Final 2025 Washington High School Football Top 25 State Rankings

Sumner wins its second consecutive Class 4A state title in overtime to sit at No. 1; O'Dea remains at No. 2 with 3A title victory

Edith Noriega | 3 Hours Ago

Lance McGee, an Oregon State University commit, scored a touchdown on the ground to give Sumner a 41-35 overtime win against Lake Stevens in the Class 4A state championship game. / Photo by Todd Milles

Sumner stood at the top of the final High School on SI Washington Top 25 football rankings with a overtime victory in the Class 4A state championship game, defeating Lake Stevens, 41-35, to win its second title in over a decade.

O'Dea remained at No. 2 in its comeback victory over undefeated Mount Tahoma 21-14 in the 3A final. In addition, two undefeated state champions that jumped in the rankings were Archbishop Murphy (13-0 at 2A) at No. 5 and Royal (13-0 at 1A) at No. 12.

1. Sumner (13-3)

Previous ranking: 1

Last week: Def. No. 3 Lake Stevens 41-35

The defending champs came out with the nail-biter victory, with Lance McGee scoring the game-winning touchdown on the ground to secure the 4A state title in a 41-35 win in overtime.

2. O'Dea (12-1)

Previous ranking: 2

Last week: Def. No. 4 Mount Tahoma 21-14

The defending champs fell behind 14-13 with 5:45 left in the game, but recovered a comeback when Hutton Leverett found Owen Brustkern for a 30-yard touchdown followed by a two-point conversion catch by David Schwerzel with 1:27 to play.

3. Lake Stevens (13-1)

Previous ranking: 3

Last week: Lost to No. 1 Sumner 41-35

Lance McGee scored a touchdown on the ground to even the score 35-35 with 5:00 left in the game, but the Vikings eventually lost in overtime.

4. Mount Tahoma (13-1)

Previous ranking: 6

Last week: lost to No. 2 O'Dea 21-14

The T-Birds put up a gutsy performance against last year's 3A state champion, taking an early 7-0 in the first quarter and again in the fourth quarter, but were stunned in the final minute.

5. Archbishop Murphy (13-0)

Previous ranking: 7

Last week: Def. No. 7 Tumwater 35-20

The Wildcats won their first 2A state championship in nine years, leading the way was junior running back Isaiah Smith, who ran for 169 yards and two touchdowns.

6. Graham-Kapowsin (11-2)

Previous ranking: 4

7. Tumwater (12-2)

Previous ranking: 10

Last week: lost to No. 5 Archbishop Murphy 35-20

The Thunderbirds fell behind 14-7 at halftime and couldn't recuperate the deficit in the second half.

8. Puyallup (12-1)

Previous ranking: 5

9. Gonzaga Prep (11-1)

Previous ranking: 8

10. Chiawana (10-1)

Previous ranking: 9

11. Anacortes (10-3)

Previous ranking: 11

12. Royal (13-0)

Previous ranking: 14

Last week: Def. No. 13 Cashmere 21-20

The Knights won their fifth consecutive 1A state championship, with junior Dax Jenks' 21-yard touchdown run with 43 seconds left in the game.

13. Cashmere (11-2)

Previous ranking: 15

Last week: lost to No. 12 Royal 21-20

The Bulldogs' senior QB Rylan Hatmaker's 3-yard run with 18 seconds left to play to make it 21-20 but a failed two-point conversion kept the score the same.

14. East Valley (12-1)

Previous ranking: 12

15. Moses Lake (11-1)

Previous ranking: 13

16. Skyline (8-3)

Previous ranking: 16

17. Bellevue (10-3)

Previous ranking: 17

18. Eastside Catholic (9-2)

Previous ranking: 18

19. Tri-Cities Prep (14-0)

Previous ranking: 21

Last week: Def. No. 20 Toledo 47-34

Senior Jake Sherfey capped a comeback win for the Jaguars, running for 123 yards and three touchdowns. It marked the first 2B state title.

20. Toledo (12-1)

Previous ranking: not ranked

Last week: lost to No. 19 Tri-Cities Prep

21. Lynden Christian (10-2)

Previous ranking: 20

22. DeSales (14-0)

Previous ranking: 22

Last week: Def. No. 22 Liberty Christian 26-14

The fighting Irish fell behind 14-0 during the first quarter, but managed a comeback as Cohen Wood ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Caleb Bingham added a touchdown on the ground. DeSales finished an undefeated season with its first 1B state championship.

23. Liberty Christian (11-2)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Last week: Lost to No. 21 DeSales 26-14

24. Mount Baker (10-2)

Previous ranking: 19

25. Lynden (9-3)

Previous ranking: 23

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EDITH NORIEGA

Edith Noriega is an award-winning sports journalist who came to the Seattle area after three years in Oregon with the Eugene Register-Guard and its sister newspaper, Salem Statesman Journal, where her focus was high schools and local colleges. Noriega previously covered high schools with the Southern California News Group. She also worked as a Tokyo Olympic Games researcher for NBC Sports, focusing on baseball and softball. She is a proud two-time graduate of Arizona State University’s Cronkite School and Riverside City College. She’s also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. When not writing, she enjoys playing tennis, yoga, concerts and is currently reading “The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw.” She began contributing to High School On SI in 2025.