The skinny: Spots 1-through-4 remained unchanged. Preseason No. 1 Aliquippa and fellow combatants Imhotep Charter, South Fayette and Richland all recorded lopsided wins in week 12. … New No. 5 Berks Catholic upended Bermudian Springs 42-14, earning a slight edge over Catasauqua and Hickory out of District 10. Upstart Lake-Lehman is on deck for sixth-ranked Catasauqua while Hickory will square off with a Girard outfit that just stung former No. 8 Greenville 16-14. … Littlestown's last-minute heroics over defending PIAA champ Wyomissing earned a Bolts their 12th straight win and spot inside the Top 10.
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STATE PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS
CLASS AA – Record – Previous rank
1. Aliquippa (7) 12-0 – 1
2. Imhotep Charter (12) 10-1 – 2
3. South Fayette (7) 12-0 – 3
4. Richland (6) 12-0 – 4
5. Berks Catholic (3) 12-0 – 7
6. Catasauqua (11) 11-1 – 9
7. Hickory (10) 10-1 – 10
8. Beaver Falls (7) 9-3 – 5
9. Danville (4) 10-2 – NR
10. Littlestown (3) 12-0 – NR
Teams to watch: Girard (10) 10-2, Lake-Lehman (2) 11-1, Montoursville (4) 10-2, Mount Pleasant (7) 10-1, Seton-LaSalle (7) 8-3, Troy (4) 10-2, West Catholic (12) 9-3.
*-2012 PIAA champion. Number in parentheses is PIAA district. NR-not ranked. Produced by Eric Epler and Andrew Shay.
Epler on Twitter: @threejacker
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