St. Joseph’s Prep, fresh-off its Pennsylvania 6A state title, finishes 2016 as the #1 team in the High School Football America Northeast Region Top 10 Rankings. The Hawks, who are currently ranked #8 in our national rankings, capped a perfect 14-0 season with a thumping of Pittsburgh Central Catholic, which was ranked #34 nationally, at the time of the game.

The only change from last week in our final rankings is at #8 and #9 where Ohio Division III champ Archbishop Hoban swaps positions with Pittsburgh Central Catholic, finishing the season ranked #8

High School Football America Northeast Region Top 10 Rankings

#1 St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) 14-0, LW: #1

#2 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) 9-2, LW: #2

#3 Paramus Catholic (New Jersey) 10-2, LW: #3

#4 La Salle (Ohio) 13-2, LW: #4

#5 St. Xavier (Ohio) 10-5, LW: #5

#6 St. Ignatius (Ohio) 13-2, LW: #6

#7 Colerain (Ohio) 11-1, LW: #7

#8 Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) 14-1, LW: #9

#9 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) 14-2, LW: #8

#10 St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey) 8-4, LW: #10

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.