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A brief preview by sportswriter Ron summarizes upcoming actions and notable figures in the season, highlighting key players, teams, and anticipated matchups while noting context from recent games and emerging trends.
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Neshannock crushes Riverside in key conference win
Neshannock improves to 4-0 in league action with a 20-13 victory over Riverside as the Lancers stay chasing the WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Conference title. Notable players include Frank Antuone Danny Welker and Anthony Medure for Neshannock while South Side Beaver suspends a 50-12 loss to Freedom.
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Neshannock
Riverside
South Side BeAver
Freedom
Frank Antuone
Danny Welker
Anthony Medure
South Side
Beaver
Robbie Heberle
A.J. Crider
Logan Jones
Lancers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Shenango and Cornell Prepare After Earlier Week’s Losses
Friday at 4 30 p m Shenango seeks another win to stay in WPIAL Class 1A Big Seven playoff race while Cornell aims to end a five game scoring drought as their already tough season grows tougher with a 44 0 setback and 12 total points.
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Shenango
Summit Academy
Cornell
Union
Maxwell Reamer, Jr
Braydan Smiley
Christian Amabile
Eric Olexa
Gerard Rippy
Deshaun Lucas
Raiders
Freedom at Mohawk Friday Night Football Preview
Freedom (2-2, 2-5) hosts Mohawk (0-5, 0-6) in a clash where Mohawk seeks its first home win since 2014 while Freedom seeks momentum after a 50-12 win over South Side Beaver. Zach Rosa starred with five passing TDs and a rushing TD last week, and Mohawk relies on Jaydon Johnson Cayne Yakubik and James Argiro to snap a 16-game slide.
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Freedom
South Side Beaver
Mohawk
New Brighton
Zach Rosa
Nick Henderson
Nate Beaver
Jaydon Johnson
Cayne Yakubik
James Argiro, Jr
Warriors
Beaver
Last Week Rivalry Showdowns Highlight County Scoring Feats
Wilmington improved to 6-0 in league play with a 35-0 win over Greenville while Hickory moved to 7-0 with a 56-26 victory over Sharpsville. Key players include Wilmington’s Reese Bender Spencer DeMedal and Kyle Slicker and Hickory’s Luke Brennan Chuck Can Tyler Bishop. Chuck Carr set Mercer County and District 10 career TD marks with 97, while Spencer DeMedal leads the county with 120 points on 20 touchdowns and 29 total scores over three seasons.
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Wilmington
Greenville
Hickory
Sharpsville
Reese Bender
Spencer DeMedal
Kyle Slicker
Luke Brennan
Chuck Can
Tyler Bishop
Hornets
Chuck Carr
Mercer County
Derry and Ellwood City Prepare Nonconference Showdown
Derry improves to 7-0 for the first time since 1983 by routing Mount Pleasant 34-14 while Ellwood City falls to 0-6 after a 49-0 loss to Beaver. Key players include Derry’s Polinsky Balega and Marron, Ellwood City’s Reece Botti Agostinelli, with Toby Kelly leading the Wolverines’ ground game and Toby Kelly tallying three rushing touchdowns.
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Derry
Mount Pleasant
Ellwood City
Beaver
Ryan Polinsky
Tyler Balega
Matt Marron
Jordan Reece
Luca Botti
Anthony Agostinelli
Wolverines
Toby Kelly
New Castle county football slips in tough week
New Castle lost to South Fayette 37 13 and Knoch fell to Indiana 31 21. Key players include New Castle Gene Stone Marcus Hooker Ryan Cooper and Knoch Mac Christy Zach Boldy Aust en Renfrew. New Castle has dropped two straight and is third in WPIAL Class 4A Northwest Nine with four teams playoff bound. Enock Christy leads rushing with 584 yards.
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New Castle
South Fayette
Knoch
Indiana
Gene Stone
Marcus Hooker
Ryan Cooper
Mac Christy
Zach Boldy
Austen Renfrew
Red Hurricane
Enock
Laurel and Deer Lakes Seek Street-Will Momentum in Week 9
Laurel 4-3 fell 54-14 to Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic while Deer Lakes 1-5 lost 21-7 to Seton-La Salle. Standouts include Laurel’s Shaffer Layne Dantico and Deer Lakes’s Fleming Febinger Palmieri. Both squads seek a win to halt streaks. last meeting ended 28-0 Spartans in 1997.
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Laurel
Cardinal Wuer
North Catholic
Deer Lakes
Seton-La Salle
William Shaffer
Isici Layne
Jordan Dantico
David Fleming
Mark Febinger
Billy Palmieri
Spartans
Union and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart clash in moved Moon game
Union meets Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Moon in a key WPIAL Class 1A Big Seven showdown. Union seeks to extend a three of four win run and keep playoff hopes alive while OLSH aims to rebound after a 28-12 loss to Rochester. The game was shifted from Friday to Saturday due to a scheduling conflict.
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Moon
Union
Cornell
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Rochester
Evan Pinkerton, Jr
Rissaun McKnight
Reno Million
Tyler Bradley
Markus Jenkins
Connor White, Jr
Scotties
Robert Morris
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Marshane McElroy
Lance Hill
Chris Scott
Trevon Charles
Richard Pitrelli
Jared Staph
Matt DuBois
Tre’von Charles
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Spencer Jones
Lorenzo Gardner
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Andrew O'Brien
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Seth Fehrs
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