Gateway Moves Up To #3 in USA Today Super 25

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Defending Texas Class 5A champ Trinity (Euless, TX) waited patiently all year for USA Today Super 25 pre-season #1 Byrnes (Duncan, SC) to slip-up. When Byrnes lost to Dorman on Saturday, Trinity was more than happy to climb one spot and put the bullseye on its chest. Byrnes tumbles out of the Top 25, while Dorman enters the poll at #14.

Here's the new rankings...

1. Trinity (Euless, TX) 8-0, LW: #2
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 7-0, LW: #3
3. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 9-0, LW: #4
4. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 8-0, LW: #5
5. Long Beach Poly (CA) 7-0, LW: #6
6. Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) 8-0, LW: #7
7. Skyline (Issaquah, WA) 8-0, LW: #8
8. Centennial (Corona, CA) 7-0, LW: #10
9. Madison County (Madison, FL) 6-0, LW: #11
10. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 9-0, LW: #12
11. Lakeland (FL) 7-0, LW: #13
12. River Hill (Clarksville, MD) 8-0, LW: #9
13. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 9-0, LW: #14
14. Dorman (Roebuck, SC) 9-0, LW: NR
15. Lake Travis (Austin, TX) 8-0, LW: #15
16. Allen (TX) 7-1, LW: #16
17. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) 9-0, LW: #17
18. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) 10-0, LW: #18
19. Elder (Cincinnati, OH) 9-1, LW: #19
20. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 5-1, LW: #20
21. Tuscaloosa County (Northport, AL) 9-0, LW: #21
22. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 6-1, LW: #22
23. St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) 7-0, LW: #23
24. Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 7-1, LW: #24
25. Oceanside (CA) 7-0, LW: #25