Former No. 2 St. Ignatius’ (Ohio) surprising defeat at the hands of Archbishop Moeller shakes-up the new High School Football America Northeast Top 20. The Wildcats, who play top-ranked St. Xavier (Ohio) this week and No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio) in two weeks, drops to No. 7 in the latest rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm.
St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) moves up one spot to No. 2 and will be tested this weekend when the Hawks play No. 17 La Salle (Pennsylvania).
Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) moves-up three spots to No. 4 after beating former No. 5 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) over the weekend. This week, the Crusaders will face No. 16 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey).
SPP drops one spot to No. 6 and faces No. 8 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey), which moves-up three spots in the new rankings.
New to the rankings this week is Connecticut’s top team Darien at No. 20
High School Football America Northeast Region Top 20
No. 1 St. Xavier (Ohio) 8-0, LW: #1
No. 2 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) 6-0, LW: #3
No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio) 8-0, LW: #4
No. 4 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) 4-2, LW: #7
No. 5 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) 4-2, LW: #5
No. 6 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) 8-0, LW: #6
No. 7 St. Ignatius (Ohio) 7-1, LW: #2
No. 8 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) 4-2, LW: #11
No. 9 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania) 8-0, LW: #8
No. 10 Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) 6-2, LW: #9
No. 11 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) 4-2, LW: #10
No. 12 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) 8-0, LW: #12
No. 13 Pickerington Central (Ohio) 7-1, LW: #13
No. 14 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) 7-0, LW: #14
No. 15 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) 7-1, LW: #15
No. 16 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey) 5-1, LW: #16
No. 17 La Salle (Pennsylvania) 6-1, LW: #17
No. 18 Everett (Massachusetts) 5-0, LW: #19
No. 19 Colerain (Ohio) 6-2, LW: #20
No. 20 Darien (Connecticut) 5-0, LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 18 Winton Woods (Ohio)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
