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Not perfect, but Vikings prevail

THREE SPRINGS — Three minutes into the third quarter, Glendale found itself only up five points to a winless Southern Huntingdon team. The Vikings had dominated the line of scrimmage, and through a strong running duo and quarterback play, they had controlled the pace of the game as well. With their backs against the wall against a Rocket team more than eager to get into the win column, Glendale responded exactly the way it needed to. The Vikings reeled off three unanswered scores to turn the close contest into a blowout with a 40-22 win on Friday night at Southern Huntingdon ...

B-A wins thriller over Eagles

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com BELLWOOD — Sometimes the big rivalry games don’t pan out, become blowouts and aren’t interesting. That wasn’t the case on Friday night between Bellwood-Antis and Tyrone in the 19th Backyard Brawl Trophy game before a large crowd at John ...

JV rushing attack too much for WB

By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror WILLIAMSBURG — Coming off a blowout loss last week, the Juniata Valley Green Hornets came into Friday night’s game against West Branch looking for a much-needed win in a game that was played in Williamsburg instead of Alexandria. Thanks to their ground game, the Hornets secured a 46-19 victory over the West Branch Warriors at Veterans Memorial Field in Williamsburg. “I feel good for these kids, because they worked extremely hard,” Hornets coach Bill Musser said. “Some good things headed are way tonight and they took advantage of it.” ...

Mustangs’ bid for comeback falls just short

DAVIDSVILLE — Portage fell behind by two touchdowns early on in Friday night’s Heritage Conference contest at Conemaugh Township, and the Mustangs battled through a plethora of mistakes before rallying in the second half. However, the comeback fell just short on the final play of the game ...

Heights takes lead in Heritage

NORTHERN CAMBRIA — Cambria Heights stands alone. Marshall Eckenrode’s 2-yard touchdown run with 4:01 remaining lifted the Highlanders to a hard-fought 21-14 victory against host Northern Cambria in the annual Coal Bowl game at Duffy Daugherty Stadium on Friday night. The win gave ...

Stakes are high again for both Highlanders, Colts

Coal Bowl Game: Cambria Heights at Northern Cambria. Site, time: Friday, 7 p.m. at Northern Cambria’s Duffy Daugherty Stadium. Records: Both teams are 4-0 overall and in the Heritage Conference. Coaches: Jarrod Lewis is in his 14th season at Cambria Heights and has a 78-69 career record. Sam Shutty is in his eighth season at Northern Cambria and has a career record of 50-32. Last week: Both teams won big on their home fields, with Cambria Heights blanking Conemaugh Valley, 48-0, and Northern Cambria shutting out West Shamokin, 42-0. Last season: Northern Cambria won the ...