Manatee High School new #1 in High School Football America Top 25

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct. 16, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA - There’s a new #1 in the latest High School Football America Top 25 that was released today.

While nobody truly knows what would have happened had Santa Margarita (California) quarterback Johnny Stanton not gone down with a knee injury, it is clear that the Eagles aren’t the same team without the Nebraska-bound Stanton.  That was proven last Friday night when the top-ranked Eagles lost to a very good Mater Dei team 24-7.

That loss is Manatee’s gain, as the Bradenton, Florida high school slides into the top spot. Like Santa Margarita, the Hurricanes will have to play the rest of the season without their star running back Anthony Lauro, who like Stanton, is out for the season with a torn ACL.

However, that’s not the only change as #5 Byrnes (South Carolina) and #10 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) all tasted defeat this weekend. Santa Margarita and BC drop out of the poll, but Byrnes stays in after the close 22-18 loss to Gaffney.

Two newcomers are: Mater Dei (California) at #23 and St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania). Both teams are coming off solid victories over previously unbeaten foes.  Mater Dei’s only loss was by one-point to #13 Narbonne earlier this year.

High School Football America Top 25

1. Manatee (Bradenton, FL) 6-0
2. DeSoto (Texas) 6-0
3. John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 7-0
4. Bellevue (Washington) 7-0
5. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 8-0
6. Trinity (Louisville, KY) 8-0
7. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 6-0
8. Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 7-0
9. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA) 7-0
10. Hoover (Alabama) 8-0
11. Ensworth (Nashville, TN) 8-0
12. Katy (Texas) 6-0
13. Narbonne (Harbor City, CA) 7-0
14. Butler (Matthews, NC) 8-0
15. University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 6-0
16. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 8-0
17. Bishop Gorman (Nevada) 6-1
18. North Allegheny (Wexford, PA) 7-0
19. Good Counsel (Maryland) 6-1
20. Steele (Cibolo, TX) 6-0
21. Grayson (Loganville, GA) 6-1
22. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NY) 5-1
23. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 6-1
24. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, PA) 6-0
25. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 7-1

Dropped-out: Santa Margarita (CA), Bergen Catholic (NJ)

Others receiving consideration in alphabetical order:
Allen (Texas), Abilene (Texas), American Heritage (Florida), Bentonville (Arkansas), Carmel (Indiana), Coppell (Texas), Dwyer (Florida), Goose Creek (South Carolina), Lassiter (Georgia), Mission Viejo (California), St. Edward (Ohio), St. Joseph Regional (New Jersey), St. John Bosco (California), Southlake Carroll (Texas)

For more information on the High School Football America Top 25, please go to www.highschoofootballamerica.com.