The Alabama teams to make the rankings were Thompson , Hoover and Central-Phenix City .
The top five teams, according to the rankings, are St. John Bosco , Mater Dei , IMG Academy , St. Thomas Aquinas and Allen . Thompson clearly has become the state’s most dominant program, winning the last three Class 7A state titles and going 39-2 over that time span. Since 2013, the Warriors are 76-30 overall. Since Mark Freeman took over in 2015, Thompson is 72-15 overall and 17-2 in the playoffs.
Hoover head coach Josh Niblett works the sidelines during the first half of the Hoover vs. North Gwinnett high-school football game, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga. The game was played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Hoover, Thompson’s Region 3 rival, won five state titles during the nine-year timeframe, all under now former coach Josh Niblett. The Bucs’ last title came in 2017. Since 2013, the team is 102-20 with eight seasons of 10 wins or more.