Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Sept. 2, 2025

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | 7:37 PM

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Week 1 turned out to be a tough week for teams ranked No.1

In a week filled with Top 5 showdowns, more than half of the top-ranked teams from last week’s Trib HSSN state rankings were knocked off.

For a second straight week, Class 6A power St. Joseph’s Prep lost to an out-of-state team, as did the top-ranked team in 2A, Troy.

Pine-Richland in 5A and Bishop Guilfoyle Academy in Class A lost to state-ranked teams from higher classifications.

All four slipped out of the lead chair for now, replaced by LaSalle College in 6A, Peters Township in 5A, Richland in 4A and Fort Cherry in A.

The two other top-ranked teams from a week ago remain at No. 1: Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast in 4A and Northwestern Lehigh in 3A.

While there was all kinds of commotion at the top of the rankings, just about everybody else took care of business in Week 1, with only Lampeter-Straburg and McKeesport falling out of the Top 5 in Class 4A.

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 (2-0) (2) (D-12): The Explorers defeated Malvern Prep in Week 1, 42-35. They visit Salesianum School (De) on Friday.

2. St. Joseph’s Prep (0-2) (1) (D-12): The defending PIAA 6A champion Hawks lost to DeMatha Catholic (Md) in Week 1, 45-17. They do not play in Week Two.

3. Harrisburg (2-0) (3) (D-3): The Cougars defeated 4A No. 1 Bishop McDevitt in Week 1, 29-21. They visit State College on Friday.

4. Central Catholic (1-1) (4) (D-7): The Vikings defeated 5A No. 3 Pine-Richland in Week 1, 34-20. The play Woodland Hills in Akron, Ohio on Saturday.

5. Parkland (2-0) (5) (D-1): The Trojans defeated Bethlehem Freedom in Week 1, 18-7. They host Northampton on Friday.

Out: None

Class 5A

1. Peters Township (2-0) (4) (D-7): The Indians defeated 4A No. 3 McKeesport in Week 1, 35-0. They host Mt. Lebanon on Friday.

2. Pine-Richland (1-1) (1) (D-7): The Rams lost to 6A No. 4 Central Catholic in Week 1, 34-20. They host Seneca Valley on Friday.

3. Roman Catholic (1-1) (3) (D-12): The Cahillites defeated Cardinal Newman (Fla.) in Week 1, 49-35. They host Springside Chestnut Hill Academy on Friday.

4. Bishop McDevitt (0-2) (2) (D-3): The defending PIAA 5A champion Crusaders lost to 6A No. 3 Harrisburg in Week 1, 29-21. They host Chambersburg on Friday.

5. Chester (2-0) (5) (D-1): The Clippers defeated George Washington in Week 1, 55-0. They visit Northeast Philadelphia on Friday.

Out: None

Class 4A

1. Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast (2-0) (1) (D-12): The defending PIAA 4A champion Friars defeated Archbishop Ryan in Week 1, 26-0. They host Archbishop Wood on Friday.

2. Thomas Jefferson (2-0) (4) (D-7): The Jaguars defeated Central Valley in Week 1, 37-14. They visit McKeesport on Friday on Trib HSSN.

3. Pope John Paul II (2-0) (5) (D-1): The Golden Panthers defeated Shawnee (NJ) in Week 1, 20-19. They visit West Chester Rustin on Friday.

4. Wyomissing (2-0) (NR) (D-3): The Spartans defeated The Haverford School in Week 1, 29-26. They host Academy of the New Church on Saturday.

5. Southern Lehigh (2-0) (NR) (D-11): The Spartans defeated Blue Mountain in Week 1, 28-0. They visit Lehighton on Friday.

Out: Lampeter-Strasburg (1), McKeesport (7)

Class 3A

1. Northwestern Lehigh (2-0) (1) (D-11): The defending PIAA 3A champion Tigers defeated Northern Lehigh in Week 1, 56-13. They host Bangor on Thursday.

2. Avonworth (2-0) (2) (D-7): The Antelopes defeated West Mifflin in Week 1, 37-7. They visit Aliquippa on Friday.

3. Hickory (2-0) (3) (D-10): The Hornets defeated University Prep in Week 1, 41-24. They visit Conneaut on Friday.

4. Notre Dame-Green Pond (2-0) (4) (D-11): The Crusaders defeated Salisbury in Week 1, 63-0. They play North Schuylkill at Lafayette College on Friday.

5. Penn Cambria (2-0) (5) (D-6): The Panthers defeated Bald Eagle in Week 1, 47-24. They visit Forest Hills on Friday.

Out: None

Class 2A

1. Richland (2-0) (2) (D-6): The Rams defeated Class A No. 1 Bishop Guilfoyle in Week 1, 28-18. They host Westmont-Hilltop on Friday.

2. Troy (1-1) (1) (D-4): The defending PIAA 2A champion Trojans lost to Waverly (NY) in Week 1, 14-13. They visit South Williamsport on Friday.

3. Farrell (1-1) (3) (D-10): The Steelers defeated Fort LeBoeuf in Week 1, 45-3. They visit Ursuline (Oh) on Friday.

4. Williams Valley (2-0) (4) (D-11): The Vikings defeated Mahanoy Area in Week 1, 42-0. They host Nativity BVM on Friday.

5. Southern Columbia (1-1) (5) (D-4): The Tigers defeated Loyalsock Township in Week 1, 41-0. They host Milton on Friday.

Out: None

Class A

1. Fort Cherry (2-0) (2) (D-7): The Rangers Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Week 1, 40-0. They host West Greene on Friday.

2. Bishop Guilfoyle Academy (1-1) (1) (D-6): The defending PIAA A champion Marauders lost to 2A No. 1 Richland in Week 1, 28-18. They visit Bellefonte on Friday.

3. Port Allegany (2-0) (3) (D-9): The Gators defeated Moniteau in Week 1, 66-14. They visit Central Clarion on Friday.

4. Westinghouse (2-0) (4) (D-8): The Bulldogs defeated Linsly Institute in Week 1, 32-7. They visit Brashear on Friday.

5. Clairton (1-1) (5) (D-7): The Bears defeated Serra Catholic in Week 1, 79-0. They host Shady Side Academy on Friday on Trib HSSN.

Out: None