Pennsylvania’s 2022 High School Football Preseason Rankings by Pennlive

2022 Pa. HSFB Preseason Rankings

CLASS 6A 

Rank – Team – District – ’21 record – ’21 final rank 

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) – 11-3 – 2
2. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) – 9-3 – HM
3. Harrisburg (3) – 12-2 – 7
4. North Penn (1) – 11-1 – HM
5. Bethlehem Freedom (11) – 12-3 – 4
6. Garnet Valley (1) – 14-1 – 3
7. Mt. Lebanon (7) – 15-0 – 1
8. Seneca Valley (7) – 7-4 – NR
9. State College (6) – 8-6 – 6
10. McDowell (10) – 9-3 – 10

Teams to watch: Central York (3) 11-1, Downingtown East (1) 9-3, Emmaus (11) 9-4, Parkland (11) 9-2, Wilson-West Lawn (3) 9-4.

CLASS 5A 

Rank – Team – District – ’21 record – ’21 final rank 

1. Imhotep Charter (12) – 11-2 – 2
2. Cathedral Prep (10) – 11-2 – 8
3. Delaware Valley (2) – 9-4 – NR
4. Penn-Trafford (7) – 13-2) – 1
5. Upper Dublin (1) – 9-3 –  NR
6. Penn Hills (7) – 8-4 – NR
7. Exeter Township (3) – 10-4 – 3
8. Governor Mifflin (3) – 10-1 – 5
9. Pine-Richland (7) – 7-5 – NR
10. West Chester Rustin (1) – 11-2 – 7

Teams to watch: Gateway (7) 7-4, Shippensburg (3) 11-1, Strath Haven (1) 13-2, Unionville (1) 10-2, East Stroudsburg South (11) 9-4.

CLASS 4A 

Rank – Team – District – ’21 record – ’21 final rank 

1. Aliquippa (7) – 13-1 – 1
2. Bishop McDevitt (3) – 12-2 – 2
3. Jersey Shore (4) – 14-1 – 3
4. Thomas Jefferson (7) – 8-3 – 8
5. Allentown C.C. (11) – 9-4 – HM
6. Central Valley (7) – 15-0 – 1 (3A)
7. Lampeter-Strasburg (3) – 11-2 – 6
8. Meadville (10) – 9-4 – 10
9. McKeesport (7) – 9-3 — 9
10. Valley View (2) – 12-2 – 7

Teams to watch: Bishop Shanahan (1) 11-4, Manheim Central (3) 9-2, Pope John Paul II (1) 7-3, Selinsgrove (4) 8-4.

CLASS 3A 

Rank – Team – District – ’21 Record – ’21 final rank 

1. Belle Vernon (7) – 10-1 – 5 (4A)
2. Wyomissing (3) – 15-1 – 2
3. Neumann-Goretti (12) – 12-2 – 5
4. Danville (4) – 8-5 – 4
5. Central Martinsburg (6) – 14-1 – 3
6. Elizabeth Forward (7) – 9-3 – NR
7. Hickory (10) – 7-4 – NR
8. North Schuylkill (11) – 10-2 – 9
9. Scranton Prep (2) – 11-1 – 4
10. Grove City (10) – 10-3 – 8

Teams to watch: Avonworth (7) 9-3, Bedford (5) 10-2, Berks Catholic (3) 7-5, Clearfield (9) 11-1, Loyalsock (4) 7-5.

CLASS 2A 

Rank – Team – District – ’21 Record – ’21 final rank 

1. Southern Columbia (4) – 15-1 – 1
2. Farrell (10) – 11-1 – 3
3. Beaver Falls (7) – 9-4 – HM
4. Sto-Rox (7) – 12-1 – 4
5. Mount Carmel (4) – 10-3 – 9
6. Richland Township (6) – 11-3 – 5
7. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) – 11-4 – 1 (1A)
8. Lakeland (2) – 10-2 – HM (3A)
9. Wilmington (10) – 7-3 – NR
10. York Catholic (3) – 11-1 – 10

Teams to watch: Berlin Brothersvalley (5) 8-3, Serra Catholic (7) 14-2, Sharpsville (10) 7-3, South Williamsport (4) 7-4, Steel Valley (7) 11-1, Washington (7) 9-1.

CLASS 1A 

Rank – Team – District – ’21 Record – ’21 final rank 

1. Bishop Canevin (7) – 13-2 – 5
2. Old Forge (2) – 11-1 – 4
3. Steelton-Highspire (3) – 8-3 – 7
4. Canton (4) – 13-1 – 3
5. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (7) – 9-4 – 9
6. Reynolds (10) – 7-5 – NR
7. Homer-Center (6) – 8-4 – HM
8. Tri-Valley (11) – 9-2 – HM
9. Muncy (4) – 10-2 – HM
10. Redbank Valley (9) – 13-2 — 2

Teams to watch: Clairton (7) 7-3, Leechburg (7) 9-3, Northern Bedford (5) 9-4, Northern Lehigh (11) 11-4, Rochester (7) 9-3.