High School on SI Texas High School Football Top 25 Rankings, Oct. 14

Take a look at which teams moved up or down in the Top 25 poll after Week 7

C.E. King quarterback Timothy Potts throws a pass against Humble Summer Creek during a game in Week 7. / Franklin Jenkins

The Top 25 in Texas High School football remained mostly unchanged this week. 

Two teams in the rankings lost last week. Dallas-Fort Worth area teams make up a majority of the Top 10.

Here’s a look at who we think are the Top 25 teams in the state heading into Week 8. 

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TOP 25 

1. Southlake Carroll (7-0)

Previous ranking: 1

Last week: beat Haslet V.R. Eaton, 66-7

What to know: Riley Dodge picked up career win No. 100 last week and he’s now 100-9 as a head coach. 

Up next: vs. Justin Northwest, Oct. 17

2. Allen (6-0)

Previous ranking: 2

Last week: beat Princeton, 62-14

What to know: Eagles play a 4-2 Plano West team this week but next week Prosper looks in a Top-10 battle.

Up next: vs. Plano West, Oct. 17

3. Richmond Dr. Thomas E. Randle (6-0)

Previous ranking: 3

Last week: beat Texas City, 25-7

What to know: QB Tyler Skrabanek threw for 3 TDs and 233 in what was a rather low-scoring game for the Lions.

Up next: vs. Baytown Lee, Oct. 17

4. Austin Lake Travis (6-0)

Previous ranking: 4

Last week: beat Del Valle, 56-14

What to know: Despite having only 9 carries and 54 yards, Vann Hopping ran for 3 TDs in a win last week. Big game this week against Dripping Springs.

Up next: at Dripping Springs, Oct. 17

5. Celina (7-0)

Previous ranking: 5

Last week: beat Sulphur Springs, 38-14

What to know: The winning streak is now at 23 in a row for the Class 4A Division I champs. 

Up next: at Paris, Oct. 24

6. Aledo (7-0)

Previous ranking: 6

Last week: beat Granbury, 61-0

What to know: The Bearcats got their 2nd shutout of the yea. The defense still hasn’t allowed more than 2 TD in any game this year. 

Up next: at North Richland Hills, Oct. 24

7. Prosper (5-0)

Previous ranking: 8

Last week: beat Plano, 45-14

What to know: Jason Miller accounted for 5 TDs last week for the Eagles, opening with a 69-yard run in the first quarter. 

Up next: at McKinney, Oct. 17

8. Fort Worth North Crowley (5-1)

Previous ranking: 9

Last week: beat Mansfield Lake Ridge, 62-17

What to know: Since losing, the Panthers have scored 130 points in the past two games.

Up next: at Weatherford, Oct. 17

9. Duncanville (3-1)

Previous ranking: 10

Last week: beat DeSoto, 48-28

What to know: In a pivotal district game last week, a 28-20 lead at halftime turned into a blowout in the second half thanks to QB Maximus The Great Denson.

Up next: at Lancaster, Oct. 17

10. Dallas South Oak Cliff (5-1)

Previous ranking: 11

Last week: Idle

What to know: The Golden Bears, 3-0 in District 5-5A Division II, will face a Wilson team that is also 3-0 in district play. 

Up next: at Dallas Woodrow Wilson, Oct. 17

11. Austin Westlake (5-1)

Previous ranking: 12

Last week:  beat Austin, 58-14

What to know: Senior RB Sebastian Henault tied a season-high with 3 rushing TD for the Chaparrals. 

Up next: at Austin Bowie, Oct. 17

12. Galena Park North Shore (5-1)

Previous ranking: 13

Last week: beat Goose Creek Memorial, 76-15

What to know: Junior Kaden Bradley had 2 catches for 89 yards and both went for touchdowns last week for the Mustnags. 

Up next: at Channelview, Oct. 17

13. Dripping Springs (7-0)

Previous ranking: 14

Last week: beat Austin James Bowie, 28-21

What to know: QB Chase Ames scored on a 5-yard run to break a tie and help the Tigers escape a possible upset last week. 

Up next: vs. Austin Lake Travis, Oct. 17

14. Houston C.E. King (5-1)

Previous ranking: NR

Last week: beat Humble Summer Creek, 42-28

What to know: The Panthers raised eyebrows with a win against Humble Atascocita in late September. Last week, they knocked off Summer Creek and forced 5 fumbles in the game.

Up next: vs. Humble, Oct. 17

15. Humble Summer Creek (5-1)

Previous ranking: 7

Last week: lost to Houston C.E. King, 42-28

What to know: Noah Spinks passed for 386 yards in last week’s loss, but the rushing game had 13 carries for 29 yards. 

Up next: vs. Baytown Goose Creek Memorial, Oct. 18

16. Carthage (6-0)

Previous ranking: 15

Last week: beat Center, 60-14

What to know: QB Jett Surratt threw for 328 yards and 6 TDs last week. This week, the Bulldogs face a 5-1 Athens squad.

Up next: vs. Athens, Oct. 17

17. Spring Branch Smithson Valley (5-1)

Previous ranking: 16

Last week: beat San Antonio Wagner, 48-7

What to know: Three-star recruit Ty Knutson accounted for 4 touchdowns in the win against Wagner in Week 7.

Up next: at Seguin, Oct. 17

18. Brenham (6-0)

Previous ranking: 17

Last week: beat Waco, 48-0

What to know: K Bleu Cienega made 4 PATs and booted 2 field goals in last week’s win for the Cubs.

Up next: at Bryan Rudder, Oct. 17

19. Dickinson (6-0)

Previous ranking: 18

Last week: Idle

What to know: A win this week would allow the Gators to tie the best start since 2018. That year, they went 10-2 and won 7 in a row to start the year.

Up next: at Brazoswood, Oct. 17

20. Fort Bend Ridge Point (7-0)

Previous ranking: 19

Last week: beat Fort Bend John Foster Dulles, 77-0

What to know: Three different players threw touchdown passes last week, when the Panthers scored 56 points in the first half.

Up next: vs. Fort Bend Clements, Oct. 23 

21. Pearland (7-0)

Previous ranking: 20

Last week: beat Pasadena J. Frank Dobie, 43-13

What to know: The best team in District 22-6A at 5-0 plays one the two winless teams (0-4) this week. 

Up next: vs. Pasadena Memorial, Oct. 16

22. Lewisville (6-0)

Previous ranking: 21

Last week: beat Flower Mound, 49-7

What to know: The 2021 Fighting Farmers started 8-0. This squad should have a chance to match that if they beat the Cowboys this week.

Up next: at Coppell, Oct. 17

23. Angleton (6-0)

Previous ranking: 22

Last week: beat Friendswood, 41-6

What to know: 3 teams are 3-0 in District 11-5A Division I and the Wildcats play two of them in the last two weeks of the season. They have to get past 3-3, 1-2 Kingwood Park first. 

Up next: at Humble Kingwood Park, Oct. 16

24. Iowa Colony (5-1)

Previous ranking: 23

Last week: beat Santa Fe, 63-14

What to know: QB Carson White ran 5 times and scored TDs on three of them, while tossing 2 TDs and completing 80% of his passes in last week’s win.

Up next: at Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated, Oct. 18

25. Denton Billy Ryan (4-1)

Previous ranking: 24

Last week: lost to No. 6 Aledo, 15-14

What to know: The Raiders will go from facing an undefeated Aledo team to a Richland team that is 4-0 in district play

Up next: at Azle, Oct 17

Dropped out: North Forney

Also in the mix (in alphabetical order): Argyle; Fort Worth All Saints; Frisco Lone Star; Melissa; Port Neches-Groves; Port Arthur Memorial; Prosper Walnut Grove; San Antonio Harlan; Spring Klein Collins; Stephenville; The Woodlands College Park; Waxahachie