Class AAAA
Upper St. Clair Panthers vs. Woodland Hills Wolverines
Upper St. Clair heads to the Wolvarena to take on undefeated Woodland Hills in Quad North division action. The Panthers are coming off a Week 4 loss to North Allegheny, but remain 2-1 in division play so far on the year. Woodland Hills returns home after two road games in a row in hopes of continuing their winning ways and stellar defense. The Wolverines have not given up more than 23 points in any game this season.
Prugar’s Prediction: Woodland Hills 49 Upper St. Clair 18
Class AAA
Montour Spartans vs. West Allegheny Indians
West Allegheny (4-0) welcomes Parkway division rival Montour (3-1) to Imperial Friday night. Montour looks to give the Indians their first loss of the year as West Allegheny is looking to distance themselves from the Parkway division pack should they move to 5-0. The Spartans come into Friday’s matchup coming off a 17-15 victory over Hopewell while the Indians are coming off a 43-0 drubbing of Ambridge.
Prugar’s Prediction: West Allegheny 42 Montour 17
Class AA
Highlands Golden Rams vs. Deer Lakes Lancers
Highlands (4-0) heads to Cheswick to take on Deer Lakes (4-0) action in only the second home game of the season for the Lancers. The Golden Rams are currently 3-0 in Allegheny division action and look to hand the Lancers their first loss of the season and move up in the standings Friday night. Coming off a 42-point win over Carlynton, the Golden Rams have yet to score less than 30 points in a game this season. Deer Lakes, fresh off a 28-9 victory over Shady Side Academy, looks to continue their stout defensive play against Highlands as they are allowing just over six points per game.
Prugar’s Prediction: Highlands 32 Deer Lakes 28
Class A
Jeannette Jayhawks vs. Springdale Dynamos
A match-up between Eastern division foes awaits a 7 p.m. kickoff in Springdale Friday night as the Dynamos take on the visiting Jayhawks of Jeannette. The Jayhawks are allowing six points per game while scoring an average of 42 points per game. Springdale lost its first game of the season last week to Clairton 48-13. In their three wins, the Dynamos have scored a combined total of 104 points while only allowing 32 points in those victories.
Prugar’s Prediction: Jeanette 56 Springdale 14
Prugar’s Predictions (Last week): 2-2
Prugar’s Predictions (Overall): 4-4
