There was a long discussion about Upper St. Clair, the WPIAL dynamo that fired the first shot and took out previous No. 1 Woodland Hills 16-10. In the end, the victory deserved more than a single bump, so No. 2 St. Joe's Prep, which downed Dallas Jesuit 48-21 in Texas. There will be no denying the District 12 Hawks if they come back from New Jersey with a win over Don Bosco Prep in week 2.
STATE PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS (Week 1)
CLASS AAAA-- Record – Previous rank
1. Upper St. Clair (7)* -- 1-0 – 3
2. St. Joseph's Prep (12) – 1-0 – 2
3. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) – 1-0 – 5
4. Woodland Hills (7) – 0-1 – 1
5. Coatesville (1) –1-0 – 4
6. La Salle College HS (12) –1-0 – 6
7. Easton (11) – 1-0 – 7
8. North Allegheny* (7) – 1-0 – 8
9. Neshaminy (1) – 1-0 – 9
10. Gateway (7) – 1-0 – 10
Teams to watch: McDowell (10) 0-1, Parkland (11) 1-0, Pennsbury (1) 0-1, Central Dauphin (3) 1-0, Wilson-West Lawn (3) 1-0, Whitehall (11) 1-0.
The skinny:
*-2012 PIAA champion. Number in parentheses is PIAA district. Produced by Eric Epler and Andy Shay.
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