Pa. Football Rankings (Oct. 8)
CLASS 6A Rec. Previous
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 3-2 1
2. North Allegheny (7) 7-0 2
3. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) 6-1 3
4. Manheim Township (3) 7-0 4
5. State College (6) 7-0 5
6. La Salle College HS (12) 5-1 6
7. Downingtown West (1) 7-0 7
8. Pine-Richland (7) 6-1 8
9. Coatesville (1) 5-1 NR
10. Nazareth (11) 6-1 NR
Teams to watch: Bethlehem Freedom (11) 6-1, Central Dauphin (3) 5-2, McDowell (10) 6-1, North Penn (1) 6-1, Wilson (3) 6-1.
CLASS 5A Rec. Previous
1. Penn-Trafford (7) 6-1 1
2. Gateway (7) 6-1 4
3. West Chester East (1) 6-1 5
4. Warwick (3) 6-1 3
5. Archbishop Wood (12) 4-2 6
6. Academy Park (1) 6-1 8
7. Penn Hills (7) 6-1 9
8. Oil City (10) 7-0 10
9. Manheim Central (3) 5-2 NR
10. Bethel Park (7) 5-1 NR
Teams to watch: Cocalico (3) 5-2, Moon (7) 5-2, Peters Twp. (7) 6-1, Shippensburg (3) 7-0, Southern Lehigh (11) 6-1, Strath Haven (1) 6-1.
CLASS 4A Rec. Previous
1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 7-0 1
2. Cathedral Prep (10) 5-2 2
3. Valley View (2) 7-0 3
4. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 5-2 4
5. Dallas (2) 7-0 5
6. South Fayette (7) 6-1 6
7. Northwestern Lehigh (11) 6-1 7
8. Belle Vernon (7) 5-1 8
9. Berwick (2) 6-1 9
10. Pottsville (11) 6-1 NR
Teams to watch: Clearfield (9) 6-1, Knoch (7) 5-2, Susquehanna Township (3) 6-1, Milton Hershey (3) 6-1, York Suburban (3) 7-0.
CLASS 3A Rec. Previous
1. Aliquippa (7) 7-0 1
2. Wyomissing (3) 7-0 3
3. Wyoming Area (2) 7-0 4
4. Middletown (3) 6-1 2
5. Montoursville (4) 7-0 6
6. Central Valley (7) 6-1 5
7. North Schuylkill (11) 6-1 7
8. Neumann-Goretti (12) 7-0 9
9. North Catholic (7) 5-1 8
10. Bald Eagle Area (6) 6-1 10
Teams to watch: Jim Thorpe (11) 6-1, Pine Grove (11) 6-1, Pope John Paul II (1) 6-1, Scranton Prep (2) 5-2, Tamaqua (11) 5-2, Western Wayne (2) 6-1.
CLASS 2A Rec. Previous
1 Southern Columbia (4) 7-0 1
2 Washington (7) 7-0 2
3 Ligonier Valley (6) 7-0 3
4 Richland (6) 7-0 4
5 Chestnut Ridge (5) 7-0 5
6 Wilmington (10) 7-0 6
8 Avonworth (7) 7-0 7
8 Upper Dauphin (3) 7-0 9
9 Bellwood-Antis (6) 7-0 10
10 Burgettstown (7) 6-0 NR
Teams to watch: McGuffey (7) 7-0, Meyersdale (5) 7-0, Penns Valley (6) 6-1, Ridgway (9) 6-1, Steel-High (3) 6-1.
CLASS 1A Rec. Result
1. Jeannette (7) 7-0 1
2. Sto-Rox (7) 7-0 3
3. Old Forge (2) 5-1 4
4. Portage (6) 6-1 5
5. Clairton (7) 5-2 6
6. Coudersport (9) 6-0 7
7. Canton (4) 7-0 8
8. Williams Valley (11) 6-1 2
9. Farrell (10) 5-2 9
10. Tussey Mountain (5) 7-0 10
Teams to watch: Maplewood (10) 7-0, Our Lady of Sacred Heart (7) 5-2, Redbank Valley (9) 7-0,
Reynolds (10) 6-1, West Greene (7) 7-0.