PennLive’s 2021 Preseason HS Football Rankings
Class 6A — 2020 Record — Previous rank
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 6-0 — 1
2. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) — 6-2 — 6
3. Archbishop Wood (12) — 3-4 — NR
4. Central York (3) — 10-1 — 2
5. North Penn (1) — 4-1 — NR
6. Emmaus (11) — 5-1 — NR
7. Mount Lebanon (7) — 4-3 — NR
8. North Allegheny (7) — 6-1 — 7
9. La Salle College HS (12) — 6-1 — 4
10. Garnet Valley (1) — 6-0 — NR
Teams to watch: Central Dauphin (3) 5-1, Delaware Valley (2) 5-2, Manheim Township (3) 5-2, Parkland (11) 4-1, Pennridge (1) 7-1, Wilson (3) 6-1.
Class 5A — 2020 Record — Previous rank
1. Imhotep Charter (12)* — 4-0 — NR
2. Governor Mifflin (3) — 8-1 — 2
3. Gateway (7) — 5-1 — 7
4. Cathedral Prep (10) — 7-3 — 3
5. Pine-Richland (7) — 11-0 — 1
6. Upper Dublin (1) — 6-2 — 5
7. Penn-Trafford (7) — 6-2 — 9
8. Whitehall (11) — 5-3 — NR
9. Academy Park (1)* — 4-1 — NR
10. Moon (7) — 4-3 — NR
Teams to watch: Chester* (1) 5-1, Exeter Township (3) 6-2, Manheim Central (3) 3-5, Peters Township (7) 8-1, West Chester Rustin (1) 4-2.
Class 4A — 2020 Record — Previous rank
1. Thomas Jefferson (7) — 10-1 — 1
2. Bishop McDevitt (3) — 6-0 — 5
3. Jersey Shore (4) — 10-1 — 2
4. Belle Vernon (7) — 6-2 — HM
5. Bethlehem Catholic (11) — 4-4 — NR
6. Aliquippa (7) — 9-1 — 4
7. Valley View (2) — 3-3 — NR
8. Berks Catholic (3) — 5-3 — NR
9. Cocalico (3) — 4-4 — NR
10. Pottsville (11) — 6-2 — NR
Teams to watch: Allentown C.C. (11) 6-2, Bonner-Prendergast (12) 4-0, Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 9-1, McKeesport (7) 6-2, Shamokin (4) 5-4.
Class 3A — 2020 Record — Previous rank
1. North Schuylkill (11) — 8-0 — 5
2. Central Valley (7) — 12-0 — 1
3. Wyomissing (3) — 9-1 — 2
4. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) — 7-1 — 8
5. Scranton Prep (2) — 4-1 — NR
6. Bedford (5) — 10-1 — 3
7. Neumann-Goretti (12)* — 3-1 — NR
8. Hickory (10) — 8-1 — 6
9. Elizabeth Forward (7) — 8-1 — 9
10. Central Martinsburg (6) — 8-1 — HM
Teams to watch: Clearfield (9) 4-2, Danville (4) 8-2, Montoursville (4) 8-1, North Catholic (7) 8-1, St. Mary’s (9) 5-1, Western Wayne (2) 4-1.
Class 2A — 2020 Record — Previous rank
1. Southern Columbia (4) — 12-0 — 1
2. Farrell (10) — 5-3 — 9
3. Richland Township (6) — 8-2 — 6
4. Sto-Rox (7) — 8-2 — 5
5. McGuffey (7) — 6-2 — NR
6. South Williamsport (4) — 5-2 — HM
7. Wilmington (10) — 10-1 — 2
8. Bellwood-Antis (6) — 7-1 — HM
9. Beaver Falls (7) — 10-1 — 3
10. Windber (5) — 6-2 — NR
Teams to watch: Chestnut Ridge (5) 7-3, Dunmore (2) 3-3, Serra Catholic (7) 5-1, Washington (7) 5-3, York Catholic (3) 6-2.
Class 1A — 2020 Record — Previous rank
1. Steelton-Highspire (3) — 10-0 — 1
2. Muncy (4) — 7-2 — 8
3. Old Forge (2) — 5-1 — 3
4. Clairton (7) — 8-1 — 4
5. Redbank Valley (9) — 7-1 — 10
6. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) — 7-3 — 5
7. Rochester (7) — 7-2 — HM
8. Tri-Valley (11) — 5-1 — 9
9. Williams Valley (11) — 8-1 — 7
10. Juniata Valley (6) — 6-3 — HM
Teams to watch: Canton (4) 4-1, Delone Catholic (3) 6-1, Nativity-BVM (11) 5-4, Northern Bedford (5) 7-2, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (7) 5-3.
