AA Schuylkill Haven, Class A Fort Cherry upended in district playoffs

Week 13 was not kind to a pair of No. 1 teams ranked in the PennLive.com High School Football State Rankings.

Class AA top-ranked Schuylkill Haven and Class A No. 1 Fort Cherry both lost in their respective district playoffs Friday. Both previously undefeated, Schuylkill Haven was upended by Williams Valley 34-31, while Fort Cherry, the top seed in the District 7 Class A playoffs, was upset by Laurel 24-14.

This week’s Class AA poll is a major shakeup as the top three teams from last week — Schuylkill Haven, Troy and Bishop McCort — all lost to end their seasons. Farrell, from District 10, takes over the top spot, followed by Southern Columbia and Williams Valley.

Schuylkill Haven remains in the Class AA poll at No. 4, while North Schuylkill remains a Team to Watch in the Class 3A poll.

Heading into this weekend’s state quarterfinals, there are only 14 unbeaten teams left in Pennsylvania: Harrisburg (12-0) and Easton (13-0) in Class 6A; Peters Township (12-0), Chester (13-0), Springfield-Delco (13-0) and Hollidaysburg (13-0) in Class 5A; Twin Valley (12-0), Shamokin (13-0), Susquehanna Township (12-0) and North Pocono (13-0) in Class 4A; Avonworth (12-0), Northwestern Lehigh (13-0) and Imani Christian (12-0) in Class 3A; and Port Allegany (12-0) in Class A.

To get all of the PIAA football pairings, visit here: https://www.t102sportsnow.com/2025/11/16/piaa-football-pairings-williams-valley-to-play-at-lehighton/

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) 12-0 — 1

 2. La Salle College (12) 10-1 — 2

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

 4. Easton (11) 13-0 — 5

 5. Central York (3) 11-1 — 6

 6. State College (6) 10-2 — 9

 7. Pennridge (1) 12-1 — 10

 8. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 5-5 — 8

 9. North Penn (1) 11-2 — NR

10. Parkland (11) 12-1 — 3

Teams to Watch: Coatesville (1) 10-3, Imhotep Charter (12) 8-5, Manheim Township (3) 10-2, Wilson West Lawn (3) 9-3

CLASS 5A

 1. Pine-Richland (7) 11-1 — 1

 2. Roman Catholic (12) 9-3 — 2

 3. Peters Township (7) 12-0 — 3

 4. Chester (1) 13-0 — 4

 5. Bishop McDevitt (3) 10-2 — 6

 6. Springfield-Delco (1) 13-0 — 5

 7. Hollidaysburg (6) 13-0 — 7

 8. Solanco (3) 11-1 — NR

 9. Exeter Township (3) 10-3 — 8

10. Upper St. Clair (7) 10-3 — 9

Teams to Watch: Moon (7) 9-4, New Oxford (3) 11-1, Strath Haven (1) 10-3, West Chester Rustin (1) 10-3

CLASS 4A

 1. Twin Valley (3) 12-0 — 1

 2. Shamokin (4) 13-0 — 2

 3. Southern Lehigh (11) 12-1 — 3

 4. Susquehanna Township (3) 12-0 — 4

 5. North Pocono (2) 13-0 — 6

 6. Aliquippa (7) 9-3 — NR

 7. Wyomissing (3) 10-2 — 5

 8. Oil City (10) 10-1 — NR

 9. Cardinal O’Hara (12) 9-4 — NR

10. West York (3) 10-2 — 9

Teams to Watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 8-5, Bishop Shanahan (1) 8-5, McKeesport (7) 9-4, Punxsutawney (9) 10-2

CLASS 3A

 1. Avonworth (7) 12-0 — 1

 2. Northwestern Lehigh (11) 13-0 — 2

 3. Imani Christian (7) 12-0 — 4

 4. Sharon (10) 9-3 — 10

 5. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 12-1 — 3

 6. Penn Cambria (6) 11-2 — 8

 7. Trinity (3) 10-3 — 9

 8. Hickory (10) 10-2 — 5

 9. Neumann-Goretti (12) 8-4 — NR

10. Scranton Prep (2) 8-5 — NR

Teams to Watch: Berks Catholic (3) 9-3, Berwick (2) 11-1, Mifflinburg (4) 10-3, Pittsburgh North Catholic (7) 9-4, North Schuylkill (11) 8-4

CLASS 2A

 1. Farrell (10) 11-2 — 4

 2. Southern Columbia (4) 12-1 — 5

 3. Williams Valley (11) 12-1 — 6

 4. Schuylkill Haven (11) 12-1 — 1

 5. Steel-High (3) 10-2 — 10

 6. Richland (6) 12-1 — 7

 7. Seton-LaSalle (7) 11-1 — 8

 8. Lansdale Catholic (12) 11-2 — NR

 9. Steel Valley (7) 9-3 — NR

10. Troy (4) 11-2 — 2

Teams to Watch: Bishop McCort (6) 12-1, Karns City (9) 9-3, Lakeland (2) 11-2, Washington (7) 10-3, Western Beaver (7) 10-2

CLASS A

 1. Clairton (7) 12-1 — 2

 2. Lackawanna Trail (2) 12-1 — 5

 3. Port Allegany (9) 12-0 — 4

 4. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 11-2 — 6

 5. Laurel (7) 11-1 — 9

 6. Greenville (10) 11-1 — 7

 7. Fort Cherry (7) 12-1 — 1

 8. Line Mountain (4) 11-1 — 3

 9. Westinghouse (8) 7-4 — NR

10. Belmont Charter (1) 10-1 — NR

Teams to Watch: Bishop Canevin (7) 9-4, Meyersdale (5) 11-2, Montgomery (4) 10-2, Wilmington (10) 8-4