Greater Latrobe was having just the kind of homecoming football game teams hope for in Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference faceoff against Franklin Regional. The Wildcats were putting on an impressive showing on their way to building a big lead before the halftime festivities got started at Memorial Stadium.

The Derry Area football team secured its first lead of the season against Valley during a WPIAL Class 3A Allegheny Seven Conference game at Derry Stadium.

It was a game of marked improvement for the Derry Area football team, but Southmoreland was still able to defeat the Trojans, 41-0, during a non-conference tilt on Friday at Russ Grimm Field.

MUNHALL – Ligonier Valley football coach Roger Beitel had a pre-game message for Steel Valley standout running back NiJhay Burt.

MCDONALD — On just the second play of Friday night’s game, the Greater Latrobe football team forced and recovered a fumble following a South Fayette pass completion, setting the Wildcats up on their own 42-yard line.

Derry Area head coach Vince Skillings can see the improvement in his young football team.

The vaunted Jeannette football program is currently in the midst of a down year, but the Ligonier Valley football team didn’t take it easy on the Jayhawks.