Aug. 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET
- A number of groups ranked within the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 25 have been upset within the newest week of highschool soccer.
- Allen (TX) defeated No. 16 Duncanville 26-7, holding them scoreless within the second half.
- Lee County (GA) got here again from a 20-8 halftime deficit to beat No. 17 Carol Metropolis (FL) 23-20.
- American Heritage (FL) beat No. 24 East St. Louis (IL) 35-28 in extra time after the Flyers had tied the sport with 21 unanswered fourth-quarter factors.
Upsets are a pure a part of the highschool soccer season and sometimes produce probably the most thrilling moments of the week. Whether or not it is a nationwide or regional energy, there are groups that everybody is gunning to beat.
Some, like St. Francis Academy (MD), discover a solution to overcome that adversity and pull out a win that seemed to be in jeopardy. Different applications aren’t as fortunate.
The primary full week of the season noticed a great variety of applications ranked contained in the USA TODAY Sports activities Tremendous 25 rankings undergo surprising upsets. This week’s slate of motion was no completely different.
Listed below are the Tremendous 25 groups who weren’t as fortunate and left the week with a loss.
No. 23 Santa Margarita (CA) defeated No. 4 Centennial 21-20
In a similar way to final yr’s showdown between the varsity’s this yr’s recreation between the Eagles and Huskies as soon as once more proved to be a back-and-forth affair.
Santa Margarita jumped out to an early lead and took a 14-67 lead into the half. Centennial answered again within the third quarter to tie issues up however a pick-six by Santa Margarita’s Ca’ron Williams put the Eagles up 21-14 coming into the fourth quarter.
Centennial scored halfway via the fourth quarter behind the arm of Jaden Jefferson however missed the additional level. That will show to be the distinction as Santa Margarita has now gained their final 4 video games in opposition to Centennial.
Allen (TX) defeated No. 16 Duncanville 26-7
Regardless of what Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell stated relating to this matchup that includes his alma mater, the Panthers wouldn’t rating 50. They might hardly get a lot going in opposition to an Allen protection that might bend however not break for a majority of the night.
Allen sophomore quarterback Ty Snell threw a pair of picks within the win, however extra importantly, led the Eagles on 4 scoring drives.
The Eagles led 12-7 on the half and pitched a shutout to safe the win. Allen scored twice within the fourth quarter, together with a game-clinching landing run from operating again Lyndon Spriggs with underneath two minutes remaining.
Lee County (GA) defeated No. 17 Carol Metropolis (FL) 23-20
After a half of play, it regarded like Carol Metropolis went as much as Georgia and would go away the Peach State with a dominant win over the Trojans. Miami five-star receiver commit Nick Lennear had a pair of first-half landing receptions and Carol Metropolis led 20-8 on the half.
Lee County would start to mount its comeback within the third quarter with a passing landing only a few minutes into the half. The Trojans would rating on the primary play of the fourth quarter and convert a two-point conversion to take a three-point lead.
From there, they let their protection do the remainder, protecting Lennear in examine and sending Carol Metropolis dwelling with its first lack of the season.
American Heritage (FL) defeated No. 24 East St. Louis (IL) 35-28 OT
Final week, the Patriots have been on utterly reverse sides of their first video games of the season. American Heritage was dominated in a 24-7 loss to West Boca (FL), whereas East St. Louis scored 28 straight within the fourth to beat beforehand ranked Mount Carmel (IL) 42-23.
The Flyers would as soon as once more have to come back from behind because the Patriots jumped forward early and took a 28-7 lead into the fourth quarter. East St. Louis roared again, scoring 21 straight to ship the sport to extra time.
In that extra time interval, the Patriots’ protection obtained a cease, giving Texas junior quarterback commit Neimann Lawrence an opportunity to win it. He did simply that, throwing his fourth landing go of the night time and second to Michael Stringer for the go-ahead landing.
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