Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 15, 2024

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 7:51 PM

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The elite teams across the state in high school football continued to flex their muscles for a second straight week, flirting with perfection.

The teams from last week’s Trib HSSN rankings were a combined 29-1, with the lone loss coming in a battle of top-ranked teams in District 12 when Class 6A No. 1 LaSalle College knocked off 4A top-ranked Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast.

Not only are the teams in the Top 5 continuing to win in October, they are winning big.

The total final scores of the 29 ranked teams that won last week was 1,368-249, which averages to a score of 47-8.

Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast remains on top in 4A despite losing to Class 6A No. 1 LaSalle College in Week 7.

The other top-ranked teams remain unchanged with Bishop McDevitt in 5A, Northwestern Lehigh in 3A, Troy in 2A and Bishop Guilfoyle in A.

Will the Top 5 teams continue to rock in October?

There is another head-to-head matchup for Week 8 as No. 2 Aliquippa visits No. 4 Montour in a WPIAL Class 4A showdown Friday.

Here are the latest Trib HSSN rankings in each of the six classifications. Teams are listed with overall record, last week’s ranking and district.

Class 6A

1. LaSalle College (8-0) (1) (D-12): The Explorers defeated 4A No. 1 Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast in Week 7, 35-13. They host Father Judge on Saturday.

2. St. Joseph’s Prep (4-2) (2) (D-12): The defending PIAA 6A champion Hawks defeated Cardinal O’Hara in Week 7, 35-14. They host 5A No. 5 Roman Catholic on Saturday.

3. Imhotep Charter (7-1) (3) (D-12): The defending PIAA 5A champion Panthers defeated Martin Luther King in Week 7, 50-0. They visit Simon Gratz on Saturday.

4. Manheim Township (8-0) (4) (D-3): The Blue Streaks defeated Reading in Week 7, 54-0. They host Penn Manor on Friday.

5. Central Catholic (6-2) (5) (D-7): The Vikings defeated Norwin in Week 7, 59-14. They host Seneca Valley on Friday on Trib HSSN.

Out: None

Class 5A

1. Bishop McDevitt (7-1) (1) (D-3): The Crusaders defeated Central Dauphin in Week 7, 28-10. They host Central Dauphin East on Friday.

2. Chester (7-1) (2) (D-1): The Clippers defeated Interboro in Week 7, 64-0. They visit Penn Wood on Friday.

3. Upper St. Clair (8-0) (3) (D-7): The Panthers defeated Bethel Park in Week 7, 14-10. They host Moon on Friday.

4. Strath Haven (8-0) (4) (D-1): The Panthers defeated Harriton in Week 7, 62-0. They visit Lower Merion on Saturday.

5. Roman Catholic (6-2) (5) (D-12): The Cahillite defeated Father Judge in Week 7, 54-24. They visit 6A No. 2 St. Joseph’s Prep on Saturday.

Out: None

Class 4A

1. Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast (5-1) (1) (D-12): The Friars lost to 6A No. 1 LaSalle College in Week 7, 35-13. They visit Cardinal O’Hara on Friday.

2. Aliquippa (5-1) (2) (D-7): The defending 4A PIAA champion Quips defeated Blackhawk in Week 7, 48-13. They visit No. 4 Montour on Friday on Trib HSSN.

3. Lampeter-Strasburg (8-0) (3) (D-3): The Pioneers defeated ELCO in Week 7, 52-7. They host Twin Valley on Friday.

4. Montour (7-0) (4) (D-7): The Spartans defeated Ambridge in Week 7, 47-13. They host No. 2 Aliquippa on Friday on Trib HSSN.

5. Wyomissing (7-1) (5) (D-3): The Spartans defeated Twin Valley in Week 7, 34-24. They visit Octorara on Friday.

Out: None

Class 3A

1. Northwestern Lehigh (8-0) (1) (D-11): The Tigers defeated Jim Thorpe in Week 7, 55-0. They visit Tamaqua Area on Friday.

2. Danville (8-0) (2) (D-4): The Ironmen defeated Loyalsock Township in Week 7, 28-3. They visit Shikellamy on Friday.

3. Imani Christian (8-0) (3) (D-7): The Saints defeated Deer Lakes in Week 7, 48-0. They visit Burrell on Friday.

4. Penn Cambria (8-0) (4) (D-6): The Panthers defeated Bellwood-Antis in Week 7, 45-6. They host Bishop McCort on Friday.

5. Sharon (7-1) (5) (D-10): The Tigers defeated Conneaut in Week 7, 63-7. They host Titusville on Friday.

Out: None

Class 2A

1. Troy (8-0) (1) (D-4): The Trojans defeated North Penn-Mansfield in Week 7, 56-13. They host Central Mountain on Friday.

2. Central Clarion (7-0) (2) (D-9): The Wildcats defeated Punxsutawney in Week 7, 45-0. They host Redbank Valley on Friday.

3. Taylor Riverside (8-0) (3) (D-2): The Vikings defeated Carbondale in Week 7, 17-8. They visit Old Forge on Friday.

4. Schuylkill Haven (7-1) (4) (D-11): The Hurricanes defeated Pine Grove in Week 7, 81-6. They host Nativity BVM on Friday.

5. Cambria Heights (8-0) (5) (D-6): The Highlanders defeated Homer-Center in Week 7, 49-0. They host West Shamokin on Friday.

Out: None

Class A

1. Bishop Guilfoyle (8-0) (1) (D-6): The Marauders defeated Chestnut Ridge in Week 7, 47-7. They visit Philipsburg-Osceola on Friday.

2. Fort Cherry (8-0) (2) (D-7): The Rangers defeated Bishop Canevin in Week 7, 49-34. They host Shenango on Friday.

3. Westinghouse (6-1) (3) (D-8): The Bulldogs defeated University Prep in Week 7, 43-6. They host Perry in a District 8 semifinals game on Friday.

4. Clairton (8-0) (4) (D-7): The Bears defeated Leechburg in Week 7, 44-7. They host Riverview on Saturday on Trib HSSN.

5. Port Allegany (8-0) (5) (D-9): The Gators defeated Kane in Week 7, 62-16. They visit Brookville on Friday.

Out: None