USA TODAY Super 25 Week 13 Preview: Multiple monster playoff matchups
Week 13 of the high school football season is going to be a good one.
With the playoffs underway across the nation, multiple teams ranked in the USA TODAY Super 25 are slated to meet in a win-or-go-home matchup this weekend. No. 1 Mater Dei hits the road to take on No. 10 Centennial in the CIF Southern Section Division I semifinals, while No. 4 St. John Bosco and No. 9 Servite do battle for the second time this season. St. John Bosco won by 14 points in the regular season.
No. 19 Hoover and No. 22 Thompson are set for a rematch of their own in the Alabama state playoffs. Hoover stunned Thompson during the regular season, but Thompson did not have its star quarterback in the second half of that game.
Outside of postseason play is another monster matchup between No. 3 IMG Academy and No. 15 St. Frances Academy in their season finales. Both teams are coming off bye weeks and are well-rested to close the season out strong.
With all of that being said, let’s take a look at what is in store for each team in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 during the 13th weekend of the 2021 high school football season.
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No. 1 Mater Dei (Calif.) vs. No. 10 Centennial (Calif.)
Photo: David Chisholm/1550 Sports
No. 2 Westlake (Texas) vs. New Braunfels (Texas)
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
No. 3 IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 15 St. Frances Academy (Md.)
Syndication: The Tennessean
No. 4 St. John Bosco (Calif.) vs. No. 9 Servite (Calif.)
Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
No. 5 Collins Hill (Ga.) vs. Pebblebrook (Ga.)
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) vs. St. Peter's Prep (N.J.)
Syndication: The Record
No. 7 Center Grove (Ind.) vs. Ben Davis (Ind.)
Syndication: The Indianapolis Star
No. 8 Katy (Texas) vs. Stratford (Texas)
No. 11 Hamilton (Ariz.) — Idle
Photo: Arizona Republic
No. 12 Southlake Carroll (Texas) vs. Midland Legacy (Texas)
Sarah Winch/Carroll Senior High School
No. 13 Jesuit (Fla.) vs. Braden River (Fla.)
Photo: Jesuit High School
No. 14 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) vs. Miramar (Fla.)
Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports Images, Gannett
No. 16 Bishop Gorman (Nev.) vs. McQueen (Nev.)
Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
No. 17 Bixby (Okla.) vs. Stillwater (Okla.)
Photo: Cody Nagel, 247Sports
No. 18 Chandler (Ariz.) — Idle
Photo: Arizona Republic
No. 19 Hoover (Ala.) vs. No. 22 Thompson (Ala.)
Photo via Twitter/@BucsFootball
No. 20 St. John's (Washington D.C.) vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.)
Photo: Larry French/St. Johns College
No. 21 Duncanville (Texas) vs. Mesquite (Texas)
Photo: Mike Roach, 247Sports
No. 23 North Cobb (Ga.) vs. Roswell (Ga.)
Photo: North Cobb Football
No. 24 Dutch Fork (S.C.) vs. Sumter (S.C.)
Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
No. 25 Oakland (Tenn.) vs. Lebanon (Tenn.)
Photo: Tom Beckwith/For the DNJ
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