Pennsylvania high school football rankings: No. 2 Pine-Richland makes statement against No. 14 Upper St. Clair

Three Top 10 teams faced ranked opponents in the Keystone State as No. 2 Pine-Richland, No. 3 Peters Township and No. 9 La Salle were each tested.

By Steve Montoya

Sep 21, 2020, 7:39am

Week two of high school football in the Keystone State featured three meetings of ranked teams as No. 2 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) took down No. 14 Upper St. Clair (Upper St. Clair) 34-13, No. 3 Peters Township (McMurray) knocked off No. 16 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) 24-21 and No. 9 La Salle College (Wyndmoor) defeated No. 21 Manheim Central (Manheim) 35-27.

Second-ranked Pine-Richland were again led by an incredible performance from senior quarterback Cole Spencer (21 of 37, 271 yards, 3 touchdowns) in their convincing win over the Panthers.

No. 20 Bedford was the biggest riser in this week's rankings, jumping up 28 spots after their 27-20 victory over previous No. 14 Richland (Johnstown) – who dropped out of the state's Top 25 rankings.

Along with previous No. 14 Richland, previous No. 16 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) also dropped out of the rankings after a 24-17 loss to Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg).

Pennsylvania Top 25

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	SJP (Philadelphia)	0-0	0.0	--
2	Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)	2-0	10.0	--
3	PTHS (McMurray)	1-0	29.1	+1
4	CDHS (Harrisburg)	0-0	0.0	+1
5	CCHS (Pittsburgh)	2-0	2.7	-2
6	Central Valley (Monaca)	2-0	-5.3	+1
7	TJHS (Jefferson Hills)	2-0	-5.3	-1
8	Warwick (Lititz)	1-0	0.0	+4
9	LSCHS (Wyndmoor)	1-0	28.0	+1
10	Northeast (Philadelphia)	0-0	0.0	-2
11	Gateway (Monroeville)	2-0	8.1	+2
12	AWHS (Warminster)	0-0	0.0	-3
13	SCAHS (Catawissa)	1-0	-1.3	-2
14	Upper St. Clair	1-1	29.8	+11
15	State College	0-0	0.0	+3
16	PTHS (Harrison City)	1-1	21.7	+1
17	IC (Philadelphia)	0-0	0.0	+2
18	Downingtown East (Exton)	0-0	0.0	+2
19	Harrisburg	0-0	0.0	+4
20	Bedford	2-0	12.6	+28
21	MTHS (Lancaster)	0-1	37.0	-6
22	Malvern Prep (Malvern)	0-0	0.0	+4
23	McDowell (Erie)	2-0	-3.6	-2
24	NGHS (Philadelphia)	0-0	0.0	+4
25	DWHS (Downingtown)	0-0	0.0	+4

Pennsylvania high school football rankings: No. 2 Pine-Richland makes statement against No. 14 Upper St. Clair

Three Top 10 teams faced ranked opponents in the Keystone State as No. 2 Pine-Richland, No. 3 Peters Township and No. 9 La Salle were each tested.

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