Watch Live: North Catholic vs. Avonworth high school football
OHIO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- It's time for some Friday night football in Western Pennsylvania!
North Catholic and Avonworth are facing off tonight in a Western Hills Conference matchup for the Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week.
The host Antelopes sit atop the conference standings and can clinch the conference title with a win tonight.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Lenzner Field!
There are multiple ways to watch the Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week this season, including by watching the live player above and by tuning into KDKA+!
Avonworth looking to get over the hump
The Antelopes have made it to the WPIAL 3A Championship game each of the past two seasons, losing both games to Belle Vernon.
Heading into tonight's game, Avonworth is sporting a 6-2 record. Both of their losses came against 4A teams.
Avonworth has won four straight games since starting conference play and are averaging nearly 40 points per game over the last month.
North Catholic looking for a bounce-back win
While Avonworth is hoping to keep their winning streak going, North Catholic is hoping to stop the bleeding tonight and end a three-game losing streak.
The Trojans were a playoff team last year in Class 4A and are currently sitting tied for 4th place in the Western Hills Conference and a playoff spot still a possibility.
North Catholic has been an up and down team this year, losing their first two games before rattling off three wins.
Losses the past three weeks against Imani Christian, Central Valley, and Beaver Area have the Trojans heading into tonight's game with an overall record of 3-5.
The Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week schedule
- 8/26 – Montour's defense leads Spartans to 24-14 win over Central Valley
- 8/30 -- Latrobe's top talent leads team to 32-18 win against Plum
- 9/6 -- Central Catholic gets first win of the season with mercy rule victory over Woodland Hills
- 9/13 -- South Park wins battle of two defenses with 7-0 victory vs. Steel Valley
- 9/20 -- Penn Hills ends Aliquippa's 17-game win streak with 21-13 win
- 9/27 -- Upper St. Clair upsets top-ranked Peters Township with 21-7 win
- 10/4 -- Thomas Jefferson stays unbeaten with 27-7 win over Trinity
- 10/11 -- Matt Sieg helps Fort Cherry remain undefeated with win against Bishop Canevin
- 10/18 -- North Catholic vs. Avonworth
- 10/25 -- South Fayette vs. Moon