TYRONE — Tyrone coach John Franco was not happy with how the Golden Eagles ran the football in Week 1 against Bellefonte. Needing just a couple of first downs in the fourth quarter to seal a win over the Raiders, his team mustered only 18 yards on the ground over the final 12 minutes and ...
LOYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel’s defense was getting pushed around for much of the second half and had allowed a 14-point lead to evaporate, but with Friday’s game at Northern Bedford on the line, the Bulldogs found the magic they captured when they made a run to the District 6 Class 1A ...
MARION CENTER — Portage struggled to halt Marion Center’s dynamic offense in a 42-20 loss against the Stingers in a Heritage Conference football game on Friday night at Dr. John R. Mallino Stadium. Marion Center totaled 473 yards, including 217 on the ground. Portage drew as close to one point, 14-13, at the end of the first quarter. Two second-quarter touchdown passes by Camden Rising put the Mustangs in a 28-13 halftime hole. “It’s never as good or as bad as you think. I think we can learn from this, off a pretty good team, and continue to improve. We want to be our best ...
ALEXANDRIA — Coming off a last-minute loss last week against Newport to open the season, the Juniata Valley Hornets came into Friday night’s matchup against North Star looking for a victory. Led by a two-touchdown performance by junior Andrew Clark, the Hornets came away with a 26-6 ...
MEYERSDALE — There is an old saying defense wins championships, and if that holds true the Meyersdale Red Raiders are looking good after six interceptions and one fumble recovery on the night proved to be too much for the Glendale Vikings to overcome. Meyersdale used a balanced offensive attack with nine different ball carriers in the 44-16 victory. Play of the game: Just after an opening drive touchdown by Meyersdale, the Red Raiders’ Gavin Steinberg picked off a Glendale pass and returned it 40 yards for the touchdown to give Meyersdale a 14-0 lead just over two minutes into the ...
An argument can be made that the top two small-school District 6 schools over the past decade-plus will meet at Mansion Park on Saturday night at 7 when Bishop Guilfoyle Academy hosts Richland. Since 2014, the Marauders have won eight District 6 titles (one in 2A, seven in 1A) and the Rams ...
