Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. for best prep sports column.

High school football games continued throughout the state of Alabama Sep. 19-21 and there was plenty of great action taking place. The No. 1 team in the Yellowhammer State remains Central-Phenix City followed by the Saraland Spartans and Thompson.

Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Share A look at how the Super 25 teams fared in Week 4. 1. Lincoln-Way East (4-0) Won 49-17 at Naperville North 2. Mount Carmel (3-1) Won 45-24 vs. St. Ignatius 3. Nazareth (3-1) Won 33-0 vs.

6. Vista Ridge (3-1) lost at 5A No. 3 Columbine, 42-7: The Wolves ran into a 5A buzzsaw in their first loss of the season. The defending 5A champions kept Vista Ridge out of the end zone until the fourth quarter, long after Columbine’s ground-and-pound attack put the game away. Next week: vs. No. 4 Pueblo West, 7 p.m. Sept. 27.

Here’s a look at how all 72 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in their Week 4 games Friday night.

A look at how the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared this week. 1. MATER DEI (4-0); def. Baltimore St. Frances, 25-14; at Santa Margarita, Oct. 4 2. ST. JOHN BOSCO (5-0); def. Pittsburg, 35-14; vs. Orange Lutheran, Oct. 4 3. MISSION VIEJO (5-0); def. Chandler (Ariz.) Basha, 35-28; vs. Chaparral, Sept. 27

If you're looking to find the most accurate Georgia High School football rankings, Week 6 was proof why SBLive has the best pulse on the action. Zero teams who entered Friday night ranked inside the Top 25 lost,

FOX 4's Jeff Kolb breaks down the week of high school football action in North Texas.

Westlake rebounded while Duncanville, DeSoto rolled; How did the best teams in Texas regardless of classification fare in Week 4?