MEADVILLE — Franklin County High School fans have to be feeling good about their team right now, since their team is the only one they have to worry about.

Ten weeks into the season and a 2-1 record in District 7-3A means the Bulldogs control their own destiny when it comes to a potential playoff berth.

After two weeks on the road, Franklin County (4-5 overall) returns home to face district powerhouse and the No. 5 ranked team in Class 3A Tylertown (6-2, 3-0) at 7 p.m. Friday. Bulldogs head coach Ricky O’Quinn said his team has set itself up nicely for the next two weeks.

“We don’t have to worry or play the guessing game, hoping this team wins or that team loses,” O’Quinn said.

“We control our own destiny. If we don’t turn the ball over, get 19 penalties and play intense, we’ll do alright during this final stretch.”

It also helps that Tylertown and Jefferson County, the Bulldogs’ opponents next week, will be coming to Meadville to play them.

“These next two games are very exciting. We always tell our kids that we have to take care of business at home,” O’Quinn said.

“We have a great opportunity right now. Our last district game was at home against Wilkinson County (a 42-20 win Oct. 1) and we played pretty well. We hope that will happen again.”

But Tylertown won’t be a cakewalk for the Bulldogs. O’Quinn said the Chiefs do “pretty much everything well.”

“They’re scrappy on defense, they don’t quit and they’re very good on offense. They run and block well,” he said.

An encouraging sign to O’Quinn is the way his players have practiced this week, he said Tuesday.

“We’ve had a pretty good week of practice so far. We’ve had good enthusiasm, and our guys are practicing hard,” O’Quinn said.

“They come out and show up early, and they come read. The practices have been very intense the past two days, and we’ve practiced pretty long, but they don’t complain, gripe or anything. They just practice and get better, and that’s what we ask from our team.”

Tylertown is mostly a running team, O’Quinn said, but the Chiefs can also throw the ball well if they need to.

“They’re balanced, and they run it so well that, when they pass, most of the time their guys are open,” he said.

“Their No. 8 (Ashton Ellezy) is a very good player who they like to line up in the Wildcat formation. They don’t throw as much out of that formation, but in the last game they did line up and throw it.”

There won’t be any defensive changes in light of the Wildcat, however.

“We’re just going to play like we always play. Our guys have to play their assignments and play our defense. The scheme won’t be any different,” O’Quinn said.