SALTSBURG — Ligonier Valley found itself in unfamiliar territory just five minutes into Friday night’s Heritage Conference road game.

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

NUMINE — Logan McClafferty’s history suggests he has no business being on a football field.

PURCHASE LINE — With Purchase Line smarting from back-to-back close losses, one could understand if the Red Dragons might be doubting themselves. One could also understand why coach Matt Falisec’s team might feel like its back was against the wall.

 NORTH VERSAILLES — Apollo-Ridge remained unbeaten, passing a big test on the road in a 27-14 victory over East Allegheny in a WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night.

At a glance, the results of the Friday night high school football games of the region.

Marion Center, Ligonier Valley and Apollo-Ridge put their unbeaten records on the line in Friday night games in the region, while the Indiana Indians, with their first win under their belts, welcome undefeated Thomas Jefferson.

MARION CENTER — Adam Rising has the Marion Center football program on the road to respectability in just his second season as coach.

Brandon Overdorff will have to spend the next week examining Indiana’s latest rash of offensive miscues.

KENWOOD — It began with a shutout, followed by a shootout, and then a blowout.

BLAIRSVILLE — The last time the Saltsburg Trojans won in Blairsville, Ernie Widmar wasn’t the name of the field. He was still the coach.

APOLLO — The Apollo-Ridge Vikings have sprinted out to a 3-0 start after a first-half stumble on Friday night.

NORTHERN CAMBRIA — Something had to give when Northern Cambria played host to West Shamokin in Heritage Conference football action Friday night.

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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.

SALTSBURG — The Saltsburg Trojans can strike quickly and often.

NuMINE — Marion Center has had its fill of the dramatics.

KENWOOD — Sometimes numbers can lie. Take, for instance, Ligonier Valley’s offensive statistics.

HOMER CITY — Fans of Homer-Center and Purchase Line have learned to expect a shootout whenever the two teams meet annually.

WEST MIFFLIN —  The Indiana Indians can’t gain any traction.

APOLLO — Apollo-Ridge jumped on Summit Academy for three quick touchdowns and scored a 34-6 victory in a WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night in the Vikings’ home opener at Owens field.

Blairsville 36, United 6

Ligonier Valley vs Penns Manor and Marion Center vs West Shamokin highlight the schedule for the second weekend of Heritage Conference football.

MARION CENTER — It was only the first game of the year, but Friday night’s matchup at John R. Malino Stadium felt like an important Week 7 game.

PURCHASE LINE — Purchase Line has high expectations this year.

BLAIRSVILLE — Penns Manor quarterback Max Hill and his Blairsville counterpart, Zak Artley, came through with big throws late in the fourth quarter for their respective teams Friday night at Ernie Widmar Field at Memorial Stadium.

WEST KITTANNING — Brandon Overdorff knew there would be growing pains.

LIGONIER — Touted as one of the top Class 2A teams in the state and the overwhelming pick to win a fourth straight Heritage Conference title, big things are expected of the Ligonier Valley football team.

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.

A summary of area high school football game results.

If Brandon Overdorff’s first gambit at Indiana High was a season of change, 2019 will be a full reconstruction.

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HOMER CITY — The Homer-Center Wildcats face playoff-caliber competition right out of the blocks to start the 2019 season.

BLAIRSVILLE — A sea of mud makes for a poor foundation.

KENWOOD — Though even a comet’s streak tends to lose its luster over time, no team in Indiana County has ridden higher for longer than Penns Manor.

MAHAFFEY — Last year, Purchase Line hoped to win. This year, the Red Dragons are expecting to win.

SMICKSBURG — The Marion Center Stingers would understand if they caught you by surprise in 2018.

LIGONIER — Another season is about to begin, and another target has been placed on the backs of the Ligonier Valley Rams.

NuMINE — West Shamokin reached the District 6 Class 2A playoffs for the third consecutive year last fall.

APOLLO — Apollo-Ridge was forced to use two quarterbacks last season after starter Jake Fello injured his hand.

SALTSBURG — For the first time in a long while, the atmosphere felt different at Saltsburg’s preseason camp.

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

NORTHERN CAMBRIA — Coach Sam Shutty might have to introduce the Northern Cambria skill players to the football.

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.

Ligonier Valley’s John Caldwell and Aaron Tutino have been named to the 2018 Class 2A Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Team.