These teams are on at least a 4 game winning streak.
D3
AAAAAA (Looks better than 6A doesn’t it!)
Cumberland Valley 5-0; At undefeated State College Friday where it is almost always a war. SC won last year 21-7, lost the year before 13-0. Winner here is atop the Mid Penn Commonwealth, at least for a week with Central Dauphin, CD East and Harrisburg ultimately having something to say about that.
Dallastown 6-0; Tough one at Northeastern (3-2) who the Wildcats edged last year in Dtown 15-12 . Nice Div-1 battle in the York-Adams.
Red Lion 5-0; The next opponent is not the strongest bunch at 3-2 but as always, South Western’s Mustangs are a load at The Corral where they are 2-0 by a score of 85-6 this year.
AAAAA
Palmyra 5-0; Mid Penn Capital power Palmyra (outside Hershey) allowing just 26 points all year will have hands full at AAA Middletown containing their backs.
Governor Mifflin 4-1; On fire since unexpected 38-7 loss to rival Wilson in opener with predictable battles against Cocalico, Manheim Twp and another Reading team Exeter Twp before blasting Boone last week 42-0. Should win out! West York is next.
Harrisburg 4-1; 4 straight since opening loss to rival McDevitt by average score of 40-4! Cougars are becoming a force again and Chambersburg (1-4) is next.
AAAA
Shippensburg 5-0; Got past Bermudian Springs 3 weeks 28-24 ago giving appearance of winning all before big one vs Big Spring, likely for all the MP-Colonial marbles.
Big Spring 4-1; Always tough kids-teams in Newville, just outside Carlisle winning last 4 with 1-4 Greencastle coming in.
Milton Hershey 4-1; Won 4 straight since 19-13 opening loss at CD East (4-1). Really tearing it up in the MP-Capital with a challenge in Enola Friday night (tough venue) against East Pennsboro’s 4-1 Panthers.
AAA
Middletown 5-0; Major factor in the postseason with a huge line and dynamic backfield of Brady Fox and Jaelen Thompson. Home to undefeated Palmyra (see AAAAA) in another great south central Pennsylvania Friday night fight. No one has stopped the Blue Raiders backfield all year. The M-town Raiders look like the real deal.
Littlestown 5-0; Might be asking too much of the Thunderbolts going to 4-1 York Catholic taking on the Irish after beating major rival Delone Catholic 6-0 last week. Bolts are super quick with a gang tackling D that should help in a tough road encounter.
AA
Newport 6-0; The Buffalos (20 upriver form Harrisburg on the Juniata) are destroying teams by a total score of 287-79 (!). AAA Juniata (5-1, D6, Mifflintown) is also smoking people by a combined score of 269-83 so something has to give.
A……..N/A
D5
Conemaugh Township A 6-0; A win over Berlin Brothersvalley tells you they are for real in this part of the woods. Have a 3 year starting quarterback with 7 and 8 to the O and D respectively. It’s very small-ball but its still football.
D6….just a few
State College 5-0; The mid-state mugger is back in full stride this year waltzing over people by a combined score of 210 to 30! But the real world starts Friday night with Cumberland Valley in, then Central Dauphin East, then Harrisburg and Chambersburg for a break before the regular season closer against Central Dauphin at State High.
Johnstown AAAA 6-0; J-town got past city rival Westmont Hilltop 28-27 with no other challenges thus far. That changes in two weeks against another nasty from Johnstown, the Crushers from Bishop McCort (5-1) before heading to Altoona to play Bishop Guilfoyle ‘s (6-0) Marauders, the defending Single-A champ.
Bishop Guilfoyle A 6-0; They’ve graduated some key pieces of last year’s state champion, sustained season ending injuries and are still one tough football team, reeling off 22 straight wins following last season’s 16-0 campaign.
D7
AAAAAA
Pittsburgh Central Catholic 5-1; 5 game win streak not in any jeopardy the next two weeks with road games at Butler and Altoona. And with Pine Richland losing their quarterback, the Western side of the state at this classification has been reduced to a field of 4; Central Catholic, Cumberland Valley, State College and Central Dauphin.
AAAAA
Upper St Clair 5-0; Char Val tested them losing 17-10 and so will the next two homers against 5-0 West Allegheny and 4-1 McKeesport. They close with 5-1 Woodland Hills after Hampton.
West Allegheny 5-0; Tough winning at USC this weekend but Indians bring a strong defense that has allowed only one team to score all year, North Hills.
AAAA
West Mifflin 6-0; No one has tested them to date although Ringgold might and Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson definitely will. Both are undefeated.
Thomas Jefferson 5-0; Have 3 shutouts, an army of returning starters and too much offense for Mars.
South Fayette 6-0; Hard finding a loss on the schedule unless 4-2 New Castle really steps up.
Belle Vernon 5-0; They’re at winless Trinity this week then back to back games against TJ and West Mifflin will decide the Big 9 and a big piece of the pecking order in the Wpial Quad-A.
Mars 5-1; Won 4 straight with impressive win last week at New Castle 34-7. TJ is more but Mars should be in it at home.
AAA
Derry 6-0; Looking to make their first playoff appearance since 2002 but Mount Pleasant next at 5-1.
Central Valley 5-0; 5 straight wins with last week’s 42-35 win featuring a goal line stand against a good Beaver team. 5-1 Hopewell is next, (Tony Dorsett’s alma mater) coming off a loss making this look like a tough road win for Central.
AA
Washington 5-0; At 3-3 Bentworth would isn’t far from a 5-1 record then Chartiers Houston (5-1) also on the road. The Little Prexies will have to earn it but have the goods!
Steel Valley 5-0; Three Rivers monster from Munhall is pounding people by an average score of 56-10. Looks like the Ironmen are all the way back (10-2 last year) after a 7 year funk where they went 34-33. The last 4 games look winnable if they can keep the focus with 3 of 4 being road games.
Riverside, EC 4-1; The Ellwood City gang won 4 straight and seem to have recovered from 41-7 meltdown in opener to Steel Val. Neshannock’s Lancers at 5-1 are next.
A
Jeannette 6-0; Jayhawks are winning by an average margin of 47-4 with 4 straight shutouts and likely to be undefeated when Clairton’s Bears come to town October 28th .
Clairton 5-0; Very similar to Jeannette with no one coming close. Huge game this week in the state with Aliquippa (5-1) visiting.
Fort Cherry 5-0; Probably won’t get a test until Carmichaels the 21st with Avella up next.
Rochester 5-0; Might get a game from OLSH below coming off a hard fought come-from-behind 30-26 win at Northgate, giving the Flames their first loss of the season.
Our Lady of Sacred Heart 4-1; The Chargers don’t have enough to keep up with historic powerhouse Rochester but have great momentum winning their last 4.
D10
AAAAAA……..N/A
AAAAA
Grove City 6-0; Nice veteran team with a big armed quarterback, vet OL and receivers to give a lot of teams trouble. It should be a wild one in Dubois Friday against the Beavers with their exciting 4-2 team.
Meadville 4-2; Won 4 straight and likely one of the few beyond Cathedral who can challenge Grove City in the D-10 Region 5 Conf.
AAAA
Cathedral Prep 6-0; Still “The” team in District -10 by a L O N G shot. Take on AAAAA Fort LeBoeuf (5-1) who will have their hands full.
AAA
Hickory 6-0; This is probably the best kept secret in the Northwest going 62-9 since 2011. South Fayette has kept them off the front page and more recently the lack of good size up front. They try to make up for that with speed. The home game against Wilmington will reveal them one way or another and probably decide the D10-Region 2.
AA
Iroquois 6-0; Here’s the other team from Erie that gets overshadowed by Cathedral and McDowell but they’ve got it going this year looking to advance beyond last year’s playoff loss to West Middlesex in the opening round. Bring back Tarrell Clark (6-0, 190 sr) who filled in for injured QB Mike Lasher (6-1, 195, jr) moved back to FB with Lasher’s return. RB Tyler Barone is back (5-10, 195, sr) with 1475 rush yards, a few receivers and at least 4 to the OL….running 215 to 220. Looks like the have enough to get past the District Quarterfinals this year.
Wilmington 6-0; The Greyhounds have been in a 3 year slump going 5-4, 6-5 and 7-5 from 2013 through 2015. Prior to that they went 96-11 from 2004 to 2012 with losses to the great Jeannette teams in 2006 and 2007 with 14-1 and 13-2 teams before beating West Catholic 35-34 in the 2008 final with a 15-1 team. This year’s edition is looking pretty freaky too, averaging 47ppg while allowing 11. The Hounds are howling with Greenville in next followed by the mega game at powerful Hickory out of Hermitage (see AAA above).
A……..N/A
D3
AAAAAA (Looks better than 6A doesn’t it!)
Cumberland Valley 5-0; At undefeated State College Friday where it is almost always a war. SC won last year 21-7, lost the year before 13-0. Winner here is atop the Mid Penn Commonwealth, at least for a week with Central Dauphin, CD East and Harrisburg ultimately having something to say about that.
Dallastown 6-0; Tough one at Northeastern (3-2) who the Wildcats edged last year in Dtown 15-12 . Nice Div-1 battle in the York-Adams.
Red Lion 5-0; The next opponent is not the strongest bunch at 3-2 but as always, South Western’s Mustangs are a load at The Corral where they are 2-0 by a score of 85-6 this year.
AAAAA
Palmyra 5-0; Mid Penn Capital power Palmyra (outside Hershey) allowing just 26 points all year will have hands full at AAA Middletown containing their backs.
Governor Mifflin 4-1; On fire since unexpected 38-7 loss to rival Wilson in opener with predictable battles against Cocalico, Manheim Twp and another Reading team Exeter Twp before blasting Boone last week 42-0. Should win out! West York is next.
Harrisburg 4-1; 4 straight since opening loss to rival McDevitt by average score of 40-4! Cougars are becoming a force again and Chambersburg (1-4) is next.
AAAA
Shippensburg 5-0; Got past Bermudian Springs 3 weeks 28-24 ago giving appearance of winning all before big one vs Big Spring, likely for all the MP-Colonial marbles.
Big Spring 4-1; Always tough kids-teams in Newville, just outside Carlisle winning last 4 with 1-4 Greencastle coming in.
Milton Hershey 4-1; Won 4 straight since 19-13 opening loss at CD East (4-1). Really tearing it up in the MP-Capital with a challenge in Enola Friday night (tough venue) against East Pennsboro’s 4-1 Panthers.
AAA
Middletown 5-0; Major factor in the postseason with a huge line and dynamic backfield of Brady Fox and Jaelen Thompson. Home to undefeated Palmyra (see AAAAA) in another great south central Pennsylvania Friday night fight. No one has stopped the Blue Raiders backfield all year. The M-town Raiders look like the real deal.
Littlestown 5-0; Might be asking too much of the Thunderbolts going to 4-1 York Catholic taking on the Irish after beating major rival Delone Catholic 6-0 last week. Bolts are super quick with a gang tackling D that should help in a tough road encounter.
AA
Newport 6-0; The Buffalos (20 upriver form Harrisburg on the Juniata) are destroying teams by a total score of 287-79 (!). AAA Juniata (5-1, D6, Mifflintown) is also smoking people by a combined score of 269-83 so something has to give.
A……..N/A
D5
Conemaugh Township A 6-0; A win over Berlin Brothersvalley tells you they are for real in this part of the woods. Have a 3 year starting quarterback with 7 and 8 to the O and D respectively. It’s very small-ball but its still football.
D6….just a few
State College 5-0; The mid-state mugger is back in full stride this year waltzing over people by a combined score of 210 to 30! But the real world starts Friday night with Cumberland Valley in, then Central Dauphin East, then Harrisburg and Chambersburg for a break before the regular season closer against Central Dauphin at State High.
Johnstown AAAA 6-0; J-town got past city rival Westmont Hilltop 28-27 with no other challenges thus far. That changes in two weeks against another nasty from Johnstown, the Crushers from Bishop McCort (5-1) before heading to Altoona to play Bishop Guilfoyle ‘s (6-0) Marauders, the defending Single-A champ.
Bishop Guilfoyle A 6-0; They’ve graduated some key pieces of last year’s state champion, sustained season ending injuries and are still one tough football team, reeling off 22 straight wins following last season’s 16-0 campaign.
D7
AAAAAA
Pittsburgh Central Catholic 5-1; 5 game win streak not in any jeopardy the next two weeks with road games at Butler and Altoona. And with Pine Richland losing their quarterback, the Western side of the state at this classification has been reduced to a field of 4; Central Catholic, Cumberland Valley, State College and Central Dauphin.
AAAAA
Upper St Clair 5-0; Char Val tested them losing 17-10 and so will the next two homers against 5-0 West Allegheny and 4-1 McKeesport. They close with 5-1 Woodland Hills after Hampton.
West Allegheny 5-0; Tough winning at USC this weekend but Indians bring a strong defense that has allowed only one team to score all year, North Hills.
AAAA
West Mifflin 6-0; No one has tested them to date although Ringgold might and Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson definitely will. Both are undefeated.
Thomas Jefferson 5-0; Have 3 shutouts, an army of returning starters and too much offense for Mars.
South Fayette 6-0; Hard finding a loss on the schedule unless 4-2 New Castle really steps up.
Belle Vernon 5-0; They’re at winless Trinity this week then back to back games against TJ and West Mifflin will decide the Big 9 and a big piece of the pecking order in the Wpial Quad-A.
Mars 5-1; Won 4 straight with impressive win last week at New Castle 34-7. TJ is more but Mars should be in it at home.
AAA
Derry 6-0; Looking to make their first playoff appearance since 2002 but Mount Pleasant next at 5-1.
Central Valley 5-0; 5 straight wins with last week’s 42-35 win featuring a goal line stand against a good Beaver team. 5-1 Hopewell is next, (Tony Dorsett’s alma mater) coming off a loss making this look like a tough road win for Central.
AA
Washington 5-0; At 3-3 Bentworth would isn’t far from a 5-1 record then Chartiers Houston (5-1) also on the road. The Little Prexies will have to earn it but have the goods!
Steel Valley 5-0; Three Rivers monster from Munhall is pounding people by an average score of 56-10. Looks like the Ironmen are all the way back (10-2 last year) after a 7 year funk where they went 34-33. The last 4 games look winnable if they can keep the focus with 3 of 4 being road games.
Riverside, EC 4-1; The Ellwood City gang won 4 straight and seem to have recovered from 41-7 meltdown in opener to Steel Val. Neshannock’s Lancers at 5-1 are next.
A
Jeannette 6-0; Jayhawks are winning by an average margin of 47-4 with 4 straight shutouts and likely to be undefeated when Clairton’s Bears come to town October 28th .
Clairton 5-0; Very similar to Jeannette with no one coming close. Huge game this week in the state with Aliquippa (5-1) visiting.
Fort Cherry 5-0; Probably won’t get a test until Carmichaels the 21st with Avella up next.
Rochester 5-0; Might get a game from OLSH below coming off a hard fought come-from-behind 30-26 win at Northgate, giving the Flames their first loss of the season.
Our Lady of Sacred Heart 4-1; The Chargers don’t have enough to keep up with historic powerhouse Rochester but have great momentum winning their last 4.
D10
AAAAAA……..N/A
AAAAA
Grove City 6-0; Nice veteran team with a big armed quarterback, vet OL and receivers to give a lot of teams trouble. It should be a wild one in Dubois Friday against the Beavers with their exciting 4-2 team.
Meadville 4-2; Won 4 straight and likely one of the few beyond Cathedral who can challenge Grove City in the D-10 Region 5 Conf.
AAAA
Cathedral Prep 6-0; Still “The” team in District -10 by a L O N G shot. Take on AAAAA Fort LeBoeuf (5-1) who will have their hands full.
AAA
Hickory 6-0; This is probably the best kept secret in the Northwest going 62-9 since 2011. South Fayette has kept them off the front page and more recently the lack of good size up front. They try to make up for that with speed. The home game against Wilmington will reveal them one way or another and probably decide the D10-Region 2.
AA
Iroquois 6-0; Here’s the other team from Erie that gets overshadowed by Cathedral and McDowell but they’ve got it going this year looking to advance beyond last year’s playoff loss to West Middlesex in the opening round. Bring back Tarrell Clark (6-0, 190 sr) who filled in for injured QB Mike Lasher (6-1, 195, jr) moved back to FB with Lasher’s return. RB Tyler Barone is back (5-10, 195, sr) with 1475 rush yards, a few receivers and at least 4 to the OL….running 215 to 220. Looks like the have enough to get past the District Quarterfinals this year.
Wilmington 6-0; The Greyhounds have been in a 3 year slump going 5-4, 6-5 and 7-5 from 2013 through 2015. Prior to that they went 96-11 from 2004 to 2012 with losses to the great Jeannette teams in 2006 and 2007 with 14-1 and 13-2 teams before beating West Catholic 35-34 in the 2008 final with a 15-1 team. This year’s edition is looking pretty freaky too, averaging 47ppg while allowing 11. The Hounds are howling with Greenville in next followed by the mega game at powerful Hickory out of Hermitage (see AAA above).
A……..N/A
