PA high school football 2025: Butler County team previews, top players and fall sports breakdowns

August 08, 2025 Last Updated: August 08, 2025 08:26 AM Sports

From left, Slippery Rock’s Owen Long, Douglas Popovec and Sawyer Allen hold senior lineman Jacob Reich during the Butler Eagle Football Media Day on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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It wasn’t exactly hot this week during heat acclimatization, but the sounds of pads, panting and whistles filled the air around Butler County.

Those sounds portend the quickly approaching 2025 PIAA high school football season.

As the final two weeks before the season opener Aug. 22 tick away, the Butler Eagle is gearing up for the gridiron with a full slate of preview coverage. The sports staff of editor Jake Merda Adams and reporters Derek Pyda and Brendan Howe are breaking down all 11 teams, as well as every other fall sport from golf to volleyball.

Every day, open this page for the latest team breakdowns, players to watch lists, schedules, games to watch and more. We are even including dates next to upcoming stories so you know when you can find the latest on your favorite team or players.

All of it will culminate in the release of the Butler Eagle’s football preview special section, which publishes in print Aug. 20.

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Here’s everything you need to know for the upcoming season:

Butler County football 2025 preseason honors, players to watch

∎ Top 5 contenders for this year’s Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy

∎ Here are the area’s top college football recruits and commits

∎ Meet the Butler County preseason Sweet 16 offense (Aug. 19)

∎ Meet the Butler County preseason Sweet 16 defense (Aug. 19)

PA football 2025: Butler County team, weekly schedules and top games

∎ Butler to Union/A-C Valley: Each team’s schedule

∎ A week-by-week schedule of the football season

∎ The Top 10 games you don’t want to miss this season

PIAA football previews 2025: What to know about each Butler County team

∎ Butler: What to watch and 3 things to know about Golden Tornado (Aug. 11)