National Week 6 high school football composite rankings: St. John Bosco edges Bishop Gorman for top spot in rankings

Kendall Webb

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National Week 6 high school football composite rankings: St. John Bosco edges Bishop Gorman for top spot in rankings image

St. John Bosco takes over the No. 1 position in The Sporting News Composite rankings with five No. 1 votes to Bishop Gorman's three.

One week after surviving a close call at home against the unranked Kahuku [HI] Red Raiders, the Mater Dei [Santa Ana, CA] Monarchs finally ran out of luck.

Mater Dei managed to hold off that Kahuku squad, 21-18, but the end result suggested the kings of California were living on borrowed time. A 21-game win streak is a long run for any team, even a two-time defending national champion like the Monarchs. But after watching Mater Dei struggle for most of its first two games, including a 26-23 win in the season opener at the St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders, there was a sense of inevitability.

This Monarchs team would eventually fall.

And fall they did last week, as the Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies raced out to a 33-7 halftime lead (including a 28-0 first-quarter blitzkrieg) before holding on while Mater Dei mounted the expected comeback. The Monarchs stormed out of the halftime to go on a 29-0 third-quarter rampage, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes of their first-half meltdown to take a 36-33 lead at the end of the third quarter. At that point, it felt like the Monarchs had figured out how to escape again.

But this time, the Huskies would not be denied. A field goal followed by a late touchdown in the fourth quarter gave the hosts all they would need to hold off the champions in a stunning 43-36 upset in Corona. Now, the Monarchs fall again – this time in The Sporting News High School Football Composite Rankings.

Mater Dei tumbled from No. 1 to No. 7 in The Sporting News High School Football Top 25 yesterday, and, they also fell from the top spot in all of the other lists that comprise SN's Composite Rankings. That includes the Sports Illustrated Power 25 where they slipped all the way to No. 18. In the composite, they settled in at No. 8 – still one spot ahead of that Centennial squad at No. 9.

St. John Bosco, Bishop Gorman split the No. 1 votes in the wake of Mater Dei's loss

The St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves are the new No. 1 this week after picking up five No. 1 votes from the eight selectors that make up SN's composite rankings. The Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas, NV] Gaels collected the other three so, for the first time in 2025, we don't have a unanimous No. 1 team.

Mater Dei's loss also spoiled the potential for a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between Mater Dei and Bishop Gorman this Friday. Instead, the Monarchs will visit the No. 2/SN No. 1 Gaels as the nation's No. 8/SN No. 7 ranked team, looking to cling to their suddenly fragile dreams of a third straight national championship. That game is also The Sporting News High School Football Game of the Week.

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National Week 6 high school football composite rankings

Every week, we'll compile the rankings from those eight different national selectors to create an all-in-one composite list of the teams in the order of most points accumulated.

The main reason? There is no consensus!

Take for instance Mater Dei this week. The Monarchs still rank as high as No. 5 in Blue Star Media's rankings while they've fallen all the way to No. 18 in Sports Illustrated's Power 25. For the record, they check in at No. 7 in the latest edition of The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.

Teams ranked in our composite index include the Top 25 from each of the following rankings:

SN – The Sporting News High School Football Top 25
BSM – Blue Star Media Elite 25
ESP – ESPN Top 25
HFA – High School Football America Top 300
MAS – Massey Ratings
MAX – MaxPreps National Football Rankings
S25 – Sports Illustrated National High School Football Power 25
USA – USA Today Super 25

A first place vote is worth 25 points, second place worth 24 points, third place worth 23 points ... and so forth through 25th place which nets one point. With eight polls in use, a consensus top-ranked team receives up to 200 points. When possible, ties are resolved in order of the team ranked by the most selectors followed by the team receiving the highest ranking from any one or more selectors; if they are still tied, then we will try to resolve the tie by the team receiving the lowest ranking from any one or more selectors. If it is still tied, we will note it as a (tie) in parentheses.

Here are this week's top 25 in our composite rankings:

^{NR — Not ranked}

#	TEAM	Points	SN	BSM	ESP	HFA	MAS	MAX	S25	USA
1	St. John Bosco [CA]	197	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
2	Bishop Gorman [NV]	193	1	4	2	2	1	2	2	1
3	Grayson [GA]	172	5	7	4	3	3	4	5	5
4	IMG Academy [FL]	168	3	3	3	4	15	5	4	3
5	St. Frances Academy [MD]	158	6	12	5	5	12	3	3	4
6	Buford [GA]	148	9	8	7	7	4	11	8	6
7	Duncanville [TX]	146	4	9	9	9	7	10	7	7
8	Mater Dei [CA]	134	7	5	6	12	9	8	18	9
9	Centennial [CA]	113	13	15	11	11	18	7	12	8
10	Mission Viejo [CA]	110	11	25	14	8	16	6	10	11
11	North Crowley [TX]	107	10	6	15	16	5	22	6	21
12	Corner Canyon [UT]	106	15	10	19	14	6	15	13	10
13	Bergen Catholic [NJ]	99	12	11	10	6	NR	17	9	18
14	St. Thomas Aquinas [FL]	98	8	13	8	13	NR	14	16	12
15	Southlake [TX] Carroll	81	17	2	13	23	8	18	24	22
16	Santa Margarita [CA]	74	16	NR	17	10	NR	9	11	19
17	Sierra Canyon [CA]	64	19	21	12	NR	20	13	20	13
18	DeMatha [MD]	60	22	18	18	17	21	16	17	17
19	Edna Karr [LA]	60	18	NR	22	19	22	12	15	14
20	Chaminade-Madonna [FL]	60	14	14	16	22	NR	20	21	15
21	Thompson [AL]	47	NR	18	23	15	NR	23	14	16
22	Milton [GA]	36	20	17	20	18	NR	NR	19	NR
23	Carrollton [GA]	30	NR	23	NR	NR	10	21	NR	20
24	Bixby [OK]	22	NR	16	NR	NR	14	NR	NR	NR
25	Grimsley [NC]	20	21	NR	24	NR	NR	19	22	24

For full team write-ups and capsules — including how each team performed last week and what's on tap next — check out The Sporting News High School Football Top 25 rankings.

OTHER TEAMS RECEIVING POINTS

Beyond our weekly composite top 25, there were a total of 17 teams receiving a vote from at least one of our eight contributing rankings:

26. Basha [AZ], 16
27. Thomas County Central [GA], 15
28. Allen [TX], 5
29. Orange Lutheran [CA], 10
30. Aledo [TX], 10
31. (tie) Brownsburg [IN], 11
31. (tie) Mt. Carmel [IL], 7
33. De La Salle [CA], 8
34. Bryant [AR], 7
35. (tie) Cass Tech [MI], 2
35. (tie) La Salle College [PA], 2
35. (tie) Liberty [AZ], 2
35. (tie) Lincoln [CA], 2
35. (tie) Randle [TX], 1
40. (tie) American Heritage [FL], 1
40. (tie) Folsom [CA], 1
40. (tie) South Oak Cliff [TX], 1

PREVIOUSLY RANKED TEAMS NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING VOTES

Archbishop Hoban [OH]; Archbishop Moeller [OH]; Atascocita [TX]; Creekside [GA]; DeSoto [TX]; Douglas County [GA]; East St. Louis [IL]; Jenks [OK]; Langston Hughes [GA]; North Shore [TX]; Northwestern [FL]; Prosper [TX]; St. Joseph's Prep [PA]; Skyridge [UT]; Summer Creek [TX]; Westlake [TX]

National schedule for teams in composite rankings this week

Here is every game this week featuring teams ranked in the national composite rankings.

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^{NR — Not ranked; in cases where The Sporting News Top 25 ranking diverges from the rankings above, the composite ranking is listed first followed by the TSN ranking in parentheses.}

Thursday, September 18, 2025

NR Rockwall [TX] Yellowjackets (1-2) at No. 11/SN No. 10 North Crowley [Fort Worth, TX] Panthers (3-0 — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 35 (tie)/SN No. 24 Randle [Richmond, TX] Lions (3-0) at NR Fort Bend Marshall [Missouri City, TX] Buffalos (2-0)
No. 40 (tie)/SN No. 25 South Oak Cliff [Dallas, TX] Bears (2-1) at NR Spruce [Dallas, TX] Timberwolves (1-2) — 8:15 p.m. EST (7:15 p.m. CST local)
No. 17/SN No. 19 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers (4-0) at No. 29 Orange [CA] Lutheran Lancers (3-1) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)

Friday, September 19, 2025

No. 4/SN No. 3 IMG Academy [Bradenton, FL] Ascenders (3-0) at Mandarin [Jacksonville, FL] Mustangs (4-0) — 6:30 p.m. EST local
NR Hewlett Sports Academy [Waldorf, MD] Eagles (1-2) at No. 5/SN No. 6 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers (2-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 14/SN No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders (3-1) at McArthur [Hollywood, FL] Mustangs (2-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 25/SN No. 21 Grimsley [Greensboro, NC] Whirlies (3-0) at NR Southwest Guilford [High Point, NC] Cowboys (1-3) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Mt. Zion Prep Academy [Lanham, MD] Warriors (0-4) at No. 18/SN No. 22 DeMatha [Hyattsville, MD] Stags (3-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Fishers [IN] Tigers (3-1) at No. 31 (tie) Brownsburg [IN] Bulldogs (4-0) — 7 p.m. EST local
No. 35 (tie) Cass Tech [Detroit, MI] Technicians (3-0) at King [Detroit, MI] Crusaders (2-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Central [Miami, FL] Rockets at No. 40 (tie) American Heritage [Plantation, FL] Patriots (1-2) — 7 p.m. EST local
NR Grovetown [GA] Warriors (3-1) at No. 3/SN No. 5 Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams (4-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
NR Discovery [Lawrenceville, GA] Titans (0-3) at No. 6/SN No. 9 Buford [GA] Wolves (4-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
NR Chattahoochee [Alpharetta, GA] Cougars (1-3) at No. 22/SN No. 20 Milton [GA] Eagles (3-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
NR Parker [Birmingham, AL] Thundering Herd (4-0) at No. 23 Carrollton [GA] Trojans (5-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
No. 7/SN No. 4 Duncanville [TX] Panthers (1-0) at Waxahachie [TX] Indians (2-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Trinity [Euless, TX] Trojans (3-0) at No. 15/SN No. 17 Southlake [TX] Carroll Dragons (3-0) —8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR McDonogh 35 [New Orleans, LA] Roneagles (1-1) at No. 19/SN No. 18 Edna Karr [New Orleans, LA] Cougars (2-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Vestavia Hills [AL] Rebels (3-1) at No. 21 Thompson [Alabaster, AL] Warriors (3-1) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
NR Choctaw [OK] Yellowjackets (1-1) at No. 24 Bixby [OK] Spartans (2-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 28 Allen [TX] Eagles (3-0) at NR Plano [TX] Wildcats (3-0) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 30 Aledo [TX] Bearcats (3-0) at NR Birdville [North Richland Hills, TX] Hawks (2-1) — 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST local)
No. 31 (tie) Mt. Carmel [Chicago, IL] Caravan at NR Saint Ignatius College Prep [Chicago, IL] Wolfpack (1-2) — 8:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. CST local)
NR Lone Peak [Highland, UT] Knights at No. 12/SN No. 15 Corner Canyon [Draper, UT] Chargers (5-0) — 9 p.m. EST (8 p.m. MST local)
No. 8/SN No. 7 Mater Dei [Santa Ana, CA] Monarchs (2-1) at No. 2/SN No. 1 Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas, NV] Gaels (4-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
NR St. Louis [Honolulu, HI] Crusaders (3-0) at No. 1/SN No. 2 St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves (4-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
No. 10/SN No. 11 Mission Viejo [CA] Diablos at McCallie [Chattanooga, TN] Blue Tornado (3-1) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
No. 9/SN No. 13 Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies at Rancho Cucamonga [CA] Cougars (1-3) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
NR Mountain View [Mesa, AZ] Toros (2-1) at No. 26/SN No. 23 Basha [Chandler, AZ] Bears (3-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
No. 33 De La Salle [Concord, CA] Spartans (3-0) at Grant [Sacramento, CA] Pacers (2-2) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
NR ALA-Queen Creek [AZ] Patriots (0-3) at No. 35 (tie) Liberty [Peoria, AZ] Lions (2-1) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
NR Frontier [Bakersfield, CA] Titans (1-2) at No. 35 (tie) Lincoln [San Diego, CA] Hornets (3-1) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)
No. 40 (tie) Folsom [CA] Bulldogs (3-1) at NR Rocklin [CA] Thunder (3-0) — 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local)

Saturday, September 20, 2025

NR Pope John XXIII [Sparta, NJ] Lions (1-2) at No. 13/SN No. 12 Bergen Catholic [Oradell, NJ] Crusaders (3-0) — 1 p.m. EST local

IDLE

No. 16/SN No. 16 Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles (3-1); No. 20/SN No. 14 Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions (2-1); No. 27 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets (5-0); No. 34 Bryant [AR] Hornets (3-0); No. 35 (tie) La Salle College [Wyndmoor, PA] Explorers (4-0)

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Kendall Webb

Kendall Webb is a freelance writer with The Sporting News and the former publisher of the College Football America Yearbook. He is a proud alumnus of Kilgore College (AA), the University of Texas at Austin (BJ), Middle Tennessee State University (BS), and Harvard University (ALM). Webb has attended a high school or college football game in more than 40 states during his career as a freelance journalist, and he remains an avid follower of team sports at all levels.