No. 1 Southern Columbia (12-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Aliquippa (11-1), LW: #2
No. 3 Conwell-Egan (12-0), LW: #3
No. 4 West Catholic (10-2), LW: #4
No. 5 North Schuylkill (11-1), LW: #8
No. 6 Farrell (11-0), LW: #5
No. 7 Wilmington (10-1), LW: #6
No. 8 Scranton Prep (11-1), LW: #10
No. 9 Notre Dame (Green Pond) (10-2), LW: #9
No. 10 Derry (11-1), LW: NR
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (9-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (12-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (9-2), LW: #4
No. 4 Harrisburg (11-1), LW: #5
No. 5 North Penn (12-0), LW: #6
No. 6 Malvern Prep (11-0), LW: #7
No. 7 Manheim Central (11-0), LW: #8
No. 8 Imhotep Charter (8-2), LW: #9
No. 9 Penn Hills (12-0), LW: #10
No. 10 Gateway (12-0), LW: #11
No. 11 Garnet Valley (12-0), LW: #12
No. 12 Archbishop Wood (7-3), LW: #13
No. 13 State College (11-1), LW: #14
No. 14 Central Dauphin (9-3), LW: #17
No. 15 Thomas Jefferson (11-0), LW: #16
No. 16 Downingtown West (11-1), LW: #18
No. 17 Seneca Valley (9-3), LW: #25
No. 18 Cedar Cliff (10-2), #20
No. 19 North Allegheny (10-1), LW: #3
No. 20 Cocalico (9-2), #19
No. 21 Freedom (Bethlehem) (11-1), LW: #21
No. 22 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (10-1), LW: #22
No. 23 Downingtown East (9-3), LW: NR: 23
No. 24 Valley View (12-0), LW: NR
No. 25 Berks Catholic (9-2), LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 15 Manheim Township, No. 24 Warwick
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (8-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (11-0), LW: #2
No. 3 North Allegheny (10-0), LW: #3
No. 4 Pine-Richland (8-2), LW: #4
No. 5 Harrisburg (10-1), LW: #5
No. 6 North Penn (11-0), LW: #6
No. 7 Malvern Prep (10-0), LW: #7
No. 8 Manheim Central (10-0), LW: #8
No. 9 Imhotep Charter (7-2), LW: #9
No. 10 Penn Hills (11-0), LW: #10
No. 11 Gateway (11-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Garnet Valley (11-0), LW: #12
No. 13 Archbishop Wood (6-3), LW: #13
No. 14 State College (10-1), LW: #14
No. 15 Manheim Township (10-1), LW: #15
No. 16 Thomas Jefferson (10-0), LW: #17
No. 17 Central Dauphin (8-3), LW: #18
No. 18 Downingtown West (10-1), LW: #19
No. 19 Cocalico (8-2), #20
No. 20 Cedar Cliff (9-2), #21
No. 21 Freedom (Bethlehem) (10-1), LW: #22
No. 22 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (9-1), LW: #23
No. 23 Downingtown East (9-2), LW: #24
No. 24 Warwick (9-2), LW: #25
No. 25 Seneca Valley (8-3), LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 16 Pittsburgh Central Catholic
No. 1 Southern Columbia (11-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Aliquippa (10-1), LW: #2
No. 3 Conwell-Egan (11-0), LW: #3
No. 4 West Catholic (9-2), LW: #4
No. 5 Farrell (10-0), LW: #5
No. 6 Wilmington (9-1), LW: #6
No. 7 North Catholic (10-1), LW: #7
No. 8 North Schuylkill (10-1), LW: #10
No. 9 Notre Dame (Green Pond) (10-1), LW: NR
No. 10 Scranton Prep (10-1), LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 8 Jim Thorpe, No. 9 Tamaqua
Southern Columbia is a solid No. 1 in the High School Football America Pennsylvania Small Schools (AAA, AA, A) as we head into the final week of the regular season. The 8-time state champs are hoping to close-out a perfect regular season when they face Danville.
The Schuylkill League Division 1 features a logjam at the top with three teams that are at the bottom of our statewide rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm.
Jim Thorpe breaks into the Top 10 at No. 8 after upsetting former No. 5 Tamaqua 21-14. Tamaqua falls to No. 9. Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, No. 10 North Schuykill, Jim Thorpe and Tamaqua all have one league loss. Look for all three to make the District XI Class AAA one to watch on the Road to Hershey in the postseason.
No. 1 Southern Columbia (9-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Aliquippa (9-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Conwell-Egan (9-0), LW: #3
No. 4 West Catholic (7-2), LW: #4
No. 5 Farrell (9-0), LW: #6
No. 6 Wilmington (8-1), LW: #7
No. 7 North Catholic (8-1), LW: #8
No. 8 Jim Thorpe (8-1), LW: NR
No. 9 Tamaqua (8-1), LW: #5
No. 10 North Schuylkill (8-1), LW: #9
Dropped-out: No. 10 Mount Carmel
It was wins all around last week in the High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25, which sets up a fantastic regular season finish in our statewide rankings with two big head-to-head matchups that will shape next week’s T-25.
No. 2 Coatesville will battle No. 25 Downingtown East. The unbeaten Red Raiders can clinch the Chest-Mont National Division with a win. A win by East could create tri-champs if No. 20 Downingtown West beats West Chester East.
Out west, No. 3 Pine-Richland will look to win its ninth in a row when its faces unbeaten No. 4 North Allegheny. Both teams have already qualified for the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs, so this could be the first of two between the Rams and Tigers.
High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (6-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (9-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (8-1), LW: #3
No. 4 North Allegheny (9-0), LW: #4
No. 5 North Penn (9-0), LW: #5
No. 6 Malvern Prep (8-0), LW: #6
No. 7 Harrisburg (8-1), LW: #7
No. 8 Manheim Central (9-0), LW: #8
No. 9 Imhotep Charter (6-2), LW: #9
No. 10 Penn Hills (9-0), LW: #10
No. 11 Gateway (9-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Garnet Valley (9-0), LW: #12
No. 13 Freedom (Bethlehem) (9-0), LW: #13
No. 14 Archbishop Wood (5-3), LW: #14
No. 15 State College (8-1), LW: #15
No. 16 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7-2), LW: #16
No. 17 Thomas Jefferson (8-0), LW: #17
No. 18 Manheim Township (8-1), LW: #18
No. 19 Central Dauphin (6-3), LW: #19
No. 20 Downingtown West (8-1), LW: #20
No. 21 Cocalico (7-2), #21
No. 22 Cedar Cliff (7-2), #22
No. 23 Cathedral Prep (7-2), LW: #23
No. 24 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (8-1), LW: #24
No. 25 Downingtown East (8-1), LW: #25
Conwell-Egan jumps one spot to No. 3 in the latest High School Football America Pennsylvania Small Schools Top 10 after knocking-off former No. 3 West Catholic 21-13. WC drops to No. 4, otherwise, every team held its spot from last week.
No. 1 Southern Columbia (8-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Aliquippa (8-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Conwell-Egan (8-0), LW: #4
No. 4 West Catholic (6-2), LW: #3
No. 5 Tamaqua (8-0), LW: #5
No. 6 Farrell (8-0), LW: #6
No. 7 Wilmington (7-1), LW: #7
No. 8 North Catholic (7-1), LW: #8
No. 9 North Schuylkill (7-1), LW: #9
No. 10 Mount Carmel (6-2), LW: #10
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep continues to prove why it deserves its No. 1 ranking in Pennsylvania and No. 7 national ranking in the High School Football America 100. The Hawks knocked-off former No. 4 Archbishop Wood 49-14 in Philadelphia Catholic League play.
North Allegheny climbs three spots to No. 4. If the Tigers beat once-beaten West Allegheny this week, that will set-up the showdown for the WPIAL Class 6A championship against No. 3 Pine-Richland in the season finale.
For the first time this year, Downingtown West enters our statewide rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm. The Whippets move into the PA Top 25 with a 28-7 win over former No. 15 Downingtown East, which drops to No. 25 this week.
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (5-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (8-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (7-1), LW: #3
No. 4 North Allegheny (8-0), LW: #7
No. 5 North Penn (8-0), LW: #6
No. 6 Malvern Prep (7-0), LW: #9
No. 7 Harrisburg (7-1), LW: #10
No. 8 Manheim Central (8-0), LW: #8
No. 9 Imhotep Charter (5-2), LW: #5
No. 10 Penn Hills (8-0), LW: #11
No. 11 Gateway (8-0), LW: #12
No. 12 Garnet Valley (8-0), LW: #13
No. 13 Freedom (Bethlehem) (8-0), LW: #14
No. 14 Archbishop Wood (4-3), LW: #4
No. 15 State College (7-1), LW: #16
No. 16 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (6-2), LW: #17
No. 17 Thomas Jefferson (7-0), LW: #18
No. 18 Manheim Township (7-1), LW: #19
No. 19 Central Dauphin (5-3), LW: #20
No. 20 Downingtown West (7-1), LW: NR
No. 21 Cocalico (6-2), #22
No. 22 Cedar Cliff (6-2), #23
No. 23 Cathedral Prep (6-2), LW: #24
No. 24 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (7-1), LW: #25
No. 25 Downingtown East (7-1), LW: #15
Dropped-out: No. 21 Wilson (West Lawn)
Harrisburg continues its ascension in the High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25 that is created with our proprietary algorithm. The Cougars, who now lead the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division, move up six spots this week to crack the Top 10 at No. 10 after knocking-off previously unbeaten and No. 8 State College 32-17. Harrisburg’s only loss this year is to No. 2 Coatesville.
Speaking of Coatesville, the Red Raiders handed previously unbeaten Downingtown West its first loss of the season Friday. Look for Coatesville should run-the-table until its season finale against No. 15 Downingtown East, which will be for the Ches-Mont National Division title.
At the top of the Top 25 is St. Joseph’s Prep, which will play its annual Philadelphia Catholic League showdown against No. 4 Archbishop Wood on Saturday. Both are 2-0 in the Red Division. The Vikings, who are in their first year under new head coach Kyle Adkins who replaced Steve Devlin, have won four straight since starting 0-2, which included a loss to nationally-ranked Bergen Catholic from New Jersey.
Another head-to-head in the Top 25 this week is in the middle part of the state where State College will try to rebound from its loss to Harrisburg when the Little Lions play No. 20 Central Dauphin in a Mid-Penn Commonwealth clash.
We mentioned Coatesville’s season finale earlier…let’s not forget the season finale out west that pits defending 6A champ No. 3 Pine-Richland against No. 7 North Allegheny.
The only new team in the Top 25 is Wilson (West Lawn) at No. 19. The Bulldogs who sit atop the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1, own a victory over No. 19 Manheim Township, but a loss to Central Dauphin. This week, the Bulldogs can wrap-up at least a piece of the Section 1 title by beating Warwick, which enters with a 3-1 league record. Wilson is 3-0.
And, this Lehigh Valley native can’t forget the unbeaten showdown between No. 14 Freedom (Bethlehem) and Emmaus, which is just outside of the Top 25. The winner captures the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division title.
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (4-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (7-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (6-1), LW: #3
No. 4 Archbishop Wood (4-2), LW: #4
No. 5 Imhotep Charter (4-2), LW: #5
No. 6 North Penn (7-0), LW: #6
No. 7 North Allegheny (7-0), LW: #7
No. 8 Manheim Central (7-0), LW: #9
No. 9 Malvern Prep (6-0), LW: #10
No. 10 Harrisburg (6-1), LW: #16
No. 11 Penn Hills (7-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Gateway (7-0), LW: #12
No. 13 Garnet Valley (7-0), LW: #13
No. 14 Freedom (Bethlehem) (7-0), LW: #14
No. 15 Downingtown East (7-0), LW: #15
No. 16 State College (6-1), LW: #8
No. 17 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (5-2), LW: #17
No. 18 Thomas Jefferson (6-0), LW: #18
No. 19 Manheim Township (6-1), LW: #20
No. 20 Central Dauphin (5-2), LW: #22
No. 21 Wilson (West Lawn) (5-2), LW: NR
No. 22 Cocalico (5-2), #23
No. 23 Cedar Cliff (5-2), #24
No. 24 Cathedral Prep (5-2), LW: #21
No. 25 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (6-1), LW: #25
Dropped-out: No. 19 Springfield-Delco
Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Aliquippa, Berks Catholic, Downingtown East, Emmaus, Pottsgrove, Seneca Valley, Southern Columbia, Upper St. Clair, Valley View, Warwick, West Allegheny Wilson (West Lawn)
As we are now officially in the second half of the regular season, St. Joseph’s Prep, which has played only three regular season games, remains firmly in-control of the top spot in the High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25 that is created with our proprietary algorithm. About the only challenge that remains on the Hawks’ schedule is its game in two weeks against No. 4 Archbishop Wood.
No. 2 Coatesville is entering the toughest part of its regular season schedule with big Ches-Mont National games against unbeaten Downingtown West, which is just outside of the Top 25, this week and No. 15 Downingtown East in the regular season finale on October 26.
No. 3 Pine-Richland made its case for the best in the west with a 42-21 victory over former No. 13 Pittsburgh Central Catholic. The toughest hurdle on the Rams’ regular season schedule is probably its October 26 showdown with No. 7 North Allegheny.
In the central part of the state, No. 8 State College puts its undefeated record on the line against No. 16 Harrisburg in a Mid-Penn Commonwealth showdown. The following week, the Little Lions will face No. 22 Central Dauphin, which lost to Harrisburg over the weekend. Central Dauphin’s team is dealing with the death of Harrison Fenstemaker, who was killed by a drunk driver in an accident in the middle of September.
The middle of this week’s rankings are changed thanks to PCC’s loss to Pine-Richland and Wilson’s (West Lawn) upset of former No. 15 Manheim Township.
Garnet Valley climbs five spots to No. 13 after beating previously unbeaten Springfield-Delco 6-0. Freedom (Bethlehem) is up two spots this week to No. 15.
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (3-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (6-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (5-1), LW: #3
No. 4 Archbishop Wood (3-2), LW: #4
No. 5 Imhotep Charter (3-2), LW: #5
No. 6 North Penn (6-0), LW: #6
No. 7 North Allegheny (6-0), LW: #7
No. 8 State College (6-0), LW: #8
No. 9 Manheim Central (6-0), LW: #9
No. 10 Malvern Prep (5-0), LW: #10
No. 11 Penn Hills (6-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Gateway (6-0), LW: #12
No. 13 Garnet Valley (6-0), LW: #18
No. 14 Freedom (Bethlehem) (6-0), LW: #16
No. 15 Downingtown East (6-0), LW: #17
No. 16 Harrisburg (5-1), LW: #25
No. 17 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (4-2), LW: #13
No. 18 Thomas Jefferson (5-0), LW: #15
No. 19 Springfield-Delco (5-1), LW: #20
No. 20 Manheim Township (5-1), LW: #14
No. 21 Cathedral Prep (4-2), LW: #19
No. 22 Central Dauphin (4-2), LW: #21
No. 23 Cocalico (4-2), #22
No. 24 Cedar Cliff (4-2), #23
No. 25 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (5-1), LW: #24
Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Aliquippa, Berks Catholic, Downingtown East, Emmaus, Pottsgrove, Seneca Valley, Southern Columbia, Upper St. Clair, Valley View, Warwick, West Allegheny Wilson (West Lawn)
We’ve enjoyed supplying our Pennsylvania Top 25 high school football rankings to our partners at EasternPAFootball.com this year. Lots of fans have enjoyed seeing how our proprietary algorithm works at ranking teams across the state.
One of the biggest questions EasternPAFootball.com founder Dave Mika has been getting is — where’s Southern Columbia, the eight time state champs? Unfortunately, in our algorithm, the Tigers are hurt by their Strength of Schedule against the big schools.
However, I love my home state, so I’ve decided to created a Small Schools (AAA, AA, A schools) Top 10 using our proprietary algorithm. So without further ado, below is our Small School Top 10 that we’ll release every week for the rest of the season along with our Top 25.
You’ll notice that the Tigers are at the top of the rankings.
No. 1 Southern Columbia (5-0)
No. 2 Aliquippa (5-0)
No. 3 West Catholic (4-1)
No. 4 Conwell-Egan (5-0)
No. 5 North Schuylkill (5-0)
No. 6 Farrell (5-0)
No. 7 Wilmington (4-1)
No. 8 Mount Carmel (3-2)
No. 9 Shady Side Academy (4-0)
No. 10 Derry (5-0)
Cedar Cliff’s upset of former No. 15 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) shuffles the bottom half of this week’s High School Football America Pennsylvania High School Football Top 25. CC pops into the rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm at No. 23, while McDevitt falls to No. 24.
Aside from Cedar Cliff’s entrance into the statewide ranking, Cocalico, which owns a 31-21 win over Cedar Cliff in Week 2, makes its debut at No. 22.
Cocalico’s Top 25 ranking will be tested this week when it faces No. 9 Manheim Central in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 showdown. In all, there are four head-to-head matchups in our Pennsylvania Top 25 this week.
Aside from Cocalico vs. Manheim Central, No. 3 Pine-Richand squares-off with No. 13 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, No. 18 Garnet Valley plays No. 20 Springfield-Delco and No. 21 Central Dauphin takes-on No. 25 Harrisburg.
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (2-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (5-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (4-1), LW: #3
No. 4 Archbishop Wood (2-2), LW: #5
No. 5 Imhotep Charter (2-2), LW: #4
No. 6 North Penn (5-0), LW: #6
No. 7 North Allegheny (5-0), LW: #7
No. 8 State College (5-0), LW: #8
No. 9 Manheim Central (5-0), LW: #9
No. 10 Malvern Prep (4-0), LW: #10
No. 11 Penn Hills (5-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Gateway (5-0), LW: #12
No. 13 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (4-1), LW: #13
No. 14 Manheim Township (5-0), LW: #14
No. 15 Thomas Jefferson (4-0), LW: #16
No. 16 Freedom (Bethlehem) (5-0), LW: #17
No. 17 Downingtown East (5-0), LW: #19
No. 18 Garnet Valley (5-0), LW: #20
No. 19 Cathedral Prep (3-2), LW: #21
No. 20 Springfield-Delco (5-0), LW: #22
No. 21 Central Dauphin (4-1), LW: #23
No. 22 Cocalico (4-1), NR
No. 23 Cedar Cliff (3-2), NR
No. 24 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (4-1), LW: #15
No. 25 Harrisburg (4-1), LW: #25
Dropped-out: No. 18 Upper St. Clair, No. 24 Berks Catholic (3-2)
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (2-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (4-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Pine-Richland (3-1), LW: #3
No. 4 Imhotep Charter (1-2), LW: #4
No. 5 Archbishop Wood (1-2), LW: #5
No. 6 North Penn (4-0), LW: #6
No. 7 North Allegheny (4-0), LW: #8
No. 8 State College (4-0), LW: #7
No. 9 Manheim Central (4-0), LW: #9
No. 10 Malvern Prep (3-0), LW: #17
No. 11 Penn Hills (4-0), LW: #11
No. 12 Gateway (4-0), LW: #10
No. 13 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (3-1), LW: #12
No. 14 Manheim Township (4-0), LW: #13
No. 15 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (4-0), LW: #14
No. 16 Thomas Jefferson (3-0), LW: #15
No. 17 Freedom (Bethlehem) (4-0), LW: #18
No. 18 Upper St. Clair (4-0), LW: #20
No. 19 Downingtown East (4-0), LW: #19
No. 20 Garnet Valley (4-0), LW: #21
No. 21 Cathedral Prep (2-2), LW: #22
No. 22 Springfield-Delco (4-0), LW: #23
No. 23 Central Dauphin (3-1), LW: #24
No. 24 Berks Catholic (3-1), LW: #25
No. 25 Harrisburg (3-1), LW; NR
Dropped-out: No. 16 McKeesport
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (1-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Coatesville (3-0), LW: #4
No. 3 Pine-Richland (2-1), LW: #6
No. 4 Imhotep Charter (1-2), LW: #3
No. 5 Archbishop Wood (0-2), LW: #7
No. 6 North Penn (3-0), LW: #8
No. 7 State College (3-0), LW: #11
No. 8 North Allegheny (3-0), LW: #15
No. 9 Manheim Central (3-0), LW: #12
No. 10 Gateway (3-0), LW: #14
No. 11 Penn Hills (3-0), LW: #13
No. 12 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (2-1), LW: #2
No. 13 Manheim Township (3-0), LW: #19
No. 14 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (3-0), LW: #16
No. 15 Thomas Jefferson (2-0), LW: #17
No. 16 McKeesport (3-0), LW: #18
No. 17 Malvern Prep (2-0), LW: #20
No. 18 Freedom (Bethlehem) (3-0), LW: NR
No. 19 Downingtown East (3-0), LW: #21
No. 20 Upper St. Clair (3-0), LW: #22
No. 21 Garnet Valley (3-0), LW: #23
No. 22 Cathedral Prep (1-2), LW: #5
No. 23 Springfield-Delco (2-0), LW: #24
No. 24 Central Dauphin (2-1), LW: #10
No. 25 Berks Catholic (3-1), LW: #25
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North Penn climbs nine spots in the latest High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25 that is created with our proprietary algorithm. The Knights check-in at No. 9 this week after knocking-off former No. 23 La Salle 21-13.
Another climber this week is Central Dauphin, which jumps from No. 21 to No. 10 after beating former No. 19 Berks Catholic 7-0.
This week, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, which moves from No. 3 to No. 2, plays No. 15 North Allegheny. The Vikings are currently ranked No. 88 in the latest High School Football America 100.
St. Joseph’s Prep remains No. 1 even though the Hawks haven’t played a game yet. SJP, ranked No. 11 in the HSFA 100, had Friday night’s national showdown with then No. 14 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) cancelled by storms in the third quarter with the Hawks trailing 13-7. School officials cancelled the game, which means the game doesn’t get counted in our algorithm.
There are three new teams in the rankings this week — Downingtown East at No. 21, Upper St. Clair at No. 22 and Garnet Valley at 23.
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (0-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (2-0), LW: #3
No. 3 Imhotep Charter (1-1), LW: #2
No. 4 Coatesville (2-0), LW: #4
No. 5 Cathedral Prep (1-1), LW: #5
No. 6 Pine-Richland (1-1), LW: #6
No. 7 Archbishop Wood (0-1), LW: #7
No. 8 North Penn (2-0), LW: #18
No. 9 Parkland (2-0), LW: #8
No. 10 Central Dauphin (2-0), LW: #21
No. 11 State College (2-0), LW: #10
No. 12 Manheim Central (2-0), LW: #9
No. 13 Penn Hills (2-0), LW: #12
No. 14 Gateway (2-0), LW: #13
No. 15 North Allegheny (2-0), LW: #17
No. 16 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (2-0), LW: #14
No. 17 Thomas Jefferson (1-0), LW: #20
No. 18 McKeesport (2-0), LW: #15
No. 19 Manheim Township (1-0), LW: #22
No. 20 Malvern Prep (1-0), LW: #24
No. 21 Downingtown East (2-0), LW: NR
No. 22 Upper St. Clair (2-0), LW: NR
No. 23 Garnet Valley (2-0), LW: NR
No. 24 Springfield-Delco (2-0), LW: #25
No. 25 Berks Catholic (1-1), LW: #19
Dropped-out: No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic, No. 16 Williamsport, No. 23 La Salle
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
I guess I’m getting old.
Why?
I’m beginnig to take great pleasure in talking like my grandfather with that “back in the good ole’ days” stuff.
Well, yesterday, I got a big smile on my face and got nostalgic when I heard that Mike Pettine, Jr. – yes I said Junior – was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
Why?
Well, Mike’s dad, Mike Sr. (now you understand the junior thing) is one of the best head football coaches and molders of men that I’ve had the pleasure to know in my 40+ years of covering high school football.
Coach Pettine…and I’d never call him Mike…built one of the best high school football programs I’ve ever had the pleasure to cover, the Central Bucks West Bucks – CB West for short. West is located in the Borough of Doylestown, 27 miles north of Philadelphia in beautiful Bucks County.