Thirteen area high school football teams advanced to the District 5 and 6 playoffs, including top seeds McCort-Carroll Catholic (District 6 Class 2A), Meyersdale (District 5-1A) and Penn Cambria (District 6-3A).

McCort-Carroll (10-0) hosts No. 8 seed Bald Eagle Area (5-5) at 7 p.m. Friday inside Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in a District 6 Class 2A quarterfinal. No. 2 seed Richland (9-1) entertains seventh-seeded United Valley (7-3). The same two teams also met in the 2024 district quarterfinals, when Richland won 37-12. No. 4 seed and defending champion Cambria Heights (9-1) hosts fifth-seeded Marion Center (9-1) in a rematch from Sept. 12, when the Stingers prevailed 26-25. No. 3 River Valley (9-1) entertains No. 6 Bellwood-Antis (6-4) Friday in the other quarterfinal.

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