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Nick Suder (65) celebrates after Freeport’s touchdown against Deer Lakes in a football game Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Freeport High School. Brandon Croney\/Special to the Eagle<\/p>\n
Boats will not be needed this week.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re back to dry football weather Friday night for the penultimate week of the regular season.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got our picks for all of this week\u2019s games below, including analysis for a handful of the matchups. Follow along at butlereagle.com Friday for live updates, scores and highlights from every game.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 66-14 (9-1 last week)<\/p>\n
Derek Pyda \u2014 64-16 (7-3)<\/p>\n
Jake Merda Adams \u2014 61-19 (9-1)<\/p>\n
Week 9<\/p>\n
All games are 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n
Butler at Erie, 6<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 The long drive has me worried for the chances for the Tornado (4-4), but Erie\u2019s offense has limped along and I don\u2019t see Will Dunaway throwing another four picks on the road. Butler 30-27<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 The Golden Tornado\u2019s four losses (Austintown-Fitch, Hollidaysburg, Hickory and Karns City) have come against teams with a combined record of 25-5. Erie is 2-5 and has lost five straight games. Butler 39-22<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Butler still has a chance at a winning record for the second straight season. That\u2019s motivation for the Golden Tornado. Butler 40-16<\/p>\n
Freeport at Highlands<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 The Yellowjackets (7-1) are going to have their hands full against the Golden Rams\u2019 (7-1) all-time leading rusher in Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg, who just ran for 315 yards last week against Burrell. Freeport\u2019s defense is going to have to be incredible. Highlands 32-28<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Who can have a bigger game for his team \u2014 Freeport\u2019s dual-threat quarterback Danny King (1,642 total yards, 21 TDs) or Highlands\u2019 outstanding running back Owen-Cratsenberg (2,027 rushing yards, 28 TDs)? Highlands 33-24<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Two more wins will hand the Allegheny 7 Conference title to the Golden Rams. Highlands 33-20<\/p>\n
Port Allegany at Karns City<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 That upset loss against Central Clarion is well in the Gremlins\u2019 (7-1) rearview now. This offense is clicking again and should have no problem against a Gators team (4-3) that loves to go to the air with QB Brennan Fillhart (1,445 yards, 18 TDs). Karns City 42-13<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 This could be KC\u2019s last game before the playoffs. I see the Gremlins playing a solid game against a good Gators team. Karns City 30-19<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 The Gremlins do not want to enter the playoffs on a sour note. Karns City 31-14<\/p>\n
Knoch at Greensburg Salem<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 Despite the Golden Lions\u2019 0-8 mark, this is not nearly the gimme it looks like for the Knights (4-4) The Lions lost by just three to Burrell and can chuck it \u2014 Braydon Miller has 60 catches for 818 yards and eight TDs. Knoch 28-24<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 The Golden Lions are a paradox. They are winless despite having a QB in Brody Chismar who has passed for 1,976 yards and 18 TDs. He\u2019ll put up impressive numbers, but the Knights get the win. Knoch 36-31<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 The Knights\u2019 faint playoff hopes need this non-conference victory. Knoch 25-23<\/p>\n
St. Marys at Union\/A-C Valley<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 This is a gotta-have-it game for the Falcon Knights (3-5). The Flying Dutch do not boast a potent offense, and UACV\u2019s Parker Bish is fresh off a 300-yard game. Union\/A-C Valley 35-14<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Parker Bish goes off for the second straight week and the Falcon Knights\u2019 defense shines. Union\/A-C Valley 27-8<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 The Falcon Knights have not won consecutive games all season. That changes Friday. Union\/A-C Valley 34-21<\/p>\n
Moniteau at Keystone<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 Keystone 42-7<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Keystone 44-13<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Keystone 46-14<\/p>\n
Mars at Montour<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 Montour 42-20<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Montour 37-14<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Montour 28-10<\/p>\n
North Catholic at Valley<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 North Catholic 49-6<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 North Catholic 50-16<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 North Catholic 41-0<\/p>\n
Norwin at Seneca Valley<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 Norwin 34-14<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Norwin 28-20<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Norwin 24-13<\/p>\n
Slippery Rock at Hickory<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 Hickory 35-7<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Hickory 35-10<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Hickory 44-15<\/p>\n
Summit Academy at Shenango<\/p>\n
Merda Adams \u2014 Shenango 56-6<\/p>\n
Pyda \u2014 Shenango 45-12<\/p>\n
Scoop \u2014 Shenango 48-8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Suder (65) celebrates after Freeport’s touchdown against Deer Lakes in a football game Friday, Oct. 16, 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[3035,3027,3022,3042,3048,3051,1610,3030,3028,31,3029,3034,3025,136,138,137,3047,3041,3024,3045,3033,3023,3036,182,3049,3039,139,3026,28,3040,39,3031,3044,3043,3032,3050,3038,3037,3046],"class_list":["post-311817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-bruin","tag-butler","tag-butler-eagle","tag-cabot","tag-callery","tag-cherry-valley","tag-community-news","tag-connoquenessing","tag-cranberry","tag-crime","tag-east-butler","tag-eau-claire","tag-education-news","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-evans-city","tag-fairview","tag-government-news","tag-harmony","tag-harrisville","tag-high-school-sports-news","tag-karns-city","tag-local-news","tag-mars","tag-mount-chesnut","tag-news","tag-obituaries","tag-pennsylvania","tag-petrolia","tag-political-news","tag-portersville","tag-sarver","tag-saxonburg","tag-slippery-rock","tag-valencia","tag-west-liberty","tag-west-sunbury","tag-zelienople"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}