There are two new teams in the latest High School Football America Northeast Top 20.
Pope John XXIII (New Jersey), which broke into the national Top 100 at No. 98, enters the regional ranking at No. 16. The Lions will face No. 11 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) this weekend.
Related: High School Football America Top 100
Another big match-up this weekend in Jersey will feature No. 5 St. Peter’s Prep taking-on No. 7 Bergen Catholic.
The second new team is Colerain (Ohio) at No. 20. The Cardinals are 5-2 with the two loses coming by a total of seven points, including a 20-17 overtime loss to No. 1 St. Xavier (Ohio), which is currently ranked No. 6 nationally.
High School Football America Northeast Region Top 20
No. 1 St. Xavier (Ohio) 7-0, LW: #1
No. 2 St. Ignatius (Ohio) 7-0, LW: #2
No. 3 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) 5-0, LW: #3
No. 4 St. Edward (Ohio) 7-0, LW: #4
No. 5 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) 4-1, LW: #5
No. 6 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania) 7-0, LW: #6
No. 7 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) 3-2, LW: #7
No. 8 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania) 7-0, LW: #8
No. 9 Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) 5-2, LW: #10
No. 10 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) 3-2, LW: #9
No. 11 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) 3-2, LW: #11
No. 12 Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) 7-0, LW: #13
No. 13 Pickerington Central (Ohio) 6-1, LW: #14
No. 14 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) 6-0, LW: #15
No. 15 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) 6-1, LW: #16
No. 16 Pope John XXIII (New Jersey) 5-0, LW: NR
No. 17 La Salle (Pennsylvania) 5-1, LW: #17
No. 18 Winton Woods (Ohio) 7-0, LW: #18
No. 19 Everett (Massachusetts) 4-0, LW: #19
No. 20 Colerain (Ohio) 5-2, LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 12 Paramus Catholic, No. 20 La Salle (Ohio)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.