DISTRICT 11 FOOTBALL RANKINGS
Class A (Top four qualify)
1. Tri-Valley (6-1): .604303
2. Williams Valley (6-1): .570269
3. Nativity BVM (4-4): .391594
4. Mahanoy Area (2-6): .370450
5. Marian Catholic (1-7): .289891
Of note: Williams Valley’s game with Shenandoah Valley was canceled because of COVID. Marian’s first victory kept its playoff hopes alive. It visits Panther Valley on Friday. Mahanoy Area visits Pine Grove also on Friday. Tri-Valley/Williams Valley game in Week 10 likely determines the top seed.
Class 2A (Top four qualify)
1. Palmerton (7-1): .595654
2. Northern Lehigh (5-3): .577131
3. Minersville (6-2): .541056
4. Catasauqua (6-2): .507550
5. Executive Education (4-4): .419127
6. Palisades (2-6): .341447
7. Schuylkill Haven (2-5) .301602
8. Panther Valley (0-6): .262782
9. Shenandoah Valley (2-4): .257108
10. Pen Argyl (0-7): .206519
Of note: Palmerton regains the top spot after beating Mahanoy Area. Northern Lehigh slips to No. 2 after beating Pen Argyl. The Blue Bombers host No. 3 Minersville on Friday. The Bulldogs visit 3A Salisbury. Palisades must win its final two games to get in, including Friday at Jim Thorpe. Catasauqua hosts Schuylkill Haven.
Class 3A (subregional with District 1; top four qualify regardless of district)
1. North Schuylkill (8-0): .760586*
2. Notre Dame-GP (6-1): .688647*
3. Jim Thorpe (4-4): .477308
4. New Hope-Solebury (1-6): .335363
5. Salisbury (2-6): .323979
6. Tamaqua (2-5): .302000
7. Pine Grove (1-7): .294069
Of note: North Schuylkill and Notre Dame-GP are in the playoffs. Jim Thorpe has a solid chance to join them with one more win. Salisbury needs to beat either Northern Lehigh or Southern Lehigh and get help from two sub-.500 big schools against New Hope-Solebury.
Class 4A (Top four qualify)
1. Northwestern (8-0): .780274*
2. Central Catholic (5-3): .704387
3. Pottsville (6-2): .694563
4. Wilson (5-3): .556575
5. Bangor (5-3): .545592
6. Bethlehem Catholic (2-5): .522337
7. Saucon Valley (4-4): .504134
8. Blue Mountain (3-5): .476315
9. Lehighton (1-7): .333337
10. East Stroudsburg North (0-7): .292437 Of note: Central Catholic’s win over Whitehall plus Pottsville’s loss at Northwestern moved the Vikings to No.
2. Bangor’s win at Wilson jumped the Slaters two spots to No. 5, just behind the Warriors. Bethlehem Catholic dropped one spot to sixth with games left against Freedom and Central Catholic. Saucon Valley moved up one to No. 7 to stay in contention. It faces Northwestern and Palisades to close out the regular season. Central Catholic and Pottsville clinch berths with one more win each.
Class 5A (subregional with District 2; top four qualify regardless of district)
1. East Stroudsburg South (5-3): .651825
2. Whitehall (3-4): .583262
3. Southern Lehigh (2-6): .457330
4. Wyoming Valley West (3-5): .424496
5. Pocono Mountain East (1-5): .415053
6. Abington Heights (1-7): .306598
Of note: South’s win and Whitehall’s loss created a flip-flop at the top. Southern Lehigh moves up another spot after a second win in a row. South and Whitehall
need one win each to clinch.
Class 6A (Top eight qualify)
1. Parkland (6-1): .799671*
2. Northampton (8-0): .772138*
3. Freedom (6-2): .763439*
4. Emmaus (7-1): .747696
5. Easton (4-2): .663371
6. Nazareth (5-3): .661937
7. Pleasant Valley (4-3): .611613
8. Stroudsburg (4-4): .556799
9. Pocono Mountain West (4-4): .553274
10. Dieruff (2-5): .462878
11. Liberty (1-7): .378736
12. Allen (0-8): .289531
Of note: Parkland, Northampton and Freedom have clinched berths. Emmaus, Easton and Nazareth clinch with one more win each. Dieruff must win its last two games to stay alive. Freedom and Emmaus closed the gap on Northampton for the No. 2 seed. Easton slides ahead of Nazareth after beating Liberty and Nazareth’s loss at Emmaus. The Red Rovers and Blue Eagles meet in Week
10. Stroudsburg moved up to No. 8 after beating Allen and Pocono Mountain West lost to East Stroudsburg South.
*Clinched playoff berth