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High school football: Patriot-News preseason rankings are released Posted by ROD FRISCO, Of The Patriot-News Tuesday September 01, 2009, 4:13 PM Categories: HS football, High school Here are the 2009 Pennsylvania preseason high school football rankings. The No. 1 teams: AAAA - Pittsburgh Central Catholic (no, not Liberty); AAA - Thomas Jefferson; AA - Greensburg Central Catholic; A - Clairton. Enjoy!
PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS

From The Patriot-News, Harrisburg 2009 preseason rankings

CLASS AAAA Rec Pvs

1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) 8-3 NR

2. LaSalle College (12) 9-3 NR 3. McKeesport (7) 9-3 8

4. Bishop McDevitt (3) 10-3 NR

5. State College (6) 12-1 6

6. Liberty (11) 15-1 1

7. Penn Hills (7) 8-4 NR

8. Downingtown West (1) 11-2 NR

9. North Penn (1) 14-1 4

10. Woodland Hills (7) 14-1 3

Honorable mention: Central York (3) 10-2, Cumberland Valley (3) 12-2, Gateway (7) 12-1, George Washington (12) 10-2, McDowell (10) 8-4, Neshaminy (1) 12-2, Pennsbury (1) 9-3, St. Joseph's Prep (12) 8-4.

CLASS AAA Rec Pvs

1. Thomas Jefferson (7) 15-1 1

2. Selinsgrove (4) 13-2 4

3. Wilson Area (11) 12-1 8

4. Cathedral Prep (10) 7-5 NR

5. Manheim Central (3) 11-3 10

6. Abington Heights (2) 10-2 NR

7. Hopewell (7) 8-3 NR

8. Upper Moreland (1) 10-2 NR

9. Pottsgrove (1) 10-2 NR

10. Bayard Rustin (1) 12-2 9

Honorable mention: Archbishop Wood (12) 12-3, Blackhawk (7) 11-2, Berwick (2) 11-3, Chartiers Valley (7) 7-3, Trinity (7) 5-5, West York (3) 13-2.

CLASS AA Rec Pvs

1. Greensburg Central Catholic (12) 10-1 NR

2. Lancaster Catholic (3) 13-2 4

3. Wilmington (10) 15-1 1

4. Beaver Falls (7) 12-1 5

5. Dunmore (2) 11-2 9

6. Keystone Oaks (7) 8-2 NR

7. Martinsburg Central (6) 12-2 8

8. Montoursville (4) 10-3 NR

9. Aliquippa (7) 12-3 3

10. Brockway (9) 5-5 NR

Honorable mention: Jeannette (7) 10-2, Northern Lehigh (11) 4-6, Palisades (11) 9-4, Tyrone (6) 10-2, West catholic (12) 14-2.

CLASS A Rec Pvs

1. Clairton (7) 15-1 3

2. Rochester (7) 10-2 10

3. Farrell (10) 12-3 5

4. Bishop McCort (6) 12-1 8

5. North Catholic (7) 8-3 NR

6. Steelton-Highspire (3) 16-0 1

7. Southern Columbia (4) 10-3 9

8. Serra Catholic (7) 6-4 NR

9. Monessen (7) 7-4 NR

10. Portage (6) 12-1 NR

Honorable mention: Bellwood-Antis (6) 10-2, Bloomsburg (4) 8-3, Cameron County (9) 12-2, Schuylkill haven (11) 14-1, Springdale (7) 6-4.

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

wow mccort ahead of steel high in the harrisburg paper?

Too bad it didn't end up that way last year.

you win some
you lose some
then you lose some and go on a website and complain the other team has an advantage

Brockway at 10? Wow, I'd be surprised to see them in the top 10 at the end of the year. Karns City owns D9 AA.

Josh Funk's (Western PA Football) 2009 Preseason Rankings.
http://www.westernpafootball.net/news/j ... -rankings/

A little different, these are separate from the rankings on the main page. The first obvious pick that stuck out to me was 7 Portage and 8 McCort. Then there was 3 Aliquippa in AA compared to 9 in the Harrisburg Patriot News, an Honorable Mention for Cathedral Prep compared to a 4 ranking by Frisco, and a 6 ranking for Neshaminy compared to an Honorable Mention.

i mean thats a no brainer the Stangs are the best public school in D6 A

I'm really hoping for a Bellwood-Antis/Portage match-up in the playoffs this year after last year's little Tribune comment. Thank you Cory Isenberg!