The skinny: On the strength of its 47-17 pasting of previously-ranked Seneca Valley, North Allegheny holds steady at the top of the chart with its 12th straight victory. Hot-handed Woodland Hills is next up for the Kodiak Bears in the WPIAL title match. ... Ridley’s unbeaten streak came crashing to a half at the hands of upstart Spring-Ford, 28-26. ... We welcome defending champ Central Dauphin and fellow District 3 challenger Wilson back inside the Top 10 after impressive D3 quarterfinal decisions.
CLASS AAAA -- Record -- Previous rank
1. North Allegheny (7) -- 12-0 -- 1
2. LaSalle College (12) -- 11-1 -- 2
3. Harrisburg (3) -- 10-2 -- 3
4. Woodland Hills (7) -- 10-2 -- 5
5. Parkland (11) -- 10-2 -- 9
6. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) -- 9-1 -- 6
7. Upper St. Clair (7) -- 10-2 -- 4
8. Wilson (3) -- 11-1 -- NR
9. Central Dauphin* (3) -- 10-2 -- NR
10. Gateway (7) -- 9-2 -- 10
Teams to watch: Coatesville (1) 10-2, Delaware Valley (2) 11-1, Ridley (1) 11-1, Scranton (2) 11-1, Seneca Valley (7) 10-2, Spring-Ford (1) 11-1.
*-2011 PIAA champion. Number in parentheses is PIAA district. Produced by Eric Epler and Andy Shay.