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High school football players of the week

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Team: Offense, Defense, Lineman, Special teams Altoona: Mekhi Jackson, Colt Sipes, Aidyn Lynch, George DelBaggio Bedford: Gabe Taylor, Cuyler Hale, Johnathan Ingraham, Ethan Yokum Bellwood-Antis: Jeffrey Waite, Chase Plummer, Tristin Riva, Miles Smearman Bishop Guilfoyle: Keegan Hewitt, Evan Schimminger, Nicky Georgiana, Carter Boland Cambria Heights: Nolan Clawson, Jack Sherwood, Dominic Conrad, Nito Kutruff Central: Bentley Dickson, Jesse Muthler, Truitt Barnes, J.J. Moushlian Central Cambria: Ridge Kutchman, Joe Giles, Hayden Gaunt, Liam Statler Chestnut Ridge: Dexter Ward, ...

High school football: Week 11

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FRIDAY DISTRICT 6-8-10 CLASS 6A SEMIFINALS Altoona (3) at McDowell (2), 7 Notable: The teams last met in 2010 and 2011. McDowell won both by a combined score of 122-27. DISTRICT 2-6-9 CLASS 5A SEMIFINALS 9-1 DuBois at 6-1 Hollidaysburg, 7 Notable: In 2024, Beavers lost the in-season game by 21 and playoff by 5. Last year, they lost by 49 and then by 1. DISTRICT 6 CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS Philipsburg-Osceola (4) at Central (1), 7 Notable: P-O opened the 2024 season with a 48-24 win over Central but lost this year’s opener 43-20. DISTRICT 6 CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS Central Cambria (3) ...

For Juniata Valley, beating Moshannon Valley again is a tough task

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Juniata Valley and Moshannon Valley both had spectacular regular seasons — but both schools have games that they can look back on and know if they turned out differently, they could be the No. 2 seed in the District 6 Class 1A playoffs instead of playing each other in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game in Houtzdale on Friday. The Green Hornets were upset at home by No. 6 seed Glendale, and the Black Knights lost to Juniata Valley at home, 7-0, in a game they stalled out several times in the red zone. “It’s tough to beat a Mo Valley team — a well-coached and physical Mo Valley team — ...

High school football statistics

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PASSING CMP ATT INT YDS TD Albarano, H 96 170 2 1643 21 Muthler, C 110 177 7 1571 13 Walk, T 100 210 10 1542 17 Venslosky, G 84 151 10 1190 11 Lightner, JV 86 140 13 1102 6 Clawson, CH 49 81 3 937 13 Latterner, PC 73 119 3 934 11 Baker, NB 57 126 6 874 11 Burkett, P 67 108 1 869 8 Wheeler, BG 60 88 1 846 7 Jackson, A 67 130 5 822 9 Pittsinger, CC 52 99 4 734 7 Kulick, CK 41 88 8 523 6 Treon, CK 43 74 3 499 4 Partner, BA 43 92 4 416 2 Shellenberger, BG 31 44 2 405 1 McNelis, BA 24 42 3 357 3 Free, NB 8 17 1 149 1 Hamilton, G 8 30 2 117 2 Maybush, ...

Nittany Lions run game, defense finally assert themselves

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Encouragement and this season don’t go together, but Penn State is willing to trade style points for victories — no matter how they come. That includes beating Purdue. Over the years, the Boilermakers have been pretty much an automatic win for Penn State, and they remained that way this ...