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Altoona shows tenacity

HARRISBURG — The Altoona Mountain Lions did all they could to spoil a record-setting night for Bishop McDevitt’s Stone Saunders but came up short in a 28-21 loss to the Crusaders at Rocco Ortenzio Stadium Friday night. Saunders set a Pennsylvania state record for touchdown passes, the 177th of his career, with a 38-yard pass to Dominic Diaz-Ellis on the second play of the game. McDevitt forced an Altoona punt on its first possession before the Crusaders found the end zone again on a Nazir Jones-Davis 12-yard rush. After that, the Mountain Lions found their groove, first with ...

Tigers suffer 1st loss

CUMBERLAND, Md. — All you can ask for on the road in a hostile environment in the wind and rain against a three-time defending state champion is to have a chance to win in the fourth quarter. Hollidaysburg had just that on Friday night, but botched snaps and yellow laundry meant the Golden Tigers couldn’t get out of their own way as they fell, 28-14, to Fort Hill at Greenway Avenue Stadium. Play of the game: Fort Hill defensive back Braelyn Younger intercepted a pass at the goal line with 2:21 to play on third-and-goal from the 6-yard-line. A Hollidaysburg touchdown and ...

Panthers rout Hilltoppers to move to 6-0

JOHNSTOWN — Two teams continued their trajectories in opposite directions Friday night as Penn Cambria remained unbeaten and kept Westmont Hilltop winless in the process as the visiting Panthers controlled the action on both sides of the ball during a dominant first half and cruised to a 43-14 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference victory over the Hilltoppers for their sixth straight win. Play of the game: With the Panthers already holding a commanding 30-0 lead late in the first half, Penn Cambria had the ball at their own 42 with five seconds left. Quarterback Brady Jones eluded the ...

Dragons scrap for LHAC win

ROARING SPRING — Central fans may have been feeling a little uncomfortable Friday night after winless Huntingdon jumped out to a two-touchdown lead a little over three minutes into the game. But the Scarlet Dragons staged a strong comeback. They overcame a fumble on the opening play of the game that led to a touchdown, as well as three blocked kicks, to rally for a 30-20 victory over the Bearcats at soggy Roaring Spring Athletic Field. “When do you ever get three kicks blocked? Never that I know of,” Central coach Jerry Albright said. “Despite that, I’m proud of our team. We ...

NBC shows the importance of special teams

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror SAXTON — Sometimes it’s not a matter of a big offensive or defensive play that can flip the script for a team on their way to victory. It’s sometimes a matter of coming up with key plays on special teams that makes all of the difference. Northern Bedford registered a kickoff return for a touchdown, and a blocked punt, which set up a quick scoring opportunity, en route to a Tussey Mountain 30-14 win Friday night in Inter-County Conference action at Dick L. Hess Stadium. Play of the game: Northern Bedford’s Aaron Bowers returned a kickoff ...

Schreier leads B-A to big win

By Jon Fleck For the Mirror BELLWOOD — Bellwood-Antis’ Holden Schreier plays point guard on the basketball team. At times Friday night, he looked like a point guard, running the Bellwood offense with a lot of confidence and getting the ball where it needed to be on time for his ...