Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams – September 30

Pennsylvania high school football rankings have been updated as September approaches.

Last week, Malvern Prep beat the top team in Washington (DC), while Upper Saint Clair, Monsignor Bonner and Central Catholic each won their cross-state ranking matchups.

On3 Massey Ratings It ranks sports teams by analyzing game results, strength of schedule, and margin of victory, which has been the official use of the BCS era and has constituted the collegiate high school sports team rankings since 1995.

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Below are the updated top 25 teams. Pennsylvania On3 Massey RatingsAs of September 30.

St. St. Joseph improved to 3-1 on the season with the 42-13 win. Father Judge on Friday. Hawks win three in a row – Baba Hakim, Good Advisor (Art.) and Erasmus Hall (NY) — since it fell St Edward (Ohio) in week one. St. St. Joseph’s has the No. 1 offense and No. 2 defense in the state – led by an Ohio State defensive line commit Maxwell RoyPenn State and Notre Dame linebacker commitments Cam Smith And Anthony Saccaand decommits to Ohio State Isaiah West. The Hawks’ next game is this Friday’s Pennsylvania game of the week, on the road at No. 2 LaSalle College.

LaSalle, No. 1 St. St. Joseph’s Prep enters the game with a perfect 6-0 record. The Explorers have the No. 3 offense and defense in the state and have won by more than one score in five of their six games. LaSalle was handled easily last week Cardinal O’Hara 48-0.

After playing Gonzaga – Washington, D.C.’s No. 1 team – 13-7, pushing the Friars Pennsylvania back up to No. 3. They were 3-2 on the year, with losses to No. 13 Roman Catholic and No. 2 LaSalle, both by scores of 21-17. While the Friars rank just 20th on offense, the state’s top-ranked defense is led by junior four-star linebacker Cameron Brickle. Malvern off this week before traveling Episcopal Academy next Friday.

Pine-Richland, still undefeated in 2024, scored a mind-boggling 71 points in a win over its rival last Friday. Fox Chapel Grounds. Over the last two weeks, the Rams went a combined 114-7. The highlight of Pine-Richaldn’s resume was a 22-17 win over No. 5 Central Catholic at the start of the season. This week looks set to be a tougher test than the last two games as the Rams host a top-50 seed. Penn Hills.

Central Catholic earned one of three wins against a ranked team in Pennsylvania last week. The Vikings improved to 4-2 on the season with a 27-14 win over 11th-ranked Northern Allegheny. Central Catholic, ranked in the top 5 on both offense and defense, is led by a pair of Power 4 commitments from Duke four-star athletes Bradley Gompers and Penn State cornerback commitment Xxavier Thomas. On deck for the Vikings Franklin County.

The Blue Streaks dropped one place in this week’s rankings but remain undefeated after a 48-point win. McCaskey last week. Manheim’s defense hasn’t allowed a single point in the last two weeks; the last one was in the 20-18 win. Plymouth-Whitemarsh On September 13. Cedar Coat of Arms Because there are 30-point favorites on this Friday’s schedule.

After getting upset – No. 4 Peters Township went 21-7 last Friday, jumping five spots to No. 7 in the Upper Saint Clair Pennsylvania high school football rankings. This year the Panthers will play against Peters Township as well as Mt. Lebanon is 6-0 with wins over Canon-McMillan, Franklin Regional, Hampton and McKeesport. USC is idle this week ahead of a ranked matchup against No. 12 Bethel Park on Oct. 11.

Freedom, also 6-0 this year, moved up two spots after a blowout 40-14 win over East Stroudsburg South. The Patriots have scored at least 38 points in their last four games and are ranked in the top 25 in offense and defense. Freedom will travel to Bethlehem Catholic on Thursday.

Harrisburg went 5-1, its only loss this year coming at No. 2 LaSalle in week one. Since then, the Cougars have made it five straight games against No. 19 McDevitt (overtime), No. 21 State College, Chambersburg, Cedar Cliff and Carlisle. This Friday, Harrisburg will travel to Altoona as heavy favorites according to On3 Massey Ratings.

Peters Township lost its first game of the season last weekend, losing to Upper Saint Clair. The Indians will try to bounce back this Friday against Moon Area. Maryland defensive line commitment Dante Recker and Sanford linebacker Mickey Vaccarello He leads Pennsylvania’s No. 4 defense.

Teams 11-25 in the latest Pennsylvania High School Rankings

11. Northern Allegheny (-4)
12. Bethel Park (+1)
13. Roman Catholic (-4)
14. parking area (+1)
15. Imhotep Institute (+2)

16. Downingtown West (+3)
17. Central Bucks South (-1)
18. thomas jefferson
19. Bishop McDevitt (-5)
20. North Penn (+1)

21. State College Area (+1)
22. Central York (-2)
23. Strath Heaven
24. Monsignor Bonner (NR)
25. Nazareth

Dropped from the rankings: Aliquippa