Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2025 Week 6

By: Don Rebel
Thursday, October 2, 2025 | 7:07 PM

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There is nothing like October football.

The heat of August and September football has faded to that special chill in the air on Friday nights as Week 6 of WPIAL football gets set to kick off.

While NFL Films taught us that the autumn wind is a raider, it is also time for district high school teams to fine-tune their identity.

The contenders are separated from the pretenders in October football to help determine who is still playing football in November during the district postseason.

Here is a look at some of the top high school football matchups for Friday in Week 6.

Class 6A

Seneca Valley (2-4, 0-2) at No. 5 Canon-McMillan (3-3, 1-1)

7 p.m. Friday, AHN Field at Big Mac Stadium in Canonsburg

Coaches: Don Barclay, Seneca Valley; Brian DeLallo, Canon-McMillan

On air: Video stream on Trib HSSN

Last week: Hempfield 38, Canon-McMillan 27; Mt. Lebanon 41, Seneca Valley 20

Players to watch: Andrew Loebig, Seneca Valley (Sr., 5-8, 160, QB/DB); Ty Jansma, Canon-McMillan (Jr., 6-1, 190, QB/S)

Team notes

Seneca Valley: The Raiders had a chance to even their record in both Class 6A and overall at home last week but fell to Mt. Lebanon, losing for the third time in their last four games. Seneca Valley senior quarterback Andrew Loebig threw for 124 yards and connected with Brady Horn on a 34-yard touchdown that put the Raiders up by four. Cayden Parker was a workhorse for the Raiders with 22 carries for 86 yards. Kicker Max Eisenhut booted field goals of 30 yard and 48 yards last week.

Canon-McMillan: The Big Macs had a chance to move into second place with a win last week at Hempfield, but an 11-point loss dropped them back into the crowded battle for third and fourth place in 6A. Canon-McMillan junior quarterback Ty Jansma enjoyed a big night last week, hitting on 15 of 27 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns, while tight end T.J Sabatucci finished with six receptions for 203 yards with half of his catches going for touchdowns.

Historic factoids

• This is the 13th meeting between Seneca Valley and Canon-McMillan with the Raiders having won seven times and Big Macs with five victories.

• A wild comeback win last season allowed Seneca Valley to end a Canon-McMillan two-game win streak in this series. The Big Macs won in 2022, 33-21, and again in 2023, 38-0. Last season, trailing by 17 points in the third quarter, the Raiders rallied to win 31-30. Andrew Loebig ran for a score and threw a 39-yard TD pass to Brayden Wise for the game-winning score.

• The first meeting between the two was 43 years ago when the Big Macs shut out the Raiders, 44-0, in 1982.

Class 5A Big East Conference

No. 3 Woodland Hills (4-2, 2-0) at Armstrong (3-3, 2-0)

7 p.m. Friday, David Red Ullum Field at Armstrong Stadium

Coaches: Brian Tarrant, Woodland Hills; Frank Fabian, Armstrong

On air: Video stream on Trib HSSN

Last week: Woodland Hills 33, Latrobe 9; Armstrong 29, Gateway 28

Players to watch: Scoop Smith, Woodland Hills (Sr., 5-6, 170, WR/DB); Jaydon Oliver, Armstrong (Jr., 6-1, 185, QB/DB)

Team notes

Woodland Hills: The Wolverines returned to Big East Conference play last week and racked up a third straight victory. Outstanding senior wide receiver Scoop Smith did it all against Latrobe, scoring four touchdowns on a 65-yard run, a 91-yard punt return and two scoring receptions, a 34-yard pass from Jared McKinney and a 9-yard toss from Cam Walter. For the season, he leads the team in catches with 23 for 311 yards, in scoring with 11 TDs and is second in rushing with 260 yards on only 15 carries.

Armstrong: Following a 1-3 start, the River Hawks were not on a lot of people’s radars. However, back-to-back wins in their first two Big East Conference games has changed everything. Now Armstrong is a home victory against Woodland Hills away from sitting alone in first place with three weeks left. Junior quarterback Jaydon Oliver was 11 of 24 passing for 234 yards and a touchdown toss in the win over Gateway last week. He also rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Historic factoids

• This is only the second meeting between Woodland Hills and Armstrong with the Wolverines beating the River Hawks in their first clash a year ago.

• In that first clash in Week 6 last season, the Wolverines defeated the River Hawks at The Wolvarena, 36-6. Cam Walter connected with Scoop Smith on three touchdown passes of 23, 35 and 40 yards, plus Smith returned a punt 55 yards for a score.

• While Woodland Hills and Armstrong have only played once, the schools that merged and made up Woodland Hills in 1987 and Armstrong in 2015 played each other 14 times. Kittanning was 1-3 against Braddock, 1-3 against Churchill and 0-3 against Turtle Creek. Ford City was 1-2 against Turtle Creek.

Class 4A Big Six Conference

No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (5-1, 1-0) at Trinity (2-4, 1-0)

7 p.m. Friday, Hiller Stadium at Trinity

Coaches: Bill Cherpak, Thomas Jefferson; Dan Knause, Trinity

On air: Video stream on Trib HSSN

Last week: Thomas Jefferson 14, Belle Vernon 10; Trinity 48, Ringgold 14

Players to watch: Tyler Eber, Thomas Jefferson (Jr., 5-10, 182, RB/LB); Jonah Williamson, Trinity (Sr., 6-2, 212, QB/DB)

Team notes

Thomas Jefferson: It has been a struggle at times for the defending WPIAL Class 4A champions this season, but through six weeks, the Jaguars are 5-1 and ranked No. 1 after winning their 4A Big Six Conference opener last week. Thomas Jefferson junior running back Tyler Eber rushed for 127 yards and scored on a 17-yard scoring run. Trailing 10-7 in the fourth quarter, Harrison Kolling connected with Dominic Volomino on a 31-yard touchdown pass for the winning score.

Trinity: The Hillers picked a great time to end their three-game losing skid last week by winning their Class 4A Big Six Conference opener on the road. Senior quarterback Jonah Williamson earned Trib HSSN player of the week honors by connecting on 12 of 17 passes for 227 yards and four touchdown passes, including three to wide receiver Braden Berdar and one to Javis Pugh. Williamson also rushed for 163 yards and scored on two runs. Owen Gardner rushed for 114 yards and also had a touchdown for Trinity.

Historic factoids

• This is the 23rd meeting between Thomas Jefferson and Trinity. The Jaguars have dominated against their Big Six Conference rivals, beating the Hillers 19 of the previous 22 games.

• Thomas Jefferson regained momentum in this series last year after losing to Trinity in 2023, 23-6. In Week 6 last season, the Jaguars beat the Hillers, 27-7. Tyler Eber had three touchdown runs for TJ while Jonah Williamson scored the lone Trinity touchdown.

• These teams have played each other every season since 2006. Since ’06, the Jaguars are 19-1 against the Hillers and have outscored them in those 20 games, 764-130. Trinity won the first two games of this series in 1986 and 1987 by a combined score of 70-6.

• The two met once in the WPIAL playoffs when Thomas Jefferson blanked Trinity in the 2017 Class 4A quarterfinals, 42-0.

Class 3A Western Hills Conference

Central Valley (2-4, 2-1) at No. 5 North Catholic (5-1, 2-0)

7 p.m. Friday, J.C. Stone Field in North Park

Coaches: Mark Lyons, Central Valley; Chris Rizzo, North Catholic

On air: Video stream on Trib HSSN

Last week: Avonworth 34, Central Valley 6; Imani Christian 36, North Catholic 16

Players to watch: Braddock Ambrose, Central Valley (Jr., 6-1, 160, QB/DB); Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (Sr., 6-1, 180, QB)

Team notes

Central Valley: The see-saw season for the Warriors continued last week. Central Valley lost to three Class 4A powers to start the season, then opened up Class 3A Western Hills Conference play with two wins in which they outscored McGuffey and Beaver, 100-25. Momentum ended for CV last week with a loss to undefeated Avonworth. The Warriors actually scored first on a 1-yard run by junior quarterback Braddock Ambrose, and then the Antelopes scored the final 34 points.

North Catholic: The bad news for the Trojans last week was their perfect season came to an end with a loss at Imani Christian. The good news was the game was nonconference and North Catholic remains unblemished in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference at 2-0. Senior quarterback Joey Felitsky continued his outstanding season last week with 156 yards passing and two touchdowns. He is currently third in the WPIAL in passing with 1,329 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Historic factoids

• This is only the seventh meeting between Central Valley and North Catholic with the Warriors holding a commanding 6-1 record against the Trojans.

• Last year in Week 6, Central Valley won a wild offensive contest against North Catholic, 46-38. Mason Dixon had four touchdowns and Steven Rutherford has a passing score and two TD runs for the Warriors. Joey Felitsky had four touchdown passes for the Trojans.

• The Trojans’ only win against the Warriors came six years ago when NC edged CV in the fall of 2018, 14-13.

• These current conference foes met for district gold in the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A championship game. Central Valley dominated North Catholic at Heinz Field, 52-15, as Landon Alexander rushed for 217 yards.

• North Catholic beat Center in their only meeting, a 1980 playoff game, by a score of 14-9. The Trojans played Monaca five times, winning three and losing two.

Class 2A Century Conference

Keystone Oaks (3-3, 3-0) at No. 5 Washington (5-1, 2-0)

7: p.m. Friday, Wash High Stadium in Washington

Coaches: Steve McCormick, Keystone Oaks; Mike Bosnic, Washington

On air: Video stream on Trib HSSN

Last week: Keystone Oaks 42, Carlynton 18; Washington 48, South Park 7

Players to watch: Owen Gearhart, Keystone Oaks (Sr., 5-11, 175, QB/DB); Tristan Reed, Washington (Sr., 6-5, 160, QB/WR

Team notes

Keystone Oaks: It was a rough start to the season for the Golden Eagles, who were competitive but lost their first three games. However, the winds of change have helped Keystone Oaks once Class 2A Century Conference play started up, and the team has now won three straight to sit in a tie for first place. Senior quarterback Owen Gearhart was 9 of 12 passing last week for 159 yards and two touchdowns to Daysean Brown and Sean O’Brien, plus the signal caller rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns.

Washington: Since suffering their only loss of the season in Week 1 to Steel Valley, the Little Prexies have won four straight games by outscoring their opponents, 176-33. In the rout last week of defending Class 2A champion South Park, senior quarterback Tristan Reed threw for 113 yards and a scoring pass to Blaise Naraskivitch, scored on a 1-yard plunge and had a 52-yard interception return for a score. Jamarie Walker, Trenton Grooms and JaQuay Heyman each ran for more than 70 yards and a touchdown.

Historic factoids

• This is only the 10th meeting between these schools with Washington leading Keystone Oaks, 6-3.

• Heading into their Week 6 clash a year ago, the Golden Eagles had won two straight and three of four in the series. However, the Little Prexies picked up their first win over KO since 2011 with a thrilling road victory, 26-25. Tristan Reed had a touchdown pass and a scoring run for Washington while Bradan Quarles scored three times for Keystone Oaks, including a late fourth-quarter touchdown in which KO went for the 2-point conversion and the lead, but the run was stopped to preserve the Wash High win.

• This year marks the 75th anniversary of the first meeting between Keystone Oaks and Washington, who did not play each from 1958-2009. In that first meeting, the Little Prexies blanked the Golden Eagles in the fall of 1950, 21-0.

Class A Black Hills Conference

No. 1 Fort Cherry (6-0, 3-0) at Cornell (5-1, 2-1)

7 p.m. Friday at Frank Letteri Stadium at Cornell

Coaches: Tanner Garry, Fort Cherry; Ed Dawson, Cornell

Last week: Fort Cherry 42, Burgettstown 9; Cornell 47, Serra Catholic 18

Players to watch: Matt Sieg, Fort Cherry (Sr., 6-0, 180, QB/DB); M.J. Stuckey, Cornell (Sr., 5-11, 165, QB/DB)

Team notes

Fort Cherry: The Rangers have been taking care of business in the first six weeks of the regular season as they try to return to the Class A finals in the district and state for a third straight year. In their six wins, Fort Cherry has outscored opponents 243-34. Leading the way is senior quarterback and Penn State commit Matt Sieg, who last week against Burgettstown added to his district record for touchdowns with two more in a limited capacity. Eli Salvini had two carries that both ended in TDs.

Cornell: A week ago, the Raiders scored a combined 41 points in the second and third quarters in a win over Serra Catholic that improved their record to 5-1, 2-1 in the Class A Black Hills Conference. Cornell senior quarterback M.J. Stuckey was 10 of 17 passing for 247 yards and three touchdown passes against the Eagles while teammate Khylil Johnson rushed for 187 yards and three scores.

Historic factoids

• This will be the 26th meeting between Fort Cherry and Cornell. The Rangers lead the series, 17-7-1.

• The Rangers have won the last three meetings and 14 of the past 15 contests in the series, including a Week 6 conference victory last year, 35-6. Matt Sieg threw for three touchdowns and opened the scoring with a short TD run for Fort Cherry. The lone Cornell score came on a 26-yard scoring pass from Walter Clarit to M.J. Stuckey.

• The Raiders’ only win in the series since 1989 came in 2021 when Fort Cherry had to forfeit their conference game due to the team being exposed to covid.

• The lone tie in the series came 41 years ago in 1984 when the teams finished deadlocked 13-13. Cornell won the first meeting between the teams in 1980, 12-6. It was one of six wins for the Raiders in the first 10 meetings before the Rangers began dominating the head-to-head clashes in 1990.

Tags: Armstrong, Canon-McMillan, Central Valley, Cornell, Fort Cherry, Keystone Oaks, North Catholic, Seneca Valley, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity, Washington, Woodland Hills