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CLASS 6A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 9-1 – 1
2. Parkland (11) — 12-0 – 2
3. Manheim Township (3) — 11-0 – 4
4. Central Bucks West (1) — 12-0 – 3
5. Central York (3) — 11-0 – 5
6. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) — 10-1 – 6
7. Downingtown East (1) — 11-0 – 7
8. North Allegheny (7) — 10-1 – 8
9. Nazareth (11) – 11-1 – 9
10. Harrisburg (3) — 10-1 – 10
Teams to watch: Central Bucks South (1) 11-1, Cumberland Valley (3) 7-4, Downingtown West (1) 10-2, State College (6) 7-3.
CLASS 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Imhotep Charter (12) — 11-0 – 1
2. Peters Township (7) — 12-0 – 2
3. Cocalico (3) — 10-1 – 3
4. Roman Catholic (12) – 8-2 – 4
5. West Chester Rustin (1) — 10-1 – 5
6. Springfield-Delco (1) — 11-1 – 6
7. Chester (1) — 11-1 – 7
8. Cedar Cliff (3) — 10-1 – 8
9. Pine-Richland (7) — 9-3 – NR
10. Cathedral Prep (10) — 7-3 – 10
Teams to watch: Delaware Valley (2) 9-3, Ephrata (3) 11-1, Hershey (3) 9-3, Strath Haven (1) 11-1, Whitehall (11) 8-4.
CLASS 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Bishop McDevitt (3) – 11-0 – 1
2. Aliquippa (7) – 10-0 – 2
3. Pope John Paul II (1) – 12-0 – 3
4. Selinsgrove (4) – 11-0-1 – 5
5. McKeesport (7) – 10-1 – 7
6. Manheim Central (3) — 10-1 – 8
7. Dallas (2) — 12-0 – 9
8. Montour (7) — 10-1 – 10
9. Lampeter-Strasburg (3) — 9-2 – NR
10. Twin Valley (3) — 10-1 – NR
Teams to watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 7-5, Juniata (6) 7-5, Mars (7) 10-2, Meadville (10) 9-2, Valley View (2) 10-2.
CLASS 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Belle Vernon (7) – 9-1 – 1
2. Wyomissing (3) – 10-1 – 2
3. Avonworth (7) – 11-0 – 3
4. Neumann-Goretti (12) – 10-1 – 4
5. Danville (4) — 11-1 – 5
6. Northwestern Lehigh (11) — 12-0 – 6
7. Palmerton (11) — 12-0 – 7
8. Central (6) — 11-0 – 8
9. Elizabeth-Forward (7) — 10-1 – 9
10. West Perry (3) — 11-1 – 10
Teams to watch: Clearfield (9) 8-3, East Allegheny (7) 9-2, Hickory (10) 9-2, Loyalsock (4) 9-3, Scranton Prep (2) 11-1, Sharon (10) 9-2.
CLASS 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Farrell (10) – 10-1 – 1
2. Westinghouse (8) – 10-0 – 2
3. Central Clarion (9) — 11-0 – 3
4. Southern Columbia (4) – 11-1 – 4
5. Troy (4) — 12-0 – 6
6. Steel Valley (7) — 9-1 – 7
7. Richland (6) – 11-1 – 8
8. Mercyhurst Prep (10) — 10-0 – 9
9. Williams Valley (11) — 10-2 – NR
10. Bald Eagle Area (6) — 11-1 – NR
Teams to watch: Beaver Falls (7) 7-5, Camp Hill (3) 7-5, Dunmore (2) 10-2, Mohawk (7) 10-2, Washington (7) 11-1.
CLASS 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Steelton-Highspire (3) — 12-0 – 1
2. Lackawanna Trail (2) – 12-0 – 2
3. Northern Bedford (5) — 12-0 – 3
4. Fort Cherry (7) — 12-0 – 4
5. Bishop Canevin (7) — 10-1 – 5
6. South Side (7) — 12-0 – 6
7. Muncy (4) — 10-1 – 7
8. Clairton (7) — 10-2 – 8
9. Cambridge Springs (10) — 11-1 – 9
10. Redbank Valley (9) — 10-1 – 10
Teams to watch: Lakeview (10) 9-2, Minersville (11) 10-2, Port Allegany (9) 10-2, Purchase Line (6) 9-3, South Williamsport (4) 9-2.
