{"id":49337,"date":"2025-11-17T03:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/49337\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:16:08","slug":"florida-high-school-football-top-25-rankings-nov-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/49337\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida High School Football Top 25 Rankings – Nov. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 Florida high school football is officially in the midst of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA<\/a>) playoffs as the region quarterfinals began last week. <\/p>\n

The undefeated\u00a0IMG Academy<\/a>\u00a0Ascenders remain Florida\u2019s No. 1 team, with St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a>,\u00a0Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a>,\u00a0Northwestern<\/a>, Armwood<\/a>\u00a0following the Ascenders No. 2 through 5, respectively. Which teams were able to crack the latest set of Top 25 Florida high school football rankings before the FHSAA regional semifinals begin?<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Massey Ratings<\/a>, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest Florida high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Nov. 16.<\/p>\n

1. IMG Academy Ascenders (9-0)<\/p>\n

IMG Academy<\/a>\u00a0(9-0) season will end with just nine games after the Ascenders announced on Friday that they would not be rescheduling their matchup against St. Frances Academy.<\/p>\n

The Ascenders have leaned on the play of Louisville commit\u00a0Le\u2019Khy Thompkins, who rushed for nearly 200 yards and scored two touchdowns in a win over East St. Louis (Ill.) recently. When it comes to playing bully ball up front, no other Florida high school program in the state knows how to do that any better than IMG Academy, under the guidance of former Ohio State offensive line coach\u00a0Greg Studrawa.<\/p>\n

Only question left for the Ascenders is will their nine wins be enough to crown them as the country\u2019s No. 1 team?<\/p>\n

2. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (10-1)<\/p>\n

St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a>\u00a0Raiders remain in the second spot after rolling to a 58-7 win over Palm Bay Heritage<\/a> in last week\u2019s Class 5A, Region 4 quarterfinal. There\u2019s little reason to not believe that the Raiders will roll through the playoffs and right back into the 5A state title game. <\/p>\n

Three-star quarterback\u00a0Mason Mallory<\/a>, who transferred from\u00a0West Boca Raton<\/a>\u00a0during the offseason, has displayed what he could do as the Raiders\u2019 dual-threat behind center. Mallory has so far thrown for 1,436 yards and 15 touchdowns this fall.<\/p>\n

When it comes to dominance in the Sunshine State on the high school football level, head coach\u00a0Roger Harriott\u00a0has this group prepared to win a unprecedented seventh straight state title.<\/p>\n

3. Chaminade-Madonna Prep Lions (9-2)<\/p>\n

Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a>\u00a0(9-2) winning streak of eight straight games since losing the regular season opener to nationally ranked St. Frances Academy of Baltimore came to an end when they lost to No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, 27-21, in the finale.<\/p>\n

For the Lions, despite the loss, their eyes are set on winning another Class 1A state title come December at Pitbull Stadium as they began the postseason last week with a 63-0 win over Saint John Paul II Academy<\/a> in a 1A, Region 4 quarterfinal. This week could get interesting against a talented Edison<\/a> in the region semifinals. <\/p>\n

Four-star\u00a0Derrek Cooper<\/a>\u00a0(Texas commit) is as good as they come for running backs, with the senior rushing for 963 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns. The offense is more than just Cooper alone, however. Also putting up some strong numbers right behind Cooper is junior tailback\u00a0Arwin Jackson, who has rushed for 639 yards and six scores.<\/p>\n

A bright spot is the youth movement at quarterback for the Lions as 14-year old\u00a0Malik Leonard, who has thrown for 2,279 yards and 27 touchdowns this fall.<\/p>\n

4. Miami Northwestern (11-0)<\/p>\n

Miami\u00a0Northwestern<\/a>\u00a0(11-0) are the favorites to repeat as Florida\u2019s Class 3A state champions this fall as they opened up their title defense with a 70-0 thrashing of Somerset Academy Charter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite the departure of coach\u00a0Teddy Bridgewater, the Bulls have remained one of Florida\u2019s top tier programs under interim HC Jaquatin Victrum. When looking at this team, there\u2019s a very real possibility of repeating as Class 3A state champions.\u00a0Neimann Lawrence<\/a>, a sophomore four-star quarterback, has been superb behind center for the Bulls during their undefeated run through the season. <\/p>\n

Miami Northwestern will head into the Class 3A, Region 4 semifinals against Key West<\/a> at Traz Powell Stadium this Friday night. <\/p>\n

5. Armwood Hawks (11-0)<\/p>\n

The Hawks of Seffner completed the feat of going 10-0 in their regular season finale win over\u00a0Riverview<\/a>, 49-7. Armwood are serious contenders to upend West Boca Raton in Class 6A this fall with the way they\u2019re playing heading into the Florida high school football playoffs.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty of reasons to like this undefeated\u00a0Armwood<\/a>\u00a0(11-0) team, including senior three-star quarterback\u00a0Rhys Brush<\/a>, who is committed to\u00a0USF<\/a>. The Hawks have only given up one touchdown in the last six games, which has included five shutout victories after last week\u2019s 43-0 playoff win over Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Looking deeper at this Armwood roster and head coach Evan Davis has a slew of Power Four recruits littered all over the defense, including in the secondary with cornerbacks\u00a0Jaelen Waters<\/a>\u00a0(Miami commit),\u00a0Larry Warren<\/a>\u00a0(UNLV commit) and safeties\u00a0D\u2019Montae Tims<\/a>\u00a0(Colorado commit),\u00a0Kallen Martinez<\/a>\u00a0(UConn commit).<\/p>\n

Armwood continues the postseason with a Class 6A, Region 2 semifinal versus Viera<\/a>. <\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Raines<\/a> (10-0)
<\/a>7.\u00a0Miami Central<\/a>\u00a0(8-1)
<\/a>8.\u00a0Deland<\/a>\u00a0(11-0)
<\/a>9.\u00a0The Bolles School<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
<\/a>10.\u00a0Edgewater<\/a>\u00a0(11-0) <\/p>\n

11.\u00a0Cardinal Mooney<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
<\/a>12.\u00a0American Heritage<\/a>\u00a0(6-5)
<\/a>13.\u00a0F. W. Buchholz<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
<\/a>14.\u00a0Jesuit<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
<\/a>15.\u00a0St. Augustine<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0Venice<\/a>\u00a0(7-3)
17.\u00a0Vero Beach<\/a>\u00a0(11-0)
18.\u00a0Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
<\/a>19.\u00a0Gaither<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
20.\u00a0Lakeland<\/a>\u00a0(9-2) <\/p>\n

21.\u00a0Mandarin<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
22.\u00a0West Boca Raton<\/a>\u00a0(9-2)
23.\u00a0Sarasota Booker<\/a>\u00a0(10-1)
<\/a>24.\u00a0Tampa Bay Tech<\/a> (9-2)
<\/a>25.\u00a0The First Academy<\/a>\u00a0(5-5) <\/p>\n

For Florida high school football fans looking to keep up with scores around the nation, staying updated on the action is now easier than ever with the\u00a0Rivals High School Scoreboard<\/a>. This comprehensive resource provides real-time updates and final scores from across the Sunshine State, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Friday night frenzy. From nail-biting finishes to dominant performances, the Rivals High School Scoreboard is your one-stop destination for tracking all the high school football excitement across the state of Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 Florida high school football is officially in the midst of the Florida High School Athletic Association…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9978,10548,10549,10550,10551,10552,17074,10554,47,28,30,29,10555,10556,10557,10559,22194,10560,10561,10563,10564,10565,10566,10567,10568,10569,10570,22195],"class_list":["post-49337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-american-heritage-patriots-plantation","tag-armwood-hawks-seffner","tag-atlantic-eagles-delray-beach","tag-booker-tornadoes-sarasota","tag-cardinal-mooney-cougars-sarasota","tag-chaminade-madonna-prep-lions-hollywood","tag-deland-bulldogs-deland","tag-edgewater-eagles-orlando","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-gaither-cowboys-tampa","tag-img-academy-ascenders-bradenton","tag-jesuit-tigers-tampa","tag-lakeland-dreadnaughts-lakeland","tag-mandarin-mustangs-jacksonville","tag-miami-central-rockets-miami","tag-northwestern-bulls-miami","tag-raines-vikings-jacksonville","tag-st-augustine-jackets-saint-augustine","tag-st-thomas-aquinas-raiders-fort-lauderdale","tag-tampa-bay-tech-titans-tampa","tag-the-bolles-school-bulldogs-jacksonville","tag-the-first-academy-royals-orlando","tag-venice-indians-venice","tag-vero-beach-fighting-indians-vero-beach","tag-west-boca-raton-bulls-boca-raton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}