Maxpreps 2009 Early 25 Contenders HS Football Teams

[berryfan]

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1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla)
2. Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.)
3. Katy (Katy, Texas)
4. Allen (Allen, Texas)
5. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif)
6. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va)
7. Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio)
8. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md)
9. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif)
10. John Curtis (River Ridge, La)
11. Prattville (Prattville, Ala)
12. Skyline (Sammamish, Wash)
13. Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas)
14. Destrehan (Destrehan, La)
15. Miami Central (Miami, Fla)
16. Madison Central (Madison, Miss)
17. Miami Northwestern (Miami, Fla)
18. Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio)
19. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J)
20. Centennial (Peoria, Ariz)
21. De La Salle (Concord, Calif)
22. Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
23. Camden County (Kingsland, Ga)
24. Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.)
25. Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa)

[bigdog3300]

Alot of other Ohio teams could wind up in there. St. Ignatius could very easily be back in there, but have to replace Holland at QB. I'm excited to see St. Ed's new stack defense as well. Strongsville is also a team to keep an eye on with Hamilton a strong addition there.

[BUCKYLE]

How did I know Notre Dame would be in the top 5?

[DontHateOState]

Really, it's just Aquinas and then everyone else.

[berryfan]

I read somewhere that Aquinas and #2 Byrnes play each other.

[osuteke]

I would say it's STA and everyone else too, but Byrnes is stacked.

[bigdog3300]

Byrnes is def. stacked. I maybe wrong but I don't think Byrnes is playing STA, but I think they are playing Miami Northwestern because I remember hearing of Bridgewater playing against them, and hoping they get the game put on ESPN.

[Sportsbuck28]

Byrnes is loaded this year, but STA is just on another level.

[bigdog3300]

Side question..........do you think Cinci's GCL is one of the top 3 conferences in the country, year in and year out? I don't know enough about other conf's around the country but they seem to always have two top 25 teams in the country....Elder, LaSalle, St. Xavier, Moeller, Alter, etc.

[berryfan]

Originally Posted by bigdog3300

Side question..........do you think Cinci's GCL is one of the top 3 conferences in the country, year in and year out? I don't know enough about other conf's around the country but they seem to always have two top 25 teams in the country....Elder, LaSalle, St. Xavier, Moeller, Alter, etc.

I don't know what the breakdown is by district within Cincinnati, but having that many teams of the high quality certainly would rate it at least among the top 3 in my mind. I know down here in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale we have many good teams year in and year out (STA, Central, NW for sure this year).