The first week of the postseason produced few upsets around Pennsylvania high school football.
In fact, all six classifications in the latest state rankings have the same teams in the same order as last week.
That means Whitehall is still No. 10 in 6A, Southern Lehigh remains No. 4 in 5A, Bethlehem Catholic is No. 8 in 4A and Northwestern Lehigh and Notre Dame-Green Pond remain in the top five in 3A.
It also means that Pittsburgh Central Catholic (6A), Pine-Richland (5A), West York (4A), Avonworth (3A), Bishop Canevin (2A) and Bishop Guilfoyle (1A) are still ranked No. 1 in their respective classes. Four of those teams are District 7 members, while West York is from District 3 and Bishop Guilfoyle represents District 6.
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); 9-0; 1
2. State College (6); 11-0; 2
3. Bishop McDevitt (3); 9-1; 3
4. Roman Catholic (12); 8-2; 4
5. Downingtown East (1); 10-0; 5
6. St. Joseph’s Prep (12); 7-2; 6
7. Central Bucks West (1); 10-1; 7
8. Manheim Township (3); 9-1; 8
9. Central York (3); 8-2; 9
10. Whitehall (11); 10-1; 10
Teams to watch: Harrisburg (3) 9-2, McDowell (10) 8-3, Parkland (11) 9-2, Pennridge (1) 9-2, Spring-Ford (1) 10-1, Wilson-West Lawn (3) 8-2.
Class 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Pine-Richland (7); 9-1; 1
2. Imhotep Charter (12); 9-1; 2
3. Springfield-Delco (1); 11-0; 3
4. Southern Lehigh (11); 11-0; 4
5. Twin Valley (3); 10-0; 5
6. Penn-Trafford (7); 10-0; 6
7. Upper St. Clair (7); 10-0; 7
8. Chester (1); 11-0; 8
9. Great Valley (1); 11-0; 9
10. Garnet Valley (1); 9-1; 10
Teams to watch: Exeter Township (3) 9-2, Hollidaysburg (6) 8-2, Northern York (3) 9-1, Solanco (3) 9-1, Thomas Jefferson (7) 8-2.
Class 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. West York (3); 10-0; 1
2. South Fayette (7); 10-1; 2
3. North Pocono (2); 10-1; 3
4. Dallas (2); 11-0; 4
5. Montour (7); 9-2; 5
6. Blue Mountain (11); 10-1; 6
7. General McLane (10); 10-0; 7
8. Bethlehem Catholic (11); 9-2; 8
9. Susquehanna Twp. (3); 8-2; 9
10. Pope John Paul II (1); 9-2; 10
Teams to watch: Cardinal O’Hara (12) 7-4, Cathedral Prep (10) 9-2, Hanover (3) 10-0, McKeesport (7) 8-3, Pottsgrove (1) 9-2, Shikellamy (4) 10-1,
Class 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Avonworth (7); 10-1; 1
2. Scranton Prep (2); 10-1; 2
3. Northwestern Lehigh (11); 10-1; 3
4. Propel Braddock Hills (7); 8-3; 4
5. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11); 10-1; 5
6. Mount Carmel (4); 11-0; 6
7. Hopewell (7); 10-1; 7
8. Hickory (10); 8-1; 8
9. Cambria Heights (6); 11-0; 9
10. Wyomissing (3); 7-2; 10
Teams to watch: Athens (4) 10-1, Belle Vernon (7) 10-1, Central-Martinsburg (6) 10-1, Elizabeth-Forward (7) 9-2, Grove City (10) 9-2.
Class 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Bishop Canevin (7); 10-0; 1
2. Southern Columbia (4); 10-1; 2
3. Dunmore (2); 11-0; 3
4. Seton-LaSalle (7); 9-1; 4
5. Farrell (10); 7-1; 5
6. Westinghouse (8); 9-0; 6
7. Bloomsburg (4); 10-0; 7
8. Mount Union (6); 11-0; 8
9. West Catholic (12); 9-1; 9
10. Apollo-Ridge (7); 9-1; 10
Teams to watch: Bellwood-Antis (6) 8-3, Greenville (10) 8-2, Karns City (9) 10-1, Richland (6) 9-2, Schuylkill Haven (11) 7-4.
Class 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Bishop Guilfoyle (6); 10-1; 1
2. Clairton (7); 9-2; 2
3. Washington (7); 10-1; 3
4. Steelton-Highspire (3); 8-1; 4
5. Shenango (7); 10-0; 5
6. Williams Valley (11); 10-1; 6
7. Montgomery (4); 9-1; 7
8. Wilmington (10); 8-2; 8
9. Line Mountain (4); 9-1; 9
10. Mercyhurst Prep (10); 8-2; 10
Teams to watch: Fort Cherry (7) 9-2, Homer-Center (6) 9-2, Keystone (9) 9-1, Laurel (7) 8-3, Line Mountain (4) 9-1.