Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 6
Every single Nazareth opponent this season has been ranked in the Super 25 at some point. There are highly-regarded football teams in the area that haven’t faced five ranked teams in the last two seasons combined.Strength of schedule is wildly overlooked in many high school football polls and rankings, where remaining undefeated appears more important than playing high-quality teams.The Roadrunners have lost to No. 7 IC Catholic, No. 2 Mount Carmel and No. 9 Montini. They have defeated No. 22…
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