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GETTYSBURG (5-4) at MIFFLIN COUNTY (2-7)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Mifflin County 34, Gettysburg 21
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS: Gettysburg dropped a 35-10 decision to Palmyra a week ago. Hunter Harlacher threw for 26 yards on 6-of-9 passing. His top receivers were Trevor Cunningham and Jayden Spencer, each with 3 catches. D Howard racked up 53 rushing yards on 10 carries, while Cunningham added 13 carries for 48 yards. Cunningham scored 1 TD on a KOR and Max Rawlings kicked a PAT and a FG to account for the Warriors' 10 points. Defensively, Brayden Lancaster had a team-best 12 tackles.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES: Mifflin County couldn't hang with Lower Dauphins as the Falcons soared to a 42-14 victory last Friday. The Huskies fell behind from the get-go as Lower Dauphin's Nthan Fortenberry caught a 65-yard TD on the first play of the game. Chase Goddard chucked the ball down field to a wide-open Fortenberry. Goodard and Fortenberry hooked up for another TD at the 3:43 mark for a 14-0 lead. The Falcons built that margin to 35-0 in the fourth quarter before the Huskies' Zyhair Hill scored from 2 yards out. The teams traded KORs as the Falcons' Liam Brinser had a 78-yard return and Mifflin County's Landon Bowen answered from 70 yards away.
JUNIATA (1-8) at CAMP HILL (1-8)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Juniata 27, Camp Hill 10
SCOUTING THE INDIANS: Last week, Juniata was shut out for the third time this season as Line Mountain drubbed the Indians, 41-0. Jason Condo was 8 of 22 for 57 yards and 1 INT. Logan Troyer was his top target with 4 catches for 25 yards, while Quentin Houtz added 2 receptions for 33 yards. The Eagles limited the Juniata ground game to 49 yards on 28 carries. Ty Rowles accounted for 21 yards on 10 carries and Leland Swetnam added 18 yards. Defensively, Logan Troyer made 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss to go with 1 sack.
SCOUTING THE LIONS: Camp Hill didn't fare much better against Halifax as the Lions got dumped 30-0 a week ago. Camp Hill was also blasted 69-6 by Line Mountain and has dropped two in a row since winning at Susquenita in week 7. Colby Luther has passed for 11 TDs this season and connected on about 60 percent of his passing attempts, and Kristian Albrecht has run for 8 TDs and has 10 scores overall.
MOUNT UNION (9-0) at WINDBER (6-4)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: First meeting
SCOUTING THE TROJANS: Mount Union cruised to 9-0 after grounding Southern Huntingdon 40-6 last week. The Trojans did most of their damage on the ground as Nasir Collins carried 17 times for 189 yards and 3 TDs. Overall, Mount Union ran for 359 yards on 44 carries and 4 TDs. Collins also threw for a TD, connecting with Caizon Scott, who also rushed for 68 yards, including a long run of 54 yards. Collins' longest run was 42 yards. Maddox Hobbs also scampered for a TD. Defensively, Levi Hunsinger made 14 tackles, while Hobbs added 13 and TyJeir Hooper 10.
SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS: Winber is coming off a 21-13 victory at Northern Bedford County on Friday. The Ramblers have played an extra game due to a forfeit over North Star, and have dropped 3 of 5 games. Tyler Tallyen threw for 116 yards on 6 of 12 passing with 1 TD. Trey Tallion made 3 grabs for 58 yards and 1 TD. On the ground, Tallion was also the top runner with 65 yards. Defensively, Nathan Oleska made 11 tackles.
MIDD-WEST (2-7) at HOLY REDEEMER (5-4)
7 p.m. Friday
LAST MEETING: Midd-West 34, Holy Redeemer 26
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS: Last week, Witten Carter threw for 2 TDs on 13-of-22 passing as Midd-West edged Central Columbia, 14-10. D'Angelo Drumheller and Mason Fultz each were on the receiving end of a TD catch. Konnor Kullman, who had 108 yards receiving, and Drumheller each made 4 catches. The Mustangs were limited to 26 rushing yards. Defensively, Jared Devine led Midd-West with 14 catches and 4 tackles for loss and Jiovaunni Drumheller added 11 tackles. Devine also registered 3 sacks.
SCOUTING THE ROYALS: Holy Redeemer has turned its fortunes this season as its put together a winning campaign. Last year, the Royals went 2-9 after back-to-back 0-10 seasons. After starting 0-2, Holy Redeemer comes in with a 5-game winning streak after beating Montrose, 42-9, last week. Brady McDermott is completing about 75% of his passes and has a QB rating of 156.3. His targets include Kaden Sepkoski, Jameson Harris and Michael Zbierski. The Royals' stable of runners include Harris, Jerry Fino and McDermott.
— GREG WILLIAMS