The Texas high school football season now is in its final weeks of play as the UIL postseason is right on the horizon for teams as they battle for playoff positioning. <\/p>\n
The\u00a0Southlake Carroll<\/a>\u00a0Dragons kept up their winning ways as the state\u2019s No. 1 spot as rolled to a 57-7 drubbing of Northwest<\/a> last week. So which other Lone Star State programs made a move up the latest set of Top 25 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 latest Texas high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Oct. 19.<\/p>\n 1. Southlake Carroll Dragons<\/p>\n Southlake Carroll<\/a>\u00a0are destined to go 10-0 this season based on the way they\u2019re playing. The Dragons have been by far the most consistent team in Texas high school football season and every week on the field, the validate that.<\/p>\n The Dragons (8-0) latest victory was a 57-7 thrashing over Northwest<\/a>, with Southlake Carroll out-scoring their last two opponents by a combined 123-14. <\/p>\n Pittsburgh<\/a>\u00a0commit\u00a0Angelo Renda<\/a>\u00a0(2,431 yards, 25 touchdowns) and his favorite target,\u00a0Ohio State<\/a>\u00a0pledge\u00a0Brock Boyd<\/a>, who hauled in 111 passes for 1,868 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2024, remain the state\u2019s top quarterback-wide receiver tandem.\u00a0Boyd through seven games has caught 45 passes for 694 yards and 10 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Southlake Carroll this week takes to the road to face off against Bell<\/a> (5-2). <\/p>\n 2. Allen Eagles<\/p>\n The five-time UIL state champion\u00a0Allen<\/a>\u00a0Eagles (7-0) remain the state\u2019s No. 2 team after a 55-7 thumping of\u00a0Plano West<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n The Eagles have been dominant through their first seven games as they opened with a 46-13 victory over\u00a0Midland Legacy<\/a>, breezed by Cedar Hill, 38-0 and then thumped\u00a0Rock Hill<\/a>\u00a0in a 70-14 rout before cruising past\u00a0Plano<\/a>\u00a0in a 55-0 romp. Previous week they had rolled to a 62-14 victory over Princeton<\/a>. <\/p>\n Allen has their toughest game of the season this week against\u00a0No. 6 ranked Prosper<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Eagles have utilized both senior\u00a0Jeremiah Daoud\u00a0and freshman quarterback\u00a0Ty Snell<\/a>\u00a0behind center this season. Daoud has completed 74 of 100 passes for 1,160 yards and 14 touchdowns and Snell has thrown for 707 and seven scores.<\/p>\n 3. Duncanville Panthers<\/p>\n Duncanville (4-1) pulled off their biggest win of the 2025 season a couple weeks ago when they soundly defeated\u00a0DeSoto<\/a>, 48-28, behind a huge performance from junior quarterback Maximus The Great Denson.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-1, 173-pound passer was surgical in picking apart Eagles\u2019 defensive backfield as Denson completed\u00a023 of 31 passes for 328 yards and the seven scores<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Panthers followed that big win up with a dominating, 35-10 victory over Lancaster<\/a> as they continue to roll since their loss to Waxahachie<\/a> back on Sep. 19. <\/p>\n Duncanville<\/a>\u00a0continues to be considered a state title contender in the UIL\u2019s Class 6A, Division I classification. Other key players this fall to watch for from the Panthers are four-star edge rushers\u00a0Kevin Ford<\/a>\u00a0(Florida<\/a>\u00a0commit) and\u00a0Landon Barnes<\/a>\u00a0(Ole Miss<\/a>\u00a0commit), wide receiver\u00a0Trenton Yancey<\/a>\u00a0and cornerback\u00a0Braylon Edwards<\/a>\u00a0(SMU<\/a>\u00a0commit).<\/p>\n Panthers are back on the field Friday night against Horn<\/a> (1-6). <\/p>\n 4. Prosper Eagles<\/p>\n The\u00a0Prosper<\/a>\u00a0Eagles (7-0) started the season off with an impressive victory over\u00a0Westlake<\/a>\u00a0in a 29-22 decision and then upended\u00a0Rockwall-Heath<\/a>, 45-27.\u00a0Eagles latest win was a 59-0 shellacking of McKinney<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n Up front on the offensive line, the team features a trio of future FBS commitments in four-stars\u00a0Bryce Gilmore<\/a>\u00a0(Arkansas<\/a>),\u00a0Zaden Krempin<\/a>\u00a0(Texas A&M<\/a>),\u00a0Sean Stover<\/a>\u00a0(Duke<\/a>) and 6-foot-4, 285-pound junior\u00a0Will Endicott<\/a>.<\/p>\n Prosper has their biggest game of the season, top tilt in Texas this week when they face off against No. 2 Allen<\/a>. <\/p>\n 5. North Crowley Panthers<\/p>\n North Crowley<\/a>\u00a0(5-1) notched their biggest win of the season in terms of margin of victory, 70-7, over Weatherford<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n What head coach Ray Gates and his staff have to figure out is how they will get the team refocused after losing for the first time since 2023. North Crowley still keeps its sights set on winning the UIL Class 6A, Division I state championship this fall.<\/p>\n The Panthers still feature what has to still be considered one of the more talented defensive secondaries in the Lone Star State, which includes players like\u00a0Texas Tech<\/a>\u00a0commit\u00a0Aaron Bradshaw<\/a>, three-star safety\u00a0Elijajuan Houston<\/a>, four-star cornerback\u00a0Jerry Outhouse<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Colorado State<\/a>\u00a0commit\u00a0Thomas Cook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Panthers returns home on Friday night to take on Boswell<\/a> (3-4). <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Aledo<\/a> (7-0) 11.\u00a0Guyer<\/a>\u00a0(5-2) 16.\u00a0Stephenville<\/a>\u00a0(7-0) 21.\u00a0Randle<\/a>\u00a0(7-0)
7.\u00a0Waxahachie<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)
8.\u00a0Lake Travis<\/a>\u00a0(7-0)
9.\u00a0Westlake<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)
<\/a>10.\u00a0North Shore<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)<\/p>\n
12.\u00a0DeSoto<\/a>\u00a0(4-3)
13.\u00a0Celina<\/a>\u00a0(7-0)
14.\u00a0Summer Creek<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)
<\/a>15.\u00a0Lewisville<\/a>\u00a0(6-1) <\/p>\n
17.\u00a0C.E. King<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)
18.\u00a0Ridge Point<\/a>\u00a0(8-0)
19.\u00a0Carthage<\/a>\u00a0(7-0)
20.\u00a0Coppell<\/a> (5-2)<\/p>\n
<\/a>22.\u00a0Lone Star<\/a>\u00a0(6-1)
<\/a>23.\u00a0Melissa<\/a>\u00a0(5-1)
<\/a>24.\u00a0South Oak Cliff<\/a>\u00a0(5-1)
<\/a>25.\u00a0Argyle<\/a>\u00a0(6-1) <\/p>\n