SIDMAN — Familiarity with an opponent during the state playoffs is not very common, and it’s a lot less likely that they will hail from the same conference. However, that was exactly the case when Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference members Somerset and Penn Cambria squared off in the ...
By Matt Michelone For the Mirror CLAYSBURG — A high school football team’s path to victory sometimes can come with an unplanned trick play bouncing your way. Following Owen Horne’s field goal late in the second quarter, the Bedford Bisons were attempting a squib kick when it ended up bouncing of a Steelton-Highspire player, and ended up right back in the Bisons’ hands. Quincy Swaim scored from there as Bedford went on to stun the defending PIAA Class 1A champion Rollers, 24-15, in a PIAA Class 2A first-round matchup at Claysburg-Kimmel’s Bulldog Stadium. “We were ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com The Bishop Guilfoyle Academy football team has been at or near the top of the various PIAA Class 1A rankings all season long, but Marauders coach Justin Wheeler and his players don’t pay too much attention to the rankings. “I think that every week, we’re going to get the opposing team’s best attempt,’’ Wheeler said. “It doesn’t matter whether we’re ranked 1, 2 or 3 — I think that everybody just wants to beat us, and that’s been going on for a while. But that also helps us to prepare. “None of those polls matter ...
FRIDAY DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP at Altoona’s Mansion Park Cambria Heights (1) 42, Richland (2) 21, Final DISTRICT 5-8 PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP At Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh 8-1 Westinghouse 61, 5-1 Windber 6, Final PIAA PLAYOFFS CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND 6-1 State College 75, 4-1 Williamsport 14, Final CLASS 5A FIRST ROUND at Milton H.S. 6-1 Hollidaysburg 24, 2-1 Abington Heights 23, Final CLASS 4A FIRST ROUND 6-1 Juniata 27, 4-1 Shamokin 7, Final 9-1 Clearfield 27, 10-1 General McLane 26, Final CLASS 3A FIRST ROUND at Forest Hills H.S. 6-1 Penn ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Hollidaysburg is having one of its best high school football seasons in school history but rather than a raucous celebration after the Golden Tigers defeated DuBois to win the District 6-8-9-10 subregional last week, another feeling was obvious ...
FRIDAY DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP at Altoona’s Mansion Park Richland (2) vs. Cambria Heights (1), 7 Notable: Rams have won 14 of the last 15 meetings including 2020 District 6 title game. Heights’ win came in 2017, 31-7. CLASS 5A FIRST ROUND at Milton H.S. Abington Heights vs. Hollidaysburg, 7 Notable: From 2017-2022 Abington Heights won only 11 games combined, but the Comets have won 15 games over the last two years. CLASS 3A FIRST ROUND at Forest Hills H.S. Somerset vs. Penn Cambria, 7 Notable: Somerset beat Penn Cambria five times in a row ...
