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Pennlive.com PA High School Football Week 2 Rankings (Sept. 8, 2026)

Written by: on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

CLASS 6A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous rank
1. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) — 2-0 — 1
2. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 1-0 — 2
3. Harrisburg (3) — 2-0 — 3
4. State College (6) — 2-0 — 5
5. Bishop McDevitt (3) — 2-0 — 6
6. La Salle College HS (12) — 0-2 — 4
7. Parkland (11) — 1-1 — 7
8. Central York (3) — 1-1 — 9
9. Central Bucks West (1) — 2-0 — NR
10. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1) — 2-0 — NR
Teams to watch: Downingtown East (1) 1-0, Manheim Township (3) 2-0, North Penn (1) 1-1, Roman Catholic (12) 0-2, Wilson-West Lawn (3) 1-1.

CLASS 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous rank
1. Pine-Richland (7) — 2-0 – 1
2. Imhotep Charter (12) — 1-1 — 2
3. Springfield-Delco (1) — 2-0 – 3
4. Southern Lehigh (11) — 2-0 — 4
5. Penn-Trafford (7) — 2-0 — 5
6. Twin Valley (3) — 2-0 — 6
7. Upper St. Clair (7) — 2-0 — 8
8. West Chester Rustin (1) — 1-0 — 9
9. Hollidaysburg (6) — 2-0 — 10
10. Garnet Valley (1) — 2-0 — NR
Teams to watch: Chester (1) 2-0, Solanco (3) 2-0, Spring Grove (3) 2-0, Thomas Jefferson (7) 1-0, Trinity (7) 2-0.

CLASS 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous rank
1. Bonner-Prendergast (12) — 1-1 — 1
2. Shamokin (4) — 2-0 — 2
3. Montour (7) — 2-0 — 5
4. Pope John Paul II (1) — 2-0 — 4
5. McKeesport (7) — 1-1 — 3
6. Jersey Shore (4) — 2-0 — 6
7. West York (3) — 2-0 — 7
8. North Pocono (2) — 2-0 — 8
9. Cardinal O’Hara (12) — 2-0 — 9
10. General McLane (10) — 2-0 — 10
Teams to watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 2-0, Blue Mountain (11) 1-1, Cathedral Prep (10) 2-0, Dallas (2) 2-0, South Fayette (7) 2-0.

CLASS 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous rank
1. Northwestern Lehigh (11) — 2-0 — 1
2. Aliquippa (7) — 1-0 — 2
3. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) — 2-0 — 3
4. Hopewell (7) — 2-0 — 4
5. Wyomissing (3) — 0-1 — 5
6. Avonworth (7) — 1-1 — 6
7. Scranton Prep (2) — 1-1 — 7
8. Hickory (10) — 1-1 — 8
9. Mount Carmel (4) — 2-0 — 9
10. Propel Braddock Hills (7) — 1-1 — 10
Teams to watch: Archbishop Wood (12) 2-0, Elizabeth-Forward (7) 2-0, Central-Martinsburg (6) 2-0, Western Wayne (2) 2-0.

CLASS 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous rank
1. Southern Columbia (4) — 2-0 – 1
2. Bishop Canevin (7) — 2-0 – 2
3. Seton LaSalle (7) — 2-0 – 3
4. Dunmore (2) — 2-0 – 4
5. Farrell (10) — 2-0 – 5
6. Richland (6) — 2-0 – 6
7. Westinghouse (8) — 2-0 — 7
8. Greenville (10) — 2-0 – 8
9. Karns City (9) — 2-0 — 10
10. West Catholic (12) — 2-0 — NR
Teams to watch: Apollo-Ridge (7) 2-0, Bald Eagle Area (6) 2-0, Bellwood-Antis (6) 2-0, Lakeland (2) 2-0.

CLASS 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous rank
1. Washington (7) — 2-0 — 3
2. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) — 1-1 — 1
3. Belmont Charter (12) — 1-0 — 6
4. Fort Cherry (7) — 2-0 — 7
5. Clairton (7) — 0-2 — 2
6. Steelton-Highspire (3) — 1-1 — 5
7. Wilmington (10) — 2-0 — 8
8. Williams Valley (11) — 1-1 — 4
9. Montgomery (4) — 2-0 — 9
10. Line Mountain (4) — 2-0 — 10
Teams to watch: Homer-Center (6) 2-0, Laurel (7) 1-1, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 1-1, Meyersdale (5) 2-0, Ridgway (9) 2-0.

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  1. I used to hold value in this ranking system no longer!

    If you scroll up and look at teams to watch in the classification of 3A
    You will find Western Wayne ( seriously? )
    So what I’m guessing is because they cannot look at every team factually they just go on historical based facts about the teams that these ranked teams beat this is what I’m saying

    So Western Wayne beat a Lackawanna Trail team
    That was hit extremely hard by graduation
    They are not a powerhouse team this year nor is the other team they beat and that is of Old Forge
    All Forge has been struggling for three years now
    Western Wayne beat Old Forge 14-13
    No, can anybody explain that has football knowledge explain to me how that gathers worth enough to be in the teams to watch in the state of Pennsylvania just ridiculous

    Same thing with Scranton Prep
    Give me a break they Ranked PREP at #7
    Now you tell me, where do they gather information that solidifies putting this team at number seven in the entire state of Pennsylvania for their classification?
    Just because they beat a struggling Trinity team

    These rankings will all work out as the season goes on this I know that’s why when it’s early in the season. It’s not even worth viewing all of these until at least week 8- onward when the real teams are still winning and the other teams well you get the point

    The same thing with the mighty Dunmore Bucks
    Who did they beat this year to gather them the
    #4 position in AA get real they beat up on a struggling Wyoming area team and totally annihilated unrealistically running up the score
    On a clearly rebuilding Lackawanna Trail team
    With the proud BUCKS putting up 62 points

    Seriously against the team that is clearly rebuilding
    Wow, bravo !

    In my opinion
    PREP – BUCKS
    Should be repositioned to teams to watch
    Respectively, in their own classifications

    Definitely not in the upper numbers at least yet
    Let the season play out
    We shall see ;}