Article: Greensburg Salem takes on bigger neighbor in rivalry matchup

Hempfield football coach Greg Meisner isn't a stranger to rivalry games.

He remembers the games against Kiski Area and Highlands when he was a player at Valley High School. As a collegian at Pitt, he recalls playing West Virginia and Penn State.

Now, Meisner is part of the Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry. The teams meet for the 49th time 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bill Abraham Field at Spartan Stadium.

Hempfield leads the series, 33-14-1, and has won the past eight meetings, including a forfeit victory in 2002 when Greensburg Salem used an ineligible player.

"When I was young, I remember watching Valley play Kiski Area and Har-Brack," Meisner said. "They were always big games and you couldn't ...

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