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2026 • PA STATE RECORD WATCHHistory in Sight: DeMarcus Murray Chasing Pennsylvania Single-Season Receiving TD Record12 receiving TDs through four games • 17 more to break the record → WEEK 5 • SCHEDULEWeek 5 Schedule — Districts 1, 3, 11 & 12See the complete Sept. 24–26 Week 5 slate across the PA East coverage area → WEEK 5 • GAMES TO WATCHWeek 5 Games to Watch — Top Matchups Across D1, D3, D11 & D12See the 21 highlighted Week 5 matchups selected by PA East → WEEK 4 • GAME OF THE WEEK POSTGAMEPennridge 14, Central Bucks West 7 — Full Postgame RecapGame recap • PA East takeaways • Blake Landherr Player of the Game → WEEK 4 • SCORESWeek 4 Scores — Districts 1, 3, 11 & 12See the latest Week 4 finals across the PA East coverage area → 2026 • POWER RANKINGSCurrent PA East Power Rankings — D1, D3, D11 & D12View the latest rankings by classification →

PA EAST FEATURED GAME

Featured Game / Player of the Game

WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT

FINAL SCORE Chester defeats Strath Haven 22 to 10

Chester 22, Strath Haven 10

Chester opens the 2026 season with a statement District 1 road victory.

PLAYER OF THE GAME PA East Player of the Game Sa'Mhad Williams

Sa'Mhad Williams

Freshman RB • 21 carries • 187 rushing yards • 2 TD

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WEEK 2 • FINAL SCORE Central York defeats North Penn 42 to 33

Central York 42, North Penn 33

Central York earns a statement road victory in the PA East Sports Media Week 2 Featured Game. Both teams move to 1–1.

CO-PLAYERS OF THE GAME PA East Co-Players of the Game DeMarcus Murray and Jamin Ilgenfritz

DeMarcus Murray & Jamin Ilgenfritz

Murray: 7 REC • 112 YDS • 5 TD | Ilgenfritz: 16/22 • 233 YDS • 6 TD

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WEEK 3 • FINAL SCORE Parkland defeats Easton Area 44 to 14

Parkland 44, Easton Area 14

Parkland gets its revenge with a dominant District 11 road victory and improves to 2–1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME PA East Player of the Game TJ Lawrence

TJ Lawrence

Senior RB • 22 carries • 187 rushing yards • 3 TD

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WEEK 4 • FINAL SCORE Pennridge defeats Central Bucks West 14 to 7

Pennridge 14, Central Bucks West 7

Pennridge wins a defensive thriller with a late touchdown and improves to 4–0. CB West moves to 3–1.

WEEK 4 • PLAYER OF THE GAME PA East Week 4 Player of the Game Blake Landherr

Blake Landherr

JR OLB/TE • 7 tackles • 1.5 TFL • Fumble recovery • 1 REC • 10 YDS • 1 TD

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WEEK 5 • FEATURED GAME Week 5 Featured Game: Lehighton at Southern Lehigh

Lehighton (4–0) @ Southern Lehigh (4–0)

District 11 showdown • #1 in 4A vs. #1 in 5A • Friday, September 25 at 7:00 PM • Southern Lehigh High School Stadium

WEEK 5 • PLAYER OF THE GAME

PA EAST SPORTS MEDIAPLAYER OF THE GAMEWEEK 5

To Be Announced

Week 5 Player of the Game will be added after Lehighton @ Southern Lehigh.

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2026 POWER RANKINGS

2026 Football Power Rankings

DISTRICT 1

Official District Rankings

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Ranking sources: Districts 1, 3 and 11 use official PIAA district power-ranking data. District 12 uses current MaxPreps football ratings, sorted into the official 2026 PIAA District 12 football classifications. Schools without a current MaxPreps rating use the built-in fallback data. D1, D3, D11 and D12 are set to refresh automatically from their source rankings. District 1, District 3, District 11 and District 12 team names open a PA East team page with the team's full 2026 schedule.

Weekly Coverage

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2026 Schedule Hub — Week 5

Current Week 5 schedule for Districts 1, 3, 11 and 12.

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Game Day

Pregame graphics, matchup notes and live story updates from the featured game.

Final Scores

Fast score graphics and notable results from across D1, D3, D11 and D12.

Player of the Game

Award, photo and quick postgame interview highlighting one standout performance.

Weekly Rankings

Movement after the games: risers, fallers and new teams entering the conversation.

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Games Attended & Picks Record

2026 PICKS RECORD16–8Through Week 4

Games Attended

5 GAMES

WEEK 1Chester @ Strath Haven

WEEK 1Camden @ Imhotep Charter

WEEK 2Central York @ North Penn

WEEK 3Parkland @ Easton Area

WEEK 4Central Bucks West @ Pennridge

PA East Picks

16–8 OVERALL

Week 1 • 3–3

Cumberland ValleyL
SolancoW
PennridgeW
Archbishop RyanL
Steelton-HighspireW
Strath HavenL

Week 2 • 5–1

Central YorkW
Southern LehighW
EphrataW
Pequea ValleyW
OxfordL
Penn ManorW

Week 3 • 4–2

ParklandW
Daniel BooneL
PottsgroveW
Martin Luther KingW
Central YorkL
CoatesvilleW

Week 4 • 4–2

Central Bucks WestL
Central Bucks SouthW
Garden SpotW
WhitehallW
West CatholicL
DoverW

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