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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 21, 2023 | Trib HSSN
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | 4:11 PM
As the playoff field dwindles following the first round of the 2023 PIAA football playoffs, changes are in the air in the latest Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings.
Several head-to-head clashes and other results led to two changes each in Class 6A, 5A and 2A and one change in the Top 5 in 4A, 3A and A.
In the four head-to-head clashes last week between ranked teams:
• No. 5 North Allegheny eliminated No. 4 Central Catholic in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game.
• In 5A, top-ranked Imhotep Charter knocked off No. 4 Roman Catholic in the District 12 title game.
• In 2A, No. 2 Westinghouse ousted No. 4 Central Clarion.
• In Class A, No. 1 Steelton-Highspire ended the season for No. 2 Northern Bedford.
Now down to the Elite Eight in each class, there are nine matchups between state-ranked teams in the PIAA quarterfinals, including the top two teams colliding in both Class 2A and Class A.
The teams at the top of each classification remained unchanged again 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 Trib HSSN PIAA Top 5 rankings in each of the six classifications. Their record is followed by their ranking from last week and then their district.
Class 6A
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (10-1) (1) (D-12): The defending PIAA champion Hawks defeated Abraham Lincoln in Week 12, 35-0. They host Nazareth Area in a PIAA quarterfinal game Saturday.
2. Manheim Township (12-0) (3) (D-3): The Blue Streaks defeated Cumberland Valley in Week 12, 37-27. They host No. 4 Harrisburg in the District 3 championship game Friday.
3. North Allegheny (11-1) (5) (D-7): The Tigers defeated No. 4 Central Catholic in Week 12, 44-41. They host McDowell in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
4. Harrisburg (11-1) (NR) (D-3): The Cougars defeated Central York in Week 12, 28-21. They visit No. 2 Manheim Township in the District 3 championship game Friday.
5. Central Bucks South (12-1) (NR) (D-1): The Titans defeated Central Bucks West in Week 12, 42-14. They host Downingtown West in the District 1 championship game Friday.
Out: Parkland (11), Central Catholic (7)
Class 5A
1. Imhotep Charter (12-0) (1) (D-12): The Panthers defeated No. 4 Roman Catholic in Week 12, 30-26. They visit Delaware Valley in a PIAA quarterfinal game Saturday.
2. Peters Township (13-0) (2) (D-7): The Indians defeated defending PIAA champion Pine-Richland in Week 12, 43-17. They visit No. 5 Cathedral Prep in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
3. Chester (12-1) (3) (D-1): The Clippers defeated West Chester Rustin in Week 12, 26-20. They host No. 4 Strath Haven in the District 1 championship game Saturday.
4. Strath Haven (12-1) (NR) (D-1): The Panthers defeated Springfield-Delco in Week 12, 20-7. They visit No. 3 Chester in the District 1 championship game Saturday.
5. Cathedral Prep (7-3) (NR) (D-10): The Ramblers did not play in Week 12. They host No. 2 Peters Township in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
Out: Roman Catholic (12), Cedar Cliff (3)
Class 4A
1. Bishop McDevitt (12-0) (1) (D-3): The defending PIAA champion Crusaders defeated Lampeter-Strasburg in Week 12, 43-7. They host Manheim Central in the District 3 championship game Friday.
2. Aliquippa (11-0) (2) (D-7): The Quips defeated Mars in Week 12, 47-24. They play McKeesport in the WPIAL championship game Friday.
3. Selinsgrove (12-0-1) (4) (D-4): The Seals defeated Bethlehem Catholic in Week 12, 28-13. They host Juniata in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
4. Dallas (13-0) (5) (D-2): The Mountaineers defeated Valley View in Week 12, 21-18. They host No. 5 Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
5. Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast (10-2) (NR) (D-12): The Friars defeated Pope John Paul II in Week 12, 21-13. They visit No. 4 Dallas in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
Out: Pope John Paul II (1)
Class 3A
1. Belle Vernon (10-1) (1) (D-7): The defending PIAA champion Leopards defeated East Allegheny in Week 12, 49-8. They play No. 5 Avonworth in the WPIAL championship game Friday.
2. Martinsburg Central (12-0) (3) (D-6): The Scarlet Dragons defeated Clearfield in Week 12, 41-35, in double overtime. They play Hickory in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
3. Danville (12-1) (4) (D-4): The Ironmen defeated Loyalsock Township in Week 12, 40-7. They play Wyomissing in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
4. Northwestern Lehigh (13-0) (5) (D-11): The Tigers defeated Palmerton in Week 12, 58-9. They host Scranton Prep in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
5. Avonworth (12-0) (NR) (D-7): The Antelopes defeated Elizabeth Forward in Week 12, 21-10. They play No. 1 Belle Vernon in the WPIAL championship game Friday.
Out: Neumann-Goretti (12)
Class 2A
1. Farrell (11-1) (1) (D-10): The Steelers defeated Mercyhurst Prep in Week 12, 16-9. They host No. 2 Westinghouse in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
2. Westinghouse (11-0) (2) (D-8): The Bulldogs defeated Central Clarion in Week 12, 46-30. They visit No. 1 Farrell in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
3. Southern Columbia (12-1) (3) (D-4): The defending PIAA champion Tigers defeated Troy in Week 12, 14-0. They host No. 4 Bald Eagle in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
4. Bald Eagle (11-1) (NR) (D-6): The Eagles defeated No. 5 Richland in Week 12, 49-0. They visit No. 3 Southern Columbia in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
5. Steel Valley (10-1) (NR) (D-7): The Ironmen defeated Mohawk in Week 12, 34-21. They play Beaver Falls in the WPIAL championship game Friday.
Out: Central Clarion (9), Richland (6)
Class A
1. Steelton-Highspire (13-0) (1) (D-3): The defending PIAA champion Steamrollers defeated No. 2 Northern Bedford in Week 12, 21-7. They play No. 2 Lackawanna Trail in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
2. Lackawanna Trail (13-0) (3) (D-2): The Lions defeated Minersville in Week 12, 40-0. They play No. 1 Steelton-Highspire in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
3. South Side (13-0) (4) (D-7): The Rams defeated Clairton in Week 12, 28-12. They play No. 4 Fort Cherry in the WPIAL championship game Friday.
4. Fort Cherry (13-0) (5) (D-7): The Rangers defeated Bishop Canevin in Week 12, 33-21. They play No. 3 South Side in the WPIAL championship game Friday.
5. South Williamsport (10-2) (NR) (D-4): The Mountaineers defeated Muncy in Week 12, 57-20. They play Cambria Heights in a PIAA quarterfinal game Friday.
Out: Northern Bedford (5)
Tags: Aliquippa, Avonworth, Belle Vernon, Fort Cherry, North Allegheny, Peters Township, South Side, Steel Valley, Westinghouse
STEM careers can lead students to earn higher salaries, but it isn’t always accessible for all children to pursue STEM programs or careers.
“Most Americans believe K-12 STEM education in the United States is either average or below average compared with other wealthy nations,” according to an April 2024 Pew Research Center survey.
The study also revealed that “recent global standardized test scores show that students in the U.S. are, in fact, lagging behind their peers in other wealthy nations when it comes to math,” but are doing better than average in science compared with pupils in other countries.
The foundation is for all students but it places centers in neighborhoods handpicked because they don’t have access to technology education or abundant financial resources. Ripken Jr. explained, “A lot of our centers are in rural (or inner-city) areas.”
Joe Rossow, executive vice president of STEM and outcome measurements at the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, noted that “rural areas don’t have that tax base… it’s hard for them to get new equipment, and new furniture and new things.”
In a 2021 report, Pew research also revealed that “Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce compared with their share of all workers.” The research stated that while women make up half of those employed in STEM jobs, most are in health-related careers. Women are underrepresented in other occupations, according to the report.
The foundation aims to help level the field and alter the stigma that prevents students from entering STEM-related careers. Rossow said they have seen an increase in girls showing interest in their STEM center programs. An analysis of application data from students in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Maryland found that 60% of female students had a higher increase in STEM engagement, 53% of female students had a higher percentage of STEM enjoyment and 50% of female students’ chances increased to enter STEM careers.
“Some of our female students had an increase in critical thinking as problem solvers and after that study, we didn’t realize it (the centers) really had an impact on our female engineers,” Rossow said.
The foundation’s mission is to partner with youth-serving organizations and schools across the country to provide educational life skills curriculum.
A mission that Ripken Sr. believed in wholeheartedly, according to Ripken Jr.
In Pennsylvania, STEM centers have opened at Saint Aloysius Parish School in Pottstown, Scott Sixth Grade Center in Coatesville, Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary in Delta, Robert K. Shafer Middle School in Bensalem, Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences and Avery Harrington School in Philadelphia.
The organization plans to open more centers in the future.
PENNSYLVANIA— Any Pennsylvania residents who use Tom’s of Maine toothpaste and have noticed a strange taste or smell from the product aren’t alone, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, which recently detailed how bacteria was found in some of the company’s products and black mold was discovered at a facility.
The agency this month issued a warning letter to Tom’s of Maine Inc. about its “significant violations” of manufacturing regulations for pharmaceuticals, and discussed a May inspection of the facility in Sanford, Maine.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria that can cause blood and lung infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was found from June 2021 to October 2022 in samples of water that was used to make Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint Paste, the letter stated. The water was also used for the final rinse in equipment cleaning.
Gram-negative cocco-bacilli Paracoccus yeei, which is associated with several infections, according to the Hartmann Science Center, was in a batch of the company’s Wicked Cool! Anticavity Toothpaste, the letter stated.
Ralstonia insidiosa, a waterborne bacteria, according to the Journal of Medical Microbiology, was repeatedly found at water points of use at the facility, the letter stated.
“A black mold-like substance” was discovered within one foot of equipment that came into contact with products, according to the letter, which stated the substance was at the base of a hose reel and behind a water storage tank.
The company received about 400 complaints related to toothpaste odor, color and taste, including in relation to products for children, but the complaints were not investigated, the letter said.
“We have always tested finished goods before they leave our control, and we remain fully confident in the safety and quality of the toothpaste we make,” Tom’s of Maine said, according to News Center Maine. “In addition, we have engaged water specialists to evaluate our systems at Sanford, have implemented additional safeguards to ensure compliance with FDA standards, and our water testing shows no issues.”
In the federal administration’s letter, dated Nov. 5, the agency directed the company to provide multiple risk assessments, reserve sample test results from all unexpired batches, and a water system remediation plan, among other things. The administration requested a written response from Tom’s of Maine within 15 working days.
With reporting by Anna Schier of Patch.
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