St. Thomas Aquinas-Byrnes predictions

With ESPN RISE FAB 50 No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas set to face No. 2 Byrnes, we asked our experts for predictions.

Luke Massa - St. Xavier High School Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series - Ohio August 30, 2008

Games of the year

Sure, we have a likely No. 1 vs. No. 2, but there should be some other super showdowns across the nation in high school football this season.

Preseason top teams by state

It's where you end up that matters, but these are the teams to beat across the country, writes Mark Tennis, Doug Huff and Sheldon Shealer.

Smith named ESPN RISE Coach of the Year

After leading St. Thomas Aquinas to a mythical national title, George Smith is the ESPN RISE National Coach of the Year.

Florida football teams shine

Florida teams have won mythical national titles for three years in a row. Not since the 1960s has the Sunshine State so clearly dominated the U.S. high school football scene.

St. Thomas reigns supreme

After routing Lakeland (Fla.) in the 5A title game, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) holds on to the top spot in the final ESPN RISE FAB 50 football rankings.

St. Thomas Aquinas impresses in final outing

>Perhaps the most amazing aspect of St. Thomas Aquinas' 56-7 win in last Friday's Florida Class 5A state championship isn't that the Raiders won by that score, but which team they did it against.

St. Thomas Aquinas caps 'special' season with national title

St. Thomas Aquinas' 56-7 victory over Lakeland High School in the Florida Class 5A football championship capped the program's first 15-0 season, extended its win streak to 24 games and cemented its status as the ESPN RISE mythical national champion.

State champions have been crowned, but questions remain

What do you do when state championships don't answer the question as to which team is the best? Doug Huff thinks a plus-one model might answer questions in a number of cases.