Scout Top 50 - Final Rankings

Another exciting year of High School Football has come to an end for teams all around the country. Trinity High School of Louisville, Ky. is Fox Sports' first national champion after dominating its competition not only within the Bluegrass State but beyond.

After nearly five months of football and as many as 16 game seasons for some, the 2011 High School Football season has come to an end with dozens of teams left standing as State Champions.

But only one team can be named the Scout.com / Fox Sports Next National Champion, and that team is the Shamrocks of Louisville Trinity in Kentucky.

The relative strength of Kentucky football probably isn't strong enough to build a case by itself to crown a national champion, and that was no problem for the Shamrocks. Trinity played teams from four different states including the top three teams from Ohio's extremely strong Greater Catholic league.

It was maybe Trinity's finest performance of the season when they beat Archbishop Moeller of Ohio the weekend of Halloween by a scary 49-14 score. After that game, it was merely playing out the stretch as Trinity outscored its in state opponents 56-6 en route to a State Championship.

The Shamrocks weren't the only team with a strong claim to the No. 1 spot. Don Bosco Prep of New Jersey ran roughshod through its in state competition and also posted impressive out of state victories over California's Mission Viejo, St. Edward of Ohio, and Manatee of Florida.

At No. 3Armwood was the top team in Florida this year including a win over the West Coast's top team Bishop Gorman of Nevada.

Here is a look at the Scout Top 50 as we wrap up a tremendous season of High School Football.

Rank (Prev)	Team
1 (1)	Trinity (14-0) Louisville, KY Last: Def Scott County 62-21 Next: State Champions
2 (2)	Don Bosco Prep (11-0) Ramsey, NJ Last: Def Bergen Catholic 42-14 Next: State Champions
3 (3)	Armwood (15-0) Seffner, FL Last: Def No. 13 Miami Central 40-31 Next: State Champions
4 (4)	Good Counsel (12-0) Olney, MD Last: Def Gonzaga 42-0 Next: State Champions
5 (5)	Lake Travis (15-0) Austin, TX Last: Def Midway 22-7 Next: State Champions
6 (12)	Norland (15-0) Miami, FL Last: Def Wakulla 38-0 Next: State Champions
7 (7)	Bishop Gorman (14-1) Las Vegas, NV Last: Def Reed 72-28 Next: State Champions
8 (8)	Grayson (15-0) Loganville, GA Last: Def Walton 24-0 Next: State Champions
9 (16)	De La Salle (13-1) Concord, CA Last: Def No. 18 Westlake 35-0 Next: State Champions
10 (11)	Carroll (16-0) Southlake, TX Last: Def Fort Bend Hightower 36-29 Next: State Champions
11 (9)	Bellevue (14-0) Bellevue, WA Last: Def O'Dea 35-16 Next: State Champions
12 (10)	Gilman (10-1) Baltimore, MD Last: Def Calvert Hall 34-32 Next: State Champions
13 (13)	Central (13-1) Miami, FL Last: Lost to No. 3 Armwood 40-31 Next: Season Over
14 (NR)	Plant (14-1) Tampa, FL Last: Def No. 6 Miramar 31-20 Next: State Champions
15 (14)	Vista Murrieta (10-4*) Vista Murrieta, CA Last: Def No. 39 Centennial 35-28  Next: CIF-Inland Champions *Forfeited 4 Wins
16 (20)	Manatee (13-2) Bradenton, FL Last: Def No. 27 First Coast 40-0 Next: State Champions
17 (15)	Maryville (15-0) Maryville, TN Last: Def Whitehaven 23-7 Next: State Champions
18 (17)	Glades Central (12-1) Belle Glade, FL Last: Lost to No. 12 Norland 29-13 Next: Season Over
19 (18)	Olive Branch (15-0) Olive Branch, MS Last: Def Petal 35-34 Next: State Champions
20 (21)	Skyline (14-1) Dallas, TX Last: Lost to No. 18 Carroll 28-24 Next: Season Over
21 (22)	Carmel (14-1) Carmel, IN Last: Def Penn 54-0 Next: State Champions
22 (23)	Chaparral (14-1) Scottsdale, AZ Last: Def Cienega 37-14 Next: State Champions
23 (6)	Miramar (13-1) Miramar, FL Last: Lost to Plant 31-20 Next: Season Over
24 (24)	Page (15-0) Greensboro, NC Last: Def Garner Magnet 35-21  Next: State Champions
25 (26)	Santa Margarita (13-2) Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Last: Def No. 43 Bellarmine 42-37 Next: State Champions
26 (28)	St. Ignatius (13-2) Cleveland, OH Last: Def No. 33 Pickerington Central (34-13) Next: State Champions
27 (29)	Trinity (12-1) Euless, TX Last: Lost to Martin 19-7 Next: Season Over
28 (30)	Byrnes (12-2) Duncan, SC Last: Def No. 15 Gaffney 31-24 Next: State Champions
29 (33)	Central Daupin (15-1) Harrisburg, PA Last: Def North Penn 14-7 Next: State Champions
30 (31)	Allen (11-1) Allen, TX Last: Lost to Trinity 28-21 Next: Season Over
31 (32)	Gaffney (14-1) Gaffney, SC Last: Lost to Byrnes 31-24 Next: Season Over
32 (34)	LaFayette (16-0) Oxford, MS Last: Def Laurel 39-29 Next: State Champions
33 (NR)	Dekaney (14-2) Houston TX Last: Def No. 25 Steele 34-14 Next: State Champions
34 (35)	Desert Vista (13-1) Desert Vista, AZ Last: Def No. 17 Hamilton 45-19 Next: State Champion
35 (36)	North Allegheny (14-1) Wexford, PA Last: Lost to Central Dauphin 23-20 Next: Season Over
36 (37)	Martin (12-2) Arlington, TX Last: Lost to No. 20 Carroll 31-14 Next: Season Over
37 (25)	Steele (15-1) Cibolo, TX Last: Lost to Dekaney 34-14 Next: 12/17 Dekaney (13-2)
38 (38)	Warren Central (11-1) Indianapolis, IN Last: Lost to No. 34 Carmel 33-30 Next: Season Over
39 (39)	Hamilton (13-1) Chandler, AZ Last: Lost to Desert Vista 45-19 Next: Season Over
40 (40)	Prattville (12-2) Prattville AL Last: Def No. 45 Hoover 35-34 Next: State Champions
41 (41)	Tucker (16-0) Tucker, GA Last: Def Lovejoy 22-7 Next: State Champions
42 (42)	West Monroe (13-2) West Monroe, LA Last: Def No. 47 Carencro 20-13  Next: State Champions
43 (43)	Bellarmine Prep (12-2) San Jose, CA Last: Lost to No. 26 Santa Margarita 42-37 Next: Season Over
44 (45)	San Clemente (12-2) San Clemente, CA Last: Lost to No. 29 Santa Margarita 27-13 Next: Season Over
45 (46)	Katy (12-1) Katy, TX Last: Lost to La Porte 9-7 Next: Season Over
46 (19)	Westlake (14-1) Westlake Village, CA Last: Lost to No. De La Salle 35-0 Next: Season Over
47 (47)	Lakes (11-1) Lakewood, WA Last: Lost to No. 9 Bellevue 35-14 Next: Season Over
48 (NR)	Trotwood-Madison (15-0) Trotwood, OH Last: Def Avon 42-28 Next: State Champions
49 (49)	Mallard Creek (13-1) Charlotte, NC Last: Lost to Page 41-27 Next: Season Over
50 (50)	Boylan (14-0) Rockford, IL Last: Def Wheaton-Warrenville South 21-14 Next: State Champions

In: Dekaney (Houston, TX), Plant (Tampa, FL), Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH)

Out: DeSoto (De Soto, TX), Upper St. Claire (Upper St. Claire, PA), First Coast (Jacksonville, FL)

Previous Rankings: Week 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16

Scott began with Scout as the Southeast Regional Manager in 2002. In addition to his recruiting responsibilities, Scott developed and ran the National Scout Combine series from 2005 thru 2008. Scott has been Director of Scouting since 2006 and oversees the Recruiting Rankings for Scout.
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