PA football Week 3: Scores, recaps, photos and Mother Nature’s impact on Butler County games
The last undefeated team standing in Butler County just three weeks into the PIAA high school football season is Karns City.
That vaunted ground game has been firing on all cylinders, amassing nearly 400 yards per game and has churned through two opponents easily. Next up is a home game against St. Marys. Can the Gremlins make it to 3-0?
And can Seneca Valley, North Catholic and Moniteau get in the win column for the first time tonight? It’s time to find out.
This year, the Eagle will provide this Friday night landing page for all things high school football. If you missed any of our preview coverage or predictions for the week, you can find it here. And tune into “Eye On Sports” to hear deeper breakdowns of the games. We’ll update the scores of each game as they’re reported from kickoff to final whistle. And after the action is over, you can find all our game coverage and photos from the field.
Bookmark this page for the latest from Week 3.
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Even before kickoff, Seneca Valley’s home game with Pine-Richland has been canceled and will not be made up, according to Eagle reporter Will Pitts and the school athletic department’s Twitter/X account.
The National Weather Service at 6:40 p.m. issued a severe storm warning for southern Butler County until 9 p.m. Seneca Valley and Mars, both on the southern side of the county, are at home.
The Gremlins’ home tilt against St. Marys was postponed to an as-yet-determined date due to severe weather in Butler County that forced delays, cancellations and postponements of several other games.
The game was delayed even before kickoff because of lightning and wasn’t called off until around 8:05 p.m., according to Eagle correspondent John Enrietto.
Severe weather also forced the cancellation of Knoch’s road game against Fox Chapel, despite the Foxes leading 13-7 in the second quarter. The game will not be made up, according to WISR.
Union/A-C Valley’s road game against Keystone has been postponed until 6 p.m. Saturday, according to YDLSportsNetwork.com. The game had been in a lightning delay since before opening kickoff, as severe weather continues to impact Friday’s football games around Western PA.
North Catholic’s football account on Twitter/X also stated its game against Blackhawk has been postponed until 11 a.m. Saturday.
Quaker Valley-Freeport became the latest to postpone its game around 8:30 p.m. after getting partially through the first quarter. Tied 0-0, the game will be continued at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service at 6:40 p.m. issued a severe storm warning for southern Butler County until 9 p.m. Seneca Valley and Mars, both on the southern side of the county, are at home.
Karns City’s home game vs. St. Marys was delayed before kickoff due to lightning and is not expected to start until at least 7:45, according to Eagle correspondent John Enrietto.
Mars’ home game against North Hills was able to start, but lightning with 3 minutes left in the first quarter forced a delay of that game of at least 30 minutes. High school football games cannot resume until 30 minutes after the latest lightning strike.
And Freeport’s home game against Quaker Valley, tied 0-0, was also delayed by lightning with 6:12 left in the first quarter.
Check back regularly for the latest in-game scores as they’re reported on social media.
Friday, Sept. 6
FINAL — Butler 35, Meadville 11
4Q — Mars 17, North Hills 6
FINAL — Punxsutawney 42, Moniteau 0
FINAL — Sharon 42, Slippery Rock 0
7 — Summit Academy at Freedom
Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley (canceled, no makeup)
Fox Chapel 13, Knoch 7 (canceled, no makeup)
Union/A-C Valley at Keystone (postponed to 6 p.m. Saturday)
North Catholic at Blackhawk (postponed to 11 a.m. Saturday)
St. Marys at Karns City (postponed, no makeup date set)
Quaker Valley 0, Freeport 0 (postponed to 10 a.m. Saturday)
Each week the Butler Eagle sports staff will preview everything you need to know ahead of Friday night’s games. Missed anything this week? Catch up with our analysis here:
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