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Pennsylvania Power Rankings: 2026 Week 9
1. Central Catholic (8-0)
Last Week: 1
Beat Canon-McMillan 42-0
2. State College (9-0)
Last Week: 3
Won over Carlisle 52-0
3. Imhotep Charter (8-1)
Last Week: 4
Defeated Abraham Lincoln 54-16
4. St. Joseph’s Prep (6-1)
Last Week: 5
Beat Bonner-Prendergast 49-14
5. Upper St. Clair (9-0)
Last Week: 6
Won over Thomas Jefferson 38-21
6. Bishop McDevitt (8-1)
Last Week: 9
Defeated #2 Harrisburg 51-14
7. Pennridge (9-0)
Last Week: 7
Beat Neshaminy 42-7
8. Roman Catholic (6-2)
Last Week: 8
Won over Father Judge 38-0
9. Pine-Richland, Gibsonia (8-1)
Last Week: 10
Defeated North Hills 47-7
10. Harrisburg (8-1)
Last Week: 2
Lost to #9 Bishop McDevitt 51-14
11. Southern Lehigh (9-0)
Last Week: 11
Beat #15 Northwestern Lehigh 17-14
12. Central Bucks West (8-1)
Last Week: 12
Won over Pennsbury 35-7
13. Penn-Trafford (9-0)
Last Week: 14
Defeated Woodland Hills 42-13
14. Springfield-Delco (9-0)
Last Week: 16
Beat Conestoga 52-0
15. Downingtown East (8-0)
Last Week: 17
Won over Coatesville 31-28
16. Twin Valley (9-0)
Last Week: 18
Defeated Exeter Township 56-29
17. Malvern Prep (5-2)
Last Week: 19
Beat Haverford School 17-16
18. Chester (9-0)
Last Week: NR
Won over Beat Penn Wood 1-0 (fft.)
19. West York (9-0)
Last Week: NR
Defeated Susquehannock 40-3
20. Garnet Valley (8-1)
Last Week: NR
Beat Penncrest 49-14
Dropped Out: #13 Wilson-West Lawn (7-2) Lost to Central York 37-35, #15 Northwestern Lehigh (8-1) Lost to #11 Southern Lehigh 17-14, #20 Plymouth-Whitemarsh (7-1) Lost to Council Rock South 26-21
Teams to watch: Whitehall, Spring-Ford, Central York, Dallas, South Fayette, Nazareth, Manheim Township, Avonworth, General McLane, Great Valley, Blue Mountain, Wilson-West Lawn, Parkland, Shikellamy, Shamokin, Northwestern Lehigh, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Mount Carmel, Ridley, North Pocono, Northern York, Solanco, Pottsgrove, Montour, Conestoga Valley, Hopewell, Dover, Hanover, Strath Haven, Thomas Jefferson, Bethlehem Catholic
