Published: Sep. 20, 2022, 5:00 a.m.
Eric F. Epler | eepler@pennlive.com
Each week the Pa. high school football landscape changes. And there’s always high drama at all corners of the Commonwealth. Below are the updated Pa. football rankings through Sept. 17.
PennLive will publish state rankings every Tuesday through the PIAA Championships at Cumberland Valley High School in December. Teams are listed with district, record, and previous ranking.
CLASS 6A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) – 2-1 – 1
2. Garnet Valley (1) – 4-0 – 2
3. Emmaus (11) -- 4-0 – 4
4. State College (6) – 4-0 – 5
5. North Allegheny (7) -- 4-0 – 6
6. Coatesville (1) -- 4-0 – 7
7. Cumberland Valley (3) -- 4-0 – 8
8. Manheim Township (3) -- 3-1 – 9
9. Harrisburg (3) – 2-1 – 10
10. McDowell (10) -- 3-1 – NR
Teams to watch: Central Bucks East (1) 4-0, Central York (3) 3-1, Downingtown East (1) 3-1, Hazleton (2) 4-0, Mt. Lebanon (7) 2-2.
CLASS 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Upper Dublin (1) – 4-0 – 2
2. Imhotep Charter (12) – 1-2 – 1
3. Exeter Township (3) – 4-0 – 4
4. Cathedral Prep (10) – 3-1 – 5
5. Roman Catholic (12) -- 4-0 – 6
6. Penn Hills (7) – 3-1 – 7
7. Strath Haven (1) -- 4-0 – 9
8. Upper St. Clair (7) -- 4-0 – 10
9. Penn-Trafford (7) -- 3-1 – NR
10. Peters Township (7) -- 4-0 – NR
Teams to watch: Archbishop Wood (12) 1-1, Chester (1) 4-0, Great Valley (1) 4-0, Solanco (3) 4-0.
CLASS 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Aliquippa (7) – 3-0 – 1
2. Bishop McDevitt (3) – 2-1 – 2
3. Jersey Shore (4) – 4-0 – 3
4. Central Valley (7) – 4-0 – 4
5. Allentown C.C. (11) – 3-1 – 5
6. Thomas Jefferson (7) – 3-1 – 6
7. Meadville (10) – 4-0 – 7
8. McKeesport (7) – 4-0 – 8
9. Manheim Central (3) -- 4-0 – 9
10. Pope John Paul II (1) -- 4-0 – 10
Teams to watch: Armstrong (7) 3-1, Bethlehem Catholic (11) 3-1, Dallas (2) 4-0, Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 3-1, West Allegheny (7) 4-0.
CLASS 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Wyomissing (3) – 4-0 – 1
2. Danville (4) – 4-0 – 3
3. Oil City (10) -- 4-0 – 6
4. Elizabeth Forward (7) – 4-0 – 4
5. Belle Vernon (7) – 1-2 – 2
6. Loyalsock (4) -- 3-1 – 5
7. Avonworth (7) -- 3-1 – 7
8. Penn Cambria (6) -- 4-0 – 8
9. Lancaster Catholic (3) -- 4-0 – 9
10. North Schuylkill (11) -- 3-1 – 10
Teams to watch: Hamburg (3) 4-0, Neumann-Goretti (12) 1-1, Northwestern Lehigh (11) 3-1,
Tyrone (6) 4-0, West Perry (3) 4-0.
CLASS 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Farrell (10) – 3-1 – 1
2. Mount Carmel (4) – 4-0 – 2
3. Southern Columbia (4) – 3-1 – 3
4. Richland Township (6) – 4-0 – 4
5. Lakeland (2) – 4-0 – 5
6. Sharpsville (10) -- 4-0 – 6
7. Steel Valley (7) -- 3-0 – 7
8. Berlin Brothersvalley (5) -- 4-0 – 9
9. Bedford (5) -- 4-0 – NR
10. Beaver Falls (7) -- 3-1 – NR
Teams to watch: Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 2-2, Neshannock (7) 4-0, Serra Catholic (7) 3-1, Westinghouse (8) 4-0, Wilmington (10) 3-1.
CLASS 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Canton (4) – 4-0 – 1
2. Steelton-Highspire (3) – 2-1 – 2
3. Bishop Canevin (7) – 3-1 – 3
4. OLSH (7) – 4-0 – 4
5. Northern Lehigh (11) -- 4-0 – 5
6. Tri-Valley (11) -- 4-0 – 6
7. Reynolds (10) – 3-1 – 7
8. Muncy (4) – 3-0 – 8
9. Redbank Valley (9) -- 4-0 – 9
10. Windber (5) -- 4-0 – 10
Teams to watch: Eisenhower (10) 4-0, Leechburg (7) 3-1, Northern Bedford (5) 4-0, Penns Manor (6) 4-0, Rochester (7) 2-1.
Eric F. Epler | eepler@pennlive.com
Each week the Pa. high school football landscape changes. And there’s always high drama at all corners of the Commonwealth. Below are the updated Pa. football rankings through Sept. 17.
PennLive will publish state rankings every Tuesday through the PIAA Championships at Cumberland Valley High School in December. Teams are listed with district, record, and previous ranking.
CLASS 6A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) – 2-1 – 1
2. Garnet Valley (1) – 4-0 – 2
3. Emmaus (11) -- 4-0 – 4
4. State College (6) – 4-0 – 5
5. North Allegheny (7) -- 4-0 – 6
6. Coatesville (1) -- 4-0 – 7
7. Cumberland Valley (3) -- 4-0 – 8
8. Manheim Township (3) -- 3-1 – 9
9. Harrisburg (3) – 2-1 – 10
10. McDowell (10) -- 3-1 – NR
Teams to watch: Central Bucks East (1) 4-0, Central York (3) 3-1, Downingtown East (1) 3-1, Hazleton (2) 4-0, Mt. Lebanon (7) 2-2.
CLASS 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Upper Dublin (1) – 4-0 – 2
2. Imhotep Charter (12) – 1-2 – 1
3. Exeter Township (3) – 4-0 – 4
4. Cathedral Prep (10) – 3-1 – 5
5. Roman Catholic (12) -- 4-0 – 6
6. Penn Hills (7) – 3-1 – 7
7. Strath Haven (1) -- 4-0 – 9
8. Upper St. Clair (7) -- 4-0 – 10
9. Penn-Trafford (7) -- 3-1 – NR
10. Peters Township (7) -- 4-0 – NR
Teams to watch: Archbishop Wood (12) 1-1, Chester (1) 4-0, Great Valley (1) 4-0, Solanco (3) 4-0.
CLASS 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Aliquippa (7) – 3-0 – 1
2. Bishop McDevitt (3) – 2-1 – 2
3. Jersey Shore (4) – 4-0 – 3
4. Central Valley (7) – 4-0 – 4
5. Allentown C.C. (11) – 3-1 – 5
6. Thomas Jefferson (7) – 3-1 – 6
7. Meadville (10) – 4-0 – 7
8. McKeesport (7) – 4-0 – 8
9. Manheim Central (3) -- 4-0 – 9
10. Pope John Paul II (1) -- 4-0 – 10
Teams to watch: Armstrong (7) 3-1, Bethlehem Catholic (11) 3-1, Dallas (2) 4-0, Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 3-1, West Allegheny (7) 4-0.
CLASS 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Wyomissing (3) – 4-0 – 1
2. Danville (4) – 4-0 – 3
3. Oil City (10) -- 4-0 – 6
4. Elizabeth Forward (7) – 4-0 – 4
5. Belle Vernon (7) – 1-2 – 2
6. Loyalsock (4) -- 3-1 – 5
7. Avonworth (7) -- 3-1 – 7
8. Penn Cambria (6) -- 4-0 – 8
9. Lancaster Catholic (3) -- 4-0 – 9
10. North Schuylkill (11) -- 3-1 – 10
Teams to watch: Hamburg (3) 4-0, Neumann-Goretti (12) 1-1, Northwestern Lehigh (11) 3-1,
Tyrone (6) 4-0, West Perry (3) 4-0.
CLASS 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Farrell (10) – 3-1 – 1
2. Mount Carmel (4) – 4-0 – 2
3. Southern Columbia (4) – 3-1 – 3
4. Richland Township (6) – 4-0 – 4
5. Lakeland (2) – 4-0 – 5
6. Sharpsville (10) -- 4-0 – 6
7. Steel Valley (7) -- 3-0 – 7
8. Berlin Brothersvalley (5) -- 4-0 – 9
9. Bedford (5) -- 4-0 – NR
10. Beaver Falls (7) -- 3-1 – NR
Teams to watch: Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 2-2, Neshannock (7) 4-0, Serra Catholic (7) 3-1, Westinghouse (8) 4-0, Wilmington (10) 3-1.
CLASS 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record -- Previous
1. Canton (4) – 4-0 – 1
2. Steelton-Highspire (3) – 2-1 – 2
3. Bishop Canevin (7) – 3-1 – 3
4. OLSH (7) – 4-0 – 4
5. Northern Lehigh (11) -- 4-0 – 5
6. Tri-Valley (11) -- 4-0 – 6
7. Reynolds (10) – 3-1 – 7
8. Muncy (4) – 3-0 – 8
9. Redbank Valley (9) -- 4-0 – 9
10. Windber (5) -- 4-0 – 10
Teams to watch: Eisenhower (10) 4-0, Leechburg (7) 3-1, Northern Bedford (5) 4-0, Penns Manor (6) 4-0, Rochester (7) 2-1.