Massachusetts High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams – Sep. 22

Massachusetts high school football season is fully underway as fans across the New England region are getting a better look at who the best teams in the Bay State are. 

Several of Massachusetts’ top high school football programs, including Catholic Memorial, Tabor Academy and St. John’s Preparatory School, which is coming off a 47-21 beatdown of Central Catholic, have looked solid in the opening weeks. Which other teams, though, join the three aforementioned teams?

The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.

Here is the latest Massachusetts high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Sep. 22.

1. Catholic Memorial Knights

Always in the mix when it comes to the MIAA’s Division 2 classification, the Catholic Memorial Knights (2-0) are once again loaded with Power 4 talent that’ll be short trip over to Boston College after their time at Catholic Memorial. Among the myriad of Boston College commitments are 2026 three-star linemen Marcelino Antunes, Mac Fitzgerald, 2027 safety Jackson Tucker and 2028 athlete Ramar Thomas. Catholic Memorial looked impressive last week in a 56-32 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) this past Saturday. The Knights take another bye week before they play Brockton on Oct. 3.

2. Tabor Academy Seawolves 

Coming in at the No. 2 spot is the Tabor Academy Seawolves (2-0), whom feature one of the state’s most talented rosters bar none. The Seawolves have a bevy of Division I talent, which includes players like junior quarterback Peter Bourque (Michigan commit), Amahn Williams (UCF commit) and a pair of UCLA defensive linemen commitments in Carter Gooden and Marcus Almada, respectively. Tabor Academy was impressive in their regular season opener, a 37-6 rout of The Williston Northampton School. The Seawolves dominated The Governors Academy in a 46-6 rout last week and this Friday take on Milton Academy.

3. St. John’s Preparatory School Eagles

Having one of the best sophomore quarterbacks in the country definitely helps your odds of being ranked a bit higher when it pertains to teams out of New England. For the Eagles, they have a talented young signal caller in sophomore Christopher Vargas, who is coming off a solid freshman campaign. Vargas last season threw for 1,311 yards, 17 touchdowns and only three mere interceptions. St. John’s Prep improved to 3-0 on the season when they defeated No. 19 Central Catholic, 47-21, last week. This Saturday the Eagles take on Rhode Island’s No. 1 La Salle Academy.

4. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Knights

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (1-0) finally took to the field and won their first game in a 42-2 rout of Trinity Pawling. The Knights have several future Ivy League players on the team, including offensive tackle Tim Church (Dartmouth commit) and linebacker Sam Kelley (Brown commit. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School returns to action this week when they face Avon Old Farms of Connecticut.

5. King Phillip Regional Warriors

King Philip Reg (3-0) opened up the season with a convincing 21-0 victory over No. 19 Walpole and last week dominated Norwood, 43-0. The Warriors are coming off another strong season in the MIAA’s Division II classification, in which they went 12-1 and reached the state championship game, losing to Catholic Memorial. With an advantageous schedule that mimics last year’s, the road back to the title game looks clear once again for the Warriors. This week, King Phillip faces Foxborough (2-0) on the road.

6. Xaverian Brothers (2-0)
7. Springfield Central (1-1)
8. Milton Academy (1-0)
9. Belmont Hill School  Scituate (3-0)
10. Natick (3-0)

11. Dexter School (2-0) 
12. Milford (3-0)
13. Deerfield Academy (2-0)
14. Methuen  North Attleboro (2-1)
15. The Williston Northampton School (1-1)

16. Lawrence Academy (1-0)
17. Foxborough (2-0)
18. Tewksbury Memorial (2-0)
19. Central Catholic (1-2)
20. Duxbury (2-1)

21. Canton (3-0)
22. Andover (2-0)
23. Milton (3-0)
24. St. Sebastian’s School (0-1)
25. Mansfield (2-1)

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