#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.

#3 Liberty Upset By Crosstown Rival Bethlehem Catholic 28-14

Once again two-time Class AAAA state runner-up Liberty found out that records don't mean anything when it comes to intra-city battles in Bethlehem.

For the second straight year Friday night, Bethlehem Catholic (2-4) upset the unbeaten Hurricanes, who entered the game 5-0 and ranked third in the state in the latest Harrisburg Patriot-News high school football rankings.

Senior Ben Eichman tossed two touchdown passes for the Golden Hawks, who beat Liberty last year 21-20 in overtime. Junior tailback Ed Mateo rushed for 113 yards on 14 carries with scoring runs of 18 and 3 yards.

To read a complete game wrap-up from the Express-Times click here.

Pennsylvania High School Football Scoreboard - Week 6

Pennsylvania High School Football Scores
Friday, October 5, 2007

Eastern Region

Academy of the New Church 32, Morrisville 12
Altoona 28, Central Dauphin 16
Avon Grove 7, West Chester East 6
Bartram 19, Roxborough 0
Bellwood-Antis 15, Bald Eagle Area 12
Bermudian Springs 55, Eastern York 7
Berwick 37, Pittston Area 21
Bethlehem Catholic 28, Bethlehem Liberty 14
Bethlehem Freedom 31, Northampton 10
Bloomsburg 42, Central Columbia 6
Boyertown 54, St. Pius X 15
Camp Hill 28, Steelton-Highspire 21
Carbondale 15, Holy Cross 13
Cedar Cliff 24, Shamokin 13
Central 13, Dobbins 12
Central York 36, Exeter 7
Chestnut Hill 38, Brandywine 6
Clearfield 21, Central Mountain 7
Conestoga 42, Radnor 14
Council Rock South 23, Norristown 19
Cumberland Valley 42, Perry Traditional Academy 6
Dallas 14, Crestwood 13, OT
Daniel Boone 10, Conrad Weiser 7
Delone Catholic 47, Biglerville 21
Downingtown East 35, Glen Mills 0
Dunmore 63, Western Wayne 0
East Stroudsburg North 33, Pocono Mountain East 21
East Stroudsburg South 41, Lehighton 6
Easton 38, Nazareth 2
Emmaus 30, Allentown Dieruff 13
Father Judge 14, LaSalle 0
Garden Spot 17, Conestoga Valley 14
Garnet Valley 40, Oxford 20
Gettysburg 55, Palmyra 0
Gov. Mifflin 44, Blue Mountain 7
Great Valley 42, Harriton 0
Greencastle-Antrim 42, Susquenita 0
Hamburg 53, Fleetwood 0
Harrisburg 46, Central Dauphin East 14
Hazleton 55, Williamsport 17
Hempfield 28, Penn Manor 0
Hershey 31, Middletown 6
Honesdale 23, North Pocono 15
Imhotep Charter 50, Freire Charter 12
Jersey Shore 28, Shikellamy 9
Juniata 26, Tri-Valley 24
Lackawanna Trail 55, Susquehanna 0
Lakeland 40, Mid Valley 20
Lancaster Catholic 35, Donegal 0
Lebanon 41, Ephrata 36
Lincoln 26, Southern 0
Line Mountain 37, Newport 0
Littlestown 53, Fairfield 24
Lourdes Regional 36, Bucktail 6
Loyalsock 33, Muncy 7
Manheim Central 14, Cocalico 7
Manheim Township 34, Reading 10
Marian Catholic 47, Panther Valley 7
Martin Luther King 32, University City 20
Mastbaum 20, Olney 8
Millersburg 27, East Juniata 0
Minersville 10, Jim Thorpe 0
Montoursville 36, Danville 29
Muhlenberg 41, Pottsville 6
Neshaminy 49, Pennridge 15
North Catholic 40, Monsignor Bonner 14
Northeast 42, Germantown 12
Northern Lebanon 30, ELCO 12
Northern York 62, Milton 20
Northwest 42, Nanticoke 6
Old Forge 26, Montrose 14
Overbrook 13, Simon Gratz 6
Palisades 31, Catasauqua 0
Palmerton 34, Wilson 14
Parkland 48, Allentown Allen 0
Peddie School 27, Hill School 0
Penncrest 24, Marple Newtown 12
Pennsbury 33, Truman 6
Perkiomen Valley 42, Phoenixville 39
Plymouth Whitemarsh 30, Quakertown 23
Pocono Mountain West 48, Pleasant Valley 27
Pottsgrove 49, Owen J. Roberts 13, OT
Pottstown 28, Lansdale Catholic 27, OT
Reading Central Catholic 40, Kutztown 26
Red Land 27, Lower Dauphin 7
Red Lion 30, South Western 0
Ridley 21, Haverford High 0
Roman Catholic 31, Cardinal O'Hara 7
Salisbury 33, Notre Dame-Green Pond 0
Saucon Valley 26, Northern Lehigh 14
Schuylkill Haven 14, Shenandoah Valley 6
Selinsgrove 35, Mifflinburg 0
Shippensburg 27, East Pennsboro 23
South Williamsport 25, North Penn 7
Southern Columbia 38, Hughesville 14
Southern Lehigh 29, Bangor 7
Spring Grove 16, New Oxford 14
Spring-Ford 35, Upper Perkiomen 30
State College 28, Carlisle 7
Strath Haven 20, Upper Darby 13, OT
Susquehanna Township 21, Mechanicsburg 14
Susquehannock 45, Kennard-Dale 0
Towanda 63, Sayre 6
Trinity 45, Scotland 0
Tunkhannock 41, Holy Redeemer 7
Twin Valley 47, Reading Holy Name 15
Unionville 35, Kennett 7
Upper Dublin 21, Methacton 6
Valley Forge 19, Worcester Academy 7
Wallenpaupack 42, Valley View 20
Warwick 49, Cedar Crest 17
Waverly 28, Athens 7
Wellsboro 26, Troy 20
West Chester Henderson 29, Downingtown West 28
West Chester Rustin 31, Sun Valley 7
West Perry 42, Big Spring 14
West Philadelphia 43, Fels 14
West Scranton 43, Scranton 32
Whitehall 16, Allentown Central Catholic 7
Wilkes-Barre Coughlin 25, Wilkes-Barre Meyers 6
William Penn of York 48, Dallastown 35
Williams Valley 42, Upper Dauphin 0
Wilmington Friends 27, Perkiomen School 0
Wilson West Lawn 22, Lancaster McCaskey 0
Wyalusing 41, Montgomery 6
Wyoming Area 35, Hanover Area 19
Wyoming Valley West 35, Stroudsburg 0
Wyomissing 54, Schuylkill Valley 7
York Suburban 24, York Catholic 3

Western Region

Altoona 28, Central Dauphin 16
Ambridge 49, Moon 19
Beaver Area 7, Aliquippa 6
Beaver Falls 35, Freedom 6
Belle Vernon 42, Albert Gallatin 0
Bellwood-Antis 15, Bald Eagle Area 12
Bentworth 67, Avella 12
Bishop McCort 45, Westmont Hilltop 7
Blackhawk 21, New Castle 14
Blairsville 38, United 32
Bradford 35, Brookville 24
Brockway 26, Johnsonburg 24
Carmichaels 33, Mapletown 14
Carrick 36, Langley 7
Cedar Cliff 24, Shamokin 13
Center 35, New Brighton 20
Central 34, Lewistown 15
Central Cambria 27, Forest Hills 14
Chartiers Valley 35, West Mifflin 6
Chartiers-Houston 20, Frazier 0
Chestnut Ridge 34, Claysburg-Kimmel 26
Clairton 55, Riverview 0
Clearfield 21, Central Mountain 7
Cochranton 47, Kennedy Catholic 6
Conemaugh Township 14, Windber 13
Conneaut Lake 25, West Middlesex 14
Conneaut Valley 20, Cambridge Springs 14
Cornell 21, Quaker Valley 20
Cumberland Valley 42, Perry 6
East Allegheny 34, McGuffey 31
Everett 26, Williamsburg 12
Farrell 42, Deer Lakes 7
Ford City 21, Burrell 13
Fort Cherry 48, West Greene 6
Fort LeBoeuf 21, Seneca 20
Freeport 26, West Shamokin 0
Gateway 38, Woodland Hills 8
Greensburg Central Catholic 21, Southmoreland 7
Greensburg Salem 26, Derry Area 22
Greenville 21, Reynolds 0
Grove City 25, Fairview 21
Harbor Creek 35, Corry 7
Harrisburg 46, Central Dauphin East 14
Hazleton 55, Williamsport 17
Hollidaysburg 35, Huntingdon 0
Indian Valley 35, Bellefonte 28
Indiana 43, Hampton 0
Iroquois 21, Eisenhower 0
Jeannette 54, Waynesburg Central 0
Juniata Valley 58, West Branch 0
Kane 32, Curwensville 0
Karns City 31, Clarion 7
Keystone 26, Clarion-Limestone 6
Kiski Area 28, Plum 17
Kiski School 22, Columbus Crusaders, Ohio 0
Knoch 31, Franklin Regional 0
Latrobe 28, Connellsville 14
Laurel 48, Mohawk 8
Laurel Valley 21, Marion Center 7
Leechburg 47, Wilkinsburg 20
Ligonier Valley 21, Homer Center 14
Mars 41, Union 20
McKeesport 28, Bethel Park 27
Meadville 41, Erie Central 13
Mercer 32, Linesville 31
Monaca 35, Bishop Canevin 10
Monessen 28, Jefferson-Morgan 7
Montour 33, Keystone Oaks 0
Mount Pleasant 34, Laurel Highlands 3
Mt. Lebanon 14, Baldwin 7
North Allegheny 21, Erie McDowell 7
North Catholic 26, South Side Beaver 6
Northern Bedford 21, Moshannon Valley 6
Penn Cambria 45, Cambria Heights 12
Penn Hills 48, Fox Chapel 26
Penn-Trafford 30, Hempfield 23
Penns Valley 13, Philipsburg-Osceola 10 2OT
Pine-Richland 35, Highlands 0
Portage 35, Berlin Brothersvalley 0
Purchase Line 15, Penns Manor 0
Ringgold 44, Uniontown 36
Rochester 34, Avonworth 9
Saegertown 58, Union City 14
Schenley 20, Allderdice 18
Seneca Valley 30, North Hills 18
Serra Catholic 54, Beth-Center 14
Seton-LaSalle 28, Charleroi 7
Sharon 27, Northwestern 0
Sharpsville 33, Lakeview 18
Slippery Rock 35, Oil City 14
Somerset 41, Richland 26
South Fayette 31, South Allegheny 7
South Park 28, Carlynton 7
Southern Huntingdon 28, Glendale 14
Springdale 21, Apollo-Ridge 13
St. Marys 32, Dubois 21
State College 28, Carlisle 7
Steel Valley 39, Burgettstown 7
Sto-Rox 43, Ellwood City 0
Strong Vincent 47, Cathedral Prep 34
Thomas Jefferson 41, Peters Township 0
Trinity 47, Elizabeth Forward 6
Tyrone 28, Punxsutawney 7
Union-Rimersburg 44, Allegheny-Clarion Valley 14
Upper St. Clair 35, Canon-McMillan 12
Valley 31, Kittanning 8
Warren 52, Franklin 32
Washington 16, Brentwood 14
Wilmington 47, Hickory 7
Yough 40, Brownsville 13

Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings

Calm fell over the state's top three classes in the lastest Harrisburg Patriot-News High School Football Rankings. There were very few changes, however, Class A continues to be topsy-turvy with a new #1, which is actually an old #1.

Clairton moves back into the top spot with a 26-0 win over former #10 Springdale. Last week's #1 Steelton-Highspire falls to #2 after being dominated by Class AA #8 Trinity 31-7. Former #2 Bloomsburg slips after losing its first game this year to Mt. Carmel 26-14. You may recall that Bloomsburg was the team that snapped pre-season #1 Southern Columbia's win streak earlier this year.

There now have been four changes at the top of the Class A poll this year with Southern Columbia, Clairton (twice) and Steel-High also serving in the top spot.

Here's the rest of this week's poll....

CLASS AAAA Rec Pvs

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

Honorable mention: Altoona (6) 4-1, Bishop McDevitt (3) 4-1, Brashear (8) 5-0, Cathedral Prep (10) 4-1, Central Bucks South (1) 5-0, Conestoga (1) 4-1, Cumberland Valley (3) 4-1, Delaware Valley (2) 5-0, Glen Mills (1) 4-1, Harrisburg (3) 4-1, Haverford (1) 5-0, McDowell (10) 4-1, Muhlenberg (3) 5-0, Neshaminy (1) 5-0, Shaler (7) 5-0, Souderton (1) 4-1, Wyoming Valley West (2) 5-0.

CLASS AAA Rec Pvs

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

Honorable mention: Bayard Rustin (1) 5-0, Bradford (9) 4-0, Elizabethtown (3) 5-0, General McLane (10) 4-1, Gettysburg (3) 4-1, Hershey (3) 5-0, Hollidaysburg (6) 4-1, Indian Valley (6) 5-0, Knoch (7) 4-1, Northern (3) 5-0, Pine-Richland (7) 4-1, Selinsgrove (1) 3-2, Strong Vincent (10) 4-1, Unionville (1) 5-0.

CLASS AA Rec Pvs

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

Honorable mention: Athens (4) 5-0, Beaver Area (7) 5-0, Beaver Falls (7) 4-1, Bishop McCort (6) 4-1, Columbia (3) 5-0, East Allegheny (7) 4-1, Fairview (10) 4-1, Harbor Creek (10) 5-0, Jim Thorpe (11) 5-0, Karns City (9) 5-0, Lancaster Catholic (3) 4-1, Montoursville (4) 4-1, Northern Lehigh (11) 4-1, Philipsburg-Osceola (6) 5-0, Richland (6) 4-1, South Fayette (7) 5-0, Towanda (4) 5-0, Tyrone (6) 5-0, Steel Valley (7) 5-0, Wilmington (10) 4-1, Wyomissing (3) 4-1.

CLASS A Rec Pvs

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

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

Honorable mention teams are listed in alphabetical order.