WPIAL Week 6 Regional High School Football Roundup

By: HSSN Staff
Saturday, October 7, 2017 | 1:28 AM

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Franklin Regional's Nathan Leopold (7) is tackled by Penn-Trafford's Cameron Suman (15) and Dominic Rosso (11) during their game in Murraysville on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.

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Derry's Colton Nemcheck carries the ball for a touchdown Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 during WPIAL football at Mt. Pleasant High School.

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Ligonier Valley's Jackson Daugherty (12) is dragged down by the Homer-Center defense after a long gain in the third quarter on Friday Oct. 06, 2017 at Homer-Central.

sew-QVBFfootball1-101217 — Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review

Quaker Valley's Quinn Hill tries to dodge the grasp of Beaver Falls' Albert Harper during a game Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at Quaker Valley.

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Gateway's Derrick Davis (8) can't come up the an interception in front of Plum's Colt Robb (21) Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at Plum.

vnd-montourhighlands-100717-5 — Jack Fordyce | Tribune-Review

Montour's Brandon Lipford (#19) runs over Highlands' Logan Crise (#11) during their game against Highlands on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 at Golden Rams Stadium. Montour won 24-14.

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West Allegheny's Mateo Vandamia stiff-arms Upper St. Clair's Matt Kissinger during the second quarter Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in North Fayette.

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Upper St. Clair quarterback Jack Hansberry throws a pass, as West Allegheny's Nate Visloski defends during the fourth quarter Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in North Fayette.

TribLive’s sports writers have you covered from Friday’s Week 6 regional high school football action.

GAMES OF THE WEEK

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■ LIGONIER VALLEY 35, HOMER-CENTER 6
The Ligonier Valley Rams honored their classmate and former teammate Nick Neiderhiser, who died Tuesday, by defeating previously undefeated Homer-Center, 35-6, in a PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference first-place showdown.

■ PENN-TRAFFORD 20, FRANKLIN REGIONAL 13
Warriors senior John Gay IV made his mark in the fourth, breaking loose for a 48-yard touchdown with 8 minutes, 49 seconds remaining and adding a touchdown- and game-saving tackle 20 seconds later as Penn-Trafford escaped with a 20-13 victory at Panthers Stadium.

■ DERRY 41, MT. PLEASANT 9
After a slow start for Derry — thanks to Mount Pleasant’s impressive first-quarter defense — the Trojans offense took off in the second quarter.

■ FREEPORT 49, APOLLO-RIDGE 7
The Yellowjackets’ latest dominant defensive performance — five forced turnovers, leading to 21 points — propelled them to a 49-7 victory over an undermanned Apollo-Ridge team.

■ GATEWAY 48, PLUM 14
Gators senior quarterback Brady Walker found Jeremiah Josephs for a 12-yard touchdown. Josephs broke two tackles and found the end zone just 2 minutes, 1 second into the game.

■ MONTOUR 24, HIGHLANDS 14
Highlands built an early lead before the Spartans used their power running game and a bend-but-don’t-break defense to score 21 straight points en route to a 24-14 victory in a Northwest Nine matchup.

■ UPPER ST. CLAIR 21, WEST ALLEGHENY 20
Faced with the choice to kick or try for the win, Palko went for two in overtime Friday night, a gamble he’s won before. But this time, USC’s Tom Kyle intercepted Mateo Vandamia’s two-point throw and Upper St. Clair won 21-20, the final twist in what became an unpredictable finish.