Patriot-News Pre-Season Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings

It appears as though the power stays in the western part of the Keystone State in 2007...or at least that's what the pollsters at the Patriot-News think in their Pre-Season High School Football Rankings.

The top two teams in 4A, 3A and 2A all hail from western Pennsylvania. To read more about the pre-season rankings, please click on our headline "Patriot-News Pre-Season Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings"

CLASS AAAA
Rec Pvs

1. Gateway (7) 6-5NR
2. Pittsburgh CC (7) 10-2 6
3. North Allegheny (7) 9-3 NR
4. Liberty (11) 14-2 4
5. Easton (11) 12-2 5
6. Upper St. Clair (7) 16-0 1
7. Penn Hills (7) 10-2 2
8. North Penn (1) 10-3 NR
9. Downingtown West (1) 10-2 NR
10. Parkland (11) 11-1 8

Honorable mention: Abington (1) 8-5, Altoona (6) 7-4, Bishop McDevitt (3) 9-4, Brashear (8) 8-5, Central Dauphin (3) 9-3, East Stroudsburg South (11) 9-3, Harrisburg (3) 10-2, McKeesport (7) 8-3, Neshaminy (1) 6-4, Ridley (1) 13-1, Souderton (1) 9-3, State College (6) 12-3, Woodland Hills (7) 8-3, Wyoming Valley West (2) 9-2.

CLASS AAA
Rec Pvs

1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 14-1 3
2. Hopewell (7) 9-2 8
3. Red Land (3) 13-2 4
4. Selinsgrove (4) 13-1 5
5. Pine-Richland (7) 11-1 10
6. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 8-3 NR
7. West Scranton (2) 7-6 NR
8. Berwick (2) 4-6 NR
9. Manheim Central (3) 11-2 NR
10. Gettysburg (3) 7-4 NR

Honorable mention: Blackhawk (7) 11-2, Pottsville (11) 13-3, Susquehanna Twp. (3) 10-2, Titusville (10) 8-3, Strong Vincent (10) 8-4, Washington Trinity (7) 6-4.

CLASS AA
Rec Pvs

1. Jeannette (7) 14-2 2
2. Aliquippa (7) 10-1 NR
3. Lansdale Catholic (1) 9-3 NR
4. Wilmington (10) 14-1 6
5. Wyoming Area (7) 10-3 NR
6. Lakeland (2) 12-2 7
7. Fairview (10) 10-2 NR
8. Trinity (3) 9-3 NR
9. Montoursville (4) 12-2 8
10. Tyrone (6) 12-1 NR

Honorable mention: Bishop McCort (6) 11-2, Dunmore (2) 10-2, Forest Hills (6) 9-3, Karns City (9) 10-2, Lancaster Catholic (3) 12-1, Mars (7) 9-2, Palisades (11) 9-4, Philipsburg-Osceola (6) 8-4, Wilson Area (11) 16-0, Wyomissing (3) 14-1.

CLASS A
Rec Pvs

1. Southern Columbia (4) 16-0 1
2. Clairton (7) 14-1 5
3. Steelton-Highspire (3) 11-3 8
4. Rochester (7) 12-1 6
5. Pius X (11) 7-5 NR
6. Millersburg (3) 12-1 9
7. Beth-Center (7) 11-1 NR
8. Serra Catholic (7) 8-2 NR
8. Cameron County (9) 6-4 NR
10. Shenandoah Valley (11) 12-2 7

Honorable mention: Beth-Center (7) 11-1, Bloomsburg (4) 6-5, California (7) 7-4, Halifax (3) 9-3, Jefferson-Morgan (7) 8-4, Juniata Valley (6) 9-3, Marian Catholic (11) 11-2, Reading Central Catholic (3) 10-2, Riverview (7) 7-3, Windber (5) 9-2.

Records are final 2006 records. Previous ranking indicates the team's position in last year's final rankings. Honorable mention teams are listed in alphabetical order.