A blowout victory propelled Twin Valley to 6-0 and kept the Raiders in the top spot in the Class 4A high school state football rankings this week.
Twin Valley shut out Northern Lebanon 42-0 last week to up its record to 3-0 in Section 4 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League.
In the same league section and the same state class is Wyomissing, which also used an easy win to stay at fourth ranked in the state in Class 4A.
The 5-1 Spartans (3-0 LL Section 4) also pitched a shutout last week, blanking Donegal 49-0.
In Class 6A, Wilson (2-0 LL Section 1) remains a team to watch after improving to 5-1 with a 43-20 win over Gov. Mifflin.
In Class 5A, unbeaten Exeter (6-0, 3-0 LL Section 2) is also a team to watch after beating Ephrata 43-6.
The rankings are compiled by Eric Epler and PennLive.com.
Here’s a complete look at the state rankings:
CLASS 6A
Rank – Team – District – Record — Previous
1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 3-1 1
2. La Salle College HS (12) 6-0 3
3. Central Bucks South (1) 6-0 2
4. Imhotep Charter (12) 5-1 4
5. Freedom (11) 6-0 6
6. Manheim Township (3) 6-0 7
7. Downingtown West (1) 6-0 8
8. Harrisburg (3) 5-1 9
9. Pittsburgh CC (7) 4-2 NR
10. North Penn (1) 6-0 10
Teams to watch: Liberty (11) 6-0, Central York (3) 5-1, Easton (11) 5-1, North Allegheny (7) 5-1, State College (6) 5-1, Wilson-West Lawn (3) 5-1.
CLASS 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Pine-Richland (7) 5-0 5
2. Chester (1) 5-1 4
3. Strath Haven (1) 6-0 6
4. Upper St. Clair (7) 6-0 10
5. West Chester Rustin (1) 5-1 3
6. Peters Township (7) 5-1 2
7. Bishop McDevitt (3) 5-1 7
8. Springfield-Delco (1) 6-0 8
9. Bethel Park (7) 6-0 NR
10. Roman Catholic (12) 4-2 1
Teams to watch: Cathedral Prep (10) 5-1, Exeter Township (3) 6-0, Garnet Valley (1) 5-1, Hollidaysburg (6) 5-1, Mechanicsburg (3) 6-0, New Oxford (3) 6-0.
CLASS 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Twin Valley (3) 6-0 1
2. Aliquippa (7) 4-1 2
3. Pope John Paul II (1) 5-1 3
4. Wyomissing (3) 5-1 4
5. Thomas Jefferson (7) 6-0 5
6. Bonner-Prendergast (12) 4-0 8
7. Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 6-0 6
8. Shamokin (4) 6-0 7
9. Jersey Shore (4) 5-1 9
10. Montour (7) 6-0 10
Teams to watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 4-2, Clearfield (9) 6-0, General McLane (10) 5-1, West York (3) 6-0.
CLASS 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Danville (4) 6-0 1
2. Northwestern Lehigh (11) 6-0 2
3. Scranton Prep (2) 5-1 3
4. Imani Christian (7) 6-0 4
5. Western Wayne (2) 6-0 5
6. Tamaqua (11) 6-0 6
7. Mount Carmel (4) 5-1 7
8. Sharon (10) 5-1 8
9. Lewisburg (4) 6-0 9
10. Hickory (10) 5-1 10
Teams at watch: Deer Lakes (7) 6-0, Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 5-1, Penn Cambria (6) 5-1, Trinity (3) 5-1.
CLASS 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Troy (4) 6-0 1
2. Riverside (2) 6-0 2
3. Central Clarion (9) 6-0 3
4. Seton-LaSalle (7) 6-0 5
5. Schuylkill Haven (11) 5-1 6
6. Williams Valley (11) 5-1 4
7. Cambria Heights (6) 6-0 8
8. Ellwood City (7) 5-0 9
9. Richland (6) 5-1 10
10. South Park (7) 5-1 NR
Teams to watch: Camp Hill (3) 4-2, Sharpsville (10) 5-1, South Allegheny (7) 5-1, Southern Columbia (4) 3-3, Steel-High (3), 4-2, Warrior Run (4) 5-1.
CLASS 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Fort Cherry (7) 6-0 1
2. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 6-0 2
3. Westinghouse (8) 5-1 3
4. Clairton (7) 6-0 4
5. Lackawanna Trail (2) 5-1 5
6. Port Allegany (9) 6-0 6
7. Bishop Canevin (7) 4-1 7
8. Neshannock (7) 5-1 8
9. Muncy (4) 5-1 NR
10. Redbank Valley (9) 5-1 NR
Teams to watch: Cambridge Springs (10) 5-1, Greenville (10) 5-1, Line Mountain (4) 4-2, Monessen (7) 5-1, Nativity-BVM (11) 5-1.
Source: Berkshire mont