Blue Mountain became the fifth No. 1 team in the SportsNow Super 7 Poll to get knocked off when they fell to North Schuylkill 38-14 on Thursday night (Photo by Justin Reed / Skook News).

Is there a curse on the No. 1 spot in the T102SportsNow.com Super 7 high school football poll?

There may be.

For the fifth time in eight weeks the No. 1 team was knocked off when Blue Mountain fell to North Schuylkill 38-14 on Thursday night. Here’s a quick look at how the No. 1 teams in the Sports Now Super 7 Poll have fared:

Week 1 — Schuylkill Haven, lost to Blue Mountain

Week 2 — North Schuylkill, lost to Tamaqua

Week 3 — Blue Mountain, beat Jim Thorpe

Week 4 — Blue Mountain, lost to NW Lehigh

Week 5 — Tamaqua, beat Salisbury

Week 6 — Tamaqua, beat Bangor

Week 7 — Tamaqua, lost to Southern Lehigh

Week 8 — Blue Mountain, lost to North Schuylkill

Who is the next No. 1 team/victim?

Schuylkill Haven (7-1) is back on top of the poll this week after the Hurricanes dismantled Pine Grove 81-6 for their seventh straight victory. Williams Valley (7-1) climbs up to No. 2, with North Schuylkill moving from No. 6 to No. 3 after beating Blue Mountain.

Blue Mountain is at No. 4, followed by Minersville and Nativity. Pottsville and Tamaqua tied for seventh. Here’s a look at this week’s Super 7 Poll, which is selected by three T102SportsNow.com writers and the broadcast anchors for WPPA and T-102:

T102 Sports Now Super 7 Poll

Week 9

Team (Last week)                 Pts.     Rec.    Last Week’s result            This week’s game

1. Sch. Haven (2) ………….. 35 … 7-1 ….. W, Pine Grove, 81-6 …….. Nativity

2. Williams Valley (4) …… 28 … 7-1 ….. W, Marian, 33-0 ………….. Shen. Valley

3. North Schuylkill (6) ….. 25 … 5-3 ….. W, Blue Mtn., 38-14 …….. Lehighton

4. Blue Mountain (1) …….. 22 … 6-2 ….. L, North Sch., 38-14 …….. Pottsville

5. Minersville (NR) ………. 13 … 5-3 ….. W, Nativity, 49-28 ……….. @Tri-Valley

6. Nativity (5) ……………….. 7 … 6-2 ….. L, Minersville, 49-28 ……. @Sch. Haven

7. Pottsville (7) ……………… 5 … 4-4 ….. W, Wilson, 35-0 ………….. @Blue Mountain

(tie) Tamaqua (3) ………….. 5 … 6-2 ….. L, Lehighton, 34-14 ……… NW Lehigh

     Others getting votes: None

Poll compiled by voting done by T102SportsNow writers

and T-102 and WPPA broadcast team anchors