PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRESEASON RANKINGS
CLASS AAA
1. Archbishop Wood (12) 11-3
2. Bishop McDevitt (3) 14-1
3. Thomas Jefferson (7) 11-1
4. *Cathedral Prep (10) 15-0
5. West Allegheny (7) 11-3
6. West Mifflin (7) 11-2
7. Manheim Central (3) 9-3
8. Central Valley (7) 9-3
9. Selinsgrove (4) 10-4
10. Berwick (2) 10-2
Teams to watch: Susquehanna Twp. (3) 10-3, Clearfield (9) 11-1, General McLane (10) 9-3, West Chester Henderson (1) 9-4, Mars (7) 9-2, Pottsgrove (1) 11-1, Cardinal O'Hara (12) 5-5.
The skinny: After back-to-back PIAA championship appearances, District 12 kingpin Archbishop Wood opens in the top spot. The other first-place vote went to WPIAL power Thomas Jefferson. … Defending-champ Cathedral Prep might have lost QB Damion Terry and RB Delton Williams to Michigan State, but Ramblers coach Mike Mischler has plenty of talent left over. … QB C.J. Curry and a wide range of receiving threats have put Wyoming Valley Conference rep Berwick back in the discussion. The Dawgs debut at No. 10.
*2012 PIAA champion. Teams listed with final 2012 record. Number in parentheses is PIAA district. Produced by Eric Epler and Andy Shay.
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