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Sophomore Tiger doing better

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger Football Association’s Facebook page confirmed sophomore Spencer Davis had a medical emergency during a football play at Hollidaysburg’s varsity practice on Wednesday. He was transported to UPMC Altoona and according to the Facebook post, he was listed in stable condition. A post from a woman who identified herself as Davis’ aunt said tests on his heart and body came back normal, but that he did aspirate fluids during the incident and was transferred to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. A report of the incident came across ...

HS Football Live Scoreboard — Week 5

MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH Bishop McDevitt 56, Carlisle 7 (FINAL) Central Dauphin East 34, Altoona 0 (FINAL) Cumberland Valley 10, Central Dauphin 7 (FINAL) Harrisburg 28, Cedar Cliff 20 (FINAL) State College 29, Chambersburg 7 (FINAL) LAUREL HIGHLANDS Bald Eagle Area 33, Philipsburg-Osceola 14 (FINAL) Chestnut Ridge 25, Bedford 7 (FINAL) Bishop Guilfoyle 23, Central 12 (FINAL) Penn Cambria 36, Central Cambria 0 (FINAL) Clearfield 46, Huntingdon 7 (FINAL) Richland 21, Forest Hills 13 (FINAL) Bellefonte 34, Penns Valley 13 (FINAL) McCort-Carroll 30, Somerset 24 ...

Experienced Bellwood line anchors Blue Devils

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Many people questioned the decision of Bellwood-Antis to leave the Inter-County Conference, a league it dominated in many sports including high school football, to enter the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference last season when the Blue Devils finished their first season in the league 2-8. Tyrone coach John Franco was not one of those doubters. “I always felt that they were as good as any team in the Mountain League year in and year out and any team in the Laurel Highlands,” Franco said. “When I talked to some of the coaches from ...

High School Football: Week 5

FRIDAY Central Dauphin East (4-0) at Altoona (0-4), 7 Notable: CD East is 4-1 against Altoona since the Mountain Lions rejoined the Mid-Penn Conference in 2018. Bald Eagle Area (2-2) at Philipsburg-Osceola (2-2), 7 Notable: BEA has beaten the Mounties 12 straight times, and four of those victories have been by shutout. Bedford (3-1) at Chestnut Ridge (2-2), 7 Notable: Ridge is 10-7 in the series since 2006, and the teams have split the last six meetings. Central (3-1) at Bishop Guilfoyle (4-0), at Hollidaysburg H.S., 7 Notable: Central won thrillers vs. BG the last two ...

Something’s gotta give for BG, Central

Mark it down The Central vs. Bishop Guilfoyle Academy football game, set for this Friday night, will be played at Hollidaysburg’s Tiger Stadium. By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com When Central joined the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference two seasons ago, the Scarlet Dragons rejuvenated a venerable football rivalry with Bishop Guilfoyle Academy that has since produced two barnburner games. In the first meeting, in 2022 at Mansion Park, the Scarlet Dragons prevailed, 21-20, after swatting away what would have been a game-winning BG touchdown pass in the end zone as ...

Central tops B-A

BELLWOOD — Jesse Muthler tossed two touchdown passes to lead Central to an 18-8 win over Bellwood-Antis in junior varsity football action on Monday night. Cole Marks and Adam Loucks hauled in one TD catch each for the Dragons, while Semaj Musei reached paydirt on a run. Curtis Shedlock’s 16-yard TD run accounted for the Blue Devils’ only points. SCORE BY QUARTERS Central 6 6 6 0 — 18 Bellwood-Antis 8 0 0 0 — 8 First Quarter BA–Shedlock (Riva pass from McNelis), 4:01. C–Musei 27 run (pass failed), 1:10 Second Quarter C–Cole 2 pass from Muthler ...