MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/03/2016

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week Five of the 2016 high school football season…including a NEW #1 team in Clas 3-A.

WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN:

1.    PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (5-1)
(Last Week #1…..Week Six – at Butler on MSA)

2.    NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (4-2)
(Last Week #3…..Week Six – at #6 Penn Hills on MSA)

3.    PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (4-2)
(Last Week #2…..Week Six – at Peters Township)

4.    SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (3-2)
(Last Week #6…..Week Six – at #5 Bethel Park on MSA)

5.    BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (3-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Six – host #4 Seneca Valley on MSA)

6.    PENN HILLS INDIANS  (3-3)
(Last Week #4…..Week Six – host #2 North Allegheny on MSA)

7.    MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS  (3-3)
(Last Week #5…..Week Six – at Norwin on MSA)

Out of MSA Sports 6-A Top Seven from last week – Nobody

WPIAL CLASS 5-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:

1.    WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS  (5-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Six – at #2 Upper St. Clair on MSA)

2.    UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (5-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Six – host #1 West Allegheny on MSA)

3.    WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES  (5-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Six – at #10 North Hills on MSA)

4.    ARMSTRONG RIVER HAWKS  (5-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Six – host Latrobe on MSA)

5.    PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS  (5-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Six – host #8 Franklin Regional on MSA)

6.    McKEESPORT TIGERS  (4-1)
(Last Week #6…..Week Six – host #9 Kiski Area on MSA)

7.    GATEWAY GATORS  (4-2)
(Last Week #8…..Week Six – host Plum)

8.    FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS  (3-2)
(Last Week #9…..Week Six – at #5 Penn-Trafford on MSA)

9.    KISKI AREA CAVALIERS  (4-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Six – at #6 McKeesport on MSA)

10.  NORTH HILLS INDIANS  (4-2)
(Last Week #10…..Week Six – host #3 Woodland Hills on MSA)

Out of MSA Sports 5-A Top Ten from last week – Nobody

WPIAL CLASS 4-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:

1.    SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS  (6-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Six – host New Castle on MSA)

2.    THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS  (5-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Six – at #5 Mars on MSA)

3.    BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS  (5-0)
(Last Week #3…..Week Six – at Trinity on MSA)

4.    WEST MIFFLIN TITANS  (5-0)
(Last Week #4…..Week Six – at Laurel Highlands)

5.    MARS FIGHTING PLANETS  (5-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Six – host #2 Thomas Jefferson on MSA)

6.    MONTOUR SPARTANS  (3-2)
(Last Week #9…..Week Six – host #10 Highlands on MSA)

7.    NEW CASTLE RED HURRICANE  (4-2)
(Last Week #6…..Week Six – at #1 South Fayette on MSA)

8.    RINGGOLD RAMS  (3-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Six – host Uniontown)

9.    BLACKHAWK COUGARS  (3-2)
(Last Week #8…..Week Six – host Ambridge)

10.  HIGHLANDS GOLDEN RAMS  (2-3)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Six – at #6 Montour on MSA)

Out of MSA Sports 4-A Top Ten from last week – Knoch Knights
 

WPIAL CLASS 3-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:

1.    CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS  (5-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Six – at Hopewell)

2.    BEAVER BOBCATS  (4-1)
(Last Week #1…..Week Six – host Ellwood City Saturday on MSA)

3.    ALIQUIPPA QUIPS  (5-1)
(Last Week #2…..Week Six – at 1-A #1 Clairton on MSA)

4.    BEAVER FALLS TIGERS  (4-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Six – host Quaker Valley)

5.    KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLES  (4-1)
(Last week #6…..Week Six – host Burrell)

6.    DERRY TROJANS  (6-0)
(Last Week #7…..Week Six – host #8 Mount Pleasant on MSA)

7.    FREEPORT YELLOW JACKETS  (4-1)
(Last Week #8…..Week Six – at #10 Apollo-Ridge on MSA)

8.    MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS  (5-1)
(Last Week #9…..Week Six – at #6 Derry on MSA)

9.    HOPEWELL VIKINGS  (5-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Six – host #1 Central Valley)

10.  APOLLO-RIDGE VIKINGS  (4-2)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Six – host #7 Freeport on MSA)

Out of MSA Sports 3-A Top Ten from last week – Seton-LaSalle Rebels
 

WPIAL CLASS 2-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:

1.    STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN  (5-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Six – at Carlynton)

2.    WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES  (5-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Six – at Bentworth)

3.     RIVERSIDE PANTHERS  (4-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Six – at #4 Neshannock on MSA)

4.    NESHANNOCK LANCERS  (5-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Six – host #3 Riverside on MSA)

5.    CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS  (5-1)
(Last Week #5…Week Six – at Charleroi)

6.    CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS  (3-2)
(Last Week #6…..Week Six – at #9 Laurel on MSA)

7.    EAST ALLEGHENY WILDCATS  (4-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Six – at Avonworth)

9.    BRENTWOOD SPARTANS  (4-1)
(Last Week #9…..Week Six – host South Allegheny)

9.    LAUREL SPARTANS  (4-2)
(Last Week #8…..Week Six – host #6 Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic on MSA)

10.  BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS  (3-2)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Six – host Beth-Center on MSA)

Out of MSA Sports 2-A Top Ten from last week – Carlynton Cougars
 

WPIAL CLASS 1-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:

1.    CLAIRTON BEARS  (5-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Six – host #-A #3 Aliquippa on MSA)

2.    JEANNETTE JAYHAWKS  (6-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Six – host #7 Springdale)

3.    ROCHESTER RAMS  (5-0)
(Last Week #3…..Week Six – host #8 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on MSA)

4.    FORT CHERRY RANGERS  (5-0)
(Last Week #6…..Week Six – host Avella)

5.    BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS  (3-2)
(Last Week #4…..Week Six – host Imani Christian Saturday on MSA)

6.    NORTHGATE FLAMES  (4-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Six – at Monessen)

7.    SPRINGDALE DYNAMOS  (4-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Six – at #2 Jeannette)

8.    OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS  (4-1)
(Last Week #8…..Week Six – at #3 Rochester on MSA)

9.    CARMICHAELS MIGHTY MIKES  (4-1)
(Last Week #9…..Week Six – host #10 California on MSA)

10.  CALIFORNIA TROJANS  (4-2)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Six – at #9 Carmichaels)

Out of MSA Sports 1-A Top Ten from last week – Sto-Rox Vikings