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High school football: Week 5 notables and players of the week

By Michael Boytim 4 min read

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Altoona (1-3) at Central Dauphin East (2-2), 7

Notable: CD East has outscored Altoona, 62-7, the last two years but lost 28-14 to the Lions in 2022.

Bellwood-Antis (2-2) at Tyrone (3-1), 7

Notable: The Blue Devils have won four of the last six meetings, including a 28-21 win last season.

Bishop Guilfoyle (3-1) at Central (1-3), 7

Notable: Marauders' win over Scarlet Dragons last year was their first since a 21-19 win in 2005.

Chestnut Ridge (1-3) at Bedford (1-3) (at Claysburg-Kimmel H.S.), 7

Notable: Through four games, Bedford has only 147 yards rushing total as a team, averaging 2.1 yards per carry.

Huntingdon (3-1) at Clearfield (3-1), 7

Notable: Despite playing every year since, 'Cats haven't beaten Bison since 2017 and are 1-15 in last 16 meetings.

McCort-Carroll (4-0) at Somerset (2-2), 7

Notable: Colt Hagans has thrown for 511 yards and has rushed for a team-high 117 yards for Somerset.

Penn Cambria (3-1) at Central Cambria (2-2), 7

Notable: Central Cambria hasn't won the Goal Post Trophy these teams play for since 2019 in a 55-22 win.

Philipsburg-Osceola (3-1) at Bald Eagle Area (1-3), 7

Notable: Mounties haven't beaten BEA since 2011, a span of 13 losses, none of which were one-score games.

Berlin Brothersvalley (3-1) at Northern Bedford (0-4), 7

Notable: Through four games, Berlin has run for 803 yards and is averaging 5.7 yards per rush.

Claysburg-Kimmel (2-2) at Curwensville (1-3), 7

Notable: Through four weeks, Dante Lezzer has thrown for only 146 yards and completed 12 passes for the Tide.

Clear Spring, Md. (1-1) at Everett (3-1), 7

Notable: The Maryland-based Blazers also play Tussey Mountain and Southern Huntingdon this year.

Juniata Valley (3-1) at West Branch (0-4), 7

Notable: West Branch is currently on a 16-game losing streak dating back to 2023 when it beat Mo Valley on Oct. 20.

Meyersdale (3-1) at Tussey Mountain (2-2), 7

Notable: Titans have only scored 57 points this year and 30 of those have been scored by QB Owen Miller.

Moshannon Valley (2-2) at Mount Union (3-1), 7

Notable: MU's Nasir Collins has rushed for 630 yards and nine touchdowns. He is averaging 9.8 yards per carry.

Southern Huntingdon (1-3) at Glendale (0-4), 7

Notable: Vikings haven't lost to Southern Huntingdon since the 2021 season and won last year by 18 points.

Conemaugh Township (2-2) at Portage (2-2), 7

Notable: Portage lost to its former WestPAC rival for the first time since 2016 last year but has won nine of past 11.

Northern Cambria (2-2) at Cambria Heights (3-1), 7

Notable: Cambria Heights leads the all-time series, 26-24-1, including a split in a pair of District 6 playoff games.

Mifflinburg (4-0) at Hollidaysburg (4-0), 7

Notable: Mifflinburg has scored at least 35 points in each game this year and is averaging 43 points per game.

Mirror Players of the Week

Team -- Offense, Defense, Lineman, Special teams

Altoona -- Parker White, Logan Wuckovich, Zach Kerin, None

Bedford -- Gabriel Taylor, Cuyler Hale, Clay Wagoner, Owen Lantz

Bellwood-Antis -- Alex McCartney, Chase Plummer, Logan Ridgway, Jeffrey Waite

Bishop Guilfoyle -- Evan Schimminger, Jake Kissell, Jesse Georgiana, Carter Boland

Cambria Heights -- Nolan Clawson, Camden Gray, James Holtz, Nito Kutruff

Central -- Carter Schenk, Kaden Horn, Ethan Stern, Adam Loucks

Central Cambria -- Mason Pittsinger, Cam Stevens, Kolten Strickenberger, Alex Kubat

Chestnut Ridge -- Jayden Imler, Cade Emerick, Blake Conlon, Cam Hillegass

Claysburg-Kimmel -- Tyler Mowry, Collton Replogle, Landon Woods, Ayden Soler

Glendale -- Gage Myers, Brady Venslosky, Daniel Williams, Levi Hamilton

Hollidaysburg -- Cole DeLattre, Kayden McCrystal, Joey Richardson, Ty McGough

Huntingdon -- Javaughn Dodson, Elliott Guisler, Wyatt Querry, Kobe Carthen

Juniata Valley -- Andrew Clark, Konner Harker, Logan Harpster, Nate Rodkey

McCort-Carroll -- J.D. Delia, Bentley Bainey, None, Avery Conner

Moshannon Valley -- Brady Mihalko, Gavin Lovell, Ben Smeal, Rocco Reifer

Northern Bedford -- Zach Bowers, Nolin Snider, Carter Watson, Zach Bowers

Northern Cambria -- Daniel Farrell, Levi Czar, Parker Shutty, Malik Fox

Penn Cambria -- Grant Gides, Corbin Vinglish, Mason Geist, Ian Beck

Philipsburg-Osceola -- Archer Baughman, Mason Marlow, Evan Eichenlaub, Braylen Phillips

Portage -- Easton Slanoc, Landon Simala, Josh Harshberger, Conner Sciko

Tussey Mountain -- Travis Witters, Noah Lucko, Cale Day, Wyatt Clark

Tyrone -- Brayden Parsons, Kyler Suhoney, Ashton Emigh, Tytus Novak

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