BENSALEM, Pa. – The playoffs are upon us and in some cases there’s still time to build a case for the postseason. With essentially a week left in the regular season, the Blue Star Media Elite 25 rankings reflect eight high school football teams are in or headed to the playoffs this weekend.

Power states such as California, Texas, Florida and Georgia will start on the weekend of November 13. This week two schools enter the Elite 25 rankings: No. 23 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Fla.) and No. 25 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh).

In south Florida, Atlantic is the top-ranked Class 8A team but won’t ease into the playoffs. That’s because Friday’s game with Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) in essence is a contest with a playoff feel and ramifications. Meanwhile in western Pennsylvania it’s the start of four grueling weeks of the WPIAL playoffs. It takes six games to produce a state title in Pennsylvania but most feel a WPIAL championship ranks as one of the toughest tasks in high school football. The Wolverines are Pennsylvania’s No. 1-ranked Class AAAA club and won’t have a smooth road to the final in Hershey next month.

The next Blue Star Media Elite 25 rankings will appear November 10. Until then please support your local high schools in the playoffs and perhaps we’ll see you at a game soon. – Christopher Lawlor

Blue Star Media Elite 25 High School Football Rankings, Nov. 3, 2015

1. Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas (10-0)

Previous rank: 1.

Recap: Defeated Palo Verde (Las Vegas), 70-3.  QB Tate Martell threw three touchdowns and ran for two more; RB Biaggio Ali Walsh rushed for three scores.

Next: Friday vs. Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) in Division I Sunset Regional quarterfinals.

2. Allen, Texas (9-0)

Previous: 2.

Recap: Defeated Plano West, 69-10. QB Mitchell Jonke passed for 202 yards and four TDs and rushed for 187 yards and two more scores.

Next: Friday vs. Plano East.

3. St. John Bosco, Bellflower, Calif. (9-0)

Previous: 3.

Recap: Defeated Orange Lutheran, 31-12. The Braves clinched their fourth consecutive Trinity League title.

Next: Friday vs. Servite (Anaheim).

4. Euless (Texas) Trinity (10-0)

Previous: 4.

Recap: Defeated Richland (North Richland Hills), 31-0. DeJaun Garrett rushed for 205 yards and a TD on 20 carries.

Next: Nov. 13 in Class 6A bi-district playoff game.

5. Corona (Calif.) Centennial (9-0)

Previous: 5.

Recap: Defeated Corona, 69-7. The Huskies rolled up 55 points in the first half.

Next: Thursday vs. Norco.

6. Katy, Texas (9-0)

Previous: 6.

Recap: Defeated Katy Tompkins, 84-0. Make it five shutouts this season.

Next: Saturday vs. Cinco Ranch (Katy).

7. IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. (8-0)

Previous: 7.

Recap: Walloped Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, Md.), 50-16. The Ascenders complete their season as QB Shea Patterson accounted for four TDs—three in the air and one on the ground.

Next: Season complete.

8. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (8-1)

Previous: 9.

Recap: Defeated James Logan (Union City), 57-14. The Spartans first team defense has not allowed a touchdown since the third game.

Next: Friday vs. California High (San Ramon).

9. Colquitt County, Moultrie, Ga. (9-0)

Previous: 10.

Recap: Defeated Tift County (Tifton), 41-26. The Packers keep rolling.

Next: Friday at Camden County (Kingsland).

10. Clay-Chalkville, Pinson, Ala. (10-0)

Previous: 11.

Recap: Defeated Hewitt-Trussville, 53-35. The Chargers head into the regular season finale looking to maintain their perfect mark.

Next: Friday vs.. Cullman in Class 6A first round.

11. Grayson, Loganville, Ga. (10-0)

Previous: 12.

Recap: Defeated Brookwood (Snellville), 50-10. The regular season is over.

Next: Nov. 13 vs. TBA in Class AAAAAA first round.

12. Ocean Lakes, Virginia Beach, Va. (9-0)

Previous: 13.

Recap: Defeated Cox (Virginia Beach), 49-7. That was the 40^th consecutive Beach District win for the Dolphins.

Next: Friday vs. Landstown (Virginia Beach).

13. Cibolo (Texas) Steele (9-0)

Previous: 14.

Recap: Idle.

Next: Friday vs. New Braunfels Canyon

14. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (10-0)

Previous: 15.

Recap: Defeated Columbus, 35-13.

Next: Thursday vs. DeSoto Central (Southaven).

15. St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (8-1)

Previous: 16.

Recap: Defeated Ely (Pompano Beach), 37-13.

Next: Friday vs. Flanagan (Pembroke Pines).

16. Archer, Lawrenceville, Ga. (8-1)

Previous: 17.

Recap: Defeated Dacula, 35-3.

Next: Friday vs. Brookwood (Snellville).

17. Eastside Catholic, Sammamish, Wash. (8-0)

Previous: 22.

Recap: Defeated Ballard (Seattle), 40-3, in Metro League championship game. QB Harley Kirsch fired four TD passes as the Crusaders won the Metro title for the third time in four seasons and now embark on a run to defend their Class 3A state championship.

Next: Friday vs. Edmonds-Woodway in the Class 3A regional playoffs.

18. Bingham, South Jordan, Utah (10-1)

Previous: 19.

Recap: Defeated American Fork, 22-12, in Class 5A first round.

Next: Friday vs. Mountain Crest (Hyrum) in 5A quarterfinals.

19. Chandler, Ariz. (9-1)

Previous: 20.

Recap: Defeated regionally ranked Hamilton (Chandler), 27-20. The Wolves rally in the fourth quarter to knock off their archrivals for the third straight time at the Battle of Arizona Avenue. T.J. Green’s 3-yard TD run with 6:54 left won it.

Next: Friday vs. Boulder Creek (Anthem) in Division 1 first round.

20. St. Edward, Lakewood, Ohio (9-1)

Previous: 21.

Recap: Defeated St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 35-28. The Eagles flew to a 21-7 lead at halftime in Cleveland’s version of the Vatican Bowl. QB Jimmy Keefe hit n 12 of 23 passes for 300 yards and two scores.

Next: Saturday vs. Cleveland Heights in Division I, Region 1 first round.

21. Christian Brothers College, St. Louis (11-0)

Previous: 22.

Recap: Shut out Ritenour (Overland), 42-0, in Class 6 second round.

Next: Friday vs. Hazelwood Central (Florissant) in state quarterfinals.

22. Male, Louisville, Ky. (10-0)

Previous: 23.

Recap: Shut out Western (Louisville), 56-0. The Bulldogs scored a program record 482 points and finished undefeated for the second straight regular season.

Next: Friday vs. Jeffersontown (Louisville) in Class 6A first round.

23. Atlantic, Delray Beach, Fla. (9-0)

Previous: Not ranked.

Recap: Defeated Boca Raton, 21-9. Florida’s top-ranked Class 8A team has quite a challenge this weekend.

Next: Friday at Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens).

24. Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Ill. (10-0)

Previous: 24

Recap: Defeated West Aurora (Aurora) in Class 8A first round.

Next: Saturday vs. Stevenson (Lincolnshire) in the 8A second round.

25. Woodland Hills, Pittsburgh (9-0)

Previous: Not ranked.

Recap: Defeated Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 31-13. The Wolverines close out a perfect regular. The grueling WPIAL playoffs are next

Next: Friday vs. Hemphill (Landistown) in WPIAL Class AAAA first round.

Dropped: No. 8 Cedar Hill, Texas and No. 25 Columbus, Miami.

High-Fives by Region

East

1. Lake Taylor, Norfolk, Va. (9-0)

2. Archbishop Wood, Warminster, Pa. (9-0)

3. Oscar Smith, Chesapeake, Va. (8-0)

4. Archbishop Stepinac, White Plains, N.Y. (8-0)

5. Xaverian Brothers, Westwood, Mass. (8-0)

Geography: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia.

Midwest

1. Wayne, Huber Heights, Ohio (10-0)

2. Center Grove, Ind. (11-0)

3. Colerain, Cincinnati (9-1)

4. Martin Luther King, Detroit (10-0)

5. Kimberly, Wis. (11-0)

Geography: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Southland

1. Trinity Christian Academy, Jacksonville, Fla. (9-0)

2. Maryville, Tenn. (10-0)

3. Armwood, Seffner, Fla. (9-0)

4. West Monroe, La. (9-0)

5. Wake Forest, N.C. (10-0)

Geography: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Far West

1. Folsom, Calif. (9-0)

2. Jesuit, Portland, Ore. (9-0)

3. Mission Viejo, Calif. (10-0)

4. Serra, Gardena, Calif. (8-1)

5. Hamilton, Chandler, Ariz. (9-1)

Geography: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

 About: The Blue Star Media Elite 25 High School Football Rankings are released weekly from September until the conclusion of the high school season. Criteria considered are the quality of the team and its players, strength of schedule, tradition, and quality of the team’s league, conference, region or district. The rankings are compiled by Blue Star Media’s Christopher Lawlor, who consults with a national network of coaches, talent evaluators and prep sports writers. The final rankings will be released in late December. Follow him on Twitter at #clawlor.