{"id":83268,"date":"2025-12-14T18:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/83268\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:46:09","slug":"final-florida-high-school-football-top-25-rankings-dec-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/83268\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Florida High School Football Top 25 Rankings – Dec. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 Florida high school football just ended with one of the most wild, exciting conclusions to Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA<\/a>) state championships this past weekend at Pitbull Stadium in Miami.<\/p>\n

The undefeated\u00a0IMG Academy<\/a>\u00a0Ascenders finishes the 2025 season as Florida\u2019s No. 1 team, with\u00a0Class 3A champ Jacksonville\u00a0Raines<\/a>\u00a0and Class 5A champion\u00a0St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a> following the Ascenders No. 2 through 3, respectively. After state championship results, which clubs were able to crack the last set of Top 25 Florida high school football rankings. <\/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 last Florida high school football Top 25 rankings of the 2025 season, according to Massey as of Dec. 14.<\/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? Regardless, it was enough to make IMG Academy the No. 1 team in Florida high school football. <\/p>\n

2. Raines Vikings (14-0)<\/p>\n

The unbeaten\u00a0Raines<\/a>\u00a0Vikings (14-0) found redemption after last season\u2019s 41-0 loss to No. 2 Miami Northwestern in the 2024 Class 3A state championship and they beat the Bulls in thrilling fashion, 23-22.<\/p>\n

For Raines, its their fourth state championship in program history. <\/p>\n

The Vikings have dominated the competition they have faced so far this season, with impressive wins coming against\u00a0Lake Mary<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Madison County<\/a>, respectively. Raines has been absolutely dominant through their playoff run as they have out-scored the competition 186-29 through four games previous to the Class 3A state championship. <\/p>\n

Senior quarterback\u00a0Timothy Cole\u00a0had himself another superb season behind center, throwing for 2,650 yards, 39 touchdowns and just three mere interceptions. Cole has also added over 450 yards rushing on the ground, establishing himself as one of Northeast Florida\u2019s top dual-threat signal callers.<\/p>\n

3. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (14-1)<\/p>\n

St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a>\u00a0Raiders (14-1) finishes out the season as the state\u2019s No. 3 team after they rolled to a 29-0 win over their adversaries, the Lakeland Dreadnaughts, for the Class 5A state championship. <\/p>\n

The Raiders for the second straight season blanked the Dreadnaughts after doing last year, 34-0. <\/p>\n

Three-star quarterback\u00a0Mason Mallory<\/a>, who transferred from\u00a0West Boca Raton<\/a>\u00a0during the offseason, displayed what he could do as the Raiders\u2019 dual-threat behind center. Mallory finished the season throwing for 2,318 yards and 23 touchdowns this fall.<\/p>\n

When it comes to dominance in the Sunshine State on the high school football level, head coach\u00a0Roger Harriott\u00a0led this group to a unprecedented seventh straight state title and there\u2019s no reason to not believe they can\u2019t win No. 8 in a row in 2026.<\/p>\n

4. Miami Northwestern (14-1)<\/p>\n

Miami\u00a0Northwestern<\/a>\u00a0(14-1) had their chances to come away with the Class 3A state championship against Jacksonville Raines this past Friday night, but a number of miscues led to the Vikings winning their fourth ever title. <\/p>\n

For the Bulls, it was a season that had looked like it might end the same way it did last year and that\u2019s with Northwestern running away with the 3A crown. Instead, they stumbled at the finish line en route to what was a surprising result to many around the state. <\/p>\n

With rumors swirling around the program about this upcoming off-season, the question has to be asked: Does this state championship loss open the door for current Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u2019 quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to return as the program\u2019s head coach? Only time will tell. <\/p>\n

5. Chaminade-Madonna Prep Lions (12-3)<\/p>\n

Chaminade-Madonna Prep<\/a>\u00a0(12-3) ended its season in such a fashion they hadn\u2019t done since 2020 and that\u2019s be on the losing end of a state championship game. <\/p>\n

The Lions ended the season with a 17-14 loss to\u00a0Cardinal Newman<\/a>\u00a0this past Thursday afternoon for the 1A title. It was a season that saw some in-season turmoil as Chaminade-Madonna parted ways with their longtime offensive coordinator, but was still able to make a run back to states. <\/p>\n

It was there that Chaminade-Madonna wasn\u2019t able to notch a fifth consecutive state crown as they met their match against a Cardinal Newman bunch that captured the program\u2019s first. There\u2019s a lot of questions marks surrounding the team heading into the off-season, but the Lions do have a great building block in freshman quarterback Malik Leonard. <\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Cardinal Mooney<\/a>\u00a0(14-1)
<\/a>7.\u00a0West Boca Raton<\/a>\u00a0(13-2)
<\/a>8.\u00a0American Heritage<\/a>\u00a0(10-5)
<\/a>9.\u00a0Miami Central<\/a>\u00a0(9-2)
<\/a>10.\u00a0Armwood<\/a>\u00a0(13-1) <\/p>\n

11.\u00a0Cardinal Newman<\/a>\u00a0(13-2)
<\/a>12.\u00a0Lakeland<\/a>\u00a0(12-3)
<\/a>13.\u00a0The Bolles School<\/a>\u00a0(13-2)
<\/a>14.\u00a0Lake Mary<\/a>\u00a0(12-3)
<\/a>15.\u00a0F. W. Buchholz<\/a>\u00a0(12-2) <\/p>\n

16.\u00a0Vero Beach<\/a>\u00a0(14-1)
17.\u00a0Edgewater<\/a>\u00a0(12-1)
18.\u00a0Deland<\/a>\u00a0(13-1)
<\/a>19.\u00a0Venice<\/a>\u00a0(9-4)
20.\u00a0Jesuit<\/a>\u00a0(11-2)<\/p>\n

21.\u00a0St. Augustine<\/a>\u00a0(11-2)
22.\u00a0Jones<\/a>\u00a0(12-3)
23.\u00a0Choctawhatchee<\/a>\u00a0(12-2)
<\/a>24.\u00a0West Broward<\/a>\u00a0(12-3)
<\/a>25.\u00a0Mandarin<\/a>\u00a0(11-2)<\/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 just ended with one of the most wild, exciting conclusions to Florida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9978,10548,10551,42096,10552,10553,17074,10554,47,28,30,29,10556,10557,10558,42097,10559,22194,10560,10561,10563,10564,10565,10567,10569,10570,22195,42098],"class_list":["post-83268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-american-heritage-patriots-plantation","tag-armwood-hawks-seffner","tag-cardinal-mooney-cougars-sarasota","tag-cardinal-newman-crusaders-west-palm-beach","tag-chaminade-madonna-prep-lions-hollywood","tag-choctawhatchee-indians-fort-walton-beach","tag-deland-bulldogs-deland","tag-edgewater-eagles-orlando","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-img-academy-ascenders-bradenton","tag-jesuit-tigers-tampa","tag-jones-tigers-orlando","tag-lake-mary-rams-lake-mary","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-the-bolles-school-bulldogs-jacksonville","tag-venice-indians-venice","tag-vero-beach-fighting-indians-vero-beach","tag-west-boca-raton-bulls-boca-raton","tag-west-broward-bobcats-pembroke-pines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83268","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=83268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}