USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football teams head into mid-October with a new No. 1 atop the rankings, setting up a significant Southern California showdown on Friday.
Plenty of high school football action has already built excitement in Week 9—complementing the release of the Midseason USA TODAY Sports All-America team—with a top five team narrowly escaping an upset and a top 10 squad battling to remain perfect in Alabama.
With Friday night football underway and a game ahead on Saturday, here are the latest USA TODAY Sports Super 25 scores…
1. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Live: St. John Bosco (CA) 0, Santa Margarita 0
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Result: St. Thomas Aquinas 71, Monarch (FL) 20
3. Buford (GA)
Live: Buford 43, Collins Hill (GA) 0
4. Allen (TX)
Result: Allen 70, Rock Hill (TX) 14
5. IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
Result: IMG Academy 42, NFL Academy (UK) 40
6. The St. James Academy (Springfield, VA)
Live: St. James Performance Academy vs. MU Sports Academy (Montreal, Québec)
7. Columbus (Miami, FL)
Live: Columbus 20, Miami Central (FL) 3
8. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)
Live: Bishop Gorman 0, Sports Leadership and Management (NV) 0
9. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
Saturday, October 17: St. Frances Academy vs. Hun (Princeton, NJ)
10. Thompson (Alabaster, AL)
Live: Prattville (AL) 21, Thompson 21
11. Carrollton (GA)
Result: Carrollton 62, Northgate (GA) 13
12. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)
Live: St. John Bosco 0, Santa Margarita (CA) 0
13. North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX)
Live: North Crowley 69, Lake Ridge (TX) 28
14. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA)
Live: Sierra Canyon 0, Chaminade (CA) 0
15. Baylor (Chattanooga, TN)
Result: Baylor 41, Legacy School of Sports Sciences (TX) 14
16. Hamilton (Chandler, AZ)
Live: Hamilton 0, Pinnacle (AZ) 0
17. Thomas County Central (Thomasville, GA)
Result: Thomas County Central 63, Tift County (GA) 7
More: Thomas County Central (GA) QB Aidan McPherson named Super 25 Playmaker of the Week
18. Brownsburg (IN)
Result: Brownsburg 35, Hamilton Southeastern (IN) 7
19. De La Salle (Concord, CA)
Live: De La Salle 0, Monte Vista (CA) 0
20. North Shore (Houston, TX)
Idle
21. Hough (Cornelius, NC)
Result: Hough 47, South Mecklenburg (NC) 0
22. Trinity (Louisville, KY)
Result: Trinity 38, Eastern (KY) 0
23. East St. Louis (IL)
Live: East St. Louis 27, Naperville North (IL) 0
24. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Result: Mater Dei 38, Servite (CA) 15
25. Waxahachie (TX)
Live: Waxahachie 27, Red Oak (TX) 3
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: High School Football Scores: USA TODAY Super 25 Week 9 results