Grayson In, Lowndes Out of USA Today Super 25

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Center Grove (IN), Maine South (IL) and Muskegon (MI) all won state championships last weekend, and in addition to the shiny trophies, all three are in the new USA Today Super 25 released on Tuesday. Joining that trio is Grayson (GA), which hops into the rankings at #14 after taking down defending Georgia champ and former #4 Lowndes in the GHSA quarterfinals on Friday.

Here are the new rankings...

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

Georgia High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Lowndes run for its fourth Georgia high school football championship in five years came to a screeching halt Friday night losing to unbeaten Grayson 17-7. Leading the way for the Rams was a tiny running back, who came-up big. 5-3, 135-pound Ean Pemberton rushed for 188-yards and both Grayson touchdowns to move the school into its first state semifinals next week. Lowndes came into the game ranked #4 by USA Today. Click here for game story.

Georgia High School Football Scores
Friday, November 28, 2008

Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
Grayson 17 #4 Lowndes

AAAAA
Grayson 17 Lowndes 7
Camden County 18 Woodstock 17 Click here for game story
Newnan 20 North Gwinnett 3 Click here for game story
Peachtree Ridge 38 Coffee 0 Click here for game story

AAAA
Tucker 31 Westside-Macon 20 Click here for game story
Rome 41 Statesboro 21
Griffin 10 Southwest DeKalb 7 Click here for game story
Marist 34 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 33 Click here for game story

AAA
Flowery Branch 35 Baldwin 17 Click here for game story
LaGrange 20 Dunwoody 5 Click here for game story
Carver-Columbus 28 Gainesville 14
Cairo 23 Eastside 6

AA
Brooks County 33 Lovett 32
Calhoun 41 Toombs County 14
Buford 44 Dublin 10 Click here for game story
Fitzgerald 41 Pepperell 19

A
Emanuel County Institute 13 Bremen 7
Wesleyan 17 Miller County 0
Wilkinson County 7 Turner County 6
Lincoln County 27 Wilcox County 12

Lowndes Moves Up Three Spots in USA Today Super 25, Northside Remains in Rankings

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Trinity's loss is St. Xavier's gain as the Louisville, Kentucky powers swap spots in the latest USA Today Super 25. St. X, which beat last week's #21, moves into the rankings at #25. #8 Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) tumbles out of the poll, but Cincinnati high school football fans don't have to worry...Elder (Cincinnati, OH) moves in at #20.

Lowndes 24-7 win over former #19 Northside pushed the Vikings up three spots to #8 while the Eagles to slide five spots to #24. Glenville (Cleveland, OH) is the biggest mover this week climbing five spots to #19.

Here's the rest of the rankings...

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