Top 25 Pennsylvania high school football rankings (9/19/2023)

St. Joseph Prep remains No. 1, Pittsburgh Central Catholic jumps into top 5

There wasn't a lot of movement in this week's SBLive Pennsylvania Power 25, but there were some small changes.

While St. Joseph's Prep, Imhotep Charter and Bishop McDevitt remain the top 3, Parkland moved to No. 4 with a win over previous No. 16 Nazareth and Pittsburgh Central Catholic landed in the top 5 after a shutout of previous No. 25 Mt. Lebanon.

Teams to make their 2023 debut in the SBLive Pennsylvania Power 25 are No. 23 Downingtown West, No. 24 Allentown Central Catholic and No. 25 La Salle College. 

SBLive Pennsylvania Power 25

1. St. Joseph's Prep (3-1)

Last week: No. 1, Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) 28-7

This week: No game

2. Imhotep Charter (4-0)

Last week: No. 2, defeated No. 5 Malvern Prep 24-14

This week: at Abraham Lincoln 

3. Bishop McDevitt (4-0)

Last week: No. 3, defeated Palmyra 68-7

This week: at Cedar Cliff 

4. Parkland (4-0)

Last week: No. 6, defeated No. 16 Nazareth

This week: at No. 24 Allentown Central Catholic

5. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (4-0)

Last week: No. 7, defeated No. 25 Mt. Lebanon 49-0

This week: at No. 11 North Allegheny 

6. Aliquippa (3-0)

Last week: No. 4, defeated Montour 42-18

This week: at West Allegheny 

7.Malvern Prep (3-1)

Last week: No. 5, lost to No. 2 Imhotep Charter 24-14

This week: vs. Rock Creek Christian Academy (Maryland)

8. Belle Vernon (3-0)

Last week: No. 8, defeated Penn-Trafford 21-0

This week: vs. Thomas Jefferson 

9. Roman Catholic (3-1)

Last week: No. 9, lost to DeMatha Catholic (Maryland) 25-23 5OT

This week: at Cheltenham 

10.Harrisburg (3-1)

Last week: No. 10, defeated Carlisle 60-7

This week: at Cumberland Valley

11. North Allegheny (3-0)

Last week: No. 13, defeated Baldwin 61-20

This week: vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh Central Catholic 

12. Cathedral Prep (2-1)

Last week: No. 11, defeated St. Francis (New York) 72-71 6OT

This week: vs. Clarkson North (Canada)

13. Downingtown East (4-0)

Last week: No. 14, defeated Bishop Shanahan 37-0

This week: at Kennett

14. Southern Columbia (4-0)

Last week: No. 15, defeated Lewisburg 69-13

This week: vs. Danville 

15. State College (2-1)

Last week: No. 17, defeated Altoona 49-7

This week: at Central Dauphin  

16. Manheim Township (4-0)

Last week: No. 18, defeated Spring-Ford 63-28

This week: at Hempfield

17. Nazareth (3-1)

Last week: No. 16, lost to No. 6 Parkland 31-24

This week: at Liberty 

18. Pine-Richland (2-2)

Last week: No. 19, defeated Seneca Valley 35-13

This week: vs. Fox Chapel

19.Steelton-Highspire (4-0)

Last week: No. 21, defeated Boiling Springs 55-7

This week: at Big Spring

20. Westinghouse (3-0)

Last week: No. 22, defeated USO 34-18

This week: vs. Taylor Allderdice, Thursday

21. Central Bucks West (4-0)

Last week: No. 23, defeated Pennsbury 20-3

This week: vs. North Penn

22. Avonworth (4-0)

Last week: No. 24, defeated Hopewell 46-6

This week: at South Park 

23. Downingtown West (4-0)

Last week: unranked, defeated Avon Grove 44-6

This week: vs. Henderson 

24. Allentown Central Catholic (4-0)

Last week: unranked, defeated Freedom 35-34

This week: at No. 4 Parkland  

25. La Salle College (2-2)

Last week: unranked, defeated No. 12 Haverford School 38-16

This week: No game