The Pennsylvania high school football is just one step away from the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) state championships as teams prepare for this weekend\u2019s semifinal matchups. <\/p>\n
La Salle College<\/a>\u00a0remained their dominant selves after a 49-7 rout of Easton Area<\/a> in the second round of the PIAA postseason. Which other Pennsylvania high school football teams make the list in our latest set of Top 25 rankings as the postseason heads into the state semifinal round of the playoffs around the Keystone State?<\/p>\n The\u00a0Massey Ratings<\/a>, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.<\/p>\n Here is the latest Pennsylvania high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Nov. 25.<\/p>\n 1. La Salle College Explorers (11-1)<\/p>\n The La Salle College<\/a> Explorers (11-1) kept the good times rolling through the PIAA Class 6A postseason as the easily cruised past Easton Area<\/a> in a 49-7 win. <\/p>\n The Explorers have effectively avenged a 2024 Class 6A state championship loss to\u00a0St. Joseph\u2019s Prep School<\/a>\u00a0by defeating the Hawks, 24-14, ending their 2025 season.<\/p>\n Senior quarterback\u00a0Gavin Sidwar<\/a>, a\u00a0Missouri<\/a>\u00a0commit, through the first 10 games of the season before the playoffs has completed 166 of 234 (71 percent) passes for 2,399 yards, 29 touchdowns and just five picks. <\/p>\n Next up for the Explorers is a state semifinal tilt against North Penn<\/a> (12-2) at Central Bucks South on Saturday afternoon, with the winner advancing to the 6A state championship game. <\/p>\n 2. Central Catholic Vikings (13-1)<\/p>\n Make it thirteen-straight victories for Central Catholic<\/a>, with the team rolling to a 42-21 win over Vikings\u2019 sophomore quarterback\u00a0Owen Herrick<\/a>, who completed 137 of 243 passes for 2,228 yards and 19 touchdowns. Another player that has had a strong season for Central Catholic is junior running back\u00a0Roman Thompson, who has rushed for 808 yards and 28 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Next up for Central Catholic in the postseason is a matchup with No. 5 Harrisburg<\/a> Saturday night at Mansion Park in Altoona. <\/p>\n 3. Peters Township Indians (13-0)<\/p>\n The\u00a0Peters Township<\/a>\u00a0Indians (13-0) continued on their momentum from the regular season right into the PIAA Class 5A postseason as they are undefeated and averaging 33.5 points per game on offense as they\u2019re coming off a thrilling 20-19 victory over a very good Pine-Richland<\/a>\u00a0group.<\/p>\n The Indians feature multiple Division I recruits on the team, including seniors\u00a0Reston Lehman<\/a>\u00a0(Pittsburgh commit) and\u00a0Lucas Shanafelt<\/a>\u00a0(Stanford commit).<\/p>\n Peters Township started the 5A playoffs with No. 10 ranked\u00a0Upper Saint Clair<\/a>\u00a0(9-3), winning 31-6 in the opening round before the Pine-Richland victory. Now the Indians will take on Bishop McDevitt<\/a> this weekend for the chance to play for the 5A state championship. <\/p>\n 4. St. Joseph\u2019s Prep School Hawks (5-5)<\/p>\n The\u00a0St. Joseph\u2019s Prep School<\/a>\u00a0Hawks won\u2019t be repeating as Class 6A state champions as their season ended at the hands of\u00a0La Salle College<\/a>, 24-14.<\/p>\n Playing a national schedule certainly has impacted the overall win\/loss record for the team, but make no mistake that this is still one of Pennsylvania\u2019s top high school football teams.<\/p>\n St. Joseph\u2019s Prep (5-5) won the Class 6A state championship last year, but won\u2019t get a chance to repeat.<\/p>\n 5. Harrisburg Cougars (13-0)<\/p>\n Rounding out the Pennsylvania Top 5 of the rankings is\u00a0Harrisburg<\/a>\u00a0Cougars (13-0), which is coming off another impressive 38-10 win over Central York<\/a> in the second round of the 6A playoffs.<\/p>\n The Cougars\u2019 offense has been bolstered by the return of senior four-star running back Messiah Mickens<\/a>, who rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Central York last week. <\/p>\n Next up for Harrisburg is a third round showdown round showdown with Central Catholic Saturday night at Mansion Park in Altoona. <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Malvern Prep<\/a>\u00a0Friars (8-2) 11.\u00a0Upper Saint Clair<\/a>\u00a0Panthers (9-4) 16.\u00a0Episcopal Academy<\/a>\u00a0Churchmen (9-1) 21.\u00a0Moon Area<\/a>\u00a0Tigers (9-4)
<\/a>State College Area<\/a> in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs.\u00a0The Vikings (13-1) have been one of the state\u2019s hottest teams as they\u2019ve now won thirteen consecutive wins since losing to\u00a0La Salle College<\/a>\u00a0at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0Roman Catholic<\/a>\u00a0Cahillite (10-3)
8.\u00a0Bishop McDevitt<\/a>\u00a0Crusaders (11-2)
9.\u00a0Pine-Richland<\/a>\u00a0Rams (11-2)
10.\u00a0Avonworth<\/a>\u00a0Antelopes (13-0)<\/p>\n
12.\u00a0State College Area<\/a>\u00a0Little Lions (10-3)
13.\u00a0Springfield<\/a>\u00a0Cougars (13-1)
14.\u00a0Easton Area<\/a>\u00a0Rovers (13-1)
15.\u00a0Northwestern Lehigh<\/a>\u00a0Tigers (13-0)<\/p>\n
17.\u00a0Central York<\/a>\u00a0Panthers (11-2)
18.\u00a0North Penn<\/a>\u00a0Knights (12-2)
19.\u00a0Twin Valley<\/a>\u00a0Raiders (13-0)
20.\u00a0North Allegheny<\/a>\u00a0Tigers (8-4)<\/p>\n
22.\u00a0Pennridge<\/a>\u00a0Rams (12-2)
23.\u00a0Springside Chestnut Hill Academy<\/a> Blue Devils (6-4)
24.\u00a0Chester<\/a> Clippers (11-1)
25.\u00a0Imhotep Institute<\/a> Panthers (8-5)<\/p>\n