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FranklinMercer

Knights
6
Mustangs
33

The Mercer (PA) varsity football team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Franklin (PA) by a score of 33-6.

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Franklin----6
Mercer----33
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Pennsylvania High School Football - Franklin knocked off by Mercer

August 23, 2025: Mercer, PA 16137

In Saturday's non-league outing, the Mercer Mustangs (Mercer, PA) football squad knocked off the visiting Franklin Knights (Franklin, PA), by a margin of 33-6.

The Mustangs now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lakeview for a non-league contest on Friday, August 29. Mercer will battle a Sailors squad coming off a 39-0 non-league loss to Northwestern (Albion, PA). The Sailors record now stands at 0-1.

Coming up next, the Knights battle the Slippery Rock Rockets (Slippery Rock, PA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, August 30. Franklin will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Rockets enter the contest with a 0-1 record after their 28-21 non-league loss to Fairview (Fairview, PA).

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Franklin @ Mercer Football Game Info

Sat., Aug. 23, 2025 @ 7p
Mercer High School
The Mercer (PA) varsity football team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Franklin (PA) by a score of 33-6.

Rankings & Records

Franklin (25-26)

PAClass
52691
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
1-90-41-40-5.100.00084414

Mercer (25-26)

PAClass
46470
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
3-61-32-31-3.333.250110291

Team Scoring Averages

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Franklin		2.82.61.42.88.4
Mercer		1.42.81.4012.2

Franklin Videos

Mercer Videos

  • Play video icon 08/29 Highlights @ Lakeview 3:34

Team Stat Comparison

FranklinMercer
2.7Rushing Yards Per Game24.8
1.0Passing Yards Per Game5.6
0.0Receiving Yards Per Game5.6
3.7Total Yards Per Game30.3

Team Leaders

FranklinMercerNational Avg.
#19 Caden Mincer31.0Rushing Yards Per Game#15 Rider Chiappini113.010.9
#7 Jayden Wilmoth9.0Passing Yards Per Game#15 Rider Chiappini50.010.6
#19 Caden Mincer0Receiving Yards Per Game#25 Preston Michael38.08.7
#19 Caden Mincer31.0Total Yards Per Game#15 Rider Chiappini163.024.4

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Franklin1-1Mercer1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/30/25Slippery RockFranklin(L) 26-710/24/25MercerSlippery Rock(L) 42-17
10/24/25LakeviewFranklin(W) 34-128/29/25MercerLakeview(W) 14-6

Record Breakdown

Franklin (25-26)

Mercer (25-26)
1-9
Overall
3-6
0-4
League
1-3
1-5
Non-League
2-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-1
Common Opponent
1-1
1-4
Home
2-3
0-5
Away
1-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
1-9
In-State
3-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0