ARMAGH — Sometimes, player safety is more important than a game. And when coaches have to choose between the two, they usually err on the side of safety.

ARMAGH — One week after celebrating a career night with four touchdowns in a game, Jaiden Haswell kicked it up another notch.

SALTSBURG — Saltsburg struck for two long touchdown passes in the first five minutes of the game Friday night and United never recovered.

 United has forfeited a football game for the second time this season.

For the second time this season, United High School has canceled a varsity football game, this time its homecoming game Friday night against Homer-Center High School.

ARMAGH — A 47-6 loss is never a desired outcome for any football team.

United has forfeited its high school football game against Ligonier Valley that was scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7.

ARMAGH — The mercy rule was supplemented with a mercy agreement Friday night at Thomas J. Madill Field.

NORTHERN CAMBRIA — There might have been a lot of new faces on both teams, but that didn’t diminish Northern Cambria’s incentive for Friday night’s season opener against United, the team that knocked the Colts out of last year’s District 6 Class 1A football semifinals in overtime.

ARMAGH — Kevin Marabito has been in the game long enough to know football programs run through cycles.

Former United standout Kyle Silk won’t be playing football for Ligonier Valley.

Ligonier Valley will aim to defend its Heritage Conference football title with a new quarterback at the helm.