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Mifflin County (2-6) at Lower Dauphin (4-4)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Lower Dauphin 35, Mifflin County 26 (2025)
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES: Mifflin County dropped a 26-7 decision to Mechanicsburg last week. Noah Wolfkiel hit on 10 of 18 passes for 77 yards and 1 INT. The Huskies only score came from Jaxon Strohecker, who scored on a 4-yard TD run during the third quarter. For the game, Strohecker managed 3 yards on his 10 carries, and Mifflin County netted minus 39 yards on 21 rushes. Asher Pearce managed 4 receptions for 52 yards. Defensively, Cayden Breon led the Huskies with 12 tackles and Brayan Aurand added 11 plus 1 sack.
SCOUTING THE FALCONS: Lower Dauphin suffered a 40-34 setback at Palmyra a week ago. Chase Goddard was 8 of 21 passes for 80 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT. His favorite target was Nathan Fortenberry who caught 7 passes for 81 yards and 2 TDs. On the ground, Connor Kreiser ran for a team-high 18 carries and 112 yards with 2 TDs, while Goddard added 109 yards on 14 rushes. Michael Dugan also scored a TD. Defensively, Dugan led the Falcons with 5 tackles, while Cayden Brassell and Logan "Ace" Andrews each had .5 sacks.
Line Mountain (7-1) at Juniata (1-7)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Line Mountain 35, Juniata 0 (2025)
SCOUTING THE EAGLES: Line Mountain whipped Halifax 35-14 last Friday as Preston Derk went 4 of 8 for 66 yards and 1 INT. Luke Malfara had most of his completions, catching three balls for 52 yards. The Eagles did much of the offensive damage on the ground, rolling up 19 carries for 281 yards and 3 rushing TDs. Kaden Dunkelberger exploded for 147 yards on 6 rushes. Niam Braswell, Liam Troutman and Malfara each scored rushing TDs. Braswell also returned a KO 85 yards for another TD.
SCOUTING THE INDIANS: Juniata's rally last week fell just short in an 18-15 loss at Newport. Jason Condo hit on 4 of 8 passes for 40 yards, including 2 receptions by Quentin Houtz for 31 yards. Condo and Ty Rowles each rushed for TDs. Rowles ended up with 75 yards on 18 carries. Defensively, Bryce Harlon led the Indians with 11 tackles and Houtz added 10 more. Colton Hutchinson and Joshua Nace each had sacks.
Southern Huntingdon (5-3) at Mount Union (8-0)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Mount Union 46, Southern Huntingdon 9 (2025
SCOUTING THE ROCKETS: Southern Huntingdon dropped a 14-7 decision to Glendale last Friday in a low-scoring affair. The Rockets led 7-0 after the first quarter until Glendale scored a pair of second-quarter TDs. Cohen Snyder was 10 of 21 for 75 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. Aiden Berrier and Ahssad Carowick each finished with 3 catches. Berrier grabbed a TD catch to go with his 29 receiving yards. Snyder and Carowick each coughed up the ball once. Defensively, Cromwell and Drew Flood each had 12 tackles.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS: Mount Union blanked Moshannon Valley 21-0 a week ago as Nasir Collins rushed for 144 yards on 19 carries. Maddox Hobbs was 1 of 3 passing for 6 yards but he carried 17 times for 97 yards and scored 3 TDs. His longest run went for 38 yards. The Trojans rushed for 302 yards on the night, but they did fumble 3 times and lost 2 of them. Defensively, Levi Hunsinger made 11 tackles and Hobbs added 10. TyJeir Hooper and Collins each had picks. Mount Union limited Moshannon Valley to 79 yards.
Midd-West (1-7) at Central Columbia (0-8)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Midd-West 27, Central Columbia 7 (2025)
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS: Midd-West is coming off a 47-0 loss at home to Mifflinburg. Witten Carter was 6 of 17 for 29 yards and 2 INTs. Maverick Smith was the Mustangs' leading rusher with 39 yards and Noah Kratzer added 31 yards. That added up to a total of 99 yards of offense. Kratzer had 2 catches for 15 yards, and Haven Bridge made 1 for 11 yards. Midd-West fumbled the ball 3 times, which were all recovered by Mifflinburg. Defensively, Aiden Rose recorded 9 tackles, while Jiovaunni Drumheller and Jared Devine each added 7 tackles. Barry Penepacker and Kratzer each notched sacks.
SCOUTING THE BLUEJAYS: Central Columbia is winless this season and has lost its last 21 outings, dating back to 2024. The Bluejays were swept away by Mount Carmel 63-0 last week and mauled by Milton 51-0 the week before that. Both games were on the road. Blake Edgar went 5 of 11 passing for 21 yards and 1 INT against Mount Carmel. Dominic Keller led the Bluejays with 76 rushing yards. Owen Zanoline and Logan Robbins each rushed for 42 yards. Defensively, Robbins had a team-best 6 tackles, with 1 tackle for loss, while Zanoline added 5 tackles. Edgar also turned in a fumble recovery.
— GREG WILLIAMS