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USA TODAY's prep football Super 25
Analysis by Christopher Lawlor, USA TODAY
Quiet: For the second consecutive week no teams dropped out of the Super 25 football rankings. All 25 teams won for the first time this season. Only two regional teams dropped out. Entering the regionals is Easton (Pa.) in the East Region and Booker T. Washington (Tulsa) in the Midwest.
Player of the week: RB Tyson Butler of Cypress Lake (Fort Myers, Fla.) ran for 430 yards on 30 carries and scored six touchdowns in a 56-13 win vs. Ida Baker (Cape Coral). Butler's single-game total eclipsed the previous Lee County (Fla.) record of 398 yards, set by Noel Devine of North Fort Myers in 2005. In seven games, Butler (6-0, 170 pounds) has rushed for 1,452 yards and 22 touchdowns on 166 carries, averaging 8.8 yards a rush.
Game of the week: Saturday, No. 12 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) at St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 7 p.m. ET. One of the nation's top rivalries is renewed at Byers Field in Parma. St. Edward (6-1) has won four in a row, including the last two by shutout. St. Ignatius (6-1) saw its six-game win streak stopped last weekend in a 17-7 loss to Warren G. Harding (Warren).
Update: Valdosta (Ga.), the nation's winningest program with 829 victories since 1913, dropped to 1-5 with a 10-7 double-overtime loss to Tift County (Tifton). Another loss in the remaining four regular-season games would send Valdosta to its first losing season since 1974.
Streaking: No. 17 South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) set a Mississippi record for consecutive victories with 52, beating Columbus 42-0. South Panola (7-0), which has won the last three Class 5A state championships, topped the previous mark of 51 set by Hamilton from 1979-83. Coach Ricky Woods is 66-1 since taking over five seasons ago at South Panola. ... No. 13 Independence can win its 100th consecutive game Friday at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte). Independence earned No. 99 in a 62-0 lopsided win vs. Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) as Dequan Leak and Taylor Caldwell combined for five rushing TDs. It's the nation's longest active win streak and second to that of De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), which won 151 consecutive games from 1992-2003.
Extra points: RB Darren Evans scored six TDs and ran for 173 yards as No. 7 Warren Central (Indianapolis) beat Terre Haute (Ind.) South 62-13. ... Alaskan schools Kodiak and Soldotna advanced to Saturday's state small-schools championship game in Anchorage. Kodiak QB Stuart McFarland threw a 36-yard TD pass late in the fourth to WR Clyde Valdez for the decisive score in an 18-13 win vs. Eielson Air Force Base in the semifinals. In the other semi, Soldotna defeated Houston (Big Lake) 50-6. ... RB Rashad White of Teaneck (N.J.), one of the nation's top juniors, rushed for 325 yards and three TDs on 27 carries in a 27-14 upset of seven-time reigning state champion St. Joseph Regional (Montvale). White scored on runs of 39, 79 and 28 yards. ... Junior QB Jacory Harris completed 15 passes for 245 yards and three scores as No. 14 Northwestern (Miami) stopped Columbus (Miami) 42-0. ... RB Lamont Smith of No. 24 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), playing in only his third game of the season because of an ankle injury, carried 28 times for 176 yards and a TD in a 22-13 win vs. Norwin (North Huntingdon, Pa.). Smith says he'll sign with Colorado. ... Tom Lynch kicked a 27-yard field goal with 56.1 seconds remaining to lift No. 11 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) past Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) 17-15. RB Andy Gerritsen contributed two TDs and 157 rushing yards for Lincoln-Way East (7-0). ... Easton (Pa.), No. 10 in the East Region, surrendered its first points of the season after 21 quarters in a 49-14 win vs. Nazareth. Easton shut out its first five opponents and holds a 218-14 scoring edge. ... Junior QB Riley Dodge of No. 6 Southlake (Texas) Carroll totaled 388 yards and five TDs in a 56-7 victory vs. Colleyville Heritage. Dodge threw for 246 yards and four TDs and ran for 142 and a score on 17 carries. ... QB Jimmy Clausen, the nation's top-ranked senior by recruiting website rivals.com, completed eight of 10 passes for 174 yards and four scores, including three to Sean Wiser, as No. 8 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) defeated Diamond Ranch (Pomona) 57-0.
1. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (5-0)
Previous: 1. Result: d. Mission Viejo 35-28. Next: Friday vs. Liberty (Brentwood).
2. Byrnes, Duncan, S.C. (7-0)
Previous: 2. Result: d. Hillcrest (Simpsonville) 71-9. Next: Friday vs. Clover.
3. Lakeland, Fla. (7-0)
Previous: 3. Result: d. Centennial (Port St. Lucie) 45-7. Next: Friday vs. George Jenkins (Lakeland).
4. Lufkin, Texas (5-0)
Previous: 4. Result: d. Longview 44-27. Next: Saturday at College Park (The Woodlands).
5. John Curtis, River Ridge, La. (5-0)
Previous: 5. Result: d. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) 41-3. Next: Friday at St. Charles (La Place).
6. Southlake (Texas) Carroll (5-0)
Previous: 6. Result: d. Heritage (Colleyville) 56-7. Next: Friday at Haltom (Haltom City).
7. Warren Central, Indianapolis (8-0)
Previous: 7. Result: d. Terre Haute South 62-13. Next: Friday at Center Grove.
8. Oaks Christian, Westlake Village, Calif. (5-0)
Previous: 8. Result: d. Diamond Ranch (Pomona) 57-0. Next: Friday vs. Carpinteria.
9. Hoover, Ala. (5-1)
Previous: 9. Result: d. Minor (Birmingham) 21-14. Next: Friday at Vestavia Hills.
10. St. Xavier, Cincinnati (6-1)
Previous: 10. Result: d. LaSalle (Cincinnati) 14-7. Next: Oct. 21 vs. St. Ignatius (Cleveland).
11. Lincoln-Way East, Frankfort, Ill. (7-0)
Previous: 11. Result: d. Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) 17-15. Next: Friday vs. Carl Sandburg (Orland Park).
12. St. Edward, Lakewood, Ohio (6-1)
Previous: 12. Result: d. East Tech (Cleveland) 44-0. Next: Saturday at St. Ignatius (Cleveland).
13. Independence, Charlotte (7-0)
Previous: 13. Result: d. Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) 62-0. Next: Friday at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte).
14. Northwestern, Miami (6-0)
Previous: 14. Result: d. Columbus (Miami) 42-0. Next: Friday at American (Miami).
15. St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City (4-0)
Previous: 15. Result: d. Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) 28-7. Next: Friday at Ferris (Jersey City).
16. Summerville, S.C. (7-0)
Previous: 16. Result: d. West Ashley (Charlestown) 48-7. Next: Friday vs. Beaufort.
17. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (7-0)
Previous: 17. Result: d. Columbus 42-0. Next: Friday at Tupelo.
18. DeMatha, Hyattsville, Md. (6-0)
Previous: 18. Result: d. Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.) 35-0. Next: Saturday at Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.).
19. Colerain, Cincinnati (7-0)
Previous: 19. Result: d. Hamilton (Ohio) 24-0. Next: Friday at Princeton (Cincinnati).
20. Smithson Valley, Spring Branch, Texas (6-0)
Previous: 20. Result: d. Converse Wagner 31-7. Next: Friday at San Antonio Lee.
21. Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. (5-0)
Previous: 21. Result: d. Loara (Anaheim) 48-6. Next: Friday at Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita).
22. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (4-0)
Previous: 22. Result: d. Montclair 68-0. Next: Friday vs. Hackensack.
23. Mount Carmel, Chicago (7-0)
Previous: 23. Result: d. De La Salle (Chicago) 49-15. Next: Friday at St. Rita (Chicago).
24. Central Catholic, Pittsburgh (5-1)
Previous: 24. Result: d. Norwin (North Huntingdon) 22-13. Next: Friday at Latrobe.
25. West Monroe, La. (6-0)
Previous: 25. Result: d. Byrd (Shreveport) 34-24. Next: Friday vs. Southwood (Shreveport).
Dropped out: None.
Records through Oct. 8
USA TODAY's prep football Super 25
Analysis by Christopher Lawlor, USA TODAY
Quiet: For the second consecutive week no teams dropped out of the Super 25 football rankings. All 25 teams won for the first time this season. Only two regional teams dropped out. Entering the regionals is Easton (Pa.) in the East Region and Booker T. Washington (Tulsa) in the Midwest.
Player of the week: RB Tyson Butler of Cypress Lake (Fort Myers, Fla.) ran for 430 yards on 30 carries and scored six touchdowns in a 56-13 win vs. Ida Baker (Cape Coral). Butler's single-game total eclipsed the previous Lee County (Fla.) record of 398 yards, set by Noel Devine of North Fort Myers in 2005. In seven games, Butler (6-0, 170 pounds) has rushed for 1,452 yards and 22 touchdowns on 166 carries, averaging 8.8 yards a rush.
Game of the week: Saturday, No. 12 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) at St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 7 p.m. ET. One of the nation's top rivalries is renewed at Byers Field in Parma. St. Edward (6-1) has won four in a row, including the last two by shutout. St. Ignatius (6-1) saw its six-game win streak stopped last weekend in a 17-7 loss to Warren G. Harding (Warren).
Update: Valdosta (Ga.), the nation's winningest program with 829 victories since 1913, dropped to 1-5 with a 10-7 double-overtime loss to Tift County (Tifton). Another loss in the remaining four regular-season games would send Valdosta to its first losing season since 1974.
Streaking: No. 17 South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) set a Mississippi record for consecutive victories with 52, beating Columbus 42-0. South Panola (7-0), which has won the last three Class 5A state championships, topped the previous mark of 51 set by Hamilton from 1979-83. Coach Ricky Woods is 66-1 since taking over five seasons ago at South Panola. ... No. 13 Independence can win its 100th consecutive game Friday at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte). Independence earned No. 99 in a 62-0 lopsided win vs. Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) as Dequan Leak and Taylor Caldwell combined for five rushing TDs. It's the nation's longest active win streak and second to that of De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), which won 151 consecutive games from 1992-2003.
Extra points: RB Darren Evans scored six TDs and ran for 173 yards as No. 7 Warren Central (Indianapolis) beat Terre Haute (Ind.) South 62-13. ... Alaskan schools Kodiak and Soldotna advanced to Saturday's state small-schools championship game in Anchorage. Kodiak QB Stuart McFarland threw a 36-yard TD pass late in the fourth to WR Clyde Valdez for the decisive score in an 18-13 win vs. Eielson Air Force Base in the semifinals. In the other semi, Soldotna defeated Houston (Big Lake) 50-6. ... RB Rashad White of Teaneck (N.J.), one of the nation's top juniors, rushed for 325 yards and three TDs on 27 carries in a 27-14 upset of seven-time reigning state champion St. Joseph Regional (Montvale). White scored on runs of 39, 79 and 28 yards. ... Junior QB Jacory Harris completed 15 passes for 245 yards and three scores as No. 14 Northwestern (Miami) stopped Columbus (Miami) 42-0. ... RB Lamont Smith of No. 24 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), playing in only his third game of the season because of an ankle injury, carried 28 times for 176 yards and a TD in a 22-13 win vs. Norwin (North Huntingdon, Pa.). Smith says he'll sign with Colorado. ... Tom Lynch kicked a 27-yard field goal with 56.1 seconds remaining to lift No. 11 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) past Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) 17-15. RB Andy Gerritsen contributed two TDs and 157 rushing yards for Lincoln-Way East (7-0). ... Easton (Pa.), No. 10 in the East Region, surrendered its first points of the season after 21 quarters in a 49-14 win vs. Nazareth. Easton shut out its first five opponents and holds a 218-14 scoring edge. ... Junior QB Riley Dodge of No. 6 Southlake (Texas) Carroll totaled 388 yards and five TDs in a 56-7 victory vs. Colleyville Heritage. Dodge threw for 246 yards and four TDs and ran for 142 and a score on 17 carries. ... QB Jimmy Clausen, the nation's top-ranked senior by recruiting website rivals.com, completed eight of 10 passes for 174 yards and four scores, including three to Sean Wiser, as No. 8 Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) defeated Diamond Ranch (Pomona) 57-0.
1. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (5-0)
Previous: 1. Result: d. Mission Viejo 35-28. Next: Friday vs. Liberty (Brentwood).
2. Byrnes, Duncan, S.C. (7-0)
Previous: 2. Result: d. Hillcrest (Simpsonville) 71-9. Next: Friday vs. Clover.
3. Lakeland, Fla. (7-0)
Previous: 3. Result: d. Centennial (Port St. Lucie) 45-7. Next: Friday vs. George Jenkins (Lakeland).
4. Lufkin, Texas (5-0)
Previous: 4. Result: d. Longview 44-27. Next: Saturday at College Park (The Woodlands).
5. John Curtis, River Ridge, La. (5-0)
Previous: 5. Result: d. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) 41-3. Next: Friday at St. Charles (La Place).
6. Southlake (Texas) Carroll (5-0)
Previous: 6. Result: d. Heritage (Colleyville) 56-7. Next: Friday at Haltom (Haltom City).
7. Warren Central, Indianapolis (8-0)
Previous: 7. Result: d. Terre Haute South 62-13. Next: Friday at Center Grove.
8. Oaks Christian, Westlake Village, Calif. (5-0)
Previous: 8. Result: d. Diamond Ranch (Pomona) 57-0. Next: Friday vs. Carpinteria.
9. Hoover, Ala. (5-1)
Previous: 9. Result: d. Minor (Birmingham) 21-14. Next: Friday at Vestavia Hills.
10. St. Xavier, Cincinnati (6-1)
Previous: 10. Result: d. LaSalle (Cincinnati) 14-7. Next: Oct. 21 vs. St. Ignatius (Cleveland).
11. Lincoln-Way East, Frankfort, Ill. (7-0)
Previous: 11. Result: d. Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) 17-15. Next: Friday vs. Carl Sandburg (Orland Park).
12. St. Edward, Lakewood, Ohio (6-1)
Previous: 12. Result: d. East Tech (Cleveland) 44-0. Next: Saturday at St. Ignatius (Cleveland).
13. Independence, Charlotte (7-0)
Previous: 13. Result: d. Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) 62-0. Next: Friday at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte).
14. Northwestern, Miami (6-0)
Previous: 14. Result: d. Columbus (Miami) 42-0. Next: Friday at American (Miami).
15. St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City (4-0)
Previous: 15. Result: d. Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) 28-7. Next: Friday at Ferris (Jersey City).
16. Summerville, S.C. (7-0)
Previous: 16. Result: d. West Ashley (Charlestown) 48-7. Next: Friday vs. Beaufort.
17. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (7-0)
Previous: 17. Result: d. Columbus 42-0. Next: Friday at Tupelo.
18. DeMatha, Hyattsville, Md. (6-0)
Previous: 18. Result: d. Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.) 35-0. Next: Saturday at Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.).
19. Colerain, Cincinnati (7-0)
Previous: 19. Result: d. Hamilton (Ohio) 24-0. Next: Friday at Princeton (Cincinnati).
20. Smithson Valley, Spring Branch, Texas (6-0)
Previous: 20. Result: d. Converse Wagner 31-7. Next: Friday at San Antonio Lee.
21. Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. (5-0)
Previous: 21. Result: d. Loara (Anaheim) 48-6. Next: Friday at Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita).
22. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (4-0)
Previous: 22. Result: d. Montclair 68-0. Next: Friday vs. Hackensack.
23. Mount Carmel, Chicago (7-0)
Previous: 23. Result: d. De La Salle (Chicago) 49-15. Next: Friday at St. Rita (Chicago).
24. Central Catholic, Pittsburgh (5-1)
Previous: 24. Result: d. Norwin (North Huntingdon) 22-13. Next: Friday at Latrobe.
25. West Monroe, La. (6-0)
Previous: 25. Result: d. Byrd (Shreveport) 34-24. Next: Friday vs. Southwood (Shreveport).
Dropped out: None.
Records through Oct. 8