JACKSON TWP — Turn the page.

That's what good high school football teams do whether coming off a win or a loss.

For Seneca Valley, it is a bitter, 10-6 road defeat to North Allegheny that head coach Ron Butschle hopes is now out of his players' system.

“That loss stuck in our belly a bit,” he said, “but we have a policy. After we get done watching film on Saturday, we need to have a memory loss. Win or lose, it's time to get ready for the next game.”

The Raiders return home to host Hempfield Friday at NexTier Stadium. The Spartans (1-5, 0-5) have been unable to gain traction in Quad County Conference play this season. Following a 27-24 victory over Greensburg Salem — a Class 4A team — in Week Zero, Hempfield has dropped five straight conference contests, including last week's 37-6 setback to Mt. Lebanon.

The Spartans have been close in several games, losing to Norwin (28-20), Central Catholic (28-13) and Canon-McMillan (20-14).

“They run a multiple offense and their quarterback (Blake Remaley) is big,” said Butschle. “He has several talented receivers to throw to.”

Remaley (6-foot-2, 215 pounds), a junior, has completed 77 of 137 pass attempts for 843 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions.

Junior slotback Zach Cieslo leads the receiving corps with just under 300 yards on the season while junior Nathan Roby has gained just over 300 yards in the ground game.

The Raiders are hoping to build off of one effort last week while show vast improvement with another.

The former concerns the team's defense, which forced North Allegheny into four turnovers. The Tigers entered the game averaging a conference-high 41.4 points per game.

The Raiders (4-2, 3-2) have allowed just 50 points all season.

“I know it's a cliche, but it all starts up front,” said Butschle. “We played about as physical a game last Friday as you can play. The line has been playing great, taking care of the gaps. We've been able to keep teams out of the end zone.”

Offensively, the Raiders were held to just 108 yards of offense, but cleaning things up should not be difficult. Hempfield's defense does not pose near the challenge that NA's does and many of Seneca Valley's woes were self-inflicted.

“A lot of it was small things, technique stuff,” said Butschle. “You could see it watching the film, there were times when one small thing kept us from having a big play.”

Senior wide receiver Josh McLean leads SV and all of Butler County in receptions this season with 17. Teammates Luke Smith (receiver), Jake Stebbins (tight end) and Matt Stanger (running back) each have 14.

Veteran Hempfield coach Rich Bowen could not be reached for comment.