Bethel Park Moves Into USA Today Super 25

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Two Top 25 teams saw their 2008 seasons come to a close on a down note over the weekend. Former #3 Gateway (Monroeville, PA) lost 10-6 to Bethel Park in the WPIAL AAAA championship game, which moves BP into the poll at #23. Also new to the poll is Utah's Timpview, which won its third straight 4A title last weekend. The Thunderbirds take over the #24 spot vacated by Northside (Warner Robins, GA), which lost to unbeaten Camden County in the second round of the Georgia high school football playoffs.

Here's the new Top 25...

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