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Dragons fall in Albright’s debut as coach

ROARING SPRING — Longtime Central assistant Jerry Albright will have to wait a little bit longer to collect his first win as the school’s head coach. Bellefonte spoiled Albright’s debut Friday night, forcing four second-half turnovers and scoring three times en route to a stunning 18-7 victory over the Scarlet Dragons on their home field. “Central is a great program, a great team and to come out here and get the win is just fantastic,” Red Raiders coach Tony Confer said. “I can’t give enough credit to our coaches, to our kids.” Central scored 35 seconds into the game ...

B-A starts year on a high note

BELLWOOD — Coming off a 2-8 season, Bellwood-Antis prepared all off-season to be more competitive in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. All that preparation paid off in a big way for the Blue Devils Friday night. Playing a Penns Valley team won the last two meetings by a combined ...

Second-half ‘D’ stagnant for Eagles

TYRONE — After falling behind 20-13 in the third quarter, the Clearfield Bisons exploded for 33 unanswered points to deliver Tyrone a 46-20 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference defeat last night at Gray-Veterans Memorial Field. Clearfield took to the ground in the second half and dominated ...

Gallucci’s late TD toss lifts Crushers past Red Devils

EBENSBURG — For the way McCort-Carroll Catholic’s 2023 campaign came to a close, all players that returned from last year have more motivation than ever to win this season. The Crushers fell in double-overtime to Philipsburg-Osceola on a game-winning two-point conversion. McCort-Carroll coach Tom Smith said a photograph from that game still hangs in the Crushers locker room. McCort-Carroll carried that fire into Friday night’s season opener with Central Cambria, and after trailing in the fourth quarter, the Crushers used Angelo Gallucci’s game-winning 3-yard touchdown pass to ...

Strong second quarter key in Northern win

By Mike Brode For the Mirror LOYSBURG — With statistical leaders from the class of 2024 graduated and senior leader, Aaron Bowers, sidelined for week 1 with a preseason injury, fans who gathered at Northern Bedford’s Panther Community Stadium Friday night were ready to see what this fall’s squad had to offer. The Panthers took advantage of great field position in the first half and used a safety and two Ben Clark touchdowns to spur them to a 36-16 win over Southern Huntingdon. Play of the game:  Connor Donaldson hauled in a 38-yard pass from Vaughn Schleinkofer to set up ...

C-K has problem with BB’s Huston

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror BERLIN — Claysburg-Kimmel had momentum on its side going into the half as Mason Campagna capped off the final drive with a touchdown to bring the Bulldogs within six points. But once the second half hit, Berlin Brothersvalley’s offense had other ideas, led by Cooper Huston. Huston, on 21 rushes for 201 yards, led the way for the Mountaineers as they ran away with a 42-14 triumph over the Bulldogs at the Snyder of Berlin Sports Complex in Inter-County Conference action. Sequence of the game: Huston’s first drive out of the half, where he ...