WPIAL teams well-represented in Week 2 state football rankings
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 | 6:21 PM
Here's a look at the Pennlive.com statewide high school football rankings for Week 2:
Class 6A
TeamRecordPrevious rank
1. St. Joseph's Prep (12)1-01
2. Pine-Richland (7)2-02
3. Parkland (11)2-04
4. State College (6)1-06
5. Downingtown East (1)2-0NR
6. Easton Area (11)2-0NR
7. Cumberland Valley (3)1-0NR
8. La Salle College HS (12)1-17
9. Pittsburgh C.C. (7)1-18
10. Coatesville (1)1-13
Teams to watch: North Allegheny (7) 1-1, Emmaus (11) 1-1, Delaware Valley (2), 2-0, Bethel Park (7) 1-0, Penn Hills (7) 2-0.
Class 5A
TeamRecordPrevious rank
1. Archbishop Wood (12)1-11
2. Harrisburg (3)1-02
3. Gateway (7)2-04
4. Whitehall (11)2-07
5. Springfield-Delco (1)2-05
6. West Allegheny (7)1-06
7. Southern Lehigh (11)2-08
8. Penn-Trafford (7)2-09
9. Manheim Central (3)1-010
10. Governor Mifflin (3)2-0NR
Teams to watch: Franklin Regional (7) 1-0, McKeesport (7) 0-1, Meadville (10) 1-1, Upper St. Clair (7) 1-1, Armstrong (7) 2-0.
Class 4A
TeamRecordPrevious rank
1. Cathedral Prep (10)2-01
2. Imhotep Charter (12)1-12
3. Berks Catholic (3)1-03
4. Thomas Jefferson (7)1-04
5. Greater Johnstown (6)2-05
6. Bethlehem Catholic (11)2-06
7. Belle Vernon (7)1-07
8. Selinsgrove (4)2-08
9. Clearfield (9)2-09
10. South Fayette (7)2-010
Teams to watch: Montour (7) 1-0, Cardinal O'Hara (12) 2-0, Pottsgrove (1) 2-0, Allentown C.C. (11), 1-1, Shippensburg (3) 1-0.
Class 3A
TeamRecordPrevious rank
1. Aliquippa (7)2-01
2. Scranton Prep (2)2-02
3. Danville (4)2-03
4. Mercyhurst Prep (10)2-04
5. Middletown (3)1-05
6. Palisades (11)2-06
7. Central Valley (7)1-17
8. Central Martinsburg (6)1-18
9. Hickory (10)1-110
10. Beaver (7)2-0NR
Teams to watch: North Schuylkill (11) 2-0, Wyomissing (3) 2-0, Sharon (10), 1-1, Loyalsock Twp. (4) 1-1, Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 1-1.
Class 2A
TeamRecordPrevious rank
1. Southern Columbia (4)2-01
2. Steel Valley (7)1-02
3. Dunmore (2)2-03
4. Washington (7)1-04
5. Sharpsville (10)2-05
6. Kane (9)2-06
7. Ligonier Valley (6)2-08
8. Wilmington (10)2-0NR
9. Neumann-Goretti (12)0-09
10. Clarion (9)1-010
Teams to watch: York Catholic (3) 1-0, Brentwood (7) 2-0, Chestnut Ridge (5) 1-1, Berlin-Brothersvalley (5) 2-0, Brookville (9) 2-0.
Class A
TeamRecordPrevious rank
1. Bishop Guilfoyle (6)2-01
2. Clairton (7)1-02
3. Rochester (7)1-03
4. Williams Valley (11)2-05
5. Steel-High (3)1-14
6. Farrell (10)1-16
7. Homer-Center (6)2-07
8. Portage (6)2-08
9. Jeannette (7)2-0NR
10. Old Forge (2)2-0NR
Teams to watch: Imani Christian (7) 2-0, Tri-Valley (11) 1-1, Marian Catholic (11) 1-1, Lackawanna Trail (2).
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