Jeannette opened the season by stepping up in class, and a victory moved the Jayhawks one step higher in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette state rankings.
Jeannette is a WPIAL Class 1A school that defeated 2A East Allegheny, 28-26, on Friday night. East Allegheny was the Post-Gazette’s No. 4-ranked team in WPIAL Class 2A. After the win, Jeannette moved from fourth to third in the Post-Gazette state rankings for Class 1A.
Robert Kennedy was the star for Jeannette against East Allegheny, throwing for 134 yards, also rushing for 134 and breaking up a two-point conversion pass that would’ve tied the game.
Jeannette remained at No. 2 in the WPIAL ranking. Imani Christian moved into the WPIAL top five in Class 1A at No. 4 while Our Lady of the Sacred Heart dropped out of the top five after losing to South Side Beaver.
There was little movement elsewhere in the rankings. Many teams did not play in Week Zero and will play their first game this weekend. Central Catholic dropped out of the top five in the state rankings and fell from No. 2 to No. 3 in the WPIAL rankings after losing to Erie Cathedral Prep, 40-7.
A big game in Eastern Pennsylvania Saturday saw Harrisburg defeat Imhotep Charter, 33-14. Harrisburg entered the contest No. 2 in 5A while Imhotep was No. 2 in 4A.
Here are the Post-Gazette rankings:
WPIAL
WPIAL Class 6A
1. Pine-Richland 1-0
2. North Allegheny 1-0
3. Central Catholic 0-1
4. Seneca Valley 0-0
5. Bethel Park 0-0
WPIAL Class 5A
1. McKeesport 1-0
2. Penn-Trafford 1-0
3. West Allegheny 0-0
4. Gateway 1-0
5. Upper St. Clair 0-1
WPIAL Class 4A
1. Thomas Jefferson 0-0
2. South Fayette 1-0
3. West Mifflin 0-0
4. Belle Vernon 0-0
5. Montour 0-0
WPIAL Class 3A
1. Aliquippa 1-0
2. Central Valley 0-1
3. Beaver 1-0
4. Seton-LaSalle 0-0
5. Beaver Falls 0-0
WPIAL Class 2A
1. Steel Valley 0-0
2. Washington 0-0
3. Neshannock 1-0
4. Brentwood 1-0
5. East Allegheny 0-1
WPIAL Class 1A
1. Clairton 0-0
2. Jeannette 1-0
3. Rochester 0-0
4. Imani Christian 1-0
5. Fort Cherry 0-0
CITY LEAGUE
1. Brashear 1-0
2. University Prep 0-1
3. Westinghouse 0-0
STATE
PIAA Class 6A
1. St. Joseph’s Prep 0-0
2. Pine-Richland 1-0
3. Parkland 1-0
4. Coatesville 1-0
5. La Salle College 1-0
PIAA Class 5A
1. Archbishop Wood 1-0
2. Harrisburg 1-0
3. Whitehall 1-0
4. McKeesport 0-0
5. Springfield-Delco 1-0
PIAA Class 4A
1. Erie Cathedral Prep 1-0
2. Berks Catholic 0-0
3. Imhotep Charter 0-1
4. Thomas Jefferson 0-0
5. South Fayette 1-0
PIAA Class 3A
1. Aliquippa 1-0
2. Scranton Prep 1-0
3. Central Valley 0-1
4. Danville 1-0
5. Middletown 0-0
PIAA Class 2A
1. Southern Columbia 1-0
2. Steel Valley 0-0
3. Dunmore 1-0
4. Washington 0-0
5. Ligonier Valley 1-0
PIAA Class 1A
1. Bishop Guilfoyle 1-0
2. Clairton 0-0
3. Steelton-Highspire 1-0
4. Jeannette 1-0
5. Williams Valley 1-0
First Published: August 28, 2017, 10:00 a.m.