Neshoba win streak reaches 60, as reign atop USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 continues

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Neshoba Central’s win streak reached 60 games this week to solidify its hold on the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll.

The (21-0) Rockets, fresh off Tuesday’s 6-0 victory over Choctaw Central, have outscored their last six opponents 40-0, and have now been the nation’s No. 1-ranked team for 13 weeks. Meanwhile, the nine teams below them also kept up their winning ways to maintain an unchanged top 10.

The first change this week occurs at No. 11, as Kentucky’s unbeaten Louisville Male (8-0) moved up three more spots after collecting three wins, including Wednesday night’s 15-1 victory over fellow ranked squad Spain Park (25-5) in Alabama. The Bulldogs have now outscored their opponents this season 107-5. After suffering its third-straight loss, Spain Park fell to 25th.

Elsewhere, Illinois’ Marist (8-2) rebounded with four consecutive triumphs to get back eight of the 10 places it lost two weeks ago, when the Redhawks fell from 15th to 25th.

Florida’s Apopka (13-1) and Texas’ Keller (21-3-1) are new to the rankings this week at No. 15 and No. 19, respectively. Apopka was edged 2-1 by Lake Brantley on Tuesday to snap a 13-game win streak to start its season, while Keller has now won nine straight.

State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to compile the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality and strength of schedule.

USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – April 4, 2019

Rank

Team

2019 Record

Previous

1

Neshoba Central (Miss.)

21-0

1

2

Norco (Calif.)

18-0

2

3

Cedar Ridge (Texas)

23-0

3

4

James Madison (Va.)

3-0

4

5

Shawnee Heights (Kan.)

2-0

5

6

Angleton (Texas)

22-0

6

7

Estero (Fla.)

16-0

7

8

New Palestine (Ind.)

1-0

8

9

Barbers Hill (Texas)

27-1

9

10

Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.)

9-0

10

11

Louisville Male (Ky.)

8-0

14

12

Winter Springs (Fla.)

17-0

11

13

Oakleaf (Fla.)

14-1

13

14

South Granville (N.C.)

7-0

15

15

Apopka (Fla.)

13-1

NR

16

Fairhope (Ala.)

26-3

17

17

Marist (Ill.)

8-2

25

18

Forney (Texas)

13-2

12

19

Keller (Texas)

21-3-1

NR

20

Center Grove (Ind.)

2-1

16

21

Donovan Catholic (N.J.)

1-0

21

22

Immaculate Heart Acad. (N.J.)

1-0

22

23

Wachusett Regional (Mass.)

0-0

24

24

Los Alamitos (Calif.)

11-4

23

25

Spain Park (Ala.)

25-5

19

Dropped out: Huntington Beach (Calif.) and Orange Lutheran (Calif.).