Harrisburg moves-up one spot to No. 2 in the first in-season High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25. The Cougars flip-flop spots with Coatesville after beating the Red Raiders 14-6 on Friday night.
The victory also moved the Cougars higher our national rankings. Harrisburg is currently ranked No. 70 in America. This week, the Cougs will test that ranking against four-time defending Ohio state champ Archbishop Hoban, ranked No. 47 in the latest HSFA 100 national rankings.
Related: High School Football America 100
Pine-Richland also moves-up this week after beating defending 5A champ Penn Hills. The Rams are up to No. 5 this week.
Top-ranked St. Joseph’s Prep opens its season on the road in Georgia. The Hawks, ranked No. 4 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings, will face No. 59 Marietta.
High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (0-0)
No. 2 Harrisburg (1-0)
No. 3 Coatesville (0-1)
No. 4 Cathedral Prep (1-0)
No. 5 Pine-Richland (1-0)
No. 6 Manheim Central (1-0)
No. 7 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (1-0)
No. 8 Southern Columbia (1-0)
No. 9 North Allegheny (1-0)
No. 10 La Salle College HS (1-0)
No. 11 Penn Hills (0-1)
No. 12 Downingtown West (1-0)
No. 13 Archbishop Wood (1-0)
No. 14 Malvern Prep (0-0)
No. 15 Imhotep Charter (0-1)
No. 16 Wilson (West Lawn) (1-0)
No. 17 North Penn (1-0)
No. 18 Gateway (1-0)
No. 19 Freedom (Bethlehem) (1-0)
No. 20 State College (1-0)
No. 21 Manheim Township (1-0)
No. 22 Thomas Jefferson (1-0)
No. 23 Bethlehem Catholic (1-0)
No. 24 Aliquippa (1-0)
No. 25 Berks Catholic (1-0)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
