Tonight is a big night of high school football, with key games at the top of the Heritage Conference.
On WCCS and Renda Digital TV, the first-place undefeated Cambria Heights Highlanders visit the once-beaten Homer-Center Wildcats. Greg Page’s Wildcats are 0-5 against Cambria Heights since the Highlanders joined the Heritage Conference in 2021, and are looking to break the Heights eight-game winning streak. With a win, Cambria Heights would clinch the conference championship. Homer-Center would win it with a win tonight and next week against Portage.
Page says his Wildcats are hungry for the conference title.
Page recognizes the challenge Heights brings.
It is Senior Night for Homer-Center, and Page says this year’s seniors have meant a lot to the program.
Cambria Heights coach Jarrod Lewis has the keys to a Highlanders win.
Coming off a big win over a very good Conemaugh Township team. Lewis says another matchup against a one-loss team is a huge opportunity.
Both Page and Lewis have won District 6 titles in the past, both are the longest-tenured coaches in their schools’ histories, and both bring career win percentages of .592 into the game tonight.
On Cat Country 106.3 FM and Renda Digital TV, two 6-2 teams clash when Marion Center visits River Valley. With only forty points separating fourth-place Marion Center and fifth-place River Valley in the District 6 Double-A rankings, the winner of this game very likely will host the other in two weeks when the playoffs begin.
Panthers coach Ed Dalton says his seniors are a great group of young men.
Dalton says defending Marion Center starts with their quarterback, Troy Slovinsky.
Stingers coach Adam Rising knows what his team has to do to win.
On 92.5 FM U92 tonight, 2-6 United Valley travels to 1-7 Penns Manor in a matchup of two young teams trying to finish the season with a flourish.
Comets coach Carson Rhea says there are only two games left to go, and he wants his guys to stay focused and take some momentum into the off-season.
Lions coach Lou McElwee says Penns Manor brings a lot to the table offensively.
The other games in the Heritage Conference tonight include 4-4 Northern Cambria at 6-2 Conemaugh Township, 3-5 Portage at 3-5 Purchase Line, and 2-6 West Shamokin hosting 0-8 Conemaugh Valley.
