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Football

Marauders place six on all-state first team

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PIAA champion Bishop Guilfoyle Academy landed six players on the Class 1A Pa. Football Writers’ All-State Team, which was announced Friday. Offensively, Chase Kissell (QB), Hamilton Gates (WR), Jake Kissell (TE) and Joe Eckenrode (OL) were ...

Gates, Harrold show all-around ability

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com When Penn Cambria edged Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, 28-27, in likely the most thrilling area game of the season in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship game, plenty of talent was on the field and coaching on the sideline. It turns ...

College signing: Derek Hite: VMI football

Name: Derek Hite Hometown: Loretto Sport: Football Position: Linebacker College choice: Virginia Military Institute Other colleges considered: Richmond and Bucknell Why I picked VMI: “Loved the coaching staff, the location and the military aspect.” Greatest high school ...

Laurel Highlands releases all-conference teams

The Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference released its All-Conference high school football teams for both the east and west, featuring players from several area teams. First-team selections for the east squad features — on offense — Bishop Guilfoyle’s Hamilton Gates and Joe Eckenrode, ...

Third-quarter flurry lifts BG to fifth title

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com MECHANICBURG — Punch. Counter-punch. Punch. Knockout. That was the sequence on a sunny but frigid and blustery Thursday afternoon in the PIAA Class 1A football state championship game at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field, as the ...

Seniors go full circle for Marauders

MECHANICSBURG — The seniors on this year’s Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s football team were, for the most part, cheerleaders for the 2021 Marauders team that won the PIAA Class 1A championship in Hershey. Thursday at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field, they carved their own ...