The Texas high school football’s UIL state championships finished at AT&T Stadium on Saturday night, with several blowout victories throughout the week of games in the Lone Star State.
Topping the state’s final set of rankings are the DeSoto Eagles, who blew past the C.E. King Panthers, 55-27, for the UIL Class 6A, Division II state championship. So which other Lone Star State high school football programs made a move up in the final set of Top 25 Texas high school football rankings?
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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 are the last Texas high school football Top 25 rankings of 2025, according to Massey as of Dec. 21.
1. DeSoto Eagles
Jumping into the top of the Texas high school football rankings are the red-hot DeSoto Eagles, which defeated C.E. King, 55-27, in a Class 6A, Division II state championship on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.
There’s no team in the Lone Star State that ended the season playing better football than the Eagles and they did so behind the play of junior running back SaRod Baker, who has rushed for over 1,600 yards and scored 21 touchdowns through five playoff games and the state championship.
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The numbers Baker has put up in the postseason would match those of running backs for an entire regular season’s worth of games.
2. Southlake Carroll Dragons
Southlake Carroll (14-1) saw its magical undefeated season come to an end when they lost to a red-hot DeSoto Eagles ball club, 57-44, last week in a UIL Class 6A-II state semifinal.
The Dragons had been by far the most consistent team in Texas high school football season and fall just short of competing for a state championship this fall.
Southlake Carroll will have a slew of question marks as they enter the off-season, with the graduation of stars like quarterback Angelo Renda (Pittsburgh signee) and wide receiver Brock Boyd (Ohio State signee). This will be a much different looking team come next season.
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3. Duncanville Panthers
Duncanville (10-2) drops from being the No. 1 team after losing in the Class 6A, Division I state championship to rival North Shore, 10-7, on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers had shown zero signs of slowing down ahead of the Class 6A, Division I championship as they defeated Allen in impressive fashion, 31-9, in the state semifinals.
Next question for Duncanville is will Reginald Samples return as the head coach for the 2026 season? The key players for the Panthers all throughout the season were four-star edge rushers Kevin Ford (Florida commit) and Landon Barnes (Ole Miss commit), wide receiver Trenton Yancey and cornerback Braylon Edwards (SMU commit).
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4. North Shore Mustangs
Making a jump by one spot in this week’s Texas high school football rankings are the North Shore Mustangs, after defeating previous No. 1 Duncanville for the Class 6A-I state championship on Saturday afternoon.
Since losing to Summer Creek to end the regular season, the Mustangs have been on a roll behind their prolific offense that has been averaging 45 points per game. Their offense only scored one touchdown, but it was enough along with a field goal to upend Duncanville for the state championship and the first for head coach Willie Gaston.
Skill players like quarterback Kaleb Maryland (3,266 yards, 34 touchdowns), running back Hezekiah Johnson (1,132 yards, 19 touchdowns) and wide receiver Jaylen Bocard (1,160 yards, 12 touchdowns) have stepped up all season long.
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5. Allen Eagles
The five-time UIL state champion Allen Eagles (14-1) saw their postseason run come to an end when they fell to top-ranked Duncanville, 31-9, in the Class 6A-I state semifinals.
Allen had opened up the Class 6A, Division I playoffs when they just edged out No. 25 ranked Lewisville, 22-15 in the opening round and had looked more like their dominant selves until this past weekend. Now the Eagles are left to wonder what could’ve been after coming on the doorstep of reaching a state championship game.
The Eagles dominated the first half stretch of regular season games as they opened with a 46-13 victory over Midland Legacy, breezed by Cedar Hill, 38-0 and then thumped Rock Hill in a 70-14 rout before cruising past Plano in a 55-0 romp. Allen then rolled to a 62-14 victory over Princeton before thrashing Plano West, 55-7, and McKinney Boyd.
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Texas High School Football Rankings: Nos. 6 – 25
6. North Crowley (13-2)
7. Aledo (15-1)
8. Waxahachie (12-2)
9. Summer Creek (12-2)
10. C.E. King (13-3)
11. South Oak Cliff (14-1)
12. Stephenville (17-0)
13. Carthage (17-0)
14. Dickinson (13-1)
15. Lake Travis (14-1)
16. Prosper (11-2)
17. Guyer (12-3)
18. Celina (15-1)
19. Lone Star (14-2)
20. Argyle (13-2)
21. Klein Collins (11-2)
22. Melissa (13-3)
23. Randle (15-1)
24. North Forney (11-2)
25. Smithson Valley (15-1)
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