Imhotep Charter charges up the Pennsylvania Top 25 after upsetting Pittsburgh Central Catholic

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Imhotep Charter moves-up seven spots in the first in-season High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football, after surprising preseason No. 3 Pittsburgh Central Catholic last weekend. The Panthers are No. 7 this week, while PCC falls five spots to No. 8 after IC’s 12-6 win.

The only new team in the statewide rankings this week is Wilson (West Lawn) at No. 24 after beating preseason No. 21 Central Dauphin 27-21.

This week, two-time defending state champ Thomas Jefferson (No. 11) opens 2021 against No. 15 Gateway. Another big game finds No. 21 Aliquippa facing defending 3A champ Central Valley.

High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25

TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep(0-0)1
No. 2 Harrisburg(1-0)2
No. 3 North Allegheny(1-0)4
No. 4 La Salle College HS(1-0)5
No. 5 Central York(1-0)6
No. 6 Pine-Richland(0-1)7
No. 7 Imhotep Charter(1-0)14
No. 8 Pittsburgh Central Catholic(0-1)3
No. 9 Cathedral Prep(1-0)8
No. 10 Southern Columbia(1-0)9
No. 11 Thomas Jefferson(0-0)10
No. 12 McDowell(1-0)11
No. 13 Governor Mifflin(1-0)12
No. 14 Mount Lebanon(1-0)13
No. 15 Gateway(1-0)14
No. 16 Archbishop Wood(1-0)15
No. 17 Garnet Valley(1-0)16
No. 18 Emmaus(1-0)17
No. 19 North Penn(1-0)18
No. 20 Penn-Trafford(1-0)19
No. 21 Aliquippa(1-0)22
No. 22 Parkland(1-0)23
No. 23 Manheim Township(1-0)24
No. 24 Wilson (West Lawn)(1-0)NR
No. 25 Upper Dublin(1-0)25

Dropped-out: No. 21 Central Dauphin

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.