Aliquippa among top-ranked teams in Week 5 state football rankings

By: HSSN Staff
Monday, September 25, 2017 | 9:12 PM

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Here's a look at the Pennlive.com Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Week 5.

Class 6A

TeamRecordPrevious rank

1. St. Joseph's Prep (12)4-01

2. Pine-Richland (7)5-02

3. Parkland (11)5-03

4. State College (6)4-04

5. Downingtown East (1)5-05

6. Cumberland Valley (3)4-06

7. La Salle College HS (12)4-17

8. Pittsburgh C.C. (7)4-18

9. Coatesville (1)4-19

10. Delaware Valley (2)5-010

Teams to watch: Central Bucks South (1) 5-0, Scranton (2) 5-0, Easton Area (11) 4-1, Mt. Lebanon (7) 4-1, Garnet Valley (1) 5-0.

Class 5A

TeamRecordPrevious rank

1. Harrisburg (3)4-01

2. Archbishop Wood (12)3-22

3. Gateway (7)5-03

4. Springfield-Delco (1)5-05

5. West Allegheny (7)4-06

6. Penn-Trafford (7)5-07

7. Manheim Central (3)4-08

8. Unionville (1)5-09

9. Cocalico (3)4-010

10. Whitehall (11)4-14

Teams to watch: Bishop Shanahan (1) 4-1, Governor Mifflin (3) 4-1, Upper St. Clair (7) 4-1, McKeesport (7) 3-1, Simon Gratz (12) 3-2.

Class 4A

TeamRecordPrevious rank

1. Cathedral Prep (10)5-01

2. Imhotep Charter (12)4-12

3. Berks Catholic (3)4-03

4. Thomas Jefferson (7)4-04

5. Bethlehem Catholic (11)5-05

6. Belle Vernon (7)4-06

7. South Fayette (7)5-07

8. Pottsgrove (1)5-08

9. John Bartram (12)5-0NR

10. Greater Johnstown (6)4-110

Teams to watch: Mars (7) 4-1, Selinsgrove (4) 4-1, Pope John Paul II (1) 5-0, Valley View (2) 3-2, Montour (7) 3-1.

Class 3A

TeamRecordPrevious rank

1. Aliquippa (7)5-01

2. Scranton Prep (2)5-02

3. Middletown (3)4-03

4. Mercyhurst Prep (10)5-04

5. Palisades (11)5-06

6. Quaker Valley (7)5-010

7. Central Martinsburg (6)4-17

8. Seton LaSalle (7)4-0NR

9. Wyomissing (3)5-09

10. Huntingdon Area (6)5-0NR

Teams to watch: North Schuylkill (11) 5-0, Forest Hills (6) 4-1, Jim Thorpe (11) 5-0, Danville (4) 4-1, Central Valley (7) 3-2.

Class 2A

1. Southern Columbia (4)5-01

2. Steel Valley (7)4-02

3. Dunmore (2)5-03

4. Washington (7)4-04

5. Wilmington (10)5-05

6. Ligonier Valley (6)5-06

7. Kane (9)5-07

8. Greenville (10)5-08

9. Neumann-Goretti (12)3-09

10. Newport (3)5-0NR

Teams to watch: Clarion (9) 4-0, Chestnut Ridge (5) 4-1, Wellsboro (4) 5-0, Berlin-Brothersvalley (5) 5-0, Delone Catholic (3) 4-0, Central Columbia (4) 5-0.

Class A

TeamRecordPrevious rank

1. Bishop Guilfoyle (6)5-01

2. Clairton (7)4-02

3. Rochester (7)4-03

4. Williams Valley (11)5-04

5. Steel-High (3)3-15

6. Farrell (10)4-16

7. Homer-Center (6)5-07

8. Portage (6)5-08

9. Jeannette (7)5-09

10. Old Forge (2)5-010

Teams to watch: Lackawanna Trail (2) 4-1, California (7) 5-0, Imani Christian (7) 3-2, Muncy (4) 5-0, Western Beaver (7) 4-1.