Roman Catholic, Seneca Valley and Central Bucks East break into the first in-season High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football.
Roman Catholic makes its first-ever appearance in our statewide rankings at No. 19. The Cahillite beat Preseason No. 17 Wilson (West Lawn) 46-15.
Seneca Valley is at No. 21 this week after beating former No. 18 Penn Hills 17-15.
Central Bucks East is No. 25 this week after opening with a win over Chambersburg 38-21.
Gateway climbs from No. 9 to No. 7 after knocking-off defending 6A champ Mt. Lebanon 21-6. The Blue Devils drop from No. 5 to No. 11.
St. Joseph’s Prep remains No. 1 despite its loss to three-time Florida 7A champ St. Thomas Aquinas. This week the Hawks will try for their first win against New Jersey’s St. Peter’s Prep, ranked No. 61 in our national rankings.
This week’s Top 25 head-to-heads:
- No. 3 La Salle College HS vs. No. 10 Malvern Prep
- No. 15 Central York vs. No. 18 Cumberland Valley
High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25
| Team | Record | Preseason Ranking |
| No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep | (0-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Imhotep Charter | (1-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 La Salle College HS | (1-0) | 4 |
| No. 4 Pittsburgh Central Catholic | (0-1) | 3 |
| No. 5 Penn-Trafford | (1-0) | 6 |
| No. 6 Harrisburg | (0-0) | 7 |
| No. 7 Gateway | (1-0) | 9 |
| No. 8 Cathedral Prep | (0-1) | 8 |
| No. 9 North Allegheny | (1-0) | 11 |
| No. 10 Malvern Prep | (0-0) | 10 |
| No. 11 Mount Lebanon | (0-1) | 5 |
| No. 12 McDowell | (1-0) | 13 |
| No. 13 Garnet Valley | (1-0) | 12 |
| No. 14 State College | (1-0) | 14 |
| No. 15 Central York | (1-0) | 15 |
| No. 16 Coatesville | (1-0) | 16 |
| No. 17 Downingtown East | (1-0) | 19 |
| No. 18 Cumberland Valley | (1-0) | 21 |
| No. 19 Roman Catholic | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 20 Emmaus | (1-0) | 20 |
| No. 21 Seneca Valley | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 22 Aliquippa | (0-0) | 22 |
| No. 23 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) | (0-1) | 23 |
| No. 24 Archbishop Wood | (0-0) | 24 |
| No. 25 Central Bucks East | (1-0) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 17 Wilson (West Lawn), No. 18 Penn Hills, No. 25 Manheim Township
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2022 Pennsylvania Top 25’s
