Week Three Record: 8-0
Overall: 19-4

Week Four Football Previews
Thursday
Region 2
Youngsville Eagles (0-2, 0-3) at Saegertown Panthers (1-0, 3-0), at Canon Memorial Field, 7 p.m.
The Panthers should have an easier time against the Eagles than they did against Linesville.
Saegertown, led by the four-touchdown performance of running back Ian Price, won a wild 34-32 final over the Lions last Friday. That non-region game proved both teams are worthy of District 10 Class A berths in the playoffs, where a rematch could take place.
The Eagles have had trouble scoring, let alone winning. That, plus a short week to prepare for the Panthers, doesn’t figure to improve Youngsville’s plight.
Prediction: Saegertown 43, Youngsville 6.

Friday
Region 1
Conneaut Lake Indians (1-1, 1-2) at Cochranton Cardinals (0-2, 1-2), Cochranton Field, 7 p.m.
After putting 34 points on the scoreboard in their opener against Maplewood, the Cardinals have been grounded on offense. Cochranton was shut out by West Middlesex and only scored six points in last Saturday’s loss at Mercer.
Cochranton will need to fix that to beat Conneaut Lake. The Indians have averaged 20 points per game, topped by last Friday’s 24-7 victory over Kennedy Catholic.
Look for Conneaut Lake to exceed that total.
Prediction: Conneaut Lake 28, Cochranton 12.

Linesville Lions (1-0, 2-1) at Sharpsville Blue Devils (1-1, 1-2), McCracken Field, 7 p.m.
The bad news for the Lions? They allowed 450 yards in offense to Saegertown last Friday.
Linesville took an early 14-0 lead over the Panthers, but couldn’t hold on to it in a 34-32 shootout.
The good news for Linesville was that the loss came in a non-region game. They can’t afford that against Sharpsville, which beat defending region champ West Middlesex last Saturday.
The Blue Devils scored three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the first half en route to a 28-6 victory. Sharpsville’s Josh Taylor scored two of those TDs and also intercepted two passes in the half.
Prediction: Linesville 30, Sharpsville 26.

Region 2
Eisenhower Knights (2-0, 3-0) at Conneaut Valley Indians (0-2, 0-3), Clements Field, 7 p.m.
Wide receiver Ben Varee returned to the Indians’ lineup last Friday, but he wasn’t enough to get them their first win. Conneaut Valley took an early 14-6 at Iroquois, but lost 35-21.
The Indians will host the early leader in Region 2.
Eisenhower scored five touchdowns in the second quarter at Union City. Ben Wilston scored three of them and totaled 184 yards on the ground in a 55-20 victory.
Expect similar numbers for Wilston and the Knights in this one.
Prediction: Eisenhower 29, Conneaut Valley 13.

Union City Bears (0-1, 0-3) at Maplewood Tigers (1-1, 1-2), Maplewood Stadium, 7 p.m.
The Bears conclude a three-game road trip with a short bus ride to Guys Mills. Union City was blown out in losses to Seneca and Eisenhower, teams with strong playoff potential.
Maplewood isn’t quite at the level of the Bobcats and Knights, but they should have enough to recover from last Saturday’s loss against Mercyhurst Prep.
Prediction: Maplewood 23, Union City 14.

Region 5
Meadville Bulldogs (2-0, 2-1) at Titusville Rockets (2-0, 3-0), Carter Stadium, 7 p.m.
When the season started, it looked like a mismatch between rivals.
Not anymore.
The Bulldogs proved their week two victory over Warren was no fluke. Meadville played without running back Nick Fedorka for the second straight game, but still beat Franklin 32-13 last Friday at Bender Field.
The Rockets come into the game off a 41-0 rout of Oil City. Titusville never trailed after Derek Carr returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown.
Carr finished with 122 yards rushing and scored four times. How he fares should determine the winner and region leader.
Prediction: Titusville 22, Meadville 15.

Non-region
West Middlesex Big Red (1-2) at Cambridge Springs Blue Devils (2-1), Baird Memorial Field, 7 p.m.
The Big Red will venture north for their first road game. Last season’s PIAA Class A finalist couldn’t take advantage of its three-game home stand, with only a victory over Cochranton to show for it.
Cambridge Springs won its first road game with last Friday’s 22-8 final at Youngsville. Corey Dunton and Justin Shader each rushed for more than 100 yards, while Dunton scored all three of the Blue Devils’ touchdowns.
A non-region victory would give Cambridge Springs a .500 record. It also would help going into the meat of the Blue Devils’ Region 2 schedule.
Prediction: Cambridge Springs 18, West Middlesex 14.