City League: Toughest high school football cities in 2014 by region

Northeast

1. New York-Tri-State Area
Average rating: 58.04

Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Overall rating: 86.6
National rank: 2

St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)
Overall rating: 68.7
National rank: 30

St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)
Overall rating: 65.5
National rank: 44

Paramus Catholic (N.J.)
Overall rating: 65
National rank: 48

New Canaan (Conn.)
Overall rating: 52.4
National rank: 199

DePaul (Wayne, N.J.)
Overall rating: 51.7
National rank: 217

Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)
Overall rating: 51.4
National rank: 227

Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Overall rating: 47.2
National rank: 356

Pascack Valley (Hillsdale, N.J.)
Overall rating: 47
National rank: 364

Union City (N.J.)
Overall rating: 44.9
National rank: 441

2. Philadelphia
Average rating: 53.79

Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Overall rating: 74.4
National rank: 15

St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Overall rating: 60.2
National rank: 74

La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.)
Overall rating: 55.2
National rank: 142

Pennsbury (Fairless Hills, Pa.)
Overall rating: 54.1
National rank: 163

Parkland (Allentown, Pa.)
Overall rating: 53.6
National rank: 173

Easton (Pa.)
Overall rating: 49.9
National rank: 266

Downingtown West (Downingtown, Pa.)
Overall rating: 48
National rank: 324

Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)
Overall rating: 47.9
National rank: 325

Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.)
Overall rating: 47.8
National rank: 329

3. Southwestern Pennsylvania
Average rating: 45.46

South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.)
Overall rating: 56.9
National rank: 114

Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
Overall rating: 54.4
National rank: 158

Central Valley (Monaca, Pa.)
Overall rating: 48.2
National rank: 315

Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, Pa.)
Overall rating: 45.9
National rank: 406

Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)
Overall rating: 44.5
National rank: 460

North Catholic (Pittsburgh)
Overall rating: 44.1
National rank: 478

Aliquippa (Pa.)
Overall rating: 44
National rank: 490

Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, Pa.)
Overall rating: 39.7
National rank: 747

West Allegheny (Imperial, Pa.)
Overall rating: 39.5
National rank: 764

Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.)
Overall rating: 37.4
National rank: 900

4. Boston
Average rating: 38.99

Central Catholic (Lawrence, Mass.)
Overall rating: 46.2
National rank: 395

Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, Mass.)
Overall rating: 44.1
National rank: 479

St. John's (Shrewsbury, Mass.)
Overall rating: 42.5
National rank: 571

Tewksbury Memorial (Mass.)
Overall rating: 40.2
National rank: 712

Concord (N.H.)
Overall rating: 39.4
National rank: 766

Bedford (N.H.)
Overall rating: 36.6
National rank: 969

Bishop Fenwick (Peabody, Mass.)
Overall rating: 36.2
National rank: 1009

Everett (Mass.)
Overall rating: 35.1
National rank: 1098

Windham (N.H.)
Overall rating: 34.8
National rank: 1124

Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth, Mass.)
Overall rating: 34.8
National rank: 1133

5. Greater Hartford
Average rating: 33.97

Southington (Conn.)
Overall rating: 47.1
National rank: 361

Hand (Madison, Conn.)
Overall rating: 38.5
National rank: 829

Suffield Academy (Suffield, Conn.)
Overall rating: 38.2
National rank: 852

Ansonia (Conn.)
Overall rating: 34.2
National rank: 1185

Xavier (Middletown, Conn.)
Overall rating: 33
National rank: 1317

Glastonbury (Conn.)
Overall rating: 32.3
National rank: 1383

Cheshire (Conn.)
Overall rating: 30.5
National rank: 1595

West Haven (Conn.)
Overall rating: 29.8
National rank: 1704

Loomis Chaffee (Windsor, Conn.)
Overall rating: 28.9
National rank: 1822

Avon Old Farms (Avon, Conn.)
Overall rating: 27.2
National rank: 2039