Four teams bounced from Trib HSSN state football rankings

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 9:39 PM

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For the second straight week, only four teams lost in the TribHSSN state rankings, and all four were bounced from the top five.

Week 5 saw perfection from the Trib’s Class 6A and 2A fields, but Springfield-Delco (5A), Berwick (4A), Derry (3A) and Muncy (A) lost for the first time in 2018.

Week 6 has three big games between current and former ranked teams and one head-to-head matchup. No. 4 State College visits Harrisburg in Class 6A, No. 4 Grove City travels to Sharon in 3A, and No. 3 Clairton hosts Imani Christian in Class A.

Also in Class A, No. 4 OLSH visits No. 2 Jeannette in a nonconference battle of conference leaders that could be pivotal when it comes to WPIAL playoff seeding.

Here is the PIAA Top Five in each of the six classifications prior to Week 6. Their ranking from last week is the number in parenthesis after their record.

Class 6A

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (3-0) (1): The Hawks beat LaSalle College, 49-12. On Friday, they visit Roman Catholic.

2. Coatesville (6-0) (2): The Red Raiders beat Bayard Rustin, 52-21. On Friday, they host Downingtown West.

3. Pine-Richland (5-1) (3): The defending PIAA champion Rams beat Central Catholic, 42-21. On Friday, they visit Canon-McMillan.

4. State College (6-0) (4): The Little Lions beat Central Dauphin East, 39-15. On Saturday, they visit Harrisburg.

5. North Allegheny (6-0) (5): The Tigers beat Seneca Valley, 10-6. On Friday, they host Butler in a game broadcast on TribHSSN.

Out: None

Class 5A

1. Manheim Central (6-0) (1): The Barons beat Cocalico, 40-23. On Friday, they host Lampeter-Strasburg.

2. Gateway (6-0) (2): The Gators beat North Hills, 45-0. On Friday, they visit Franklin Regional in a game broadcast on TribHSSN.

3. Penn Hills (6-0) (3): The Indians beat Armstrong, 46-20. On Friday, they visit Hampton in a game broadcast on TribHSSN.

4. William Penn (6-0) (5): The Bearcats beat Dallastown, 60-30. On Friday, they visit Red Lion.

5. Warwick (5-1) (NR): The Warriors beat Cedar Crest, 58-17. On Friday, they visit Manheim Township.

Out: Springfield-Delco

Class 4A

1. Thomas Jefferson (5-0) (1): The Jaguars beat Connellsville, 56-14. On Friday, they host Central Valley.

2. Pottsgrove (6-0) (2): The Falcons beat Pope John Paul II, 35-28. On Friday, they host Upper Perkiomen.

3. Cathedral Prep (4-2) (3): The defending PIAA champion Ramblers beat St. Francis (N.Y.), 37-14. On Friday, they host Erie McDowell.

4. Bishop McDevitt (5-1) (4): The Crusaders beat Waynesboro, 49-7. On Friday, they visit Lower Dauphin.

5. Valley View (6-0) (NR): The Cougars beat Berwick, 35-7. On Friday, they host Western Wayne.

Out: Berwick

Class 3A

1. Aliquippa (6-0) (1): The Quips beat Hopewell, 65-0. On Friday, they visit Yough.

2. Conwell-Egan Catholic (6-0) (2): The Eagles beat Archbishop Carroll, 42-27. On Friday, they host Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic.

3. Middletown (5-1) (3): The Blue Raiders beat Boiling Springs, 51-14. On Friday, they visit Milton Hershey.

4. Grove City (6-0) (4): The Eagles beat Hickory, 35-14. On Friday, they visit Sharon.

5. Lancaster Catholic (6-0) (NR): The Crusaders beat Annville-Cleona, 23-14. On Friday, they host Octorara.

Out: Derry

Class 2A

1. Southern Columbia (6-0) (1): The defending PIAA champion Tigers beat South Williamsport, 54-20. On Friday, they host Jersey Shore.

2. Ligonier Valley (6-0) (2): The Rams beat Purchase Line, 67-20. On Friday, they visit Marion Center.

3. Wilmington (5-1) (3): The Greyhounds beat Greenville, 54-7. On Friday, they host Iroquois.

4. Delone Catholic (6-0) (4): The Squires beat Biglerville, 56-0. On Friday, they visit Bermudian Springs.

5. Shady Side Academy (5-0) (5): The Indians beat Apollo-Ridge, 63-21. On Saturday, they visit Summit Academy in a game broadcast on TribHSSN.

Out: None

Class A

1. Farrell (6-0) (1): The Steelers beat Mercer, 47-0. On Friday, they visit Cochranton.

2. Jeannette (6-0) (2): The defending PIAA champion Jayhawks beat Brownsville, 44-0. On Friday, they host No. 4 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a game broadcast on TribHSSN.

3. Clairton (5-0) (3): The Bears beat Leechburg, 36-0. On Friday, they host Imani Christian in a game broadcast on TribHSSN.

4. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (6-0) (5): The Chargers beat Laurel, 56-13.

5. Canton (6-0) (NR): The Warriors beat Muncy, 18-0. On Friday, they host Sayre.

Out: Muncy

Don Rebel is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Don at drebel@tribweb.com or via Twitter @TheDonRebel.

Tags: Aliquippa, Clairton, Gateway, Jeannette, Ligonier Valley, North Allegheny, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Shady Side Academy, Thomas Jefferson