebraska Class A state champions.
6. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Record: 7-1; Last result: Season over.
7. Owasso (Okla.)
Record: 12-1; Last result: Season over.
8. Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.)
Record: 9-2; Last result: Season over; Kansas 5A state champions.
9. Winner (S.D.)
Record: 11-0; Last result: Season over; South Dakota Class 11B state champions.
10. Dakota Ridge (Littleton, Colo.)
Record: 7-1; Last result: Season over.
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WEST
(Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming)
1. Chandler (Ariz.)
Record: 10-0; Last result: Season over; Arizona Open Division state champions.
2. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Record: 14-0; Last result: Season over; Utah Class 6A state champions.
4. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 8-2; Last result: Season over.
4. Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Record: 5-2; Last result: Season over; COVID-forced forfeit in playoffs.
5. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)
Record: 11-1; Last result: Season over; Utah Class 6A state runner-up.
States not playing fall football: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C.