#1 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Survives

On a weekend that had already seen #3 Liberty lose, the top 4A team in the state, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, survived a scare Saturday.

The Vikings, ranked #1 by both the Harrisburg Patriot-News and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, beat Norwin 28-20. PCC (6-0) jumped out to a 28-nothing halftime lead, however, the second half was all Norwin (3-3).

Norwin had closed to within a touchdown, and was driving late in the game for a possible tying score when Andrew Taglianetti picked-off an Alex Dennison pass with 2:47 remaing to seal the victory. Earlier in the game, Dennison hooked-up with Mike Shanahan for a 98-yard touchdown pass.

It was the second time this year that Norwin came close to upsetting a team that USA Today had ranked in it's national Super 25 poll. A couple of week's ago Norwin lost by three points to Gateway, which then was ranked #24 by USA Today. Pittsburgh Central Catholic is currently ranked #19 by the national paper.

Patriot-News High School Football Rankings

Several major changes in this week's Patriot-News Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings.

First in 4A, North Allegheny's convincing win over last week's #2 Upper St. Clair moves NA into the runner-up spot. In 3A, last week's #2 Hopewell was beaten by Blackhawk. Hopewell falls to honorable mention, while Blackhawk re-enters the poll at #7. Finally in 1A, Clairton is the second #1 team to go down this year. Clairton was beaten soundly by Warren JFK of Ohio.

Here's the rest of the rankings....

CLASS AAAA

1. Pittsburgh Central. Cath. (7) 4-0 1
2. North Allegheny (7) 4-0 6
3. Liberty (11) 4-0 3
4. Gateway (7) 3-1 5
5. McKeesport (7) 3-1 7
6. North Penn (1) 4-0 8
7. Downingtown West (1) 4-0 9
8. Parkland (11) 4-0 10
9. Bethel Park (7) 3-1 NR
10. Ridley (1) 3-0 NR

Honorable mention: Altoona (6) 3-1, Bishop McDevitt (3) 3-1, Brashear (8) 4-0, Cathedral Prep (10) 3-1, Central Bucks South (1) 4-0, Coatesville (1) 3-1, Conestoga (1) 3-1, Cumberland Valley (3) 3-1, Delaware Valley (2) 4-0, Harrisburg (3) 3-1, McDowell (10) 3-1, Muhlenberg (3) 4-0, Neshaminy (1) 4-0, Shaler (7) 4-0, Souderton (1) 3-1, Upper St. Clair (7) 3-1, Wyoming Valley West (2) 3-0, York (3) 4-0.

CLASS AAA

1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 4-0 1
2. Berwick (2) 4-0 4
3. Montour (7) 4-0 NR
4. Red Land (3) 4-0 3
5. Garnet Valley (1) 3-0 7
6. West Scranton (2) 3-1 9
7. Blackhawk (7) 3-1 NR
8. Highlands (7) 4-0 NR
9. Titusville (10) 4-0 9
10. Hollidaysburg (6) 4-0 10

Honorable mention: Bradford (9) 3-0, Chartiers Valley (7) 3-1, Daniel Boone (3) 4-0, General McLane (10) 3-1, Gettysburg (3) 3-1, Hershey (3) 4-0, Hopewell (7) 3-1, Indian Valley (6) 4-0, Knoch (7) 3-1, Marple-Newtown (1) 4-0, Northern (3) 4-0, Pine-Richland (7) 3-1, Pottsville (11) 3-1, Selinsgrove (4) 3-1, Strong Vincent (10) 3-1, Unionville (1) 4-0.

CLASS AA

1. Jeannette (7) 4-0 1
2. Lansdale Catholic (1) 4-0 2
3. Wyoming Area (2) 4-0 3
4. Lakeland (2) 3-1 4
5. Ford City (7) 4-0 8
6. Dunmore (2) 4-0 9
7. Aliquppa (7) 3-1 10
8. Montoursville (4) 4-0 6
9. Trinity (3) 4-0 NR
10. Greensburg CC (7) 4-0 NR

Honorable mention: Beaver ARea (7) 4-0, Beaver Falls (7) 3-1, Bishop McCort (6) 4-0, Burrell (7) 4-0, Columbia (3) 4-0, Fairview (10) 3-1, Harbor Creek (10) 4-0, Jim Thorpe (11) 4-0, Karns City (9) 4-0, Lancaster Catholic (3) 3-1, Loyalsock Twp. (4) 4-0, Northern Lehigh (11) 3-1, Pen Argyl (11) 3-1, Philipsburg-Osceola (6) 4-0, Sharon (10) 4-0, Towanda (4) 4-0, Tyrone (6) 4-0, Steel Valley (7) 4-0, Wilmington (10) 3-1, Wyomissing (3) 3-1.

CLASS A

1. Steelton-Highspire (3) 4-0 2
2. Bloomsburg (4) 4-0 3
3. Southern Columbia (4) 3-1 4
4. Clairton (7) 3-1 1
5. Serra Catholic (7) 4-0 5
6. Cameron County (9) 4-0 7
7. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 4-0 8
8. Millersburg (3) 3-1 6
9. Line Mountain (4) 4-0 10
10. Springdale (7) 4-0 NR

Honorable mention: Bristol (1) 3-1, Coudersport (9) 3-1, Eisenhower (10) 4-0, Halifax (3) 3-1, Kane (9) 4-0), Ligonier Valley (6) 4-0, Marian Catholic (11) 3-1, Mercer (10) 3-1, Meyersdale (5) 3-0, Minersville (11) 4-0, Monaca (7) 4-0, Monessen (7) 4-0, Rochester (7) 3-1, Saegertown (10) 4-0, Shenandoah Valley (11) 3-1, Southern Huntingdon (6) 4-0, Western Beaver (7) 4-0, Windber (5) 4-0.

#25 Gateway Barely Avoids #2 Loss

Gateway, which is ranked #25 in the latest USA Today High School Football Poll, needed three touchdowns on kickoff returns...the last with less than a half minute remaining in the game...to escape with a 37-36 win over Norwin Friday night.

In a game that featured ten lead changes, Gateway (Monroeville, PA) needed a 65-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Brian Williams to avoid the Gators second loss of the year. Gateway's Cameron Sadler also got into the special teams' act returning kickoffs for touchdowns earlier in the game. Sadler scored on returns of 90 and 82 yards.

Norwin almost pulled off the upset behind the combo of quarterback Alex Dennison and receiver Mike Shanahan. The two hooked-up on five touchdown passes in the game. The last, an 18-yarder, coming with under a minute to give Norwin a 36-31 lead.

Dennison completed 10-of-14 passes for 234 yards and scores of 31, 2, 7, 20 and 18 yards. For the game Shanahan caught eight balls for 159-yards.

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 4

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Friday, September 21, 2007

Eastern Region
Altoona 24, State College 17
Bartram 26, Germantown 14
Berwick 28, Crestwood 14
Bethlehem Liberty 21, Emmaus 7
Camp Hill 20, Boiling Springs 7
Carbondale 28, Scranton Prep 21
Cardinal O'Hara 33, Monsignor Bonner 8
Catasauqua 14, Saucon Valley 13
Cedar Crest 19, Penn Manor 13
Central Daphin East 21, Cedar Cliff 6
Central Dauphin 38, Chambersburg 3
Coatesville 28, Downingtown East 14
Columbia 35, Donegal 14
Communications Tech 16, William Penn 8
Dallastown 20, South Western 17
Daniel Boone 37, East Stroudsburg North 8
Delaware Valley 42, Valley View 22
Delone Catholic 60, Hanover 6
Dobbins 46, Fels 0
Dunmore 41, Montrose 6
East Pennsboro 42, Susquenita 14
Elizabethtown 54, Lebanon 14
Elkton, Md. 47, Scotland 0
Ephrata 29, Cumberland Valley 6
Episcopal Academy 42, Hill School 13
Germantown Academy 20, Lawrenceville 7
Glen Mills 41, Roosevelt, D.C. 0
Gov. Mifflin 33, Conrad Weiser 0
Halifax 38, Marian Catholic 31
Hanover Area 42, Wilkes-Barre Meyers 18
Harrisburg 51, Carlisle 14
Hazleton Area 51, Tunkhannock 7
Hershey 42, Gettysburg 35, OT
Interboro 42, Simon Gratz 0
Jim Thorpe 34, Panther Valley 0
Kennedy-Kenrick 27, Conwell-Egan 18
Lake-Lehman 38, Holy Redeemer 6
Lakeland 28, Lackawanna Trail 19
Lancaster Catholic 31, Elco 14
Lancaster McCaskey 19, Reading 18
Lansdale Catholic 42, Owen J. Roberts 7
Lehighton 22, Pleasant Valley 19
Littlestown 25, Biglerville 20
Lower Dauphin 29, Susquehanna Twp. 28
Mahanoy Area 14, Tamaqua 6
Manheim Central 28, Garden Spot 14
Manheim Township 9, Hempfield 7
Martin Luther King 16, Edison 14
Mid Valley 37, Holy Cross 23
Middletown 10, Mechanicsburg 7
Millersburg 14, Williams Valley 7
Minersville 27, Shenandoah Valley 0
Muhlenberg 21, Blue Mountain 20
New Oxford 31, Dover 14
North Pocono 16, Wallenpaupack 12
Northampton 36, Allentown Allen 0
Northeast Philadelphia 32, Roxborough 0
Northern 38, Greencastle-Antrim 7
Northern Lebanon 61, Pequea Valley 6
Northern York 38, Greencastle-Antrim 7
Northwest Area 42, Nativity 7
Northwestern 46, Bangor 7
Nothern Lebanon 61, Pequea Valley 6
Old Forge 54, Western Wayne 0
Olney 20, Freire Charter 12
Overbrook 26, Academy of New Church 7
Palisades 41, Notre Dame-Green Pond 13
Parkland 50, Bethlehem Catholic 21
Pen Argyl 14, Northern Lehigh 7
Penn Charter 21, Peddie School 14
Perkiomen School 18, George School 6
Pine Grove 36, Upper Dauphin 0
Pocono Mountain West 22, East Stroudsburg South 21
Pottsville 34, Exeter 19
Reading Central Catholic 47, Fleetwood 0
Reading Holy Name 34, Schuylkill Valley 12
Red Land 48, Palmyra 16
Riverside 60, Susquehanna 0
Salisbury 28, Wilson 0
Schuylkill Haven 27, North Schuylkill 7
Scranton 35, Honesdale 7
Shippensburg 35, Big Spring 0
Southern Columbia 42, Lewisburg 21
Southern Lehigh 13, Palmerton 12
Spring Grove 30, Red Lion 14
Spring-Ford 42, Boyertown 6
Stoudsburg 20, Pocono Mountain East 12
Trinity 35, Waynesboro 0
Upper Perkiomen 35, Pottstown 14
Warwick 14, West Lawn Wilson 12
Warwick 14, Wilson 12
West Philadelphia 20, Lincoln 18
West Scranton 18, Abington Heights 13
West York 26, Susquehannock 16
Whitehall 26, Easton 14
Wilkes-Barre Coughlin 35, Wilkes-Barre GAR 13
Wyoming Area 50, Nanticoke 0
Wyomissing 28, Kutztown 0
York Catholic 30, Eastern York 28
York Suburban 17, Kennard-Dale 10
York William Penn 26, Central York 0

Western Region
Albert Gallatin 19, Derry 14
Allderdice 29, Perry 6
Altoona 24, State College 17
Baldwin 63, Seneca Valley 28
Beaver Area 37, Quaker Valley 8
Bedford 34, Penn Cambria 26, 2 OT
Bellefonte 31, Huntingdon 14
Bentworth 16, Frazier 13
Bethel Park 62, Butler Golden 13
Bishop Canevin 28, Apollo-Ridge 21
Bishop McCort 13, Bishop Carroll 7
Blackhawk 31, Hopewell 15
Brashear 40, Carrick 0
Brockway 41, Smethport Area 21
Burgettstown 34, South Allegheny 0
Cameron County 59, Curwensville 22
Cathedral Prep 27, McDowell 17
Center 59, Ellwood City 0
Central Cambria 45, Cambria Heights 24
Central Catholic 45, Woodland Hills 7
Chartiers Valley 44, Trinity 17
Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 19, Beth-Center 14
Chestnut Ridge 29, Williamsburg 0
Clearfield 42, Punxsutawney 7
Erie Strong Vincent 25, Plum 20
Ford City 34, Valley 14
Fort LeBoeuf 7, Girard 3
Fox Chapel 27, Latrobe 23
Franklin Regional 35, Hampton 7
Gateway 37, Norwin 36
General McLane 54, Oil City 0
Harbor Creek 18, Fairview 16
Highland 36, Uniontown 18
Hollidaysburg 42, DuBois 20
Indian Valley 12, Central Mountain 6
Indiana 49, Greensburg Salem 7
Jeannette 64, Southmoreland 7
Jefferson-Morgan 33, Carmichaels 7
Johnstown 42, Richland 21
Keystone Oaks 42, Elizabeth Forward 21
Kiski Area 22, Hempfield 21
Knock 25, Pine-Richland 20
Laurel Valley 27, Penns Manor 25
Ligonier Valley 48, United 8
Linesville 48, Sharpsville 0
Mapletown 26, Avella 14
Maplewood 34, Union City 22
McGuffey 13, Waynesburg Raiders 0
McKeesport 47, Penn Hills 19
Mercyhurst Prep 27, Iroquois 13
Monaca 12, North Catholic 0
Monessen 42, California 21
Montour 28, New Castle 20
Moshannon Valley 33, Mount Union 6
Mount Lebanon 48, Connellsville 7
Mount Pleasant 10, Belle Vernon 7
North East 41, Conneaut, Ohio 6
North Hills 14, Penn-Trafford 0
Northern Bedford 23, Glendale 0
Northern Cambria 27, Homer Center 12
Penns Valley 24, Lewistown 6
Philipsburg-Osceola 49, Clarion-Limestone 22
Pittsburgh Central 45, Woodland Hills 7
Portage 28, Conemaugh Township 21
Purchase Line 35, Blairsville 13
Ringgold 24, Laurel Highlands 8
Riverview 28, Wilkinsburg 6
Rockwood 14, Shade 12
Saltsburg 24, Marion Center 14
Serra Catholic 48, Fort Cherry 6
Shady Side Academy 43, Kittanning 0
Shaler 28, Canon-McMillan 13
Shenango 34, Cornell 7
Slippery Rock 23, Franklin 12
Somerset 34, Westmont Hilltop 32
Southern Huntingdon 21, Juniata Valley 7
Springdale 30, Leechburg 0
Strong Vincent 25, Plum 20
Thomas Jefferson 42, Moon 8
Titusville 22, Meadville 13
Tussey Mountain 47, West Branch 0
Tyrone 28, Bald Eagle Area 6
West Allegheny 35, Ambridge 0
West Mifflin 34, Peters Township Indians 26
West Shamokin 20, Allegheny-Clarion Valley 8
Western Beaver 28, Avonworth 0
Wilmington 37, Greenville 0
Windber 27, North Star 13

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 4 (Thursday)

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Eastern Region

Benjamin Franklin 29 Furness 6
Bensalem 38 Truman 6
CB East 12 Norristown 7
CB South 27 Pennsbury 13
Cheltenham 35 Quakertown 17
Chestnut Hill 17 George Washington 0
Council Rock North 45 William Tennent 14
Edward Bok 48 Prep Charter 0
Hatboro-Horsham 41 Council Rock South 0
Neshaminy 38 Abington 26
North Penn 38 Pennridge 21
Philadelphia Central 34 Jules Mastbaum 0
Philadelphia Southern 38 University City 6
Phoenixville 52 St. Pius X 7
Plymouth-Whitemarsh 25 Methacton 3
Souderton 56 CB West 7
Upper Dublin 28 Upper Moreland 7
Upper Merion 22 Wissahickon 21
West Chester Henderson 48 West Chester East 7

Western Region

North Allegheny 43 Upper St. Clair 19

North Allegheny Snaps Defending Champs Win Streak In Battle of Western Pennsylvania Powers

Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania's defending 4A champ, not only saw it's 19 game win streak go down the drained, but also suffered its worst home defeat at home Thursday night losing to North Allegheny 43-19.

North Allegheny used a punishing ground attack, amassing 307-yards on the ground, with two backs, Karl DeCiantis and Alex Papson, topping the century mark.

Last year, Upper St. Clair beat N-A twice on the way to the 4A state championship. Pennsylvania's longest active win streak now belongs to Wilson Area High School at 19. To read more from the Post-Gazette about the convincing win by North Allegheny, please click on our headline "North Allegheny Snaps Defending Champs Win Streak In Battle of Western Pennsylvania Powers

Upper St. Clair Vs. North Allegheny Preview

They're two of the best in the WPIAL and two of the best in the state, and Thursday night defending 4A state champ Upper St. Clair and North Allegheny will decide, on the field, who's the best.

Upper St. Clair is ranked #2 this week in the Patriot-News Pennsylvania 4A High School Football Rankings, while North Allegheny is #7. Last year USC beat North Allegheny twice on the way to its state championship, the second time coming in the WPIAL AAAA semis.

North Allegheny has done it with a good defense this year, allowing only 26 points in its first three wins.

To read about the North Allegheny defense from a story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, please click on our headline "Upper St. Clair Vs. North Allegheny Preview".

Latest Patriot-News High School Football Rankings

For the most part, this week's latest Patriot-News High School Football Rankings are calm. No changes at the top and only some minor shuffling a throughout.

CLASS AAAA Rec Pvs

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

Honorable mention: Abington Heights (2) 2-1, Altoona (6) 2-1, Bishop McDevitt (3) 2-1, Brashear (8) 3-0, Cathedral Prep (10) 2-1, Conestoga (1) 3-0, Cumberland Valley (3) 3-0, Delaware Valley (2) 3-0, Downingtown East (1) 3-0, Harrisburg (3) 2-1, McDowell (10) 3-0, Muhlenberg (3) 3-0, Neshaminy (1) 3-0, Ridley (1) 2-0, Souderton (1) 2-1, Wyoming Valley West (2) 3-0.

CLASS AAA Rec Pvs

1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 3-0 1
2. Hopewell (7) 3-0 2
3. Pine-Richland (7) 3-0 4
4. Berwick (2) 3-0 6
5. Red Land (3) 3-0 3
6. Gettysburg (3) 3-0 7
7. Garnet Valley (1) 3-0 8
8. West Scranton (2) 2-1 5
9. Titusville (10) 3-0 9
10. Hollidaysburg (6) 3-0 NR

Honorable mention: Blackhawk (7) 2-1, Blue Mountain (11) 2-1, Daniel Boone (3) 3-0, Hershey (3) 3-0, Northern (3) 3-0, Pottsville (11) 2-1, Selinsgrove (1) 2-1, Strath Haven (1) 2-1, Strong Vincent (10) 2-1, Unionville (1) 3-0.

CLASS AA Rec Pvs

1. Jeannette (7) 3-0 1
2. Lansdale Catholic (1) 3-0 2
3. Wyoming Area (7) 3-0 3
4. Lakeland (2) 2-1 4
5. Fairview (10) 3-0 5
6. Montoursville (4) 3-0 6
7. Wilson Area (11) 3-0 9
8. Ford City (7) 3-0 7
9. Dunmore (2) 3-0 NR
10. Aliquippa (7) 2-1 NR

Honorable mention: Bishop McCort (6) 3-0, Karns City (9) 3-0, Lancaster Catholic (3) 2-1, Mars (7) 3-0, Northern Lehigh (11) 3-0, Philipsburg-Osceola (6) 3-0, Trinity (3) 3-0, Tyrone (6) 3-0, Wilmington (10) 2-1, Wyomissing (3) 2-1.

CLASS A Rec Pvs

1. Clairton (7) 3-0 1
2. Steelton-Highspire (3) 3-0 2
3. Bloomsburg (4) 3-0 5
4. Southern Columbia (4) 2-1 6
5. Serra Catholic (7) 3-0 8
6. Millersburg (3) 2-1 7
7. Cameron County (9) 3-0 9
8. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 3-0 NR
9. Marian Catholic (11) 3-0 10
10. Line Mountain (4) 3-0 NR

Honorable mention: Beth-Center (7) 2-1, California (7) 2-1, Coudersport (9) 2-1, Halifax (3) 2-1, Meyersdale (5) 3-0, Monaca (7) 3-0, Monessen (7) 3-0, Pius X (11) 2-1, Rochester (7) 2-1, Shenandoah Valley (11) 3-0, Springdale (7) 3-0, Windber (5) 3-0.

Previous ranking indicates the team's position in last week's rankings. Honorable mention teams are listed in alphabetical order.

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 3

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Friday, September 14, 2007

Eastern Region

Abington 49 Northeast 21
Abraham Lincoln 32 Philadelphia Central 21
Allentown Central Catholic 26 Nazareth 7
Benjamin Franklin 42 Freire Charter 6
Camp Hill 21 Susquenita 0
CB South 38 CB East 21
CB West 31 Quakertown 25
Cedar Cliff 24 Chambersburg 17 (OT)
Central Dauphin 17 State College 14
Coatesville 36 JP McCaskey 33
Daniel Boone 44 Twin Valley 7
Donegal 48 Schuylkill Valley 20
Downingtown East 17 Hempfield 0
Downingtown West 26 Chester 2
Easton 34 Allen 6
Edward Bok 24 William Penn 6
Elco 28 Lebanon 27
Emmaus 39 Northampton 7
Gettysburg 38 Big Spring 7
Governor Mifflin 48 Reading 15
Greencastle-Antrim 14 Waynesboro 0
Halifax 26 Williams Valley 25
Hatboro-Horsham 20 Plymouth-Whitemarsh 0
Hazleton 41 Stroudsburg 14
Hershey 14 Manheim Central 13
Imhotep Charter 13 Martin Luther King 12
Jim Thorpe 35 North Schuylkill 7
Lancaster Catholic 35 Boiling Springs 21
Lehighton 28 Wallenpaupack 25
Liberty 49 Whitehall 9
Line Mt. 37 Tri-Valley 7
Lower Dauphin 23 Carlisle 0
Malvern Prep 27 West Chester Henderson 26
Middletown 17 West Perry 7
Millersburg 18 Juniata 0
Milton Hershey 24 Annville-Cleona 13
Minersville 24 Schuylkill Haven 14
Neshaminy 49 Germantown 6
Northern 28 Mechanicsburg 21
Northern Lebanon 14 Hamburg 0
Northern Lehigh 20 Salisbury 13
North Penn 24 Souderton 0
Palisades 35 Northwestern Lehigh 21
Palmerton 39 Notre Dame-GP 0
Panther Valley 9 Upper Merion 0
Parkland 20 Freedom 3
Perkiomen Valley 32 Spring-Ford 6
Pine Grove 7 Newport 6
Pocono Mt. West 34 Kutztown 7
Pottsgrove 24 Phoenixville 16
Pottsville 12 Blue Mt. 7
Reading Central Catholic 25 Upper Dauphin 0
Red Land 21 East Pennsboro 20
Roxborough 16 Dobbins 0
Shenandoah Valley 20 Tamaqua 13
Saucon Valley 33 Bangor 7
So. Columbia 31 Mt. Carmel 14
Thomas Edison 21 South Philadelphia 6
Trinity 45 Susquehanna Twp. 0
Upper Perkiomen 28 OJ Roberts 19
Wilson West Lawn 38 Exeter
Wyoming Valley West 34 Pleasant Valley 20

New #1 In Class A Patriot-News High School Football Rankings

It may not have been as big as Independence's (Charlotte, NC) 109-game win streak going down the drain a couple of weeks ago, but Class A teams across the Keystone state were smiling Friday night after hearing the Southern Columbia's 27-game win streak was snapped in a 19-0 loss to Bloomsburg.

The loss knocked the Tigers out of the #1 spot in the latest Patriot-News High School Football Rankings. Southern Columbia fell to #6, one spot behind Bloomsburg, which entered the poll this week at #5.

The longest win streak in the state now belongs to Upper St. Clair and Wilson Borough, which have won 18 straight coming into this weekend.

Meanwhile, everything else is pretty much the same, although Gateway, the pre-season #1 in 4A climbed a couple of spots to #5 after rebounding with a win over former #5 McKeesport.

Here are the rest of the rankings, plus to read more about the end to Southern Columbia's win streak, please click on our headline "New #1 In Patriot-News High School Football Rankings".

CLASS AAAA Rec Pvs

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

Honorable mention: Abington Heights (2) 1-1, Altoona (6) 2-0, Bishop McDevitt (3) 2-0, Brashear (8) 2-0, Cathedral Prep (10) 1-1, Conestoga (1) 2-0, Cumberland Valley (3) 2-0, Delaware Valley (2) 2-0, Harrisburg (3) 1-1, Muhlenberg (3) 2-0, Mount Lebanon (7) 2-0, Neshaminy (1) 2-0, Ridley (1) 1-0, Souderton (1) 2-0, State College (6) 2-0, Wyoming Valley West (2) 2-0.

CLASS AAA Rec Pvs

1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 2-0 1
2. Hopewell (7) 2-0 2
3. Red Land (3) 2-0 3
4. Pine-Richland (7) 2-0 4
5. West Scranton (2) 2-0 5
6. Berwick (2) 2-0 6
7. Gettysburg (3) 2-0 8
8. Garnet Valley (1) 2-0 NR
9. Titusville (10) 2-0 NR
10.Blue Mountain (11) 2-0 NR

Honorable mention: Blackhawk (7) 1-1, Hollidaysburg (6) 2-0, Manheim Central (3) 1-1, Northern (3) 2-0, Northwestern Lehigh (11) 2-0, Selinsgrove (1) 1-1, Strath Haven (1) 1-1, Strong Vincent (10) 2-0, Unionville (1) 2-0.

CLASS AA Rec Pvs

1. Jeannette (7) 2-0 1
2. Lansdale Catholic (1) 2-0 2
3. Wyoming Area (7) 2-0 3
4. Lakeland (2) 2-0 4
5. Fairview (10) 2-0 5
6. Montoursville (4) 2-0 6
7. Ford City (7) 2-0 7
8. Wyomissing (3) 2-0 8
9. Wilson Area (11) 2-0 9
10. Tyrone (6) 2-0 10

Honorable mention: Aliquippa (7) 1-1, Bishop McCort (6) 2-0, Boiling Springs (3) 2-0, Danville (4) 2-0, Dunmore (2) 2-0, Karns City (9) 2-0, Lancaster Catholic (3) 1-1, Mars (7) 2-0, Northern Lehigh (11) 2-0, Philipsburg-Osceola (6) 2-0, Trinity (3) 2-0, Wilmington (10) 1-1.

CLASS A Rec Pvs

1. Clairton (7) 2-0 2
2. Steelton-Highspire (3) 2-0 3
3. Rochester (7) 2-0 4
4. Pius X (11) 2-0 5
5. Bloomsburg (4) 2-0 NR
6. Southern Columbia (4) 1-1 1
7. Millersburg (3) 1-1 6
8. Serra Catholic (7) 2-0 8
9. Cameron County (9) 2-0 9
10. Marian Catholic (11) 2-0 10

Honorable mention: California (7) 2-0, Coudersport (9) 2-0, Halifax (3) 1-1, Line Mountain (4) 2-0, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 2-0, Shenandoah Valley (11) 2-0, Springdale (7) 2-0, Windber (5) 2-0.

Previous ranking indicates the team's position in last week's rankings. Honorable mention teams are listed in alphabetical order.

High School Football Huddle In Eastern PA

The High School Football Huddle was in Eastern Pennsylvania Friday night to check out my alma mater Wilson High School. That's me on the sideline gathering some highlights.

The defending 2A champs didn't disappoint in a 38-7 win over Saucon Valley in Hellertown. The most impressive part of the victory was the play of sophomore quarterback Tyler Smith, who has some big shoes to fill. Smith, starting just his second varsity game, is taking over for four-year starter D.J. Lenehan, who's now at Toledo.

Smith completed 13-of-26 passes for a career high 213-yards and two touchdowns. Smith spread the ball around in head coach Bret Comp's Air-Raid attack, completing passes to seven receivers.

Wilson has now won 18 straight overall and 19 straight in the Colonial League.

Below you can check-out highlights of this sophomore that may end-up rewriting Wilson's record book, and make Wilson fans stop worrying about losing 18 key members of the 2006 state championship team.

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 2 Saturday

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 8, 2007

Eastern Region

Allentown Central Catholic 27, Bethlehem Catholic 7
Annville-Cleona 33, Reading Central Catholic 21
Bartram 18, West Philadelphia 6
Bishop McDevitt 40, Hempfield 0
Calvary Christian 35, Pennington 0
Cheltenham 21, Bishop McDevitt 6
Chester 26, Sun Valley 13
Chestnut Hill 42, Archbishop Ryan 13
Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 34, St. Joseph's Prep 20
Downingtown East 27, William Tennent 7
East Juniata 51, Carson Long 8
Episcopal Academy 35, Overbrook 0
Haverford School 34, Harriton 7
Lourdes Regional 22, York County Tech 14
Methacton 14, Germantown Academy 3
Middletown (DE) 42, Boyertown 17
Milton Hershey 41, Lower Moreland 0
Penn Charter 40, Scotland School 0
Philadelphia North Catholic 28, Conwell-Egan 7
Pius X 62, Fairfield 34
Radnor 20, Springfield Delco 14
Valley Forge Military Academy 27, Kiski School 13
Wilkes-Barre Meyers 42, Nanticoke Area 16
Wyomissing 28, Neumann-Goretti 7

Western Region

Erie Strong Vincent 34, Central Tech 0
Frazier 30, Geibel 2
Linesville 47, Kennedy Catholic 0
Monessen 42, Riverview 7
Peabody 26, Langley 7
Serra Catholic 47, Bishop Canevin 7
Sharon 35, Westinghouse 7
South Fayette 15, Charleroi 12
South Side Beaver 26, Chartiers-Houston 13
Valley Forge Military Academy 27, Kiski School 13
Western Beaver 26, Bentworth 0
Westmont Hilltop 22, Bishop Guilfoyle 6
Wilmington 30, Fort LeBouef 6
Yough 34, Waynesburg Central 0

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 2

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Friday, September 7, 2007

Eastern Region

Abraham Lincoln 7 Dobbins 6
Benjamin Franklin 6 Roxborough 0
Bensalem 22 Council Rock South 21
Berwick 28 Stroudsburg 6
Blue Mt. 41 Kutztown 11
CB East 35 Pennridge 8
CB South 48 CB West 10
Coatesville 42 Germantown 0
Cocalico 20 Exeter 14
Conrad Weiser 28 Twin Valley 6
Council Rock North 38 Penn Wood 21
Daniel Boone 24 Holy Name 7
Downingtown West 37 Upper Perkiomen 28
Easton 14 Emmaus 13
Edward Bok 20 Imhotep Charter 14
Freedom 48 Dieruff 0
George Washington 38 Truman 6
Hamburg 53 Peaqua VAlley 26
Jim Thorpe 36 Mahanoy Area 6
Lansdale Catholic 42 Perkiomen Valley 20
Lehighton 41 Tamaqua 0
Liberty 55 Allen 0
Manheim Twp. 34 Governor Mifflin 31 (2OT)
Marian Catholic 34 Schuylkill Haven 33 (OT)
Minersville 21 North Schuylkill 5
Muhlenberg 48 Susquenita 0
Neshaminy 27 Hatboro-Horsham 7
Norristown 38 Spring-Ford 20
North Penn 30 Cardinal O'Hara 16
Northern Lebanon 62 Fleetwood 20
Northern Lehigh 16 Palisades 14
Northwestern 40 Salisbury 7
Notre Dame-GP 7 Southern Lehigh 6
Olney 10 University City 0
Owen J. Roberts 20 West Chester East 14
Palmerton 30 Bangor 15
Parkland 47 Nazareth 6
Pen Argyl 17 Catasauqua 7
Pennsbury 26 Frankford 6
Philadelphia Southern 14 Jules Mastbaum 0
Phoenixville 40 Chichester 0
Pleasant Valley 42 Williamsport 35
Pottsville 14 Reading 7
Schuylkill Valley 32 Panther Valley 25
Unionville 42 Bishop Shanahan 0
Upper Dublin 33 Pottstown 7
West Catholic 40 Upper Moreland 0
West Chester Henderson 63 Kennett 28
Whitehall 31 Northampton 28
Wilson 38 Saucon Valley 7
Wilson West Lawn 31 Dallastown 10
Wyoming Area 21 Pocono Mt. East 14

Western Region

Aliquippa 42 Sto-Rox 6
Beaver Falls 42 Quaker Valley 0
Burrell 13 Seton-LaSalle 9
Clairton 44 Carmichaels 7
Greensburg Central Catholic 42 Reynolds 6
Jeannettee 52 Washington 12
Jefferson-Morgan 19 Beth-Center 6
North Allegheny 27 Latrobe 10
Pine-Richland 35 Peters Township 0
Pittsburgh Central Catholic 49 Erie Cathedral Prep 21
Rochester 28 Fort Cherry 7
Springdale 41 Avonworth 8
Thomas Jefferson 18 West Allegheny 13
Trinity 34 Blackhawk 33 (2OTs)
Upper St. Clair 48 Fox Chapel 14

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Thursday, September 6, 2007

Gateway 17 McKeesport 6
Hopewell 17 West Mifflin 7

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 1 Saturday

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
September 1, 2007

Bishop McDevitt 49 Central Dauphin East 0
Brother Rice (MI) 24 Penn Hills 0
California 16 Riverview 9
Cardinal Mooney (OH) 27 Gateway 6
Erie Cathedral Prep 42 Perry 0
Frazier 27 Wilkinsburg 7
Liberty 20 Allentown Central Catholic 13
Saucon Valley 21 Pen Argyl 7
Shady Side Academy 16 Freeport 3
State College 45 Cedar Cliff 7
Summit Academy 22 Union 13
Western Beaver 13 Hickory 7
Wilson 38 Palisades 22
York Tech 54 Carson Long 0

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 1

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
August 31, 2007

Eastern Region

Archbishop Ryan 26, Pennsbury 14
Athens 9, Carbondale 0
Avon Grove 14, Academy Park 6
Bellefonte 21, Chestnut Ridge 12
Ben Franklin 28, Imhotep Charter 10
Berwick 33, Williamsport 13
Bethlehem Freedom 35, Central Bucks West 7
Bloomsburg 35, Muncy 14
Blue Mountain 42, Milton 7
Bok 26, Southern 0
Catasauqua 33, Southern Lehigh 7
Central Columbia 40, Nanticoke Area 0
Central Mountain 34, Dubois 14
Central York 23, West York 19
Clearfield 24, Bald Eagle Area 14
Columbia 50, Eastern York 6
Communications Tech 12, Prep Charter 8
Conestoga 44, West Chester East 3
Conrad Weiser 41, Schuylkill Valley 12
Daniel Boone 24, Donegal 21, 2OT
Danville 35, Selinsgrove 31
Delaware Valley 20, East Stroudsburg North 13
Delone Catholic 22, York Catholic 6
Dover 42, Susquenita 0
Downingtown East 18, Lancaster McCaskey 14
Downingtown West 35, Owen J. Roberts 0
Dunmore 34, Old Forge 7
East Stroudsburg South 13, Allentown Dieruff 0
Easton 30, Howard B. Woodson 8
ELCO 35, Hanover 7
Elizabethtown 27, Middletown 7
Emmaus 51, Quakertown 6
Freire Charter 30, Furness 20
Garden Spot 37, Twin Valley 15
Garnet Valley 27, Penncrest 3
Gettysburg 31, South Western 13
Gov. Mifflin 28, Wilson (West Lawn) 16
Hamburg 14, Oxford 0
Hanover Area 42, Montrose 14
Haverford High 13, Chichester 0
Hempfield 30, Conestoga Valley 23
Hershey 33, Milton Hershey 20
Honesdale 70, Western Wayne 13
Hughesville 26, Jersey Shore 3
Jenkintown 34, Fels 12
Jim Thorpe 27, Tamaqua 6
Lackawanna Trail 48, Mid Valley 14
Lakeland 23, Valley View 6
LaSalle 27, Plymouth Whitemarsh 7
Lincoln 19, Mastbaum 12
Line Mountain 28, Lewisburg 8
Loyalsock 20, Crestwood 17
Manheim Central 31, Lower Dauphin 7
Manheim Township 27, Ephrata 6
Marian 41, Lehighton 39
Marple-Newtown 21, Kennett 3
Mechanicsburg 14, Carlisle 7
Montoursville 41, Shikellamy 6
Muhlenberg 43, Boyertown 0
Neshaminy 19, Coatesville 13
New Oxford 20, Littlestown 14
Newport 13, East Juniata 6
Norristown 20, Northeast 14
North Penn 40, Cowanesque Valley 0
Northampton 35, Stroudsburg 13
Northern Lehigh 27, Bangor 10
Northern York 38, Bermudian Springs 14
Northwest Area 14, Lourdes Regional 0
Northwestern 20, Notre Dame (Green Pond) 6
Palmerton 33, Salisbury 26
Palmyra 13, Annville-Cleona 0
Panther Valley 13, Mahanoy Area 7
Parkland 20, Glen Mills 14
Penn Wood 34, Lower Merion 7
Phoenixville 34, Great Valley 14
Pittston Area 28, Tunkhannock 13
Pius X 28, Pocono Mountain East 14
Pleasant Valley 23, Nazareth 6
Pottsgrove 19, Exeter 7
Radnor 16, Haverford School 6
Reading Central Catholic 19, Scotland 16
Reading Holy Name 42, Holy Cross 14
Red Lion 48, Kennard-Dale 10
Riverside 35, North Pocono 7
Roxborough 27, Edison 6
Sayre 13, Montgomery 6
Schuylkill Haven 28, Tri-Valley 0
Shenandoah Valley 33, North Schuylkill 0
Shippensburg 25, York Suburban 13
Simon Gratz 40, Lower Moreland 6
Souderton 34, Spring-Ford 13
Spring Grove 12, Susquehannock 7
Springfield Delco 47, Harriton 7
Springfield Montco 26, Calvary Christian 14
Strath Haven 42, Sun Valley 8
Towanda 21, Troy 14
Unionville 32, Interboro 20
Upper Darby 20, Monsignor Bonner 6
Upper Dauphin 33, Pequea Valley 6
Upper Moreland 27, Conwell-Egan 14
Wallenpaupack 26, Pocono Mountain West 7
Warrior Run 21, Mifflinburg 19
Warwick 47, Harry S Truman 20
Washington 21, Bensalem 20, OT
Wellsboro 25, South Williamsport 14
West Chester Henderson 33, Chester 14
West Chester Rustin 40, Kutztown 14
Whitehall 21, Bethlehem Catholic 20
Wilkes-Barre Meyers 49, Holy Redeemer 12
William Penn (York) 12, Reading 0
William Penn 22, FitzSimons 0 Wyoming Area 27, Lake-Lehman 6
Wyoming Valley West 21, Scranton 15
Wyomissing 24, Pottsville 20

Western Region

Altoona 35, St. John's (WA) 20
Ambridge 36, Aliquippa 26
Avonworth 20, Southmoreland 17
Beaver Area 49, Ellwood City 0
Beaver Falls 13, New Brighton 8
Bellefonte 21, Chestnut Ridge 12
Berwick 33, Williamsport 14
Beth-Center 19, Carmichaels 13
Bishop Canevin 21, Fort Cherry 14
Bishop McCort 21, Forest Hills 7
Blackhawk 14, Hampton 13
Brentwood 21, South Park 14
Burrell 46, Northgate 7
Cambridge Springs 34, Union-Rimersburg 15
Cameron County 37, Brockway 0
Canon-McMillan 34, Trinity 13
Central Mountain 34, DuBois 14
Chartiers Valley 34, Moon 0
Clairton 41, Jefferson-Morgan 2
Clarion 40, Allegheny-Clarion Valley 0
Clearfield 20, Bald Eagle Area 14
Cochranton 34, Maplewood 12
Conemaugh Valley 40, Shade 22
Connellsville 28, Uniontown 26
Coudersport 48, Curwensville 0
Cumberland Valley 56, Chambersburg 7
Erie McDowell 42, Erie East 6
Erie North East 34, Iroquois 0
Everett 16, West Branch 14
Fairview 35, Schenley 6
Ford City 24, Wilmington 0
Fort LeBoeuf 28, Erie Northwestern 0
Freedom 28, Quaker Valley 7
Geibel 8, Avella 6
General McLane 35, Warren 14
Glendale 35, Williamsburg 0
Greensburg Central Catholic 16, East Allegheny 12
Greenville 20, Girard 0
Grove City 28, Slippery Rock 17
Harbor Creek 34, Meadville 6
Harrisburg 49, Central Dauphin 13
Hempfield 27, Greensburg Salem 14
Highlands 18, Fox Chapel 7
Hollidaysburg 48, Punxsutawney 21
Homer Center 21, Blairsville 14
Hopewell 48, Carrick 14
Huntingdon 21, Mount Union 6
Indian Valley 35, West Perry 21
Indiana, Pa. 43, Ringgold 20
Jeannette 60, Brownsville 0
Johnstown 14, Central Cambria 9
Juniata 33, Lewistown 25
Karns City 23, St. Marys 13
Kiski Area 31, Butler 0
Kittanning 21, Deer Lakes 0
Lakeview 50, Union City 0
Latrobe 35, Derry Area 33
Leechburg 20, Langley 12
Linesville 49, Conneaut Valley 0
Mapletown 18, Bentworth 6
Marion Center 28, Penns Manor 20
Mars 39, Laurel 14
McGuffey 14, Yough 13
McKeesport 36, North Hills 14
Mechanicsburg 14, Carlisle 7
Mercyhurst Prep 10, Mercer 0
Meyersdale 34, Conemaugh Township 14
Mohawk 34, Cornell 14
Monaca 35, Apollo-Ridge 34
Monessen 28, Charleroi 17
Moniteau 39, Clarion-Limestone 6
Mount Lebanon 21, Woodland Hills 12
Mount Pleasant 35, Elizabeth Forward 3
Neshannock 34, West Middlesex 6
New Castle 34, Albert Gallatin 7
North Allegheny 19, Bethel Park 16
Northern Bedford 20, Juniata Valley 9
Norwin 27, Seneca Valley 7
Penn Cambria 20, Bishop Carroll 0
Penns Valley 7, Central Martinsburg 0
Peters Township 34, Laurel Highlands 3
Philipsburg-Osceola 29, Brookville 20
Pine-Richland 41, West Allegheny 7
Plum 6, Franklin Regional 3
Purchase Line 14, Northern Cambria 8
Redbank Valley 13, Keystone 12
Richland 27, Bishop Guilfoyle 14
Riverside 27, Shenango 0
Rochester 47, Westinghouse 20
Saegertown 36, Conneaut Lake 16
Seneca 43, Youngsville 0
Serra Catholic 40, North Catholic 14
Seton-LaSalle 19, South Allegheny 8
Shaler 31, Baldwin 21
Sharon 10, Farrell 7
Somerset 26, Bedford 8
South Fayette 27, Burgettstown 13
Southern Huntingdon 7, Moshannon Valley 6
Springdale 35, Oliver 6
Steel Valley 34, Carlynton 6
Sto-Rox 27, Center 26
Thomas Jefferson 40, Belle Vernon 21
Tussey Mountain 25, Claysburg-Kimmel 14
Tyrone 19, Bellwood-Antis 0
United 32, Saltsburg 6
Valley 36, West Shamokin 19
Washington 16, Waynesburg Central 0
West Greene 19, Chartiers-Houston 18
West Mifflin 35, Allderdice 6