Archbishop Stepinac Football Team Ranked Among Northeast's Best: MaxPreps

Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains cracked the Top 10 this week in MaxPreps’ Northeast Regional High School Computer Rankings.

The 2-0 Crusaders climbed the ladder from the #19 spot to #6, following a convincing 48-6 win last week over Iona Prep. Stepinac is the only Westchester County high school to make the Top 25 ranking.

According to MaxPreps, its regional rankings “are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, presented by the Army National Guard. The Northeast region includes teams from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.”

Stepinac’s next game is against Holy Cross on Sept. 26. Be sure to check out the Patch High School Football Scoreboard each week for game results and schedules.

From MaxPreps:

1. (last week 1) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 2-1, 75.4

2. (2) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 3-0, 73.9

3. (7) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 2-1, 68.0

4. (4) Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.), 3-0, 63.4

5. (6) Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, Mass.), 2-0, 61.3

6. (19) Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.), 2-0, 55.2

7. (10) Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.), 2-1, 53.7

8. (13) William Penn (New Castle, Del.), 2-0, 53.3

9. (5) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.), 3-0, 53.0

10 (TIE). (14) South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.), 3-0, 52.8

10 (TIE). (NR) St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 2-1, 52.8

12 (TIE). (12) Maine-Endwell (Endwell, N.Y.), 3-0, 52.5

12 (TIE). (NR) La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 2-1, 52.5

14. (18) Southington (Conn.), 2-0, 52.2

15. (17) Easton (Pa.), 3-0, 51.9

16. (16) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 3-0, 51.7

17. (9) Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.), 2-0, 51.4

18. (14) DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.), 1-2, 51.1

19. (NR) Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, Pa.), 3-0, 50.6

20. (21) St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 2-1, 50.1

21. (20) Coatesville (Pa.), 3-0, 50.0

22. (NR) Darien (Conn.), 1-0, 49.5

23. (3) Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 2-1, 48.6

24. (NR) St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.), 2-0, 48.5

25. (25) Middletown South (N.J.), 2-0, 48.1

Patch file photo.