FOX Sports Next National Champion

The 2012 High School Football season has come to an end, and FOX Sports Next names its National Champion and Top 50 teams.

In the end it was John Curtis Christian of River Ridge, La. who claims the 2012 FOX Sports Next National Championship. The Patriots decimated their competition this season including Florida powerhouse Plant. Curtis won their games by an average of 48 to 4 and included six shutouts. Curtis' balance on offense was nothing short of remarkable this year. The Patriots rushed for 3500 yards without a 1,000 yard rusher, but with six players who broke through 200 yards.

Every team in the Top 10 has a legitimate claim to being the top team in the nation, but it's John Curtis Christian who is FOX Sports Next's National Champion.

Rank (Prev)	Team
1 (1)	John Curtis (14-0) River Ridge, LA (12/10) Curtis got more of a challenge from Evangel Christian in the State Championship, but the Patriots rolled to finish their season 14-0. Last: Def Evangel Christian 35-13 Next: State Champions
2 (2)	Katy (16-0) Katy, TX Katy concluded a perfect season with a win over a surging Cedar Hill team. The Tigers knocked off the Longhorns behind the strong running of Nebraska commitment Adam Taylor who finished the season with nearly 2500 yards and close to 40 touchdowns. Last: Def Cedar Hill 35-24 Next: State Champions
3 (4)	University (12-0) Ft. Lauderdale (12/10) University laid claim to Florida's 3A State Championship with a 24-17 win over Madison County. The Suns marquee wins this year came against Ohio's Trotwood-Madison, Madison County, and American Heritage. Last: Def Madison County 24-17 Next: State Champions
4 (6)	North Allegheny (16-0) Wexford, PA North Allegheny had already done the hard work through the season and playoffs and got to enjoy a blowout win over Coatesville to win the State Championship.  Last: Def Coatesville 63-28 Next: State Champions
5 (8)	De La Salle (15-0) Concord, CA This might not have been De La Salle's best team of the last three years, but it was one of their grittiest. De La Salle jumped on No. 21 Centennial early and held off a comeback by the gritty huskies to win their fourth straight Open Division Bowl. Last: Def No. 21 Centennial 48-28 Next: Open Bowl Champions
6 (5)	Bellevue (15-0) Bellevue, WA (12-3) Bellevue cruised to another State Championship with a 35-3 win over Eastside Catholic. Last: Def Eastside Catholic 35-3 Next: State Champions
7 (7)	Butler (15-0) Matthews, NC (12-3) Butler put the cherry on top of a terrific season with a convincing 56-28 win over Jack Britt to claim their State Championship. Last: Def Jack Britt 56-28 Next: State Champions
8 (11)	Hoover (15-0) Hoover, AL (12/10) Hoover had beaten Opelika 30-7 a little more than a month ago, but in that month Opelika had regained confidence knocking off powers Daphne, Auburn, and Carver. It didn't matter; Hoover kept getting better too. The Bucs stomped Opelika. Last: Def Opelika 31-0 Next: State Champions
9 (12)	Norcross (15-0) Norcross, GA Norcross needed a late comeback after being shutout in the first half, but comeback the Blue Devils did. Norcross won Georgia's largest classification. Last: Def Lovejoy 21-14 Next: State Champions
10 (26)	Allen (15-1) Allen, TX Allen put the first loss of the season on Lamar in the State Championship. Allen jumped out to an early lead then had to hold off a feisty Redskins team before puling away in the end. Last: Def Lamar 35-21 Next: State Champions
11 (13)	Manatee (13-1) Bradenton, FL (12/10) Manatee ran into perennial power Aquinas just as the Raiders are starting to get hot. Aquinas lost two games earlier in the season, but the Raiders have grown up since then sending Manatee home before they were ready. Last: Lost to St. Thomas Aquinas 35-18 Next: Season Over
12 (3)	DeSoto (14-1) DeSoto, TX DeSoto dropped a heartbreaker to No. 26 Allen who is three points away from an undefeated season. DeSoto played a tough schedule that included wins over Cedar Hill, Euless Trinity, and Coppell among others. Last: Lost to Allen 51-36 Next: Season Over
13 (9)	Good Counsel (11-1) Olney, MD (11/19) Good Counsel made good on its rematch with DeMatha for the WCAC Championship in a 26-14 win.  Good Counsel lost its first game of the season before running off 11 straight including wins over Gilman, Dematha (twice), and St. Joseph Regional (N.J.). Last: 11/18 Def DeMatha 26-14 Next: Season Over
14 (14)	Archbishop Moeller (12-3) Cincinnati, OH (12/3) Archbishop Moeller completed its own 2012 season comeback. After being ranked in the Top 10 early in the season, the Crusaders dropped three games before coming together as a team to beat powerhouses such as Louisville Trinity, Colerain, and Whitmer. Last: Def No. 10 Whitmer 20-12 Next: State Champions
15 (15)	Miami Central (12-2) Miami, FL Central finished off 6A in Florida by beating two undefeated teams in the Semi-Finals and Finals. The Rockets' final victim was Gainesville. Last: Def Gainesville 37-14 Next: State Champions
16 (16)	Whitmer (14-1) Toledo, OH (12/3) Whitmer found out what Louisville Trinity and a host of others already knew, that the Archbishop Moeller playing after Halloween is a different team than what was playing early in the season. Whitmer lost its first game of the season in a hard-fought 20-12 loss in the State Championship. Last: Lost to No. 36 Archbishop Moeller 20-12  Next: Season Over
17 (17)	Trinity (13-1) Louisville, KY (12/3) Trinity slogged its way through the playoffs before exploding on Pleasure Ridge Park in the State Championship. Last: Def Pleasure Ridge Park 67-7 Next: State Champions
18 (18)	Bishop Gorman (13-1) Las Vegas, NV (12/3) Bishop Gorman beat Liberty 63-10 for its State Championship. Last: Def Liberty 63-10 Next: State Champions
19 (19)	Washington (13-1) Miami, FL Bolles is used to playing for State Championships; they're not used to be beaten so soundly. Booker T. Washington dominated Bolles to claim the Class 4A State Championship. Last: Def Bolles 35-7 Next: State Champions
20 (10)	Steele (14-1) Cibolo, Texas Steele went down swinging, but in the end, No. 2 Katy was too much for the Knights. Hopefully Steele will beef up its schedule next year. It has to be a little disheartening play 15 games and really only be challenged once. Last: Lost to No. 2 Katy 45-33 Next: Season Over
21 (20)	Mentor (12-2) Mentor (OH) (11/26) Mentor knocked off two straight Top 10 opponents in the Ohio playoffs, but a third Top 50 game was too much for the Cardinals after its 3OT classic with St. Ignatius two weeks ago. Mentor fell to No. 46 Whitmer 62-34 to end its season.  Last: 11/24 Lost to No. 46 Whitmer 62-34 Next: Season Over
22 (29)	Aquinas (13-2) Fort Lauderdale, FL It's hard to say that Aquinas snuck up on anyone, but after losing two games during the regular season, the Raiders may have been a little overlooked. No more. Not after bouncing No. 1 Manatee from the playoffs and winning the 7A State Championship over Lincoln last week.  Last: Def Lincoln 41-25 Next: State Champions
23 (22)	Skyline (14-0) Sammamish, WA (12/3) Skyline won its State Championship by beating Bellarmine Prep 49-24. Last: Def Bellarmine Prep 49-24 Next: State Champions
24 (24)	St. Edward (11-1) Lakewood, OH (11/19) St. Edward fell to Mentor in Week 2 of the Ohio State Playoffs.  Last: 11/9 Lost to Mentor 63-56 Next: Season Over
25 (21)	Centennial (14-2) Corona, CA Centennial hadn't played in the Open Championship, and they looked nervous against De La Salle. The Huskies made too many mistakes before righting the ship and making a charge at De La Salle. Last: Lost to No. 8 De La Salle 48-28 Next: Season Over
26 (27)	Vista Murrieta (13-1) Murrieta, CA (12/3) Vista Murrieta was a two-point conversion away from forcing overtime with No. 28 Corona Centennial. Instead the Broncos saw their season end as the pass attempt fell to the ground. Last: Lost to No. 28 Centennial 30-28 Next: Season Over
27 (28)	American Heritage (11-1) Delray Beach, FL (11/26) American Heritage saw its season come to and end, but there's no shame in losing to a team as good as University. The highlight of the Stallions' season was its 9/7 win over Armwood.  Last: 11/23 Lost to No. 7 University 34-17 Next: Season Over
28 (23)	Narbonne (14-1) Harbor City, CA Narbonne got off to a slow start against one of the fasted teams in California in Centennial, and the furious comeback fell short. Last: Lost to Centennial 41-34 Next: Season Over
29 (30)	Ensworth (14-0) Nashville, TN (12/3) The games were played three months apart, but the results stayed the same. Ensworth won their State Championship beating Memphis University 31-14 after beating them 35-28 the first week of the season. Last: Def Memphis University 31-14 Next: State Champions
30 (31)	Carroll (12-2) Southlake, TX Someone has to come out on the wrong side of the best game in the nation, and in this case it was Southlake Carroll who dropped a heartbreaker to No. 4 DeSoto 49-45 Last: Lost to No. 4 DeSoto 49-45 Next: Season Over
31 (32)	St. Ignatius (11-2) Cleveland, OH (11/19) St. Ignatius found out what St. Edward found out two weeks ago, that Mentor is for real. It took three overtimes to out the Wildcats who finish their season at 11-2. Last: (11/16) Lost to No. 22 Mentor 57-56 (3OT) Next: Season Over
32 (33)	Gilman (9-2) Baltimore, MD (11/19) Gilman left little doubt this time. Calvert Hall gave the Greyhounds a scare in a 24-14 Gilman win on 10/22. This time Gilman left little doubt in a convincing 35-7 victory to claim the MIAA 'A' Title.  Last: Def Calvert Hall 35-7 Next: Season Over
33 (34)	Glenbard West (14-0) Glen Ellyn, IL (11/26) In an old-fashioned slugfest, Glenbard West edged No. 41 Lincoln-Way East 10-8. What the game lacked in firepower it made up for in drama as the teams West survived a 4th and 10 from the 13 in the closing minutes, and that stop proved to be the difference. Last: Def Lake Zurich 19-13 Next: State Champions
34 (35)	Goose Creek (12-1) Goose Creek, SC (11/26) Goose Creek was forced to forfeit its win over Bluffton, effectively ending its season unbeaten, yet unfulfilled. Last: 11/17 Def Bluffton 35-25 (win subsequently forfeited) Next: Season Over
35 (25)	Poly (12-4) Long Beach, CA Poly faced a mirror image of itself in a Granite Bay team that started 1-3 before catching fire, just like the Jackrabbits. Poly's multiple mistakes in the passing and kicking games doomed the Jackrabbits. Last: Lost to Granite Bay 21-20 Next: Season Over
36 (36)	Mission Viejo (11-1) Mission Viejo, CA (11/19) Mission Viejo caught a hot Long Beach Poly team at the wrong time. Poly lost three straight games early in the season by a combined score of 105-18. The Jackrabbits have it rolling now though and have won eight straight, knocking off one of the nation's top teams.  Last: 11/16 Lost to Long Beach Poly 21-16 Next: Season Over
37 (37)	Whitehaven (15-0) Memphis, TN (12/3) The Tigers avenged last year's State Championship loss to Maryville by winning an epic 36-35 clash to cap a perfect season in Memphis. Last: Def No. 48 Maryville 36-35  Next: State Champions
38 (38)	Colerain (12-1) Cincinnati, OH (11/19) Colerain fell victim to Archbishop Moeller who is playing like the Top 5 team that they were at one point during the season before losing three of five games mid-season. Colerain finished the season with wins over St. Xavier (twice), Elder, Lakota West, and Sycamore among others to finish 12-1.  Last: Lost to Archbishop Moeller 24-21 Next: Season Over
39 (39)	New Bern (15-0) New Bern, NC (12/3) New Bern played arguably the game of the year in North Carolina with its 39-38 win over Porter Ridge in the State Championship. New Bern won a back and forth contest with a touchdown with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Last: Def Porter Ridge 39-28 Next: State Champions
40 (40)	Archbishop Rummel (14-0) Metarie, LA Rummel claimed the 5A Championship in Louisiana with a convincing win over Barbe.  Last: Def Barbe 35-14  Next: State Champions
41 (41)	Bird (14-0) Chesterfield, VA Bird won the State Championship in Virginia the hard way. The Skyhawks won battles with Hermitage, Ocean Lakes, and Varina by a total of 19 points, a far cry from some of the blowouts we see in state tournaments.  Last: Def No. 35 Ocean Lakes (14-10) Next: State Champions
42 (42)	Camden County (11-2) Kingsland, GA (12/3) Camden County cruised past East Coweta and will face its toughest test of the season in Norcross in a quarterfinal worthy of being a State Championship game. Last: Def East Coweta 34-14 Next: 12/14 No. 23 Norcross (12-0)
43 (43)	Lincoln-Way East (13-1) Frankfort, IL (11/26) Lincoln-Way East lost a slugfest to No. 48 Glenbard West and finished runner up for the State Championship in Illinois. Last: 11/24 Lost to Glenbard West 10-8 Next: Season Over
44 (44)	St. John Bosco (8-5) Bellflower, CA (11/26) Bosco ran into the wrong team at the wrong time for its first on-field loss of the season. Long Beach Poly rebounded from a disastrous start of the season to knock off two of California's best teams in back to back weeks in the playoffs. Last week, Bosco was the victim. Bosco returns nearly its entire roster and will be a National Title contender next year. Last: 11/23 Lost to Long Beach Poly 13-10 Next: Season Over
45 (45)	South Panola (13-2) Batesville, MS (12/3) South Panola lost two games rather badly at the beginning of the season, but the young Tigers have grown up and became the University of South Panola that we have gotten to know through the years winning another State Championship. Last: Def Brandon 31-23 Next: State Champions
46 (46)	Lawrence Central (15-0) Indianapolis, IN (12/3) The Bears won a State Championship after an undefeated season in an area that has become stronger in recent years for football. Lawrence Central dispatched of Warren Central in the first round before reeling off another four wins to claim the Championship. Last: Def Snider 39-14 Next: State Champions
47 (47)	Karr (14-0) New Orleans, LA Karr finished off an amazing run of the 2012 season with a 29-22 victory over Neville in the State Championship. Karr lived with a strong defense that held nine of its opponents to single digits. Last: Def Neville 29-22 Next: State Champions
48 (48)	Mesquite (11-1) Mesquite, TX (11/26) The Skeeters put up a good fight against No. 28 Allen, but Allen proved to be the better team.   Last: 11/23 Lost to No. 28 Allen 42-28 Next: Season Over
49 (49)	Valor Christian (12-2) Highlands Ranch, CO (12/3) Valor Christian had to work a little this year in winning its State Championship. Last year the Eagles made a laugher out of the game with a 66-10 win. This year against Cherokee Trail, the game took on a different feel with a 9-0 win for Valor Christian. Last: Def Cherokee Trail 9-0 Next: State Champions
50 (50)	Christian (13-1) Grand Rapids, MI (11/26) Christian dropped its second game of the season as they blew a lead against Archbishop Moeller, but the Eagles were perfect the rest of the way enroute to winning the Division 3 State Championship in Michigan. Last: Def St. Mary Prep 40-37 Next: State Champions

Scott began with Scout as the Southeast Regional Manager in 2002. In addition to his recruiting responsibilities, Scott developed and ran the National Scout Combine series from 2005 thru 2008. Scott has been Director of Scouting since 2006 and oversees the Recruiting Rankings for Scout.

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