Pine-Richland’s surprising 28-17 defeat of North Allegheny shakes-up the latest High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football. The loss, knocks the Tigers from No. 4 in the statewide rankings to No. 13 this week.
Pine-Richland is still unranked, although the Rams are now 3-3 after a 1-3 start. Up this week for P-R is No. 18 Pittsburgh Central Catholic.
Cathedral Prep jumps five spots this week to No. 5. The Ramblers whipped former No. 6 McDowell 41-0. McDowell tumbles to No. 19 this week.
The Top 25 welcomes two new teams this week.
Pennsbury checks into the HSFA PA Top 25 for the first-time in the poll’s history with a 37-22 defeat of former No. 23 Central Bucks East.
Bethel Park enters at No. 24. This week, the Black Hawks face No. 16 Upper St. Clair.
High School Football America Pennsylvania Top 25
Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
No. 1 St. Joseph’s Prep | (4-1) | 1 |
No. 2 Malvern Prep | (4-0) | 2 |
No. 3 Imhotep Charter | (2-2) | 3 |
No. 4 State College | (6-0) | 5 |
No. 5 Cathedral Prep | (4-2) | 8 |
No. 6 Garnet Valley | (6-0) | 7 |
No. 7 Coatesville | (6-0) | 9 |
No. 8 Central York | (5-1) | 10 |
No. 9 Harrisburg | (4-1) | 11 |
No. 10 Cumberland Valley | (5-1) | 12 |
No. 11 Roman Catholic | (5-1) | 13 |
No. 12 Downingtown East | (5-1) | 14 |
No. 13 North Allegheny | (5-1) | 4 |
No. 14 Gateway | (5-1) | 15 |
No. 15 McKeesport | (6-0) | 16 |
No. 16 Upper St. Clair | (6-0) | 17 |
No. 17 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) | (4-1) | 18 |
No. 18 Pittsburgh Central Catholic | (3-3) | 19 |
No. 19 McDowell | (4-2) | 6 |
No. 20 Peters Township | (5-1) | 20 |
No. 21 Emmaus | (6-0) | 21 |
No. 22 Aliquippa | (5-0) | 22 |
No. 23 Pennsbury | (5-1) | NR |
No. 24 Bethel Park | (5-1) | NR |
No. 25 Upper Dublin | (6-0) | 25 |
Dropped-out: No. 23 Hempfield Area, No. 24 Central Bucks East
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2022 Pennsylvania Top 25’s