Joseph Santoliquito’s Southeastern PA Top 10/Week of Oct. 3, 2024

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (3-1) Rivalry week vs. undefeated La Salle on Saturday night at Upper Dublin at 7 p.m. Since the Nov. 21, 2015 Catholic League Red championship (won by La Salle, 29-28), the Hawks are 14-1 vs. La Salle having outscored the Explorers 543-197, winning by an average of 36.2 to 13.1 in that span.
2. Imhotep Charter (5-1) The Panthers have won their first two Public League games by a combined 95-6.
3. La Salle (6-0) The Explorers play archrival St. Joe’s Prep on Saturday night. La Salle has beaten The Prep twice—in the last nine years, Nov. 21, 2015 and Oct. 2, 2021. Since their last victory over the Hawks, the Explorers are 0-5 against The Prep outscored 173-44 in that span, losing by an average of 34.6 to 8.8. The Explorers feel that they are much closer to Prep than they have ever been in the last decade.
4. Central Bucks South (6-0) The defending 2023 PIAA District 1 Class 6A champs face a huge test in North Penn this Friday night.
5. Downingtown West (6-0) The Whippets have not given up more than 19 points in a game this season.
6. Strath Haven (6-0) The Panthers may not get tested again until their season finale hosting Springfield (Delco).
7. North Penn (6-0) The Knights’ District One Class 6A No. 1 seed will be challenged by CB South this Friday.
8. Malvern Prep (3-2) The Friars open their Inter-Ac season vs. 2-3 Episcopal Academy.
9. Bonner-Prendie (4-0) The Friars started their Catholic League Red season off with an impressive 38-30 win over Roman Catholic.
10. Chester (5-1) The Clippers may not lose again until the District 1 Class 5A playoffs.

Under consideration: Roman Catholic, Garnet Valley, Owen J. Roberts, Pottsgrove, Springfield (Delco), Central Bucks West, Neshaminy, Upper Moreland, Haverford, Rustin, Neumann-Goretti, Phoenixville, Pope John Paul II, Bishop Shanahan.

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito. 

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