This week was the calm before the storm as the state playoffs kicked off in most of the big states around the country. None of the previous top 25 teams lost this week so they all stayed in the rankings. There was a little bit of shakeup with Manattee and Jenks dropping after close wins. There are a couple of great games on the schedule this week with a number of ranked teams playing teams that were previously ranked this year. They include Booker T. Washington taking on University and Colerain versus Moeller plus Miramar taking on a Deerfield Beach team that just missed out on being ranked this week.
1) Booker T. Washington(11-0) – Miami, FL – Defeated Glades Central 40-18 in the opening round of playoffs. Face off against previously ranked University this week.
2) Allen (11-0) – Allen, TX – Opened the playoffs with a 63-6 win over Lake Highlands
3) Central (9-1) – Miami, FL – The defense was not as sharp as usual in a 55-37 win over Boynton Beach.
4) Desoto (10-0) – Desoto, TX – Defeated Copperas Cover 67-21 to start the 5A playoffs.
5) St. Joseph’s Regional (8-0) – Montvale, NJ – Idle
6) St. John Bosco (10-0) – Bellflower, CA – Defeated Agoura 69-24 to open up the Pac 5 playoffs
7) Mountain Pointe (12-0) – Phoenix, AZ – Defeated Red Mountain 48-7
8 ) Northwestern (12-0) – Rock Hill, SC – Defeated West Florence 55-22
9) Junipero Serra (11-0) – Gardena, CA – Defeated Pacifica 48-16
10) Katy (11-0) – Katy, TX – The defense continued to play well in a 70-0 victory over Madison.
11) Hoover (12-0) – Hoover, AL – Defeated Shades Valley 33-14
12) De La Salle (10-0) – Concord, CA – Idle
13) Manatee (11-0) – Bradenton, FL – Drop a few spots after a much closer than expected 34-28 win over Vero Beach. The close win over University is now not looking quite as good as it did when it happened either.
14) Byrnes (11-1) – Duncan, SC – Defeated Wando 42-14
15) Miramar (10-0) – Miramar, FL – Defeated Monarch 31-21. Have a very tough second round matchup this week with an undefeated Deerfield Beach team that already owns a win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
16) Colerain (12-0) – Cincinnati, OH – Defeated Pickerington Central 38-20. Face off against Moeller this week to try to keep the dream undefeated season alive.
17) Bellevue (10-0) – Bellevue, WA – Defeated Glacier Park 48-6
18) Salpointe Catholic (12-0) – Tucson, AZ – Defeated Liberty 45-14. It was the first time all year the Lancers defense allowed double digits.
19) Mallard Creek (12-0) – Charlotte, NC – Defeated Kell 62-7
20) Cass Tech (12-0) – Detroit, MI – Defeated previously undefeated Dakota 32-17. Now move onto the the State semifinals where they face Catholic Central
21) Jenks (11-0) – Jenks, OK – Survived in the first round of the playoffs with a 14-10 win over Owasso
22) Bishop Gorman (10-2) – Las Vegas, NV – Defeated Spring Valley 56-0.
23) Carroll (9-1) – Southlake, TX – Defeated Bowie 56-14
24) Blue Springs (12-0) – Blue Springs, MO – Defeated Lee’s Summit 63-21
25) Folsom (10-0) – Folsom, CA – Defeated Lincoln 50-14