National Week 14 high school football schedule & scoreboard: SN No. 2 Grayson up 41-7 in second quarter originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The playoffs are about to kick off in the “Big 4” states of California, Georgia, Florida, and Texas, and the race for the national championship is suddenly wide open.
The No. 1/SN No. 1 IMG Academy [Bradenton, FL] Ascenders’ decision to cancel their scheduled game against the St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers last Friday night means that the nation’s top-ranked team has completed its season. IMG Academy almost certainly controlled its own destiny heading into last week; a win over St. Frances Academy would have been the statement the Ascenders needed on their resume to seal the deal for a national title.
Now, unfortunately, by choosing to rest on their laurels, IMG Academy will need some help (i.e., upsets galore) to maintain their position at the top of The Sporting News High School Football Top 25. With teams in California, Georgia, and Texas, in particular, padding their respective resumes in the weeks to come, the Ascenders are likely to be passed up in a season that still has six weeks to go. It appears it won’t be a kind month and a half for the boys from the Sunshine State.
These are the biggest games in SN’s National Week 14, and you can bookmark this page and continue to refresh it throughout the weekend!
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Here is every game this week featuring teams ranked in the national composite rankings along with all the games involving teams ranked in The NEXT 25 presented by The Sporting News.
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NR Not ranked; the first ranking is The Sporting News Composite ranking; if a team is ranked in The Sporting News High School Football Top 25, that ranking is listed following the composite ranking; additional rankings include teams in The NEXT 25.
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No. 1/SN No. 1 IMG Academy [Bradenton, FL] Ascenders (9-0); No. 4/SN No. 4 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers (8-1); No. 12/SN No. 13 Edna Karr [New Orleans, LA] Cougars (10-0); No. 16/SN No. 22 Bixby [OK] Spartans (10-0); No. 23 Hamilton [Chandler, AZ] Huskies (10-0); No. 40 (tie) Liberty [Peoria, AZ] Lions (9-1); SN NEXT No. 6 Bryant [AR] Hornets (10-0); SN NEXT No. 8 The St. James Performance Academy [Springfield, VA] Strivers (8-1); SN NEXT No. 13 Basha [Chandler, AZ] Bears (9-1); SN NEXT No. 15 Jenks [OK] Trojans (9-1)
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