Trib 10: Top teams never gave up No. 1 spot in big school, small school power rankings

By: Don Rebel
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | 6:50 PM

From start to finish, Central Catholic and Avonworth never budged from the No. 1 spot in the Trib 10 power rankings.

Even after bookend losses in Week Zero and Week 15 by Central Catholic to Class 6A state champion LaSalle College, the Vikings remained on top in the weekly rankings.

However, the Antelopes were truly the Nation of Domination as they enjoyed a season for the ages that not only produced double gold, but when the dust settled on the 2025 high school football season, they were the only team in the state that finished with a perfect record.

Let’s give a shoutout to Clairton as well, the other double gold-winning team from the WPIAL. The Bears were behind Imani Christian and Fort Cherry in the rankings all season until after they won gold and the Saints and Rangers lost in the WPIAL finals and semifinals respectively.

There were some hits and some misses in our first-time double rankings (big/small) this season, as we visit the preseason Trib 10 power rankings from four months ago.

Big School Trib 10: 1. Central Catholic 2. Pine-Richland 3. North Allegheny 4. Peters Township 5. McKeesport 6. Thomas Jefferson 7. Aliquippa 8. Woodland Hills 9. Penn Hills 10. Mt. Lebanon

Small School Trib 10: 1. Avonworth 2. Imani Christian 3. Fort Cherry 4. Clairton 5. Steel Valley 6. Washington 7. Seton LaSalle 8. Bishop Canevin 9. Neshannock 10. Elizabeth Forward

Here is the final Trib 10 big school and small school power rankings for 2025 with the team’s final record followed by their ranking from last week. These rankings have zero classification boundaries.

Trib 10 Big Schools

1. Central Catholic, 13-2, (1)

2. Peters Township, 13-1, (2)

3. Aliquippa, 10-4, (3)

4. Pine-Richland, 11-2, (4)

5. McKeesport, 9-4, (5)

6. Moon, 9-4, (6)

7. Upper St. Clair, 10-3, (7)

8. North Allegheny, 8-4, (8)

9. Woodland Hills, 8-3, (9)

10. Penn-Trafford, 9-1, (10)

Out: None

Trib 10 Small Schools

1. Avonworth, 15-0, (1)

2. Clairton, 15-1, (2)

3. Seton LaSalle, 12-2, (3)

4. Imani Christian, 12-1, (4)

5. Steel Valley, 9-4, (5)

6. Laurel, 12-2, (6)

7. Fort Cherry, 12-1, (7)

8. Central Valley, 7-5, (8)

9. North Catholic, 9-4, (9)

10. Western Beaver, 10-2, (10)

Out: None