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BG, PC games now Saturday

From Mirror reports Several PIAA quarterfinal football games were postponed Friday night due to weather conditions around the state, including games involving Bishop Guilfoyle Academy and Penn Cambria. BG was set to play District 8 champ Westinghouse in a Class 1A game at Highlands High School in Natrona Heights at 7 p.m., but the game was postponed Friday afternoon and will now be played at 1 p.m. Saturday at Farrell High School. “We had the bus loaded, ready to go with kids on board when we got notified that the game was going to be postponed,’’ BG coach Justin Wheeler ...

Troy defense shuts down Bisons in victory

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror LOCK HAVEN — Rewind to last season and Bedford finished off a campaign where it went 3-7 and missed the postseason altogether. The Bisons took the summer off to refocus and get back to what they desired to be as a program, one that recaptured the District 5 Class 2A championship along with winning games in the state playoffs. The turnaround was impressive for the Bisons but like all good things, the 2024 season came to an end as after an early turnover, things unraveled quickly as they fell to Troy, 42-16, in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals at ...

Highlanders no longer new kids on the block

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com A year ago, Cambria Heights made its debut in the state playoffs — and things didn’t go so well. The Highlanders, fresh off their first District 6 championship, fell to South Williamsport, 33-0, in a Class 1A quarterfinal. Cambria Heights ...

BG about to meet up with very similar club

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Two of the best high school football teams, not only at the PIAA Class 1A level but in the entire state, will collide Friday night when Bishop Guilfoyle Academy meets Westinghouse in a Class 1A quarterfinal blockbuster state playoff showdown at Highlands Area High School. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The parallels between the two teams are impressive. Both dropped from the Class 2A classification to Class 1A this season, and both have been excelling. BG (12-1) breezed to the District 6 Class 1A championship, averaging over 46 points in its ...

Weather moves Marauders game

Anticipated weather concerns in Cambria County on Friday have led to several high school football playoff games being moved to different sites. The Bishop Guilfoyle Academy vs. Westinghouse PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal game originally scheduled to be played at Johnstown will now be held at Highlands High School in Natrona Heights at 7 p.m. on Friday. Altoona’s Mansion Park will now host a 6A quarterfinal in State College vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic on Friday night at 7 p.m. and Thomas Jefferson vs. Clearfield in a Class 4A matchup on Saturday at 1 p.m. From Mirror reports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: WEEK 14

FRIDAY PIAA QUARTERFINALS CLASS 5A at John Frederick Field, Mechanicsburg 12-1 Roman Catholic vs. 6-1 Hollidaysburg, 7 Notable: Roman Catholic is coming off its first-ever PIAA playoff win. The school is looking to win its 10th game for the first time since 2007. CLASS 3A at Armstrong H.S., Kittanning 6-1 Penn Cambria vs. 10-1 Hickory, 7 Notable: Hickory is 3-3 in this round against D-6 teams (2-1 vs. Central, 1-1 vs. Tyrone, 0-1 vs. Richland) and 0-2 vs. D-5’s Bedford. CLASS 2A at Lock Haven University 5-1 Bedford vs. 4-1 Troy, 7 Notable: Troy’s 69-28 win ...