The Globe Top 20
The football poll as of Dec. 7, 2008. The teams were selected by the Globe and Boston.com high school sports staffs.
| No. | Team | Record | Last week |
| 1. | BC High | 11-1 | 3 |
| 2. | Walpole | 13-0 | 4 |
| 3. | Duxbury | 13-0 | 5 |
| 4. | Everett | 9-2 | 2 |
| 5. | Dracut | 11-2 | 8 |
| 6. | Brockton | 9-4 | 11 |
| 7. | Dartmouth | 11-1 | 1 |
| 8. | Xaverian | 7-4 | 15 |
| 9. | Acton-Boxboro | 10-2 | 7 |
| 10. | Reading | 11-1 | 9 |
| 11. | Mansfield | 11-2 | 6 |
| 12. | Gloucester | 11-2 | 12 |
| 13. | Marshfield | 10-3 | 13 |
| 14. | Norwood | 9-2 | 19 |
| 15. | Framingham | 9-3 | 16 |
| 16. | Bishop Feehan | 9-2 | 10 |
| 17. | Catholic Memorial | 8-2 | — |
| 18. | Arlington Catholic | 10-3 | — |
| 19. | Amesbury | 12-1 | — |
| 20. | Manchester Essex | 13-0 | — |
Updated: Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, 3:31 p.m.