While there was very little change in most classifications in the latest Pennsylvania high school football rankings, there was one notable addition in Class 3A.
Palmerton, which is one of four unbeaten Colonial League teams at the regular season’s halfway point, cracked the 3A rankings at No. 10. That gives District 11 and the Colonial League three of the top 10 teams in the state in 3A with Northwestern Lehigh and Notre Dame-Green Pond owning the top two spots in that class most of the season.
Elsewhere, Parkland remained No. 5 and Pennridge, coached by former Dieruff coach Kyle Beller, stayed No. 10 in Class 6A. Southern Lehigh stayed at No. 4 in 5A.
Here’s a complete look at the state rankings, which are compiled by Eric Epler of Pennlive.com:
Class 6A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1.; Pittsburgh C.C. (7); 5-0; 1
2.; Harrisburg (3); 5-0; 2
3.; State College (6); 5-0; 3
4.; St. Joseph’s Prep (12); 2-1; 4
5.; Parkland (11); 4-1; 5
6.; Bishop McDevitt (3); 3-1; 6
7.; Downingtown East (1); 4-0; 7
8.; Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1); 4-0; 8
9.; Wilson-West Lawn (3); 4-1; 9
10.; Pennridge (1); 5-0; 10
Teams to watch: Central Bucks West (1) 4-1, Central York (3) 3-2, Erie McDowell (10) 4-1, Manheim Township (3) 4-1, Nazareth (11) 4-1, Roman Catholic (12) 2-2.
Class 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1.; Pine-Richland (7); 4-1; 1
2.; Imhotep Charter (12); 4-1; 2
3.; Springfield-Delco (1); 5-0; 3
4.; Southern Lehigh (11); 5-0; 4
5.; Twin Valley (3); 5-0; 5
6.; Penn-Trafford (7); 5-0; 6
7.; Upper St. Clair (7); 5-0; 7
8.; Thomas Jefferson (7); 4-0; 9
9.; Chester (1); 4-0; 8
10.; Garnet Valley (1); 4-0; 10
Teams to watch: Exeter Township (3) 4-1, North Hills (7) 4-0, Northern York (3) 4-1, Pocono Mountain East (11) 4-1, Solanco (3) 5-0,
Class 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1.; Shamokin (4); 5-0; 1
2.; Bonner-Prendergast (12); 3-2; 3
3.; West York (3); 5-0; 6
4.; North Pocono (2); 5-0; 8
5.; Pope John Paul II (1); 4-1; 2
6.; South Fayette (7); 4-1; 4
7.; Montour (7); 3-2; 5
8.; Dallas (2); 5-0; NR
9.; General McLane (10); 5-0; 10
10.; Cardinal O’Hara (12); 4-1; 9
Teams to watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 4-1, Blackhawk (7) 5-0, Blue Mountain (11) 4-1, Cathedral Prep (10) 5-0, Pottsgrove (1) 5-0.
Class 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1.; Northwestern Lehigh (11); 5-0; 1
2.; Notre Dame-Green Pond (11); 5-0; 2
3.; Avonworth (7); 4-1; 3
4.; Scranton Prep (2); 4-1; 4
5.; Propel Braddock Hills (7); 3-2; 5
6.; Hopewell (7); 4-1; 6
7.; Hickory (10); 4-1; 7
8.; Mount Carmel (4); 5-0; 8
9.; Elizabeth-Forward (7); 5-0; 9
10.; Palmerton (11); 5-0; NR
Teams to watch: Archbishop Wood (12) 4-1, Athens (4) 4-1, Cambria Heights (6) 5-0, Wyomissing (3) 2-2.
Class 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1.; Southern Columbia (4); 5-0; 1
2.; Bishop Canevin (7); 5-0; 2
3.; Seton LaSalle (7); 5-0; 3
4.; Dunmore (2); 5-0; 4
5.; Richland (6); 5-0; 6
6.; Farrell (10); 4-1; 5
7.; Westinghouse (8); 4-0; 7
8.; Greenville (10); 5-0; 8
9.; Karns City (9); 5-0; 9
10.; Bloomsburg (4); 5-0; 10
Teams to watch: Bellwood-Antis (6) 4-1, Berlin-Brothersvalley (5) 5-0, Lakeland (2) 5-0, Ligonier Valley (7) 5-0, Mount Union (6) 5-0, West Catholic (12) 4-1.
Class 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1.; Bishop Guilfoyle (6); 4-1; 2
2.; Clairton (7); 3-2; 3
3.; Washington (7); 4-1; 1
4.; Steelton-Highspire (3); 3-1; 4
5.; Wilmington (10); 4-1; 5
6.; Williams Valley (11); 4-1; 7
7.; Line Mountain (4); 5-0; 9
8.; Shenango (7); 4-0; NR
9.; Burgettstown (7); 5-0; NR
10.; Homer-Center (6); 5-0; 10
Teams to watch: Fort Cherry (7) 4-1, Keystone (9) 4-1, Meyersdale (5) 4-1, Monessen (7) 4-1, Montgomery (4) 4-1, Tri-Valley (11) 4-1, Windber (5) 4-1.