US High School Top 25 – MaxPreps

MaxPreps’ XCELLENT 25 has come out and it actually features 4 high schools from Texas.  Would you believe that once again California, Florida, and Texas account for nearly half the teams in the top 25?  Considering the best athletes tend to come out of those states, I’m not really surprised.  Aledo is the lone wolf of the group from Texas however, being the only team of 4A status in the group.  The others are much larger schools with more talent to choose from.  I look forward to seeing some of their games this season.  SidelineBlog will have members represented at a lot of these three teams games this season and will be posting video footage of most of them.  Here is the Top 25 High School Football teams brought to you by MaxPreps:

MaxPreps Preseason Top 25

Rank	School	State
1	Don Bosco Prep	Ramsey, New Jersey
2	Armwood	Seffner, Florida
3	De La Salle	Concord, California
4	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5	Allen	Allen, Texas
6	Prattville	Prattville, Alabama
7	Trinity	Euless, Texas
8	Pleasant Grove	Elk Grove, California
9	St. Edward	Lakewood, Ohio
10	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, Nevada
11	Katy	Katy, Texas
12	South Panola	Batesville, Mississippi
13	Centennial	Corona, California
14	Glades Central	Belle Glade, Florida
15	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Olney, Maryland
16	Harrison	Farmington Hills, Michigan
17	Dwyer	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
18	Warren Central	Indianapolis, Indiana
19	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, Ohio
20	Trinity	Louisville, Kentucky
21	Aledo	Aledo, Tx
22	Oaks Christian	Westlake Village, California
23	Bellevue	Bellevue, Washington
24	Chaparral	Scottsdale, Arizona
25	Grayson	Loganville, Georgia

Preseason picks done by MaxPreps.com

Lake Travis Ranked #8 in the Nation!

Yes, you saw that right.  Lake Travis high school in Lakeway, Tx (my biggest rival growing up in high school) is ranked in the Top 10 in both the Xcellent 25 (sports writers poll) and the Freeman Computer Rankings.  To be completely honest with you, I have never understood how the high school rankings really worked.  Last year they we never even close to the Top 25 but because they have won 3 State Championships in a row (07′, 08′ and 09′) they are now ranked in the Top 25.  What scares me though is that I really don’t think they have what it takes this season to win another Championship.  The one time they finally skirt the Top 25, they may not even stay there but for a few weeks.  If they can make it to District play undefeated, you can pretty much sew up the rest of the regular season because the only team I see stepping in there way might be Dripping Springs.  I will be reporting all future rankings through SidelineBlog if you are interesting in seeing what the future holds for these high school teams. Well, here you go with your rankings for the week.  This is a nationwide computer ranking system so if you do not see your school up there, its really not my fault.  I am open to ideas for my own High School poll if you guys want.

Freeman Computer Rankings

Ranking	School	City/State	Record
1	Shiloh Christian	Springdale, AR	1-0
2	Trinity	Euless, Tx	1-0
3	Westlake	Westlake Village, CA	0-0
4	South Panola	Batesville, MS	3-0
5	Abilene	Abilene, TX	1-0
6	Bingham	South Jordan, UT	3-0
7	Dwyer	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	0-0
8	Lake Travis	Austin, TX	2-0
9	DeMatha	Hyattsville, MD	0-0
10	Dorman	Roebuck, SC	2-0
11	Colerain	Cincinnati, OH	2-0
12	Hamilton	Chandler, AZ	3-0
13	West Monroe	West Monroe, LA	1-0
14	Grant	Sacramento, CA	1-0
15	Mullen	Denver, CO	1-0
16	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Olney, MD	1-0
17	Glenville	Cleveland, OH	1-0
18	Sierra	Gadena, CA	1-0
19	Servite	Anaheim, CA	1-0
20	North Gwinnett	Suwanee, GA	3-0
21	Highlands	Fort Thomas, KY	3-0
22	Rockhurst	Kansas City, MO	2-0
23	Catholic Central	Novi, MI	2-0
24	De La Salle	Concord, CA	0-0
25	St. Xavier	Louisville, KY	2-0

MaxPreps Computer Nationwide Top 25 Poll