PIAA finalists rise to top of state football rankings

By: HSSN Staff
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | 5:27 PM

Pine-Richland, Gateway, Quaker Valley and Jeannette will play for PIAA football titles later this week. Each are among the top teams in this week's PennLive state rankings. Here's a look at the top 10 in each class.

PennLive state football rankings

Class 6A

RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank

1. St. Joseph's Prep (12)13-01

2. Pine-Richland (7)15-02

3. Coatesville (1)13-23

4. Manheim Twp. (3)13-24

5. Parkland (11)13-15

6. Garnet Valley (1)12-26

7. Cumberland Valley (3)10-37

8. State College (6)10-38

9. Delaware Valley (2)12-19

10. Downingtown East (1)10-210

Honorable mention: Pennsbury (1) 10-3, La Salle College HS (12) 7-4, North Penn (1) 9-3, Neshaminy (1) 10-2), Pittsburgh C.C. (7) 10-3, Pennridge (1) 10-3.

Class 5A

RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank

1. Archbishop Wood (12)11-21

2. Gateway (7)14-12

3. Manheim Central (3)13-13

4. Unionville (1)13-24

5. Springfield-Delco (1)13-15

6. Governor Mifflin (3)11-26

7. Harrisburg (3)11-17

8. Penn-Trafford (7)11-28

9. Cocalico (3)10-29

10. Grove City (10)11-110

Honorable mention: McKeesport (7) 8-3, Upper Moreland (1) 10-1, Hollidaysburg (6) 8-4, Southern Lehigh (11) 10-2, Wyoming Valley West (2) 7-7.

Class 4A

RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank

1. Cathedral Prep (10)13-01

2. Imhotep Charter (12)12-12

3. Berks Catholic (3)13-13

4. Bethlehem Catholic (11)12-34

5. Thomas Jefferson (7)11-25

6. Selinsgrove (4)11-36

7. Bishop McDevitt (3)10-37

8. Montour (7)9-38

9. Pottsgrove (1)11-29

10. South Fayette (7)11-110

Honorable mention: Bellefonte (6) 10-3, Belle Vernon (7) 10-1, Valley View (2) 10-4, John Bartram (12) 11-1, Berwick (2) 10-3.

Class 3A

RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank

1. Quaker Valley (7)13-11

2. Middletown (3)14-02

3. Aliquippa (7)12-14

4. Sharon (10)10-43

5. Scranton Prep (2)13-16

6. Palisades (11)13-17

7. Forest Hills (6)11-28

8. Lehighton (11)12-19

9. Conwell-Egan (12)7-75

10. Huntingdon Area (6)10-210

Honorable mention: Mercyhurst Prep (10) 10-1, Seton-LaSalle (7) 9-2, Jim Thorpe (11) 10-2, Wyomissing (3) 10-2, Loyalsock Twp. (4) 8-5, Beaver Area (7) 9-3.

Class 2A

RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank

1. Southern Columbia (4)15-01

2. Wilmington (10)14-04

3. Washington (7)13-12

4. Dunmore (2)14-13

5. Ligonier Valley (6)13-15

6. Steel Valley (7)11-16

7. Neumann-Goretti (12)11-17

8. Clarion (9)12-18

9. C.W. North Catholic (7)10-39

10. Bishop McCort (6)10-310

Honorable mention: Newport (3) 10-2, Kane (9) 11-1, Chestnut Ridge (5) 10-2, West Catholic (12) 8-4, Riverside (7) 9-3.

Class A

RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank

1. Jeannette (7)13-11

2. Homer-Center (6)13-13

3. Steel-High (3)11-32

4. Farrell (10)11-34

5. Imani Christian (7)11-35

6. Bishop Guilfoyle (6)13-16

7. Williams Valley (11)13-17

8. California (7)12-18

9. Clairton (7)9-39

10. Old Forge (2)11-210

Honorable mention: Ridgway/Johnsonburg (9) 9-4, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (7) 9-3, Curwensville (9) 9-2, Ferndale (6) 9-4, Rochester (7) 8-3.

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