3 teams enter first in-season Pennsylvania Top 25 high school football rankings

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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

TeamRecordPreseason 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.

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Jeff Fisher
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.