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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 14, 2023 | Trib HSSN
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | 8:42 PM
We have reached the technical start to the PIAA football playoffs with first-round games this weekend sprinkled with district semifinals and championship games.
Two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football poll are done after season-ending losses while two newbies jump on the speeding train as it nears the finish.
New Oxford in Class 5A and Jersey City in 4A are gone while Cedar Cliff and Dallas join the fun of mid-November football.
There should be a big-time shakeup to the state rankings after this week with four head-to-head contests plus serious challenges for all remaining teams.
• In 6A, the WPIAL championship will be decided as No. 4 Central Catholic battles No. 5 North Allegheny.
• In 5A, the District 12 title game pits top-ranked Imhotep Charter against No. 4 Roman Catholic.
• In 2A, No. 2 and District 8 champion Westinghouse faces No. 4 and District 9 winner Central Clarion.
• In Class A, the top two ranked teams collide as District 3 champion Steelton-Highspire faces District 5 champ Northern Bedford.
The teams at the top of each classification remained unchanged with St. Joe’s Prep in 6A, Imhotep Charter in 5A, Bishop McDevitt in 4A, Belle Vernon in 3A, Farrell in 2A and Steelton-Highspire in Class A still No. 1.
Here are the latest rankings. Teams are listed with overall record, last week’s ranking and district.
Class 6A
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (9-1) (1) (D-12): The defending PIAA champion Hawks defeated LaSalle College in Week 11, 35-7. They play Abraham Lincoln in the District 12 championship game on Saturday.
2. Parkland (12-0) (2) (D-11): The Trojans defeated Emmaus in Week 11, 21-14. They play Nazareth in the District 11 championship game on Friday.
3. Manheim Township (11-0) (3) (D-3): The Blue Streaks defeated William Penn in Week 11, 44-8. They host Cumberland Valley in a District 3 semifinals playoff game on Friday.
4. Central Catholic (10-1) (4) (D-7): The Vikings defeated Mt. Lebanon in Week 11, 42-7. They play No. 5 North Allegheny in the WPIAL championship game on Saturday.
5. North Allegheny (10-1) (5) (D-7): The Tigers defeated Canon-McMillan in Week 11, 49-7. They play No. 4 Central Catholic in the WPIAL championship game on Saturday.
Out: None
Class 5A
1. Imhotep Charter (11-0) (1) (D-12): The Panthers defeated Martin Luther King in Week 11, 60-18. They play No. 4 Roman Catholic in the District 12 championship game on Saturday.
2. Peters Township (12-0) (2) (D-7): The Indians defeated Moon in Week 11, 41-18. They play defending PIAA champion Pine-Richland in the WPIAL championship game on Saturday.
3. Chester (11-1) (3) (D-1): The Clippers defeated Phoenixville in Week 11, 40-14. They host West Chester Rustin in a District 1 semifinals playoff game on Saturday.
4. Roman Catholic (8-2) (4) (D-12): The Cahillites did not play in Week 11. They play No. 1 Imhotep Charter in the District 12 championship game on Saturday.
5. Cedar Cliff (10-1) (NR) (D-3): The Colts defeated South Western in Week 11, 31-17. They host Cocalico in a District 3 semifinals playoff game on Friday.
Out: New Oxford (3)
Class 4A
1. Bishop McDevitt (11-0) (1) (D-3): The defending PIAA champion Crusaders defeated Milton Hershey in Week 11, 54-14. They host Lampeter-Strasburg in a District 3 semifinals playoff game on Friday.
2. Aliquippa (10-0) (2) (D-7): The Quips defeated Latrobe in Week 11, 37-29. They play Mars in a WPIAL semifinals playoff game on Friday.
3. Pope John Paul II (12-0) (3) (D-1): The Golden Panthers defeated Bishop Shanahan in Week 11, 42-14. They play Bonner-Prendie in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Saturday.
4. Selinsgrove (11-0-1) (5) (D-4): The Seals defeated No. 4 Jersey Shore in Week 11, 44-19. They play Bethlehem Catholic in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
5. Dallas (12-0) (NR) (D-2): The Mountaineers defeated Nanticoke in Week 11, 48-22. They host Valley View in the District 2 championship game on Friday.
Out: Jersey Shore (4)
Class 3A
1. Belle Vernon (9-1) (1) (D-7): The defending PIAA champion Leopards defeated Deer Lakes in Week 11, 49-6. They play East Allegheny in a WPIAL semifinals playoff game on Friday.
2. Neumann-Goretti (10-1) (2) (D-12): The Saints were awarded a forfeit win over Kipp-DuBois in Week 11, 1-0. They play Scranton Prep in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Saturday.
3. Martinsburg Central (11-0) (3) (D-6): The Scarlet Dragons defeated Penn Cambria in Week 11, 35-28. They play Clearfield in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
4. Danville (11-1) (4) (D-4): The Ironmen defeated Lewisburg in Week 11, 42-3. They host Loyalsock Township in the District 4 championship game on Friday.
5. Northwestern Lehigh (12-0) (5) (D-11): The Tigers defeated Notre Dame-Green Pond in Week 11, 43-21. They play Palmerton in the District 11 championship game on Friday.
Out: None
Class 2A
1. Farrell (10-1) (1) (D-10): The Steelers defeated Wilmington in Week 11, 36-7. They play Mercyhurst Prep in the District 10 championship game on Saturday.
2. Westinghouse (10-0) (2) (D-8): The Bulldogs defeated Berlin-Brothersvalley in Week 11, 37-20. They play No. 4 Central Clarion in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
3. Southern Columbia (11-1) (3) (D-4): The defending PIAA champion Tigers defeated Mount Carmel in Week 11, 43-0. They visit Troy in the District 4 championship game on Friday.
4. Central Clarion (11-0) (4) (D-9): The Wildcats defeated Brookville in Week 11, 63-18. They play No. 2 Westinghouse in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
5. Richland (11-1) (5) (D-6): The Rams defeated Mount Union in Week 11, 35-12. They play Bald Eagle in the District 6 championship game on Saturday.
Out: None
Class A
1. Steelton-Highspire (12-0) (1) (D-3): The defending PIAA champion Steamrollers defeated Belmont Charter in Week 11, 49-28. They play No. 2 Northern Bedford in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
2. Northern Bedford (12-0) (2) (D-5): The Panthers defeated Windber in Week 11, 27-7. They play No. 1 Steelton-Highspire in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
3. Lackawanna Trail (12-0) (3) (D-2): The Lions defeated Morrisville in Week 11, 47-6. They play Minersville in a PIAA first round state playoff game on Friday.
4. South Side (12-0) (4) (D-7): The Rams defeated Greensburg Central Catholic in Week 11, 48-21. They play Clairton in a WPIAL semifinals playoff game on Friday.
5. Fort Cherry (12-0) (5) (D-7): The Rangers defeated Rochester in Week 11, 35-0. They play Bishop Canevin in a WPIAL semifinals playoff game on Friday.
Out: None
Pennsylvania
Bill to ensure access to contraception advances in Pennsylvania, aided by dozens of GOP House votes
Planned Parenthood PA Advocates executive director Signe Espinoza called the proposal “an enormous shift toward control over our bodies.”
“We must have control over if and when we decide to start our families, but Pennsylvania has for too long allowed loopholes, exemptions and oversights to stand between us and our autonomy,” Espinoza said in a statement.
Rep. Krueger said in an interview Monday that she also was concerned about Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion access two years ago. Thomas wrote that the Supreme Court “should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents,” including cases that found married people have the right to obtain contraceptives, people can engage in private, consensual sex acts and the right to same-sex marriage.
A state law could help people obtain contraceptives if federal law changes, Krueger said.
“We have seen that access to reproductive health care, including contraception, is coming down to a state’s rights issue,” Krueger said.
In other states, contraception has been a politically contentious issue. A review earlier this month by the Guttmacher Institute, which advocates for abortion access, found several states have proposed or enacted laws to reduce access to contraception this year.
KFF, a nonprofit that studies health care issues, said in May that 14 states have legal or constitutional protections for the right to contraception, with six states and Washington, D.C., enacting them since the high court’s decision on abortion in June 2022.
Pennsylvania
Pa. woman who drowned after being swept over waterfall in Glacier National Park is ID’d
A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned after being swept over a waterfall on the east side of Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials said.
National Park Service officials on Tuesday identified the victim as Gillian Tones from North Apollo in western Pennsylvania’s Armstrong County. She was remembered as caring and kind, triblive.com reported.
Tones fell into the water above St. Mary Falls at around 5:20 p.m. Sunday. She was washed over the 35-foot (11-meter) tall waterfall and trapped under water for several minutes, the park said in a statement.
Bystanders pulled Tones from the water and administered CPR until emergency responders arrived. She was declared dead at 7 p.m., park officials said.
The death is under investigation, and an autopsy was planned.
Her name was initially withheld until family members could be notified.
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death in Glacier National Park, according to the National Park Service.
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RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA — Conestoga Road in Radnor Township will have a weekday closure due to Aqua Pennsylvania work for about two months, PennDOT said.
According to PennDOT, a weekday closure is scheduled on Conestoga Road between Lowrys Lane and Glenbrook Avenue in Radnor.
The closure will be in place weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday, July 1 to Friday, Aug. 30,
During the closure, drivers will be detoured, using Sproul Road/Route 320, Lancaster Avenue/U.S. 30, and County Line Road.
Local access will be maintained up to the work zone.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through or near the work area because backups and delays will occur.
All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
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