Schuylkill Haven's defense looks poised to stop Northern Lehigh during their District 11 Class AA semifinal Saturday at Rotary Field (Photo by Leroy Boyer).

Haven, Vikings remain among top teams in state poll 

Friday’s District 11 Class AA championship game will be a battle between two of the top six teams in the state, according to the latest PennLive.com rankings.

Schuylkill Haven and Williams Valley clash for the district title for the third straight year at 7 p.m. Friday at Blue Mountain’s Eagles’ Nest. Both the Hurricanes and Vikings have been ranked among the top teams in the state all season and that didn’t change this week.

Unbeaten Schuylkill Haven (12-0) remained atop the Class AA poll, which is compiled by Eric Epler of PennLive.com. The Hurricanes have been No. 1 in Class AA since their Week 1 win over Blue Mountain.

Williams Valley (11-1) stayed at No. 6 in the weekly rankings after the Vikings downed Minersville in Saturday’s Class AA semifinals. The Vikings had been as high as No. 3 before Schuylkill Haven won the regular-season meeting between the teams 43-29 on Sept. 26 in Williamstown.

The top nine teams in the Class AA state poll remained unchanged from last week, as Haven is followed by Troy, Bishop McCort, Farrell, Southern Columbia, Williams Valley, Richland, Seton-LaSalle, Lakeland and Steel-High.

Local teams North Schuylkill and Minersville, which were ranked in last week’s state polls, dropped out after playoff losses this weekend.

Here’s a complete look at the PennLive.com state rankings:

Pa. High School Football State Rankings

Compiled by PennLive.com

CLASS 6A

Rank/Team/District/Record/Previous

 1. Harrisburg (3) 11-0 — 1

 2. La Salle College (12) 9-1 — 2

 3. Parkland (11) 12-0 — 3

 4. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) 10-1 — 4

 5. Easton (11) 12-0 — 5

 6. Central York (3) 10-1 — 6

 7. Manheim Township (3) 10-1 — 8

 8. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 5-5 — 7

 9. State College (6) 9-2 — 9

10. Pennridge (1) 11-1 — 10

Teams to Watch: Coatesville (1) 10-2, Imhotep Charter (12) 8-4, North Allegheny (7) 8-3, North Penn (1) 10-2, Neshaminy (1) 9-3, Wilson West Lawn (3) 9-2

CLASS 5A

 1. Pine-Richland (7) 9-1 — 1

 2. Roman Catholic (12) 7-3 — 2

 3. Peters Township (7) 10-0 — 3

 4. Chester (1) 11-0 — 4

 5. Springfield-Delco (1) 11-0 — 5

 6. Bishop McDevitt (3) 8-2 — 6

 7. Hollidaysburg (6) 11-0 — 7

 8. Exeter Township (3) 10-2 — NR

 9. Upper St. Clair (7) 10-2 — NR

10. New Oxford (3) 11-0 — NR

Teams to Watch: Moon (7) 9-3, Solanco (3) 10-1, Strath Haven (1) 10-2, West Chester Rustin (1) 10-2, Whitehall (11) 10-2

CLASS 4A

 1. Twin Valley (3) 11-0 — 1

 2. Shamokin (4) 12-0 — 2

 3. Southern Lehigh (11) 11-1 — 3

 4. Susquehanna Township (3) 11-0 — 4

 5. Wyomissing (3) 10-1 — 6

 6. North Pocono (2) 12-0 — 8

 7. McKeesport (7) 9-3 — 9

 8. Punxsutawney (9) 10-1 — NR

 9. West York (3) 10-1 — NR

10. Bishop Shanahan (1) 8-4 — NR

Teams to Watch: Aliquippa (7) 8-3, Bethlehem Catholic (11) 8-4, Cardinal O’Hara (12) 8-4, Oil City (10) 9-1

CLASS 3A

 1. Avonworth (7) 11-0 — 1

 2. Northwestern Lehigh (11) 12-0 — 2

 3. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 12-0 — 3

 4. Imani Christian (7) 11-0 — 4

 5. Hickory (10) 10-1 — 5

 6. Berks Catholic (3) 9-2 — 8

 7. Mifflinburg (4) 10-2 — 9

 8. Penn Cambria (6) 10-2 — NR

 9. Trinity (3) 9-3 — NR

10. Sharon (10) 8-3 — NR

Teams to Watch: Central Valley (7) 7-4, Neumann-Goretti (12) 8-4, Pittsburgh North Catholic (7) 9-3, Scranton Prep (2) 7-5

CLASS 2A

 1. Schuylkill Haven (11) 12-0 — 1

 2. Troy (4) 11-1 — 2

 3. Bishop McCort (6) 12-0 — 3

 4. Farrell (10) 10-2 — 4

 5. Southern Columbia (4) 11-1 — 5

 6. Williams Valley (11) 11-1 — 6

 7. Richland (6) 11-1 — 7

 8. Seton-LaSalle (7) 10-1 — 8

 9. Lakeland (2) 11-1 — 9

10. Steel-High (3) 9-2 — NR

Teams to Watch: Karns City (9) 9-2, Lansdale Catholic (12) 10-2, Steel Valley (7) 8-3, Washington (7) 10-2, Western Beaver (7) 10-1

CLASS A

 1. Fort Cherry (7) 12-0 — 1

 2. Clairton (7) 11-1 — 2

 3. Line Mountain (4) 11-0 — 3

 4. Port Allegany (9) 11-0 — 4

 5. Lackawanna Trail (2) 11-1 — 5

 6. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 10-2 — 6

 7. Greenville (10) 10-1 — 7

 8. Meyersdale (5) 11-1 — 8

 9. Laurel (7) 10-1 — 9

10. Wilmington (10) 8-3 — 10

Teams to Watch: Belmont Charter (1) 9-1, Bishop Canevin (7) 9-3, Juniata Valley (6) 10-2, Montgomery (4) 10-2, Redbank Valley (9) 8-4, Westinghouse (8) 6-4