From No. 6 Chandler (Ariz.) hanging on to defeat Hamilton High School to win an Arizona open division state championship, playoffs starting in Texas and postseason action heating up in Florida and Georgia, it was a very busy weekend for teams ranked in the USA TODAY Super 25.
Chandler held off a late comeback bid and last-second field goal attempt from Hamilton to etch out a 23-21 state championship win. Boise State commit Eli Sanders powered Chandler’s offense with two rushing touchdowns. Hamilton had a chance to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the kick sailed wide.
No. 2 Duncanville, No. 4 North Shore, No. 11 Allen, No. 15 Austin Westlake and No. 25 Katy kicked off the Texas state playoffs with wins, while No. 14 American Heritage held on for a 16-13 win over Jesuit to advance in the Florida state playoffs. No. 5 Grayson took care of business in the Georgia state playoffs, but No. 13 Colquitt County faltered against Norcross, bringing an end to its 2020 season.
Let’s take a look at what the weekend had in store for each USA Today Super 25 team.
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No. 1 IMG Academy — Season Complete
Photo: IMG Academy Football
No. 2 Duncanville (Texas) 60, Harker Heights 14
Photo: Dallas Morning News
No. 3 St. Joseph's Prep (Pa.) — Season Complete
Gil McGlynn/St. Joseph’s Prep
No. 4 North Shore (Texas) 59, Deer Park 7
Godofredo A Vásquez/Houston Chronicle
No. 5 Grayson (Ga.) 33, West Forsyth 0
Richard Craine/Grayson Rams Touchdown Club
No. 6 Chandler (Ariz.) 23, Hamilton 21
Darryl Webb/Special for The Republic
No. 7 Thompson (Ala.) — Season Complete
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No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) 37, Bloomingdale 14
Photo: Chuck Bethel/Football Hotbed
No. 9 Corner Canyon (Utah) — Season Complete
Photo: Corner Canyon Athletics
No. 10 Center Grove — Season Complete
Syndication: Indianapolis
No. 11 Allen (Texas) 34, Plano West 13
Vernon Bryant/Dallas Morning News
No. 12 Miami Columbus (Fla.) vs. Stoneman Douglas — Forfeit
Photo: HUDL
Norcross (Ga.) 17, No. 13 Colquitt County (Ga.) 7
Photo: Alan Staci
No. 14 American Heritage (Fla.) 16, Jesuit 13
Julie Bennett-USA TODAY Sports
No. 15 Austin Westlake (Texas) 57, Cedar Ridge 14
Photo: Dallas Morning News
No. 16 Oakland (Tenn.) — Season Complete
Syndication: The Tennessean
No. 17 Trinity (Ky.) 31, St. Xavier 0
Matt Stone/Courier Journal
No. 18 Dutch Fork (S.C.) — Season Complete
Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
No. 19 Cherry Creek (Colo.) — Season Complete
Photo: Cherry Creek Touchdown Club
No. 20 Bixby (Okla.) — Season Complete
Photo: Bixby Athletics
No. 21 Cathedral (Ind.) — Season Complete
Syndication: Indianapolis
No. 22 Pine-Richland (Pa.) — Season Complete
Photo: Tom Loy, 247Sports
No. 23 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) — Season Complete
Chris Pedota/North Jersey
No. 24 Cardinal Gibbons (Fla.) — BYE
Photo: 247 Sports
No. 25 Tompkins (Texas) 42, Fort Bend Travis 10
Photo: Houston Chronicle
