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Slow start not a C-K problem

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com THREE SPRINGS — Claysburg-Kimmel wanted desperately to avoid a repeat of last week when it fell behind by three scores from the start. The Bulldogs didn’t exactly come out clicking, and only led by their lone score after one quarter of play. Southern Huntingdon didn’t do itself any favors as C-K settled in during the second frame with 16 points. After Claysburg got up by 30 in the third, the Rockets used two scores to close within two touchdowns before the Bulldogs rattled off TD’s on three straight possessions en route to a ...

Mistakes hurt Vikes’ chances

MOUNT UNION — Glendale proved a lot has changed since its 41-point loss to Mount Union last season. The Vikings fought and clawed their way back from several key mistakes to take a three-point lead on the Trojans late in the third quarter on Friday, but the explosiveness of Mount Union running back Nasir Collins proved to be too much. It took Collins one play to give the Trojans the lead back when he broke an ankle tackle and went 64 yards for a score in Mount Union’s eventual 38-31 win. The touchdown run was the highlight of a 17-carry, 172-yard and two-touchdown performance ...

Heights dominates Mustangs

PATTON — Cambria Heights rolled to a 35-0 lead before halftime and went on to complete a 45-0 rout of Portage in a Heritage Conference football game on Friday night at Cambria Heights High School. Jaxxon Kline’s 1-yard touchdown run on the Highlanders’ first possession capped off a ...

Black Knights stay on roll at Hornets’ expense

HOUTZDALE — Moshannon Valley’s offense sputtered early against Juniata Valley on a wet field at CNB Bank Stadium on Friday night. But once the Black Knights got going, they were hard to stop. Mo Valley had two running backs run for more than 100 yards in its 38-21 win. Bulldozer Rocco Reifer ran for 223 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns, while Landon Buck amassed 123 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns of 75 and 26 yards. The Knights piled up 386 yards rushing despite the rain and wet field. “That’s pretty good,” Mo Valley coach Chris Davidson said. ...

Webbs’ 4 touchdowns lift Lions past Red Devils

EBENSBURG — Chestnut Ridge senior tailback Haydan Webb takes great pride in his running style, a form where he attempts to inflict as much pain on the opposing defender as possible by lowering his shoulder. The Lions’ offensive workhorse turned in another stellar performance on the ground on Friday night, racking up 202 yards and four touchdowns in a 33-15 victory over Central Cambria. “I definitely play physical,” Webb said. “I like to put the pain to them until they don’t like to tackle me anymore. I just don’t stop going. I pump my legs until I go down.” Player ...

Blue Devils settling into Laurel Highlands

The Bellwood-Antis community was split on the school district’s decision to leave the Inter-County Conference and join the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference in all sports. Finishing the first high school football season 2-8 in the LHAC did not help quell the concerns of people against the move after B-A had gone a combined 140-33 over the last 15 years in the ICC, which included eight seasons of at least 10 wins. “For many years, we were in the ICC, and we didn’t really have a hard game every week,” Bellwood senior quarterback Holden Schreier said. “Last year, it served as ...