Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top 5 High School Football Rankings

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Thanks to its impressive 45-17 win over pre-season Class AAAA #1 Penn Hills, Gateway moves to the top of the heap in the newest Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top 5 high school football rankings.

Moving into the #2 spot is St. Joseph's Prep, which beat last week's #4 Parkland 20-13. Hard to believe, but Week 1 may turn-out to be the best of the season in Class AAAA since it featured match-ups of #1 vs. #2 and #3 vs. #4.

In Class AAA, Thomas Jefferson remains #1 even though it opened the season with a loss. That defeate came at the hands of nationally ranked Glenville (Cleveland, OH). Aliquippa and Steelton-Highspire also held on to their pre-season #1 rankings with wins.

Here's the Post-Gazette's Top 5...

Class AAAA
1. Gateway
2. St. Joseph's Prep
3. Cardinal O'Hara
4. Bishop McDevitt
5. Parkland

Class AAA
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. West Scranton
3. Erie Strong Vincent
4. Montour
5. Lansdale Catholic

Class AA
1. Aliquippa
2. Beaver Falls
3. Dunmore
4. West Catholic
5. Jeannette

Class A
1. Steelton-Highspire
2. Riverside
3. Rochester
4. Clairton
5. Southern Columbia