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Halftime adjustments work out just fine for PC

JOHNSTOWN — Penn Cambria didn’t flinch in the face of a nightmarish start Friday night at Westmont Hilltop. The Panthers turned it over on their first three offensive possessions of the game and fell behind by nine points at halftime, but Penn Cambria’s powerful rushing attack led by ...

Northern Bedford Panthers give powerful effort against Tussey Mountain

SAXTON — Northern Bedford came into Week 6 of the football season Friday as a team that was itching to get things in gear. The Panthers achieved that and then some by scoring five times in the first half to pick up their third win by dismantling Tussey Mountain, 39-0. Northern struck ...

Glendale Vikings lose their second-half lead against Mount Union Trojans

MOUNT UNION — Glendale hung in for three quarters with an undefeated Mount Union team that had been averaging 50.2 points per game halfway through the regular season. Unfortunately, for the Vikings, the combination of the inability to score on offense and the Trojans’ own offense getting into a groove proved to be too much. Glendale took an early third quarter lead but gave up three unanswered scores to Mount Union in a 26-8 loss in Inter-County Conference action on Friday night. “That (holding Mount Union in check) is a testament to our defense,” Glendale coach Chase Hill ...

With QB injured, Pitt still knocks off Va. Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech’s John Love missed a 36-yard field goal as time expired, and Pittsburgh survived for a 35-33 victory over the Hokies on Friday. Pittsburgh quarterback Holden Geriner came off the bench to throw a touchdown pass, and Ja’Kyrian Turner added a rushing ...

Time will tell if trading Porter Jr. haunts Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr. spent the last three seasons becoming exactly who the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him to be: an emerging shutdown corner capable of neutralizing the most dynamic playmakers in a conference littered with elite quarterbacks and where big, physical defenders on the ...