2023 Preseason Pennsylvania Football News Rankings
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Billy Splain | August 15, 2023
The 2023 season is upon us! Our rankings team met twice and hammered out who our experts believe will come out on top! You’ll see familiar faces at the top of each class, they’re all defending champions. Our team learned a lesson with Southern Columbia last year, so this year we decided to keep them all at the top until someone knocks them off. There is a few new teams in the rankings this year that might raise a few eyebrows.
That being said, here they are!
| Rank | 6A | 2023 Rec |
| 1 | St. Joseph’s Prep (12) | 12-1 |
| 2 | PCC (7) | 7-5 |
| 3 | North Allegheny (7) | 10-2 |
| 4 | Garnet Valley (1) | 13-1 |
| 5 | State College (6) | 13-1 |
| 6 | Coatesville (1) | 9-2 |
| 7 | Harrisburg (3) | 10-3 |
| 8 | Central Bucks West (1) | 9-5 |
| 9 | Nazareth (11) | 9-2 |
| 10 | Wilson (3) | 8-3 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||
| McDowell (10) | 10-3 | |
| Parkland (11) | 9-5 | |
| Downingtown East (1) | 9-4 | |
| Downingtown West (1) | 9-2 | |
| Seneca Valley (7) | 8-4 | |
| Rank | 5A | 2023 Rec |
| 1 | Pine-Richland (7) | 11-3 |
| 2 | Imhotep (12) | 9-3 |
| 3 | Cathedral Prep (10) | 8-3 |
| 4 | Cocalico (3) | 8-4 |
| 5 | West Chester Rustin (1) | 11-2 |
| 6 | Penn Hills (7) | 5-5 |
| 7 | Delaware Valley (2) | 7-6 |
| 8 | Strath Haven (1) | 12-1 |
| 9 | Roman Catholic (12) | 8-3 |
| 10 | Upper Dublin (1) | 14-1 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||
| Bethel Park (7) | 10-2 | |
| Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1) | 10-3 | |
| Whitehall (11) | 8-6 | |
| Malvern Prep | 8-2 | |
| Gettysburg (3) | 8-3 | |
| Rank | 4A | 2023 Rec |
| 1 | Bishop McDevitt (3) | 12-1 |
| 2 | Aliquippa (7) | 12-1 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson (7) | 8-4 |
| 4 | Allentown C.C. (11) | 9-5 |
| 5 | Manheim Central (3) | 11-2 |
| 6 | Pope John Paul II (1) | 10-2 |
| 7 | Bonner-Prendie (12) | 11-2 |
| 8 | Jersey Shore (4) | 12-1 |
| 9 | Mars (7) | 6-5 |
| 10 | Lampeter-Strasburg (3) | 9-3 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||
| Meadville (10) | 12-2 | |
| Selinsgrove (4) | 9-3 | |
| Central Valley (7) | 11-2 | |
| McKeesport (7) | 11-2 | |
| Twin Valley (3) | 7-5 | |
| Rank | 3A | 2023 Rec |
| 1 | Belle Vernon (7) | 12-2 |
| 2 | Neumann Goretti (12) | 9-4 |
| 3 | Wyomissing (3) | 13-1 |
| 4 | Danville (4) | 12-1 |
| 5 | Loyalsock (4) | 11-2 |
| 6 | Grove City (10) | 9-4 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Forward (7) | 9-2 |
| 8 | North Schuylkill (11) | 10-3 |
| 9 | West Perry (3) | 11-2 |
| 10 | NDGP (11) | 10-3 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||
| Northwestern Lehigh (11) | 11-3 | |
| Central (6) | 12-3 | |
| Lancaster Catholic (3) | 10-1 | |
| Scranton Prep (2) | 9-4 | |
| Hickory(10) | 5-6 | |
| Rank | 2A | 2023 Rec |
| 1 | Southern Columbia (4) | 13-3 |
| 2 | Farrell (10) | 10-2 |
| 3 | Trinity (3) | 10-5 |
| 4 | Steel Valley (7) | 12-1 |
| 5 | Dunmore (2) | 8-4 |
| 6 | Richland (6) | 11-1 |
| 7 | Executive Education (11) | 8-4 |
| 8 | Westinghouse (8) | 14-1 |
| 9 | Beaver Falls (7) | 11-2 |
| 10 | Central Clarion (9) | 10-2 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||
| Berlin (5) | 11-1 | |
| McGuffey(7) | 11-2 | |
| Mt Carmel (4) | 12-1 | |
| Bishop Guilfoyle (6) | 9-5 | |
| Schuylkill Haven (11) | 2-8 | |
| Rank | 1A | 2023 Rec |
| 1 | Steelton-Highspire (3) | 14-1 |
| 2 | Bishop Canevin (7) | 12-2 |
| 3 | Canton (4) | 12-2 |
| 4 | Union (7) | 12-4 |
| 5 | Northern Bedford (5) | 11-1 |
| 6 | Muncy (4) | 10-1 |
| 7 | Fort Cherry (7) | 9-4 |
| 8 | Brockway (9) | 8-5 |
| 9 | Lackawanna Trail (2) | 8-5 |
| 10 | Lakeview (10) | 6-5 |
| HM (alphabetical) | ||
| Minersville (11) | 6-5 | |
| Clairton (7) | 6-6 | |
| Tri-Valley (11) | 10-2 | |
| Port Allegany (9) | 12-1 | |
| Northern Lehigh (11) | 12-2 |
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