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 ...
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin showcased how it could respond to adversity when it erased a 17-point deficit last Saturday at then-No. 13 Penn State, delivering the signature victory of coach Luke Fickell’s tenure. Now the Badgers must prove they can handle prosperity, something they generally hadn’t needed to worry about the last couple of years. Wisconsin’s 24-20 triumph moved the Badgers to the verge of the Top 25 — they received the most votes of any unranked team — and raised their potential ceiling as they try to bounce back from consecutive losing seasons. First the ...
CLAYSBURG — It wasn’t until the second half that Southern Huntingdon built its big lead at Claysburg-Kimmel Friday. A pair of interception returns for touchdowns sent the Rockets to a 56-14 win over the Bulldogs. This one may be more remembered for the sheer amount of penalty flags hurled by the officials. A combined total of 28 penalties were called for a massive 251 yards. Southern Huntingdon used the passing game in the first half to do its damage. In the second half the Rockets went to the ground game. The Rockets collected four turnovers from the Bulldogs. The first ...
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 ...
BELLWOOD — Football coaches will talk about their team imposing their will from the moment the ball is kicked off. Bellwood-Antis did that from the opening kickoff as the Blue Devils went down the field and scored on 12 plays, ending in the game’s first touchdown. Following a Bradyn ...
HOUTZDALE — Juniata Valley had won six of the last seven games against Moshannon Valley going into Friday night’s game at Mo Valley’s CNB Bank Stadium. There were points during the first 44 minutes of a scoreless game that it looked like the Black Knights would overcome that ...
