PIAA finalists rise to top of state football rankings
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | 5:27 PM
Pine-Richland, Gateway, Quaker Valley and Jeannette will play for PIAA football titles later this week. Each are among the top teams in this week's PennLive state rankings. Here's a look at the top 10 in each class.
PennLive state football rankings
Class 6A
RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank
1. St. Joseph's Prep (12)13-01
2. Pine-Richland (7)15-02
3. Coatesville (1)13-23
4. Manheim Twp. (3)13-24
5. Parkland (11)13-15
6. Garnet Valley (1)12-26
7. Cumberland Valley (3)10-37
8. State College (6)10-38
9. Delaware Valley (2)12-19
10. Downingtown East (1)10-210
Honorable mention: Pennsbury (1) 10-3, La Salle College HS (12) 7-4, North Penn (1) 9-3, Neshaminy (1) 10-2), Pittsburgh C.C. (7) 10-3, Pennridge (1) 10-3.
Class 5A
RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank
1. Archbishop Wood (12)11-21
2. Gateway (7)14-12
3. Manheim Central (3)13-13
4. Unionville (1)13-24
5. Springfield-Delco (1)13-15
6. Governor Mifflin (3)11-26
7. Harrisburg (3)11-17
8. Penn-Trafford (7)11-28
9. Cocalico (3)10-29
10. Grove City (10)11-110
Honorable mention: McKeesport (7) 8-3, Upper Moreland (1) 10-1, Hollidaysburg (6) 8-4, Southern Lehigh (11) 10-2, Wyoming Valley West (2) 7-7.
Class 4A
RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank
1. Cathedral Prep (10)13-01
2. Imhotep Charter (12)12-12
3. Berks Catholic (3)13-13
4. Bethlehem Catholic (11)12-34
5. Thomas Jefferson (7)11-25
6. Selinsgrove (4)11-36
7. Bishop McDevitt (3)10-37
8. Montour (7)9-38
9. Pottsgrove (1)11-29
10. South Fayette (7)11-110
Honorable mention: Bellefonte (6) 10-3, Belle Vernon (7) 10-1, Valley View (2) 10-4, John Bartram (12) 11-1, Berwick (2) 10-3.
Class 3A
RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank
1. Quaker Valley (7)13-11
2. Middletown (3)14-02
3. Aliquippa (7)12-14
4. Sharon (10)10-43
5. Scranton Prep (2)13-16
6. Palisades (11)13-17
7. Forest Hills (6)11-28
8. Lehighton (11)12-19
9. Conwell-Egan (12)7-75
10. Huntingdon Area (6)10-210
Honorable mention: Mercyhurst Prep (10) 10-1, Seton-LaSalle (7) 9-2, Jim Thorpe (11) 10-2, Wyomissing (3) 10-2, Loyalsock Twp. (4) 8-5, Beaver Area (7) 9-3.
Class 2A
RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank
1. Southern Columbia (4)15-01
2. Wilmington (10)14-04
3. Washington (7)13-12
4. Dunmore (2)14-13
5. Ligonier Valley (6)13-15
6. Steel Valley (7)11-16
7. Neumann-Goretti (12)11-17
8. Clarion (9)12-18
9. C.W. North Catholic (7)10-39
10. Bishop McCort (6)10-310
Honorable mention: Newport (3) 10-2, Kane (9) 11-1, Chestnut Ridge (5) 10-2, West Catholic (12) 8-4, Riverside (7) 9-3.
Class A
RankSchoolRecordPrevious rank
1. Jeannette (7)13-11
2. Homer-Center (6)13-13
3. Steel-High (3)11-32
4. Farrell (10)11-34
5. Imani Christian (7)11-35
6. Bishop Guilfoyle (6)13-16
7. Williams Valley (11)13-17
8. California (7)12-18
9. Clairton (7)9-39
10. Old Forge (2)11-210
Honorable mention: Ridgway/Johnsonburg (9) 9-4, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (7) 9-3, Curwensville (9) 9-2, Ferndale (6) 9-4, Rochester (7) 8-3.
Tags: Gateway, Jeannette, Pine-Richland, Quaker Valley, rankings
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