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Marauders getting a sequel

Bald Eagle Area and Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic opened the season at Alumni Stadium in a game that could have gone either way. When the final horn went off, the Eagles celebrated a 17-7 win that signaled they would be a player in the race for the District 6 Class 2A championship after a win over the Marauders, who are the defending champions. Now the teams will meet again in the District 6 quarterfinals at the same site on Friday. “We didn’t have a true identity of what we were going to be in that first week yet,” Bishop Guilfoyle coach Justin Wheeler said. “The young guys ...

High school football: Week 11

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 6A SEMIFINALS Altoona (3) at Mifflin County (2), 7 Notable: Mountain Lions won the regular season game 35-0 and are trying to top Huskies twice in back-to-back years. CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP at Mansion Park Central Mountain (2) vs. Hollidaysburg (1), 7 Notable: Since 2006, Central Mountain is 0-10 against Hollidaysburg and has allowed at least 35 points in each of the past six games. CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS Tyrone (3) at Penn Cambria (2), 7 Notable: Teams split playoff meetings in ’20 and ’21, both played in Tyrone. Both teams were ...

PC, Tyrone gear up for playoff matchup

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com It’s not fair to call Penn Cambria and Tyrone rivals, but the schools have certainly been crossing paths a lot on the gridiron recently. It really began when legendary coach John Franco left his head coaching job with the Panthers in February of 2019 to return to the school he found the most success with, Tyrone. Since then, the teams have met in the District 6 Class 3A semifinals twice, with Tyrone winning in 2020 and Penn Cambria coming out on top in 2021. The Golden Eagles and Panthers meet again Friday in this year’s semifinal ...

Dragons, Panthers earn top seeds

From Mirror reports Central and Northern Bedford both capped off 10-0 regular seasons on Friday and were rewarded on Sunday with the top seeds in their respective districts and classifications. The Scarlet Dragons are the top seed in District 6 Class 3A and will play the winner of the semifinal game between third-seeded Tyrone at second-seeded Penn Cambria on Friday, Nov. 10 at Mansion Park at 7 p.m. Northern Bedford is the top seed in the District 5 Class 1A field and will host Meyersdale in a semifinal game on Friday at 7 p.m. Windber travels to North Star in the other semifinal, ...

Guilfoyle heads to playoffs after rout

By Jon Fleck For the Mirror Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic tuned up for the district playoffs by making short work of Bedford Saturday night. BG bolted out to a 35-0 first quarter lead with three rushing scores as well as touchdowns on both special teams and defense in a 49-14 win at Mansion Park to close out the regular season. Players of the game: Chase Kissell, Hamilton Gates, Ryan Hagg and Kaden Wyandt all made impact plays on both sides of the balls. Kissell scored the first touchdown on a 16-yard QB draw, then made an interception deep in Bedford territory to set up the ...

Tigers’ win a family affair

By Ron Musselman For the Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg coach Homer DeLattre joined his son, Caden, on the field prior to Friday night’s game at Tiger Stadium as part of the senior night ceremony. Early in the second quarter, he was forced to play his other son, sophomore Cole ...