It was the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference’s game of the year so far.

Nazareth 52, Bethlehem Catholic 49 was the final score Saturday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium.

It was a game that featured 101 points, more than 1,000 yards of offense and too many highlight-reel plays to salute in limited space.

In defeat, Becahi quarterback Axel Burkart threw for 366 yards, while Carter Vassa caught eight passes for 242 yards and ran for 71 yards and Jonathon Ayache made 20 tackles.

Despite the defeat to a 6A team, the Golden Hawks couldn’t hold on to their state ranking in Class 4A.

Becahi has lost two games on the final play of the game and was ranked No. 10 in 4A last week.

But the Golden Hawks are no longer ranked in 4A this week with games against Liberty and Northampton coming up.

Nazareth, which has won seven straight since an opening-night loss to Garnet Valley, is also not ranked.

The only EPC team ranked is Parkland, which remains No. 5 in 6A.

Notre Dame-Green Pond, coming off its only loss of the season in a thriller to Southern Lehigh, dropped several spots in 3A, tumbling from No. 2 to No. 5.

Northwestern Lehigh holds steady at No. 1 in 3A and Southern Lehigh remains at No. 4 in 5A, and the Tigers and Spartans meet Friday night in the marquee matchup of Week 9 in the Lehigh Valley.

Here’s a complete look at the rankings courtesy of Eric Epler of Pennlive.com:

Class 6A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Pittsburgh C.C. (7); 7-0; 1

2. Harrisburg (3); 8-0; 2

3. State College (6); 8-0; 3

4. St. Joseph’s Prep (12); 5-1; 4

5. Parkland (11); 7-1; 5

6. Bishop McDevitt (3); 7-1; 6

7. Downingtown East (1); 7-0; 7

8. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1); 7-0; 8

9. Wilson-West Lawn (3); 7-1; 9

10. Pennridge (1); 8-0; 10

Teams to watch: Central Bucks West (1) 7-1, Central York (3) 6-2, Manheim Township (3) 7-1, Nazareth (11) 7-1, Roman Catholic (12) 5-2, Spring-Ford (1) 7-1.

Class 5A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Pine-Richland (7); 7-1; 1

2. Imhotep Charter (12); 7-1; 2

3. Springfield-Delco (1); 8-0; 3

4. Southern Lehigh (11); 8-0; 4

5. Twin Valley (3); 8-0; 5

6. Penn-Trafford (7); 8-0; 6

7. Upper St. Clair (7); 8-0; 7

8. Chester (1); 8-0; 8

9. Strath Haven (1); 7-1; 9

10. Exeter Township (3); 7-1; 10

Teams to watch: Garnet Valley (1) 6-1, Great Valley (1) 8-0, Northern York (3) 7-1, Solanco (3) 7-1, Thomas Jefferson (7) 6-1.

Class 4A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Shamokin (4); 8-0; 1

2. West York (3); 8-0; 2

3. South Fayette (7); 7-1; 5

4. North Pocono (2); 7-1; 6

5. Dallas (2); 8-0; 8

6. Montour (7); 6-2; 7

7. General McLane (10); 8-0; 9

8. Pottsgrove (1); 7-1; NR

9. Blue Mountain (11); 7-1; NR

10. Cardinal O’Hara (12); 5-3; NR

Teams to watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 6-2, Bonner-Prendergast (12) 4-4, Cathedral Prep (10) 6-2, Pope John Paul II (1) 6-2, Shikellamy (4) 7-1.

Class 3A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Northwestern Lehigh (11); 8-0; 1

2. Avonworth (7); 7-1; 3

3. Scranton Prep (2); 7-1; 4

4. Propel Braddock Hills (7); 6-2; 5

5. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11); 7-1; 2

6. Hopewell (7); 7-1; 6

7. Mount Carmel (4); 8-0; 7

8. Hickory (10); 7-1; 8

9. Highlands (7); 7-1; NR

10. Cambria Heights (6); 8-0; NR

Teams to watch: Athens (4) 7-1, Belle Vernon (7) 7-1, Elizabeth-Forward (7) 7-1, Palmerton (11) 7-1, Wyomissing (3) 5-2.

Class 2A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Bishop Canevin (7); 8-0; 1

2. Southern Columbia (4); 7-1; 2

3. Seton LaSalle (7); 8-0; 3

4. Dunmore (2); 8-0; 4

5. Farrell (10); 6-1; 6

6. Westinghouse (8); 7-0; 7

7. Bloomsburg (4); 8-0; 8

8. Ligonier Valley (7); 8-0; 9

9. Mount Union (6); 8-0; 10

10. West Catholic (12); 7-1; NR

Teams to watch: Apollo-Ridge (7) 7-1, Bellwood-Antis (6) 6-2, Greenville (10) 6-2, Karns City (9) 7-1, Richland (6) 7-1, Troy (4) 7-1.

Class 1A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Bishop Guilfoyle (6); 7-1; 1

2. Clairton (7); 6-2; 2

3. Washington (7); 7-1; 3

4. Steelton-Highspire (3); 6-1; 4

5. Wilmington (10); 7-1; 5

6. Williams Valley (11); 7-1; 6

7. Shenango (7); 7-0; 7

8. Fort Cherry (7); 7-1; 8

9. Homer-Center (6); 7-1; 9

10. Montgomery (4); 7-1; 10

Teams to watch: Cambridge Springs (10) 8-0, Keystone (9) 7-1, Laurel (7) 6-2, Line Mountain (4) 7-1, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 6-2.