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Ten of the teams in the Mirror's core high school football coverage area begin their playoff journey this weekend.
Two of those, Cambria Heights and Bellwood-Antis, play each other. Here is a brief look at the games involving the other eight teams in action this week.
D6 Class 3A
Central and Huntingdon will both be looking for upsets on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
The Scarlet Dragons, who lost to Bald Eagle Area 29-7 in the regular season, get a rematch against the top-seeded Eagles.
"If they want to do this, we have a chance to get an upset in the playoffs," Central coach Dave Baker said.
Bald Eagle Area has lost two straight, though it rested all its starters in its season finale against Bellefonte.
The Bearcats will get the unique challenge of traveling to Westmont Hilltop, which almost exclusively runs the ball.
"Westmont is a very big team up front, and offensively they run a double wing set that we haven't seen this season," Huntingdon coach Shane Thomas said. "We need to limit their offensive efficiency and get our defense off the field."
Huntingdon will be throwing the ball. Nick Troha and Andrew Miller have found their groove over the second half of the season. Troha has thrown for 1,313 yards and 12 touchdowns, and 45 catches for 579 yards and seven touchdowns have come from Miller.
D6 Class 1A
Claysburg-Kimmel will host Penns Manor in the playoffs for the second time in three years on Friday the same night Northern Cambria travels to Homer-Center for a regular season rematch.
"We had some issues with ball security and penalties and those limited our ability to score points," Claysburg-Kimmel coach Matt Bilchak said. "If we want to continue to be successful in the playoffs, we need to play disciplined football and control the clock."
Kobe Harr saw his offensive snaps expanded last week with Preston Bush out with an injury. Harr should play another big role Friday, though Bush is expected to be back as well.
"If we can control the ball on offense and limit their big plays, we have an opportunity to send this senior class off with a win on their last home game," Bilchak said.
Northern Cambria lost to Homer-Center, 34-6, on Sept. 27, but Colts quarterback Mike Hoover, who has thrown for 1,157 yards in eight games, missed the game. It made the Colts one dimensional, and star running back Adam Kopera was held to just 35 yards on the ground.
"We will have to establish a solid run game and limit the mistakes on offense," Northern Cambria coach Sam Shutty said. "We must improve our passing defense and find ways to generate turnovers defensively."
Glendale will travel to Bishop McCort on Saturday for the right to play top-seeded Bishop Guilfoyle next week.
The Vikings have shown the ability to run the ball against anybody but will be without Seth Dudurich, one of their best players. They must stop dual-threat quarterback Will Miller, who has 493 yards passing and 715 yards rushing.
"We have to make every play count," Glendale coach Spank Trexler said. "We have to limit our mental mistakes and protect the football. McCort is very talented and is much better than its record shows. They have athletes all over the field. Their quarterback has a strong arm and runs the ball very well. We need to gang tackle and stay disciplined in our assignments."
SUBHED: D5-8-9 Class 3A
In another regular season rematch, Bedford will host Somerset.
The Bisons clobbered the Eagles this season but were upset just a season ago in a game many people thought Bedford would win.
"I feel like we've played well the past two weeks," Bedford coach Kevin Steele said. "We had a nice win at Heights and against Johnstown, we took care of business. I hope we are peaking at the right time. It will be nice for the kids and community to have a home playoff game. We have worked very hard, and it's a nice reward for doing things the right way."
SUBHED: D5 Class 1A
Tussey Mountain and Northern Bedford played a highly entertaining, back-and-forth game in Saxton this season that ended in a 10-point Titans victory.
Both teams are hoping to get another shot at each other.
The Titans will host Shade on Friday in the first semifinal.
"Going into the game this week, we have the most players we've had dress since the fourth week of the season," Tussey Mountain coach Anthony Sottasante said. "We've had productive practices this week. The Bellwood game was the medicine we needed to get us back on track. We're practicing with urgency."
The Black Panthers will host Windber on Saturday at 6 p.m.
"We have to build off of the foundation we laid in the regular season," Northern Bedford coach Garry Black said. "We ended the year playing physical football on both sides of the ball and that has to continue. We also need to take advantage of every opportunity and can't leave points on the field.
"Windber runs the ball very well. They run the single wing and that's not something you see very often. We have to be disciplined because they run a lot of misdirection that leads to big plays if you don't do your job."