West Perry field hockey remains undefeated on the season and, for the first time, made MAX Field Hockey’s Pennsylvania rankings.
The rankings were published September 20. Four new teams were added to the list, which weren’t ranked on the stats-based website’s preseason poll.
Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Crestwood, Abington Heights, and Kennett were the other schools. Two Lancaster-Lebanon League teams – Manheim Township and Conestoga – saw two of the biggest leaps on the list.
Here are the Pennsylvania high school field hockey teams ranked as of September 20:
OC Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, 3-0-0 (others considered)
OC Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown, 6-0-0 (previously not ranked)
OC Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg, 3-3-0 (others considered)
OC Great Valley, Malvern, 6-2-0 (previously ranked No. 20)
OC Crestwood, Mountain Top, 3-1-0 (previously not ranked)
OC Abington Heights, Clarks Summit, 4-0-1 (previously not ranked)
20. Kennett, Kennett Square, 6-0-0 (previously not ranked)
19. West Perry, Elliottsburg, 7-0-0 (others considered)
18. Easton Area, Easton, 9-0-0 (others considered)
17. The Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, 1-3-0 (previously ranked No. 3)
16. Gwynedd Mercy, Gwynedd Valley, 5-3-0 (previously ranked No. 13)
15. Wyoming Area, Exeter, 7-1-0 (previously ranked No. 11)
14. Central Bucks West, Doylestown, 5-0-0 (previously ranked No. 18)
13. Methacton, Eagleville, 5-0-0 (previously ranked No. 17)
12. Oley Valley, Oley, 6-0-0 (no change)
11. Penn Manor, Millersville, 6-0-0 (previously ranked No. 16)
10. Villa Maria, Malvern, 5-1-0 (no change)
9. Lower Dauphin, Hummelstown, 5-1-0 (previously No. 2)
8. Hershey, Hershey, 3-1-0 (previously No. 6)
7. Manheim Township, Lancaster, 8-0-0 (previously No. 14)
6. Downingtown, Downingtown, 6-1-0 (previously No. 7)
5. Emmaus, Emmaus, 7-1-0 (no change)
4. Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova, 4-1-0 (previously ranked No. 8)
3. Conestoga, Berwyn, 6-0-0 (previously No. 9)
2. Palmyra, Palmyra, 3-0-0 (previously No. 4)
1. The Hill School, Pottstown, 2-0-0 (no change)
