Regional Rankings: Northeast Top 20 – Week 8

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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.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.