Blue Mountain quarterback Cohen Kirby attempts a pass during Friday's Schuylkill/Colonial Red Division game at Lehighton. The Eagles won 55-14 (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).

Blue Mountain climbs back on top Sports Now Super 7 Poll

Blue Mountain is back on top of the T102SportsNow.com Super 7 high school football poll for Week 8.

The Eagles improved to 6-1 with a 55-14 victory Friday over Lehighton. Blue Mountain was atop the poll for two weeks, Weeks 3 and 4, earlier in the season before losing to Northwestern Lehigh. The Eagles will put their No. 1 ranking on the line Thursday when they host No. 6 North Schuylkill at 7 p.m. at the Eagles’ Nest.

Last week’s No. 1, Tamaqua (6-1), fell to No. 3 after losing 43-7 to Southern Lehigh. Schuylkill Haven (6-1) moved up one spot from No. 3 to No. 2 after blanking Marian 36-0.

Williams Valley (6-1), Nativity (6-1), North Schuylkill (4-3) and Pottsville (3-4) round out this week’s poll, while Tri-Valley (5-2) also garnered votes.

T102 SportsNow Super 7 Poll

Week 8

Team (Last week)                 Pts.        Rec.    Last Week’s result              This week’s game

1. Blue Mountain (2) …….. 31 … 6-1 ….. W, Lehighton, 55-14 …… North Schuylkill

2. Sch. Haven (3) …………. 29 … 6-1 ….. W, Marian, 36-0 ……….. @Pine Grove

3. Tamaqua (1) ……………. 25 … 6-1 …… L, So. Lehigh, 43-7 ……. @Lehighton

4. Williams Valley (4) …… 21 … 6-1 ….. W, Pan. Valley 47-0 …… Marian

5. Nativity (5) ……………… 15 … 6-1 ….. W, Mahanoy, 50-8 ……… @Minersville

6. North Schuylkill (6) ….. 10 … 4-3 ….. W, Bangor, 39-14 ……….. @Blue Mountain

7. Pottsville (6) …………….. 3 … 3-4 ….. L, NW Lehigh, 35-0 …….. Wilson Area

     Others getting votes: Tri-Valley, 2

Poll compiled by voting done by T102SportsNow writers

and T-102 and WPPA broadcast team anchors