Ligonier Valley finishes 2nd in D6 football rankings

By: Paul Schofield
Sunday, October 27, 2019 | 10:56 PM

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The final PIAA District 6 football rankings were released, and Ligonier Valley (10-0) is seeded second behind returning Class 2A champion Richland.

Bellwood-Antis (10-0) finished third, and once-beaten Penns Valley (9-1) ended up fourth.

Richland defeated Ligonier Valley in last year’s championship game, and both could be on a collision course for another meeting.

Bishop Guilfoyle (8-2) received the top seed in Class A. Portage (8-2), which lost 58-6 to Ligonier Valley in the Appalachian Bowl on Saturday, slipped to second.

State College (9-1) stayed No. 1 in Class 6A. Hollidaysburg (6-4) remained the top team in 5A, and Bellefonte (8-2) stayed points ahead of Clearfield (8-2) in 4A and Bald Eagle Area (7-3) is No. 1 in 3A.

Here are the current rankings:

Class 6A

1. State College (9-1), 123; 2. Mifflin County (3-7) 33, 3. Altoona (1-9) 12.

Class 5A

1. Hollidaysburg (6-4) 68; 2. Central Mountain (1-9) 13; 3. Brashear (1-7) 10.

Class 4A

1. Bellefonte (8-2) 105; 2. Clearfield (8-2) 98; 3. Juniata (4-6) 38; 4. Johnstown (1-9) 12; 5. Bradford (1-8) 10; 6. DuBois (0-8) 0.

Class 3A

1. Bald Eagle Area (7-3) 101; 2. Westmont Hilltop (7-3) 90; 3. Huntingdon (5-5) 61; 4. Central (Martinsburg) (4-6) 50; 5. Central Cambria (2-8) 24; T6. Penn Cambria (2-8) and Tyrone (2-8) 8. Forest Hills (1-9) 12; 9. Philipsburg-Osceola (1-9) 11.

Class 2A

1. Richland (10-0) 153; 2. Ligonier Valley (10-0) 143; 3. Bellwood Antis (10-0) 140: 4. Penns Valley (9-1) 134; 5. Marion Center (7-3) 94;; 6. Cambria Heights (5-5) 65; 7. West Shamokin (5-5) 62; 8. Southern Huntingdon (4-6) 45; 9. Bishop Carroll (3-7) 35; 10, Mount Union (3-7) 32; 11. West Branch (2-8) 21.

Class A

1. Bishop Guilfoyle (8-2) 120: 2. Portage (8-2) 112; 3. Juniata Valley (8-2)109; 4. Saltsburg (7-3) 100; 5. Claysburg (7-3) 92: 6. Homer-Center (6-4) 75; 7. Purchase Line (6-4) 85; 8. Bishop McCort (5-5) 70; 9. Glendale (5-5) 63; 10. Blairsville (4-6) 54; 11. Northern Cambria (4-6) 52; 12. Penn Manor (3-7) 38; 9. Blacklick Valley (3-7) 35; T14. Ferndale (2-8) and, Moshannon Valley (2-8) 23; 16. United (1-9) 10; T17. Conemaugh Valley (0-10) and Williamsburg (0-9) 0.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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