MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/19/2016
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Monday, September 19, 2016 | 4:16 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 Three of the 2016 high school football season.
WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN:
1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (3-1)
(Last Week #1…..Week Four – at #4 Seneca Valley)
2. PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (3-1)
(Last Week #2…..Week Four – host Bethel Park)
3. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (2-2)
(Last Week #5…..Week Four – host Butler on MSA)
4. SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (2-1)
(Last Week #6…..Week Four – host Pittsburgh Central Catholic)
5. PENN HILLS INDIANS (2-2)
(Last Week #3…..Week Four – host Shaler)
6. HEMPFIELD SPARTANS (3-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Four – host Peters Township on MSA)
7. MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS (2-2)
(Last Week #7…..Week Four – host Altoona on MSA)
Out of MSA Sports 6-A Top Seven from last week – Nobody
WPIAL CLASS 5-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS (3-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Four – at Baldwin)
2. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (3-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Four – host Fox Chapel)
3. PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (4-0)
(Last Week #4…..Week Four – host Latrobe on MSA)
4. ARMSTRONG RIVERHAWKS (4-0)
(Last Week #5…..Week Four – host #9 Franklin Regional on MSA)
5. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (3-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Four – host #10 Chartiers Valley on MSA)
6. McKEESPORT TIGERS (2-1)
(Last Week #7…..Week Four – host Plum on Saturday on MSA)
7. KISKI AREA CAVALIERS (3-1)
(Last Week #8…..Week Four – host Connellsville on MSA)
8. GATEWAY GATORS (2-2)
(Last Week #6…..Week Four – at Hampton on MSA)
9. FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS (1-2)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – at #4 Armstrong on MSA)
10. CHARTIERS VALLEY COLTS (2-2)
(Last Week #9…..Week Four – at #5 Woodland Hills on MSA)
Out of MSA Sports 5-A Top Ten from last week – Baldwin Highlanders
WPIAL CLASS 4-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS (4-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Four – host #9 Knoch on MSA)
2. THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS (3-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Four – host Albert Gallatin)
3. BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS (3-0)
(Last Week #4…..Week Four – at Greensburg-Salem)
4. WEST MIFFLIN TITANS (4-0)
(Last Week #5…..Week Four – at Uniontown)
5. MARS FIGHTING PLANETS (3-1)
(Last Week #6…..Week Four – at Highlands)
6. NEW CASTLE RED HURRICANE (3-1)
(Last Week #7…..Week Four – at Indiana on MSA)
7. RINGGOLD RAMS (2-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Four – at Laurel Highlands)
8. BLACKHAWK COUGARS (2-1)
(Last Week #10…..Week Four – at Trinity)
9. KNOCH KNIGHTS (1-2)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – at #1 South Fayette on MSA)
10. MONTOUR SPARTANS (1-2)
(Last Week #9…..Week Four – host on Ambridge on MSA)
Out of MSA Sports 4-A Top Ten from last week – Highlands Golden Rams
WPIAL CLASS 3-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. BEAVER BOBCATS (3-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Four – at #5 Keystone Oaks on MSA)
2. ALIQUIPPA QUIPS (3-1)
(Last Week #2…..Week Four – host Ellwood City)
3. BEAVER FALLS TIGERS (2-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Four – host Southmoreland)
4. CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS (3-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Four – at #8 Quaker Valley on MSA)
5. KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLES (3-0)
(Last week #6…..Week Four – host #1 Beaver on MSA)
6. HOPEWELL VIKINGS (4-0)
(Last Week #9…..Week Four – host Mohawk)
7. DERRY TROJANS (4-0)
(Last Week #10…..Week Four – host South Park on MSA)
8. QUAKER VALLEY QUAKERS (2-1)
(Last Week #7…..Week Four – host #4 Central Valley on MSA)
9. McGUFFEY HIGHLANDERS (3-1)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – host Elizabeth Forward on MSA)
10. MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS (3-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Four – at Brownsville on MSA)
Out of MSA Sports 3-A Top Ten from last week – Freeport Yellow Jackets
WPIAL CLASS 2-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN (3-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Four – host South Allegheny)
2. WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES (3-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Four – host Frazier on MSA)
3. EAST ALLEGHENY WILDCATS (3-1)
(Last Week #3…..Week Four – at #5 Neshannock)
4. RIVERSIDE PANTHERS (2-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Four – host South Side)
5. NESHANNOCK LANCERS (3-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Four – host #3 East Allegheny)
6. CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS (3-1)
(Last Week #7…Week Four – host Burgettstown on MSA)
7. CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS (1-2)
(Last Week #6…..Week Four – host New Brighton)
8. AVONWORTH ANTELOPES (2-1)
(Last Week #8…..Week Four – host Brentwood)
9. LAUREL SPARTANS (3-1)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – at Freedom)
10. BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS (2-1)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – at Chartiers-Houston on MSA)
Out of MSA Sports 2-A Top Ten from last week – Serra Catholic Eagles, South Side Rams
WPIAL CLASS 1-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:
1. CLAIRTON BEARS (3-0)
(Last Week #1…..Week Four – at Monessen)
2. JEANNETTE JAYHAWKS (4-0)
(Last Week #2…..Week Four – host Imani Christian)
3. ROCHESTER RAMS (3-0)
(Last Week #3…..Week Four – host Cornell on MSA)
4. BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS (2-1)
(Last Week #5…..Week Four – at Riverview on Saturday on MSA)
5. NORTHGATE FLAMES (3-0)
(Last Week #6…..Week Four – at #7 Sto-Rox on MSA)
6. FORT CHERRY RANGERS (3-0)
(Last Week #7…..Week Four – host Shenango)
7. STO-ROX VIKINGS (3-1)
(Last Week #4…..Week Four – host #5 Northgate on MSA)
8. SPRINGDALE DYNAMOS (2-2)
(Last Week #10…..Week Four – at Leechburg)
9. OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS (2-1)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – host Summit Academy)
10. MAPLETOWN MAPLES (3-1)
(Last Week Unranked…..Week Four – host California)
Out of MSA Sports 1-A Top Ten from last week – California Trojans, Western Beaver Golden Beavers
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