The Battle For The Little Brown Jug Highlights Opening Of Section Play In Week 3 High School Football

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

After three weeks of establishing physicality and bonding team spirit, the games that matter–section games–are set to begin.

In the Midwestern Conference in Class 2A, the battle for the Little Brown Jug takes place as Beaver Falls (2-1) hosts New Brighton (0-3) on 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, BCR video streams and the Trib Live High School Sports Network. The Tigers enter tonight’s contest coming off of a 44-6 victory against Knoch in Week 2, while the Lions are searching for their first win of the season having come off a 60-13 defeat at the hands of Rochester. Bob Barrickman and Eddy Crow will have the call from Reeves Field beginning with pregame at 7:00 PM and kickoff scheduled for 7:30 PM.

The Parkway Conference also starts section play tonight in Class 4A, including Aliquippa’s first section game against Montour tonight on 95.7 FM, 1460 WMBA and Trib Live HSSN. The Quips went to 2-0 last week with a 26-0 victory against North Catholic, while the Spartans fell to 1-2 with a 20-19 nail-biter loss at the hands of South Fayette. Mike Azadian and Bruce Frey have the call from Birko Stadium with coverage beginning with pregame at 6:30 PM; kickoff is set for 7:00 PM.

Here’s a full list of tonight’s Week 2 matchups featuring local teams:

7:00pm
Aliquippa at Montour (95.7 FM/WMBA)
Ambridge at Blackhawk
Beaver
at South Park
Avonworth at Hopewell
Northgate at South Side Beaver
Riverside at Mohawk
Chartiers Valley at Central Valley
OLSH at Carlynton
Seton-LaSalle at Quaker Valley
Penn Hills at Moon
Cornell at Avella

7:30pm
New Brighton at Beaver Falls (99.3 FM/WBVP)
Ellwood City at Freedom

After all the games are over, make sure to tune in to the Falconi’s Moon Township Ford Wrap-Up Show up until 11:00 PM, followed by the Trib Live HSSN Scoreboard show from 11 until Midnight.