Malvern Prep edges closer to the top of the Pennsylvania Top 25

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Malvern Prep moves-up a notch to No. 2 in the latest High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football. The Friars move-up after knocking-off former No. 2 Imhotep Charter 17-13.

Next-up for MP is No. 11 Roman Catholic on Friday.

Another head-to-head matchup this week will be out west where No. 4 North Allegheny will meet No. 18 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, which tumbles from No. 4 after losing to defending 6A champ Mt. Lebanon 17-16.

Mt. Lebanon re-enters the statewide rankings at No. 17.

On Saturday, No. 9 Cumberland Valley will travel to No. 14 Harrisburg in the third Top 25 head-to-head this week.

High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25

Position/TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep(2-1)1
No. 2 Malvern Prep(3-0)3
No. 3 Imhotep Charter(1-2)2
No. 4 North Allegheny (4-0)6
No. 5 State College(4-0)7
No. 6 McDowell(3-1)8
No. 7 Cathedral Prep (3-1)9
No. 8 Garnet Valley(4-0)10
No. 9 Cumberland Valley(4-0)11
No. 10 Coatesville (4-0)12
No. 11 Roman Catholic(4-0)14
No. 12 Central York(3-1)13
No. 13 Manheim Township (3-1)15
No. 14 Harrisburg(2-1)16
No. 15 Downingtown East(3-1)17
No. 16 Gateway(3-1)5
No. 17 Mt. Lebanon(2-2)NR
No. 18 Pittsburgh Central Catholic(2-2)4
No. 19 Emmaus(4-0)18
No. 20 Peters Township(4-0)19
No. 21 McKeesport(4-0)20
No. 22 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg)(2-1)21
No. 23 Aliquippa(3-0)22
No. 24 Penn-Trafford(3-1)23
No. 25 Central Bucks East(4-0)24

Dropped-out: No. 25 Perkiomen Valley

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.