
The new USA TODAY TOP 25 poll is out. Allen High School(TX) storm into the top 20 with a 56-23 spanking of then No.18 Plano.
1. Byrnes, Duncan, S.C. (8-0)
Previous: 1. Result: QB Chas Dodd completed 10 of 12 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-7 win vs. Hillcrest (Simpsonville). Marcus Lattimore had seven carries for 120 yards and two TDs. Next: Friday at Dorman (Roebuck).
2. Trinity, Euless, Texas (7-0)
Previous: 2. Result: QB Denarius McGhee connected on 16 of 21 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns and Dontrayevous Robinson had two touchdown runs in a 49-7 win vs. Central (Keller). Damien Hart also rushed for 95 yards and a TD. Next: Friday at Grapevine.
3. St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale (6-0)
Previous: 4. Result: QB Ryan Becker threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns and had a 2-yard TD run in a 65-10 win vs. previously unbeaten Deerfield Beach. RB James White ran for two TDs, and RB Giovanni Bernard had a 3-yard TD run and a 74-yard kickoff return for a TD. Next: Friday vs. South Broward (Hollywood).
4. Gateway, Monroeville, Pa. (8-0)
Previous: 3. Result: RB Brian Williams ran for scores of 34 and 25 yards and QB Robbie Kalkstein had two touchdown passes, including an 80-yarder to Josh Vermeulen, in a 56-3 win vs. Connellsville Area (Connellsville). Next: Thursday vs. McKeesport.
5. Armwood, Seffner, Fla. (7-0)
Previous: 5. Result: Angelo Hadley had two interceptions and returned one of them 35 yards for a TD in a 35-0 win vs. Plant City. It was Armwood's fourth shutout. Next: Friday at Hillsborough (Tampa).
6. Long Beach Poly, Long Beach (6-0)
Previous: 6. Result: Eli Edwards recovered two fumbles and Matauaina Iosia returned an interception 90 yards for a TD in a 50-7 win vs. Millikan (Long Beach). Iosia also combined with George Daily-Lyles to sack Millikan QB Jake Holtz for a safety. Next: Friday vs. Wilson (Long Beach).
7. Lowndes, Valdosta, Ga. (7-0)
Previous: 8. Result: Idle. Next: Friday vs. Houston County (Warner Robins).
8. Skyline, Issaquah, Wash. (7-0)
Previous: 15. Result: QB Jake Heaps threw for 322 yards and four TDs and ran for a TD in a 38-0 win vs. Issaquah. The Spartans have outscored opponents 296-8. Next: Friday vs. Redmond.
9. River Hill, Clarksville, Md. (7-0)
Previous: 9. Result: Michael Campanaro ran for four TDs and QB Luke Hostetler ran for two TDs in a 41-0 win vs. Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville). Next: Saturday vs. Wilde Lake (Columbia).
10. Centennial, Corona, Calif. (6-0)
Previous: 10. Result: RB Arthur Burns ran for 119 yards and two TDs and QB Taylor Martinez threw two TD passes to Ricky Marvray in a 38-8 win vs. King (Riverside). Next: Friday vs. Poly (Riverside).
11. Madison County, Madison, Fla. (5-0)
Previous: 11. Result: Kelvin Singletary, stepping in for injured QB Chris Thompson, had a 3-yard TD run and RB Cory Akins scored on runs of 5 and 60 yards in a 20-10 win at Bartram Trail (Jacksonville). Next: Friday at Fort White.
12. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (8-0)
Previous: 12. Result: RB Nicholas Parker ran for 144 yards and a TD and QB David Renfroe hooked up with Nicklos Brassell for a 75-yard TD pass play in a 14-13 win at Tupelo. The Tigers' 83rd consecutive win was guaranteed only when they stopped Tupelo's two-point conversion attempt late in the game. Next: Friday vs. Southaven.
13. Lakeland, Fla. (6-0)
Previous: 13. Result: Idle. Next: Friday vs. Jenkins (Lakeland).
14. Oscar Smith, Chesapeake, Va. (8-0)
Previous: 14. Result: RB Perry Jones ran for 147 yards and four TDs in a 40-6 win at Nansemond River (Suffolk). QB Phillip Sims threw TD passes of 73 and 53 yards to Tim Smith. Next: Friday at Deep Creek (Chesapeake).
15. Lake Travis, Austin (8-0)
Previous: 16. Result: QB Garrett Gilbert passed for 376 yards and five TDs in a 57-0 win at Hendrickson (Pflugerville). It was the Cavaliers' second consecutive shutout. Next: Idle.
16. Allen, Texas (6-1)
Previous: Not ranked. Result: QB Matt Brown threw for 159 yards and all four of his TD passes were to Dakarai Pecikonis in a 56-23 defeat of then-No. 18 Plano. Brown also rushed for 137 yards and another TD. Next: Friday vs. Jesuit (Dallas).
17. Stone Bridge, Ashburn, Va. (8-0)
Previous: 17. Result: WR Michael Prince had TD runs of 9 and 93 yards and caught a 20-yard TD pass in a 35-0 win at James Madison (Vienna). It was the Bulldogs' third shutout and second in a row. Next: Friday at Jefferson (Alexandria).
18. Glenville, Cleveland (9-0)
Previous: 19. Result: Mike Edwards and Shane Wynn each ran back punts for TDs in a 47-0 defeat of East Tech (Cleveland). Edwards also had a 28-yard run for a TD in addition to his 57-yard punt-return score. Wynn caught a 20-yard TD reception and had a 44-yard punt-return TD. The shutout was the Tarblooders' fifth. Next: Friday vs. Cleveland East.
19. Elder, Cincinnati (8-1)
Previous: 20. Result: QB Mark Miller threw two of his three TD passes to WR Michael Del Prince in a 48-14 defeat of Benedictine (Cleveland). Next: Friday vs. Western Hills (Cincinnati).
20. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (4-1)
Previous: 21. Result: Idle. Next: Saturday at Ridgewood.
21. Tuscaloosa County, Northport, Ala. (8-0)
Previous: 22. Result: QB Brett Booth threw for 196 yards, all in the first half, and had TD passes of 53, 42 and 31 yards in a 51-6 win at Bryant (Cottondale). Next: Friday at Minor (Adamsville).
22. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (5-1)
Previous: 23. Result: QB Blake Wayne ran for two TDs and passed for two TDs in a 63-7 win vs. Foothill (Pleasanton). The Spartans scored 56 unanswered points. The Spartans had three interceptions, including Andrew White's 40-yard interception return for a TD. De La Salle also held Foothill to 36 yards rushing. Next: Friday at Amador Valley (Pleasanton).
23. St. Xavier, Louisville (6-0)
Previous: 24. Result: Idle. Next: Friday at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville).
24. Northside, Warner Robins, Ga. (6-1)
Previous: 25. Result: Idle. Next: Thursday vs. Tift County (Tifton).
25. Oceanside, Calif. (6-0)
Previous: Not ranked. Result: The Pirates won their 18th in a row, defeating previously unbeaten Westview (San Diego) 49-7. QB Jordan Wynn threw for 216 yards and two TDs and ran for a TD. Oceanside sacked Westview QB Tommy Hansen five times and intercepted him four times, including one for a TD on Jerry Whittaker's 12-yard return. Next: Friday at Mount Carmel (San Diego).
Dropped out: No. 7 Carmel, Ind.; No. 18 Plano, Texas.
USA TODAY's Super 25 rankings were compiled by Jim Halley. Among criteria considered are a team's strength of schedule, quality of wins and players.Next rankings: Oct. 28.
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