MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/24/2016
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Monday, October 24, 2016 | 11:58 PM
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week Eight of the 2016 high school football season.
WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN:
1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (8-1)
(Last Week #1…..Week Nine – at Penn Hills)
2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (7-2)
(Last Week #2…..Week Nine – at #3 Pine-Richland on MSA)
3. PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (6-3)
(Last Week #3…..Week Nine – host #2 North Allegheny on MSA)
4. MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS (6-3)
(Last Week #4…..Week Nine – at #6 Bethel Park on MSA)
5. SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (5-3)
(Last Week #5…..Week Nine – host Altoona)
6. BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (5-3)
(Last Week #6…..Week Nine – host #4 Mount Lebanon)
7. NORWIN KNIGHTS (5-4)
(Last Week #7…..Week Nine – host Hempfield)
Out of MSA Sports 6-A Top Seven from last week – Nobody
WPIAL CLASS 5-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS (8-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Nine – host Moon)
2. ARMSTRONG RIVER HAWKS (8-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Nine – host Kiski Area on MSA)
3. McKEESPORT TIGERS (7-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Nine – at #8 Penn-Trafford on MSA)
4. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (6-2)
(Last Week #5…..Week Nine – at #5 Woodland Hills on MSA)
5. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (7-2)
(Last Week #2…..Week Nine – host #4 Upper St. Clair on MSA)
6. FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS (6-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Nine – at #7 Gateway on MSA)
7. GATEWAY GATORS (6-3)
(Last Week #6…..Week Nine – host #6 Franklin Regional on MSA)
8. PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (6-3)
(Last Week #9…..Week Nine – host #3 McKeesport on MSA)
9. NORTH HILLS INDIANS (5-4)
(Last Week #8…..Week Nine – host Hampton on MSA)
10. FOX CHAPEL FOXES (4-5)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Nine – host Plum)
Out of MSA Sports 5-A Top Ten from last week – Kiski Area Cavaliers
WPIAL CLASS 4-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS (9-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Nine – host #9 Montour on MSA)
2. THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS (8-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Nine – at #5 West Mifflin on MSA)
3. RINGGOLD RAMS (6-2)
(Last Week #3…..Week Nine – host Trinity on MSA)
4. MARS FIGHTING PLANETS (7-2)
(Last Week #4…..Week Nine – host Knoch on MSA)
5. WEST MIFFLIN TITANS (7-1)
(Last Week #6…..Week Nine – host #2 Thomas Jefferson on MSA)
6. BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS (6-2)
(Last Week #5…..Week Nine – host Ambridge)
7. MONTOUR SPARTANS (4-4)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Nine – at #1 South Fayette on MSA)
8. BLACKHAWK COUGARS (5-3)
(Last Week #7…..Week Nine – host #9 New Castle on MSA)
9. NEW CASTLE RED HURRICANE (5-4)
(Last Week #8…..Week Nine – at #8 Blackhawk on MSA)
10. GREENSBURG-SALEM GOLDEN LIONS (4-5)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Nine – at Uniontown)
Out of MSA Sports 4-A Top Ten from last week – Trinity Hillers, Highlands Golden Rams
WPIAL CLASS 3-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. BEAVER BOBCATS (7-1)
(Last Week #1…..Week Nine – host #2 Beaver Falls on MSA)
2. BEAVER FALLS TIGERS (7-1)
(Last Week #2…..Week Nine – at #1 Beaver on MSA)
3. ALIQUIPPA QUIPS (7-2)
(Last Week #4…..Week Nine – host Hopewell on MSA)
4. KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLES (7-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Nine – host Seton-LaSalle on MSA)
5. DERRY TROJANS (9-0)
(Last Week #6…..Week Nine – at McGuffey on MSA)
6. CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS (6-3)
(Last Week #3…..Week Nine – at Shady Side Academy)
7. APOLLO-RIDGE VIKINGS (6-3)
(Last Week #9…..Week Nine – at South Allegheny)
8. MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS (6-3)
(Last Week #7…..Week Nine – at Southmoreland on MSA)
9. VALLEY VIKINGS (5-3)
(Last Week #8…Week Nine – at Freeport)
10. SOUTH PARK EAGLES (4-4)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Nine – host Yough on MSA)
Out of MSA Sports 3-A Top Ten from last week – Seton-LaSalle Rebels
WPIAL CLASS 2-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN (8-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Nine – at #5 Brentwood on MSA)
2. WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES (8-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Nine – host Beth-Center)
3. NESHANNOCK LANCERS (8-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Nine – host Mohawk)
4. RIVERSIDE PANTHERS (6-2)
(Last Week #4…..Week Nine – at New Brighton)
5. BRENTWOOD SPARTANS (7-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Nine – host #1 Steel Valley on MSA)
6. EAST ALLEGHENY WILDCATS (6-3)
(Last Week #9…..Week Nine – at Serra Catholic)
7. LAUREL SPARTANS (6-3)
(Last Week #10…..Week Nine – host Carlynton)
8. CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS (6-3)
(Last Week #6…Week Nine – at #9 Frazier on MSA)
9. FRAZIER COMMODORES (5-4)
(Last week Unranked…..Week Nine- host #8 Chartiers-Houston on MSA)
10. CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS (4-4)
(Last Week #7…..Week Nine – host Freedom)
Out of MSA Sports 2-A Top Ten from last week – Serra Catholic Eagles
WPIAL CLASS 1-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. CLAIRTON BEARS (8-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Nine – at #2 Jeannette on MSA)
2. JEANNETTE JAYHAWKS (9-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Nine – host #1 Clairton on MSA)
3. ROCHESTER RAMS (8-0)
(Last Week #3…..Week Nine – at Western Beaver Saturday on MSA)
4. BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS (6-2)
(Last Week #5…..Week Nine – at #6 Carmichaels)
5. NORTHGATE FLAMES (7-1)
(Last Week #6…..Week Nine – host Cornell)
6. CARMICHAELS MIGHTY MIKES (7-1)
(Last Week #7…..Week Nine – host #4 Bishop Canevin)
7. FORT CHERRY RANGERS (7-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Nine – host Jefferson-Morgan)
8. OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS (6-2)
(Last Week #8…..Week Nine – at #9 Sto-Rox)
9. STO-ROX VIKINGS (6-3)
(Last Week #9…..Week Nine – host #8 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
10. IMANI CHRISTIAN SAINTS (3-5)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Nine – at Leechburg)
Out of MSA Sports 1-A Top Ten from last week – Shenango Wildcats
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