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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