Of the 30 teams that made the final state high school football rankings, about one-third are from the WPIAL.
The PIAA championships concluded Saturday and the final Post-Gazette rankings have 11 teams from the WPIAL. Penn Hills (5A) and Aliquippa (3A) won PIAA titles and are the WPIAL teams ranked No. 1.
The WPIAL had three teams ranked in the top five in both Class 5A and 1A. Here are the final P-G state rankings:
CLASS 6A
1. St. Joseph’s Prep 13-0
2. Harrisburg 13-2
3. Coatesville 14-1
4. Pine-Richland 11-3
5. North Penn 13-1
CLASS 5A
1. Penn Hills 16-0
2. Archbishop Wood 10-4
3. Manheim Central 14-1
4. West Allegheny 10-3
5. Gateway 12-1
CLASS 4A
1. Erie Cathedral Prep 13-3
2. Imhotep Charter 11-3
3. South Fayette 12-2
4. Thomas Jefferson 11-1
5. Bishop McDevitt 13-2
CLASS 3A
1. Aliquippa 14-1
2. Middletown 14-2
3. Scranton Prep 13-2
4. Conwell-Egan 13-1
5. Sharon 10-4
CLASS 2A
1. Southern Columbia 16-0
2. Wilmington 14-2
3. West Catholic 12-3
4. York Catholic 12-1
5. Steel Valley 12-2
CLASS 1A
1. Farrell 15-0
2. O.L.S.H. 12-2
3. Lackawanna Trail 14-2
4. Rochester 11-2
5. Jeannette 11-1
First Published: December 10, 2018, 1:00 p.m.