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High school football: Week 7

FRIDAY Harrisburg (5-1) at Altoona (0-6), 7 Notable: In five meetings since Altoona rejoined the Mid-Penn Conference, Harrisburg is 5-0 and has outscored the Lions, 251-24. Bedford (4-2) at Somerset (2-4), 7 Notable: Jacob Wilson has a team-high 61 tackles, an average of 10.2 per game, for Bedford so far this season. Central Cambria (0-6) at Forest Hills (2-4), 7 Notable: Forest Hills leads three teams at 2-4 (along with Tyrone and P-O) in the D6 Class 3A rankings in the race for the No. 3 seed. Penn Cambria (6-0) at Chestnut Ridge (4-2), 7 Notable: Haydan Webb has been a ...

Players of the week

TEAM OFFENSE DEFENSE LINEMAN SPECIAL TEAMS Altoona Emeigh-Ballos/Hazlewood Logan Wuckovich Mark Harrington Zach Kerin Bedford Owen Tedrow Jacob Wilson Seth Foor Owen Horne Bellwood-Antis Holden Schreier Cayden Pellegrine Logan Ridgway Jeffrey Waite Bishop Guilfoyle Taurean Consiglio Nick McCloskey Declan Peterson Isaac Yeskey Cambria Heights Trey Trybus Jaxxon Kline Tristan Weakland Cameron Abrams Central Brayden Beach Coltin Harbaugh Jaxon Detterline Kaden Horn Central Cambria Ian Estep Grady Snyder David Smith Mason Pittsinger Chestnut Ridge Haydan Webb Kameron ...

4-2 Glendale clashes with 4-2 Claysburg

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Two of the most feel-good stories of the high school football season meet Friday when Glendale travels to Claysburg-Kimmel for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Both teams are 4-2. The Vikings have lost two games by a combined total of 10 points, and the Bulldogs have won four games in a row after losing the first two games of the season. “The kids have really bought into what we’re trying to do,” Claysburg-Kimmel coach Chuck Kassick said. “They really believe and most importantly they are executing what they need to do to get the job done. ...

Penn Cambria ‘happy but not satisfied’

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria is 6-0, has outscored its opponents 196-63 in those games and has been getting contributions from plenty of different players. All of that pleases Panthers coach Nick Felus, but much like their mantra has been “mountain mentality” the last few seasons, Felus and his team live by another saying this season. “We’re excited about where we are, playing a tough schedule early on has us really prepared as we head down the stretch,” Felus said. “There are a couple things on both sides of the ball that we need to clean ...

Lady Lions romp

SOMERSET — A five-goal first half helped propel Altoona to a dominating 8-2 victory over Somerset in high school girls soccer on Monday. Alli Little racked up two goals and two assists, Sophia O’Dea and Lia Sankey recorded two goals each, while Sylvia Boslet dished out three assists for the Lady Lions, who also got one goal each from Alannah Irwin and Ava Frye. SCORE BY HALVES Altoona 5 3 -- 8 Somerset 0 2 -- 2 First Half: A–Little (Boslet), 7:35; A–O’Dea (Little), 13:52; A–Frye (unassisted), 15:05; A–Little (Treese), 29:28; A–O’Dea (unassisted), ...

Unbeaten Marauders outlast feisty Golden Eagles

TYRONE — In a Laurel Highlands Athletic conference blockbuster in which both Bishop Guilfoyle Academy and Tyrone Area played their hearts out and left everything on the field, the two teams turned in one big play after another Friday night at Gray Veterans Memorial Field. In the end, the ...