Tribute 10: Major shakeup at the top of the WPIAL Power Rankings

From: Don Rebel

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | 11:23 p.m

David Bowie and Black Sabbath, among others, have sung about it, fall is all about it, and the human body goes through a lot of it over the years.

Changes.

This is what the power rankings had to go through after both the No. 1 and No. 2 teams lost last week.

Central Catholic's win over North Allegheny in a Class 6A showdown and Upper St. Clair's win over Peters Township in a Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference opener gave the top of the Trib 10 a major facelift this week.

North Allegheny's stay at No. 1 lasted a week after losing to Aliquippa in Week 4.

Pine-Richland becomes the third-best power ranking team in as many weeks.

Could more changes be on the horizon in week 6?

No. 2 USC visits No. 9 South Fayette in a battle of undefeated teams, while the No. 1 Rams have a tough task as they host Penn Hills for the top spot in the Class 5A Northeast Conference.

Here are the latest Trib 10 performance rankings. The teams are listed with the overall record and ranking from the last week. These rankings have no classification limits.

1. Pine-Richland, 5-0, (3): The Rams host Penn Hills on Friday on Trib HSSN

2. Upper St. Clair, 6-0, (4): The Panthers visit No. 9 South Fayette on Friday on Trib HSSN

3. Aliquippa, 3-1, (5): The Quips host West Allegheny on Friday

4. Montour, 5-0, (6): The Spartans host New Castle on Friday at Trib HSSN

5. Thomas Jefferson, 6-0, (7): The Jaguars host Trinity on Friday

6. Central Catholic, 4-2, (8): The Vikings visit Shaler on Friday

7. North Allegheny, 5-1, (1): The Tigers visit Mt. Lebanon on Friday at Trib HSSN

8. Peters Township, 5-1, (2): The Indians visit Moon on Friday

9. South Fayette, 6-0, (9): The Lions host No. 2 Upper St. Clair on Friday at Trib HSSN

10. Fort Cherry, 6-0, (10): The Rangers host Cornell on Friday

Out of: None