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Heights eyeing history

Cambria Heights and Purchase Line opened the season against each other, and one of them will end the other’s season Friday at Mansion Park while the other celebrates the District 6 Class 1A championship. For the Highlanders, a win would make history. Cambria Heights has never won a District 6 championship in high school football. “For the kids and the community both (this playoff run) has been fantastic,” Cambria Heights coach Jarrod Lewis said. “We have gotten a lot of support from our community. We’re hoping both the community and the students come out in great numbers. ...

Central must beat Bison again to move on

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com After winning their fourth consecutive District 6 Class 3A football championship last Friday, the Central Scarlet Dragons will start their journey in the PIAA state playoffs with a first-round game against District 9 champion Clearfield this Friday night. Unbeaten Central carries an 11-0 record into the game against Clearfield (8-3). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Mansell Stadium in DuBois. Central made it to this point by outlasting Penn Cambria, 35-28, in the District 6 championship game at Mansion Park last week. A 15-yard touchdown ...

Prep tailback rushes past Tigers in Class 5A playoff win

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com A high ankle sprain cost Cathedral Prep senior running back Suhtaun Lewis plenty of playing time this football season. But the fleet 5-foot-8, 170-pound standout looked none the worse for wear Saturday night at Mansion Park. Lewis rushed for 221 yards on 16 carries and five touchdowns as the Ramblers lived up to their nickname by rolling past Hollidaysburg, 63-35, via the mercy rule in a PIAA District 6-8-10 subregional playoff game. Lewis scored on runs of 43 yards and 1 yard in the first quarter, 44 and 28 yards in the second ...

Scarlet Dragons hold off Panthers for another championship

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Central captured its fourth consecutive District 6 Class 3A championship Friday night at Mansion Park, but the Scarlet Dragons needed to stave off a stellar effort from a spirited, gutsy Penn Cambria team in order to get the job done. With the ...

AAHS puts up valiant effort in loss

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Altoona and State College met back in Week 4, and the Little Lions cruised to a 42-point victory. The Mountain Lions game plan was simply to keep the State College offense off the field as long as possible. The plan ...

Heights advances to title tilt with ‘W’

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com NORTHERN CAMBRIA — It was only two weeks ago that Northern Cambria took control of the Coal Bowl early and beat arch-rival Cambria Heights at the Cambria Heights Athletic Facility. More was on the line on a chilly Friday night as the teams clashed ...