{"id":312904,"date":"2026-10-23T20:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312904\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T20:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:13:58","slug":"wpial-piaa-football-week-8-scores-live-updates-from-butler-at-erie-karns-city-freeport-at-highla-butler-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312904\/","title":{"rendered":"WPIAL, PIAA football Week 8 scores: Live updates from Butler at Erie, Karns City, Freeport at Highla \u2013 Butler Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Butler’s Nicco Baggetta (1) celebrates a touchdown in a football game Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Karns City’s Diehl Stadium. Andrew Jackson\/Butler Eagle<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re getting an early kickoff this week, a little welcomed treat in Week 9 of the PIAA football season.<\/p>\n

Butler\u2019s trip north to Erie includes a 6 p.m. start, which means we\u2019ll get an early jump on the updates tonight for the penultimate week of the regular season. Much is at stake, from Butler\u2019s quest for another winning record to Freeport trying to upset Allegheny 7 Conference-leading Highlands.<\/p>\n

Eagle reporters will be at three games tonight \u2014 Butler <\/a>at Erie (Derek), Port Allegany at Karns City<\/a> (Derek Pyda) and Freeport <\/a>at Highlands (William Pitts). Follow this page for updates and scores from those games and all the rest throughout the night. Eagle sports editor Jake Merda Adams will post updates and highlights along with scores from kickoff to the final whistle.<\/p>\n

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Related Article: \u2018We are back\u2019 | Moniteau football\u2019s rise from rock bottom to District 9 playoffs will leave a legacy<\/p>\n

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Related Article: Butler, Notre Dame legend Terry Hanratty’s chat with Steelers great Bill Cowher | \u2018Eye on Sports\u2019 Bonus episode!<\/p>\n

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And after the action is over, you can find all our game coverage and photos from the field.<\/p>\n

Bookmark this page for the latest from Week 9.<\/p>\n

PIAA football season previews, Week 9 staff picks, more<\/p>\n

Each week the Butler Eagle sports staff will preview everything you need to know ahead of Friday night\u2019s games. Missed anything this week? Catch up with our analysis here:<\/p>\n

Week 9 staff picks: Who did Eagle reporters, Scoop predict will win?<\/a><\/p>\n

Leaders: Top QBs, RBs, WRs and Eagle Trophy race so far<\/a><\/p>\n

Standings: WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 standings and schedules<\/a><\/p>\n

Eye on Sports: Moniteau makes playoffs, and Freeport volleyball\u2019s Radvan and Stivenson join the show<\/a><\/p>\n

PA high school football Week 9 scores, updates, streaming links from Butler County games<\/p>\n

Check back regularly for the latest in-game scores as they\u2019re reported on social media.<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 23<\/p>\n

6 \u2014 Butler at Erie<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Freeport at Highlands<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Port Allegany at Karns City<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Knoch at Greensburg-Salem<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Mars at Montour<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Moniteau at Keystone<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 North Catholic at Valley<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Norwin at Seneca Valley<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Slippery Rock at Hickory<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 St. Marys at Union\/A-C Valley<\/p>\n

7 \u2014 Summit Academy at Shenango<\/p>\n

Live updates: Scoring plays, news and highlights from Butler County football Week 9 games<\/p>\n

Follow along here for updates and highlights from tonight\u2019s games, starting around kickoff at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Butler’s Nicco Baggetta (1) celebrates a touchdown in a football game Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Karns City’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312905,"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-312904","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\/312904","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=312904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}