Now that are High School Football America Preseason 100 national rankings are out, it’s time to start breaking things down into our seven regions — East, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Southwest, Mountain and West.
Heading the East Regional, which consists of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, is St. Joseph’s Prep from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hawks are the defending Class 6A champs and are ranked No. 4 in our Top 100 national rankings.
Related: HSFA Preseason 100
Falling in behind the Hawks is New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state champ St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) at No. 2, followed by St. Edward (Ohio) at No. 3, Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) at No. 4 and Pickerington Central (Ohio) rounds-out the Top 5.
Ohio leads the way with twelve teams in the Top 25, followed by Pennsylvania with seven teams and New Jersey with six.
East Region Preseason Top 25
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)
No. 2 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)
No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio)
No. 4 Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)
No. 5 Pickerington Central (Ohio)
No. 6 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)
No. 7 Colerain (Ohio)
No. 8 Massillon Washington (Ohio)
No. 9 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)
No. 10 St. Ignatius (Ohio)
No. 11 Coatesville (Pennsylvania)
No. 12 Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)
No. 13 Mentor (Ohio)
No. 14 St. Xavier (Ohio)
No. 15 Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio)
No. 16 Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey)
No. 17 Elder (Ohio)
No. 18 DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)
No. 19 Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania)
No. 20 La Salle (Ohio)
No. 21 Pine-Richland (Pennsylvania)
No. 22 Penn Hills (Pennsylvania)
No. 23 Canton McKinley (Ohio)
No. 24 Manheim Central (Pennsylvania)
No. 25 Red Bank Catholic (New Jersey)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
Mid-Atlantic Region Preseason Top 25
Midwest Region Preseason Top 25
Southwest Region Preseason Top 25