Games to Watch 2022 – Week 3: Districts 7-10

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Welcome to another picture-perfect football weather in Pennsylvania as we take a look at the games to watch in districts 7 through 10. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 7:</strong> <strong>McDowell vs North Allegheny (Friday - 7:00 p.m)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game should be a hard-fought one that is competitive for all four quarters, with plenty of talent on both sidelines as well. Both teams are looking to stay undefeated after 2-0 starts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='248749' first='Christian' last='Santiago']  - McDowell <br>2023 DL [player_tooltip player_id='160588' first='Joey' last='Orlando']  - McDowell <br>2023 QB [player_tooltip player_id='358410' first='Ben' last='Moore']  - McDowell <br>2024 OL [player_tooltip player_id='142040' first='Cooper' last='Cousins']  - McDowell</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 OL [player_tooltip player_id='249238' first='Abdallah' last='Daud']  - North Allegheny <br>2023 LB [player_tooltip player_id='319399' first='Nate' last='Spak']  - North Allegheny <br>2023 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='160501' first='Campbell' last='Melzer']  - North Allegheny <br>2024 DL [player_tooltip player_id='147895' first='Cameron' last='Chmura']  - North Allegheny <br>2024 LB [player_tooltip player_id='377365' first='Tyree' last='Alualu']  - North Allegheny <br>2024 RB [player_tooltip player_id='377416' first='Aidan' last='Buggey']  - North Allegheny <br>2025 DL [player_tooltip player_id='147879' first='Jack' last='Yatchenko']  - North Allegheny <br>2025 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='256742' first='Liam' last='Flaherty']  - North Allegheny <br>2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='386211' first='Connor' last='Frank']  - North Allegheny</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 7:</strong> <strong>Belle Vernon vs McKeesport (Friday - 7:00 p.m)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arguably the game of the week in the state of Pennsylvania this matchup is simply a must-watch if you're in the area. These teams will be going at it for all four quarters and potentially even more. What will prevail in this matchup? The high-powered offenses or the stout defenses? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='248161' first='Chase' last='Ruokonen']  - Belle Vernon <br>2024 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='64565' first='Quinton' last='Martin']  - Belle Vernon <br>2024 OL [player_tooltip player_id='255054' first='Dane' last='Levi']  - Belle Vernon <br>2024 DL [player_tooltip player_id='386260' first='Aiden' last='Johnson']  - Belle Vernon <br>2026 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='427346' first='Curty' last='Wade']  - Belle Vernon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 DB Bobbie Boyd Jr.  - McKeesport <br>2023 DB [player_tooltip player_id='64015' first='Jahmil' last='Perryman']  - McKeesport <br>2023 OL [player_tooltip player_id='249237' first='Dimitri' last='Brooks']  - McKeesport <br>2023 WR [player_tooltip player_id='140963' first='Ahmir' last='Culmer']  - McKeesport <br>2024 OL [player_tooltip player_id='377367' first='Brady' last='Boyle']  - McKeesport <br>2024 OL [player_tooltip player_id='256247' first='Jaydan' last='Daniels-Keys']  - McKeesport <br>2025 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='386100' first='Valdez' last='Stuvaints']  - McKeesport <br>2025 LB [player_tooltip player_id='263069' first='Da'Lon' last='Brown']  - McKeesport <br>2025 TE [player_tooltip player_id='164914' first='Mike' last='Sapos']  - McKeesport</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 8:</strong> <strong>Perry Traditional vs Westinghouse</strong> <strong>(Friday - 7:00 p.m)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A great matchup in District 8, this will be one of the best matchups throughout the season in the district. Both are teams off to good starts in 2022 and this win could set the tone for the rest of the season in the district. Westinghouse would be considered the favorite in this one but don't be shocked if Perry Traditional makes this a game or even pulls out a win on Friday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024 RB [player_tooltip player_id='386289' first='Julian' last='Walker']  - Perry Traditional<br>2024 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='256296' first='Taymir' last='Smalls']  - Perry Traditional<br>2024 QB [player_tooltip player_id='256251' first='Ahmad' last='Arrington']  - Perry Traditional</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 QB [player_tooltip player_id='64011' first='Keyshawn' last='Morsillo']  - Westinghouse <br>2023 LB [player_tooltip player_id='357944' first='Roderick' last='Jeter']  - Westinghouse <br>2023 WR [player_tooltip player_id='99861' first='Sincere' last='Smith']  - Westinghouse <br>2023 DB [player_tooltip player_id='140972' first='Khalil' last='Taylor']  - Westinghouse <br>2024 WR [player_tooltip player_id='91555' first='Taymir' last='O'Neal']  - Westinghouse <br>2024 DB [player_tooltip player_id='259155' first='Musa' last='Bangura']  - Westinghouse <br>2025 WR [player_tooltip player_id='386104' first='Lloyd' last='Penn']  - Westinghouse<br>2025 WR Jonathan Burrell Jr.  - Westinghouse</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 9</strong>: <strong>Port Allegany vs Smethport (Friday - 7:00 p.m)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's a small slate in District 9 this weekend which allowed us to pick Port Allegany vs Smethport. This is one that we are looking to learn more about each team and are hoping this will give us a good opportunity to do so. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 QB [player_tooltip player_id='91662' first='Drew' last='Evens']  - Port Alleghany</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 10</strong>: <strong>Meadville vs Fairview - (Friday - 7:00 p.m)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District's 10 slate this week is another small one but Meadville vs Fairview has a chance to be a high-quality game. Two good running backs will be on display in this one with [player_tooltip player_id='91680' first='Khalon' last='Simmons'] of Meadville and [player_tooltip player_id='91685' first='Jared' last='Gennuso'] of Fairview. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 RB [player_tooltip player_id='91680' first='Khalon' last='Simmons']  - Meadville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 DL [player_tooltip player_id='92698' first='Jake' last='Stalsitz']  - Fairview <br>2023 RB [player_tooltip player_id='91685' first='Jared' last='Gennuso']  - Fairview <br>2023 WR [player_tooltip player_id='91707' first='Jeremy' last='Frazao']  - Fairview</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->