North Penn jumps twelve spots to No. 10 in the latest High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Knights sit at No. 10 after handing Central Bucks South its first loss of the year in the District 1 6A semifinals. The 21-19 win avenged CB South’s 14-6 over NP during the regular season.
Up next for North Penn is No. 17 Downingtown South in the District 1 6A championship game.
Top-ranked St. Joseph’s Prep took a big step toward its third straight 6A championship with a 42-0 shutout of No. 3 Imhotep Charter, the 2023 Class 5A champ. Next up for the Hawks is No. 25 Parkland in the state quarterfinals.
On the other side of the 6A bracket, No. 7 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, fresh off its WPIAL championship, plays No. 15 State College. In the other game, No. 9 Harrisburg squares-off with No. 19 Wilson (West Lawn) in the District 3 championship.
There are two Top 25 head-to-head games in Class 5A — No. 18 West Chester Rustin plays No. 25 Springfield (Delco) and No. 6 Pine-Richland squares-off with No. 13 Peters Township for the WPIAL championship.
High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep | (8-2) | 1 |
| No. 2 La Salle College HS | (10-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Imhotep Charter | (10-2) | 3 |
| No. 4 Malvern Prep | (8-2) | 4 |
| No. 5 Roman Cathollic | (9-4) | 5 |
| No. 6 Pine-Richland | (10-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 Pittsburgh Central Catholic | (10-2) | 7 |
| No. 8 Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast | (9-2) | 10 |
| No. 9 Harrisburg | (10-2) | 11 |
| No. 10 North Penn | (11-2) | 22 |
| No.11 Central Bucks South | (12-1) | 9 |
| No. 12 North Allegheny | (10-2) | 8 |
| No. 13 Peters Township | (11-1) | 13 |
| No. 14 Upper St. Clair | (11-1) | 12 |
| No. 15 State College | (11-1) | 15 |
| No. 16 Bishop McDevitt | (11-2) | 16 |
| No. 17 Downingtown West | (12-1) | 17 |
| No. 18 West Chester Rustin | (12-1) | 18 |
| No. 19 Wilson (West Lawn) | (11-1) | 20 |
| No. 20 Central Bucks West | (10-3) | 19 |
| No 21 Manheim Township | (10-2) | 21 |
| No. 22 Central York | (9-3) | 14 |
| No. 23 Thomas Jefferson | (13-0) | 24 |
| No. 24 Springfield (Delco) | (12-1) | 25 |
| No. 25 Parkland | (11-2) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 23 Emmaus
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
