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Bedford gets revenge from earlier loss to Ridge

BEDFORD — It was a tale of two halves on Friday night as the Bedford Bison sought revenge over a Week 5 loss to Chestnut Ridge. After a first half filled with penalties, Bisons quarterback Quincy Swaim led the charge with two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 27-10 victory over the Lions in a District 5 Class 2A semifinal game Friday night at Bedford Bisons Field. “Quincy has been fantastic all year,” Bedford coach Kevin Steele said. “He welcomed the opportunity and has been nothing short of fantastic both running and throwing the ball.” In the first ...

Clark, Bowers spark Panthers

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com LOYSBURG — Come playoff time, the best football teams generally have things clicking in all three facets of the game. On Friday night against Meyersdale, Northern Bedford had just that as the second seed put things all together with the use of its offense, defense and special teams. The Black Panthers got big contributions from all three in the first half where they grabbed momentum and never looked back in earning a 30-14 victory over the third-seeded Red Raiders in District 5 Class 1A semifinal action at Panthers Community ...

Central well aware of underdog status

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria is coming off perhaps one of its most emotional victories in decades after surviving a last-seconds rally by Bishop Guilfoyle Academy in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship. How can the Panthers guard against a letdown in the District 6 Class 3A semifinals on Friday? Easy. The team that has ended their season the last three years is coming to town. “We’re very familiar with Central. They are a great program,” Penn Cambria coach Nick Felus said. “To be quite honest, they have had our number the ...

High School Football live scoreboard — Week 11

DISTRICT 6-8-9-10 PLAYOFFS CLASS 5A SEMIFINALS Hollidaysburg 41, Allderdice 8, FINAL DuBois 45, Cathedral Prep 42, FINAL DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 4A SEMIFINALS Bellefonte 38, Johnstown 18, FINAL CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS Penn Cambria 33, Central 0, FINAL Tyrone 44, Forest Hills 0, FINAL CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS Cambria Heights 24, McCort-Carroll 17, FINAL Richland 37, United Valley 12, FINAL Marion Center 35, Mount Union 27, FINAL/2 OT Bellwood-Antis 43, River Valley 14, FINAL CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS Bishop Guilfoyle 49, Juniata Valley 0, FINAL Northern Cambria 27, Portage 7, ...

Focused BG is on a mission

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Bishop Guilfoyle Academy was already the favorite to win the District 6 Class 1A championship this year, but the way the Marauders lost the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship in the final minute to Penn Cambria last Friday may have made things even tougher on the other seven teams in the bracket. “I think Friday night helped us refocus for sure,” BG coach Justin Wheeler said. “We want to make sure we don’t leave anything else to anyone else and control our own destiny. I think these guys are really going to have a ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Week 11

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6-8-9-10 PLAYOFFS CLASS 5A SEMIFINALS Allderdice (4) at Hollidaysburg (1), 7 Notable: Golden Tigers beat Allderdice, 42-0, in the second week of the season. The game was scoreless through a quarter. DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS Central (4) at Penn Cambria (1), 7 Notable: Central has ended Penn Cambria’s season in the District 6 Class 3A playoffs in each of the last three seasons. Tyrone (3) at Forest Hills (2), 7 Notable: Despite these teams having plenty of playoff history, last year’s crossover win by the Rangers was the first meeting ...