Trib 10: On a stormy Friday, just 1 team in power rankings took an L last week

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | 7:47 PM


A band of storms that hit parts of the district last Friday resurfaced the term “no contest” on the tongues of many in Week 1 of the high school football season.

Several games had already started when the storms hit, forcing stoppages and then cancellations, including the much-anticipated battle of champions between Belle Vernon and Aliquippa.

Three Trib 10 teams had games suspended last week, while five others were victorious.

The lone loss came in a head-to-head battle of power ranked teams as Pine-Richland came back to knock off Central Catholic.

Most of the Trib 10 teams face a stiff nonconference challenge in Week 2, although there are no head-to-head contests this week.

Here are the latest Trib 10 power rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. These rankings have zero classification boundaries.

1. Aliquippa, 0-0, (1): The Quips visit Avonworth on Friday on HSSN

2. North Allegheny, 2-0, (2): The Tigers visit Penn Hills on Friday on HSSN

3. Peters Township, 2-0, (3): The Indians visit Mt. Lebanon on Friday

4. Pine-Richland, 2-0, (4): The Rams visit Seneca Valley on Friday

5. Upper St. Clair, 2-0, (6): The Panthers host Franklin Regional on Friday on HSSN

6. Montour, 1-0, (7): The Spartans visit Trinity on Friday

7. Thomas Jefferson, 2-0, (8): The Jaguars host McKeesport on Friday on HSSN

8. Central Catholic, 0-2, (5): The Vikings visit Woodland Hills on Friday

9. Belle Vernon, 0-0, (9): The Leopards host Central Valley on Friday on HSSN

10. Fort Cherry, 2-0, (10): The Rangers visit West Greene on Friday

Out: None

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