Comparing state rankings; no Pa. team in national poll
By Mike White | Tuesday, Oct. 27, 10:30 a.m.
Here are state rankings in the Post-Gazette and Harrisburg Patriot-News.
Below that is the latest National Prep Poll. Still no Pennsylvania team in the top 25 nationally, but Gateway and McKeesport are ranked in the Northeast.
POST-GAZETTE HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS
PIAA CLASS AAAA
- North Penn 1. Bishop McDevitt
- Bishop McDevitt 2. North Penn
- Gateway 3. Gateway
- St. Joseph’s Prep 4. St. Joseph's Prep
- McKeesport 5. McKeesport
PIAA CLASS AAA
- Thomas Jefferson 1. Thomas Jefferson
- Selinsgrove 2. Selinsgrove
- Manheim Central 3. Wilson Area
- Wilson Area 4. Manheim Central
- Hopewell 5. Hopewell
PIAA CLASS AA
- Dunmore 1. Dunmore
- Lancaster Catholic 2. Center
- South Fayette 3. Beaver Falls
- General McLane 4. Aliquippa
- West Catholic 5. West Catholic
PIAA CLASS A
- Rochester 1. Rochester
- Farrell 2. Farrell
- Bishop McCort 3. Bishop McCort
- Laurel 4. Laurel
- Clairton 5. Clairton
NATIONAL PREP POLL RELEASED
National Prep Football Poll
By Jamie DeMoney
The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records:
#1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aquinas (7-0-0), extended win streak to 31
#2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (8-1-0), beat then-unbeaten Dorman, 17-10
#3. Cedar Hill, Texas (8-0-0), 181 points in last three games
#4. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (7-0-0), 28 straight wins
#5. Cleveland, St. Ignatius (9-0-0), beat regionally ranked St. Xavier, 30-21
#6. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (6-0-0), topped regionally ranked Bergen Catholic, 28-20
#7. Lakeland, Fla. (7-0-0), led by Florida St.-bound QB Jarred Haggins
#8. Dallas, Skyline (8-0-0), averaging 47 points per game
#9. Loganville, Ga., Grayson (9-0-0), five shutouts this season
#10. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (9-0-0), three-time defending state champ
#11. Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison (7-0-0), pounded area-ranked Newport Harbor, 34-6
#12. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (8-0-0), 18 Washington Catholic titles
#13. Chesapeake, Va., Smith (8-0-0), features Penn St.-bound DT Evan Hailes
#14. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (8-0-0), has won 62 of last 65
#15. Cincinnati, Moeller (9-0-0), whipped Cleveland-area power St. Edward, 40-10
#16. Miami, Washington (8-0-0), clinched seventh straight district crown
#17. Jenks, Okla. (8-0-0), outgunned state-ranked Bartlesville, 63-40
#18. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (7-0-0), edged state-ranked St. Charles, 19-18
#19. Denver, Mullen (8-0-0), allowing only 5 points per game
#20. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (9-0-0), seeks eighth unbeaten regular season in nine years
#21. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (8-0-0), blanked rival Hampton, 17-0
#22. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (9-0-0), second straight undefeated regular season
#23. Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands (9-0-0), 35 consecutive in-state wins
#24. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (7-1-0), next plays state-No. 2 Bothell
#25. Anaheim, Calif., Servite (7-1-0), only loss to No. 11 Edison
NORTHEAST RANKINGS
#1. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 6-0-0
#2. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn, 8-0-0
#3. Harrisburg, Pa., McDevitt, 8-0-0
#4. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway, 8-0-0
#5. Philadelphia, St. Joseph’s, 6-1-0
#6. McKeesport, Pa., 7-1-0
#7. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter’s, 5-1-0
#8. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 5-2-0
#9. Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury, 8-0-0
#10. Westwood, Mass., Xaverian, 7-0-0