With the regular season coming to an end in many states and the postseason already here for some, the most important time of the high school football season has officially arrived as the calendar turns from October to November.
Teams in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 rankings have experienced their fair share of headline-grabbing drama the last few weeks, and Week 11 was no different as two new teams joined the fray following a couple of upsets.
Not only did we see two upsets, we saw two of the longest winning streaks in the country come to an end featuring the two teams we thought were the best in Oklahoma and Louisiana.
For the Sooner State, the battle between the state's top two programs turned into a defensive slugfest. In the end it was Broken
Arrow coming out on top 17-14 ending Bixby's 24-game win streak.
The Louisiana matchup was not as close as St. Augustine (LA). Not only did St. Augustine (LA) beat Edna Karr (LA), but the Purple Knights also crushed the Cougars 52-14, ending what was a 35-game win streak.
Out west, the game of the week and maybe the comeback of the year happened in California as Mater Dei (CA) clawed its way back from a two-score deficit in the final few minutes and scored a last-minute touchdown and two-point conversion to beat St. John Bosco.
Those were the three biggest games, but they weren't the only notable matchups in the Super 25. See the full Super 25 Week 12 football rankings below.
1. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 1
Last Result: Santa Margarita 43, Orange Lutheran (CA) 21
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 2
Last Result: St. Thomas Aquinas 49, West Broward (FL) 8
3. Buford (GA)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: 3
Last Result: Buford 67, Discovery (GA) 0
4. Allen (TX)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: 4
Last Result: Allen 56, McKinney Boyd (TX) 14
5. Columbus (Miami, FL)
Record: 9-1
Previous Rank: 5
Last Result: Idle
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)
Record: 8-1
Previous Rank: 6
Last Result: Bishop Gorman 50, Mater Academy East Las Vegas (NV) 7
7. IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: 7
Last Result: IMG Academy 42, The Hun School (NJ), 14
8. North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: 8
Last Result: North Crowley 72, Mansfield (TX) 10
9. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 9
Last Result: Sierra Canyon 56, Bishop Amat (CA) 7
10. The St. James Academy (Springfield, VA)
Record: 8-1
Previous Rank: 10
Last Result: The St. James Academy 40, Loudoun Sports Academy (VA) 0
11. Carrollton (GA)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 11
Last Result: Carrollton 48, East Coweta (GA) 17
12. Baylor (Chattanooga, TN)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 12
Last Result: Baylor 21, Knoxville Catholic (TN) 7
13. Thomas County Central (Thomasville, GA)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: 14
Last Result: Thomas County Central 26, Coffee (GA) 7
14. Brownsburg (IN)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 15
Last Result: Brownsburg 48, Zionsville (IN) 10
15. De La Salle (Concord, CA)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: 16
Last Result: De La Salle 56, Amador Valley (CA) 7
16. Hough (Cornelius, NC)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: 17
Last Result: Hough 49, Hopewell (NC) 0
17. Trinity (Louisville, KY)
Record: 9-1
Previous Rank: 18
Last Result: Idle
18. C.E. King (Houston, TX)
Record: 8-1
Previous Rank: 19
Last Result: C. E. King 27, Summer Creek (TX) 20
19. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Record: 8-2
Previous Rank: 20
Last Result: Mater Dei 36, St. John Bosco (CA) 35
20. East St. Louis (IL)
Record: 8-1
Previous Rank: 21
Last Result: East St. Louis 69, Reavis (IL) 0
21. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)
Record: 7-3
Previous Rank: 13
Last Result: Mater Dei (CA) 36, St. John Bosco 35
22. Waxahachie (TX)
Record: 8-1
Previous Rank: 22
Last Result: Waxahachie 34, Crowley (TX) 0
23. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
Record: 6-2
Previous Rank: 25
Last Result: St. Frances Academy 21, Clarkson North (Ontario) 16
24. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA)
Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: NR
Last Result: Central Catholic 45, Hempfield Area (PA) 0
25. Tupelo (MS)
Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: NR
Last Result: Tupelo 44, Lewisburg (MS) 0
Watch List
- Bishop Watterson (OH)
- Broken Arrow (OK)
- Cass Tech (MI)
- Liberty (AZ)
- St. Augustine (LA)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: High school football rankings: Major upsets shake up USA TODAY Sports Super 25
